Temperature Blanket 2018 - Week 2

We had a bit of a warm spell this week, so the first yellows and greens made an appearance, but now we are back into the blues.

Feline Friday

Two of our boys.

Mr. Moose

 

 

Mr. Frankie

WIP Wednesday

These are three of the projects I am currently working on (besides the temperature blanket).

Lilliana, just finished part 6 of 11.

The Woodland Blanket, which is a CAL over several weeks, currently working on part 1.

The Resonation Shawl, I like feather and fan patterns and this one caught my eye on Ravelry. And the yarn just so happened to be in my stash.

Temperature Blanket 2018 - Week 1

I finally got around to start a temperature blanket this year. I picked 19 different colors, from blues to greens and yellows and on to oranges and reds and I am using 5 degree increments to get a bigger variety of shades. I am using the temperature at 12 pm on Weatherbug since I don't have any outside thermometers and would probably forget to check them anyway. Here is the first week, which was rather cold.

Feline Friday

Miss Precious

First Finish of 2018

When I first stitched these monthly patterns I was not sure how I would finish them. I was thinking about making a calendar quilt with all of them but now I decided I'd rather have small monthly wall hangings instead.

Hello 2018!

I sure hope you will be better than 2017, which was challenging on many levels. I do not make new year's resolutions, they usually last until Jan. 2 at best, but I have a few crafty things I want to accomplish this year. Here they are:

Use up my yarn stash (or at least all the yarn that is dedicated for specific projects).

Finish all my yarn WIPs.

Work through my Ravelry queue. 

Get back into sewing, quilting and cross stitching, which have been sorely neglected recently.

Finish some of those poor old UFOs that are languishing in boxes, bags and cabinets. 

Here's to a fabulous and crafty 2018!

Happy New Year!

Last finishes for 2017

I finished these over the past few weeks, in between being sick and trying to get through the holidays in one piece (mentally and physically). The three shawls are for the donation box, the purple scarf was an Advent Calendar KAL and the blue shawl was for Project Peace 2017.
 I am currently working on my Lilliana Blanket, I just finished part 4 of 11. I wanted to get outside pictures but it is so cold and I am still not completely over the cold from hell.

Feline Friday

My knitting buddies, Miss Elsa and Miss Precious.

Feline Friday

Mr. Jack and Miss Elsa

Feline Friday

The adorable Mr. Moose.

WIP Wednesday

I am down with the second round of this year's holiday crud. Del generously shared his cold with me and I am back in my blanket nest on the sofa with Kindle, knitting, tea and cats. I find it easier to sit up than lay in bed, I am coughing less and it is easier to breath.

This week I am working on an advent-calendar scarf, a free pattern from unikatissima. Every day we get 18 rows of a fairly easy lace pattern and by Christmas we will have a lovely scarf - or shawl if you make it wider, mine is sort of in between. I am using Caron Simply Soft Light in Magenta from my stash.

Finished!

It has been a while since I finished a larger project, but here it is. The wrap from the ball band of the Sirdar Colourwheel yarn.

Outside

Feline Friday

MamaCat

 

 

 

Mr. Frankie

WIP Wednesday

A shawl that I am currently working on and which is almost finished.

Outside

Feline Friday

Mr. Moose

Mr. Leo

A Year of Blankets - #9

Still two blankets behind. I have been sick with some kind of crud for almost three weeks and not much got done. I did manage to finally put all the FB group squares together in a blanket. We are supposed to donate our blankets but this one has quite a lot of boo-boos in it and I am not sure I want it to leave my house. I did donate several blankets already this year, I hope that will make up for keeping this one.