Thursday, February 9, 2023

Episode 116: Just Bricking





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Cheryl W for your generous ko-fi.
DcalaneKnits-nice reminder that we can donate yarn scraps to schools, nursing homes- anyone who needs it!
Gooseberrylane22- wow! Adorable first cardi! If you can make that, you can pretty much make anything! Welcome!


Covid:  

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Get your kids their shots!

https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/

4 free Covid tests.

What's On My Hooks and Needles:

Finished:

Nope.

In Progress:  

Stash toss 2023 (2 in versus 11 out) 

Vest-uary 2023: week off to finish the Chains sweater

Lanesplitter Skirt- I’ve turned the first corner and I’m on the straight-away--32 inches along!


Don't Know Yet--a year in blocks-- onward! Seaming experiment — 5 bottom rows are seamed, joined, and ends are woven in. Seaming onward! Row 6 is pinned and partially seamed onto the main now, row 7 is seamed together for short seams work.

19 x 19 blocks! 
18(19) squares=361 squares. And extras





















Arranged, photographed, and clipped.

Wrapped in Tiny Chains crocheted cardigan- all pieces finished. Use measurements, not gauge. Seaming is not really too scary.



Reach for the Stars Hat--just clearing my immediate vicinity in my studio.



Lady Eleanor Shawl-- The Next Big Thing. Progress in middle of skein 7/11. 32” long so far.

My Favorite Resources:


Webs for supplies


The Altered Stitch in Valley Village, LA

The Knitting Tree in Airport-land, LA



Latelier on Ventura


Birch and Cider for custom leather tags on Etsy

Dizzy Blondes: 

Still working on more merino from morrobayfleeceworks.com
3rd bobbin (sigh), but no progress
A fuzz ball of Minerva daily continues: 1 per day
Unboxing the new Nano—not yet

Strategy: 

Interpersonal Strategies: Apologies—“I’m sorry”




Help Ukraine from President Obama
More ways to help from Lovecraft
                                                                                            
Fluffy Books:

Crafting with Cat Hair by Kaori Tsutaya



A Brazen Curiosity  by Lynne Messina—the Beatrice Hyde-Clare series 


Pemberly: Mr Darcy’s dragon Jane Austen’s Dragons series

Aw, Shoot!

Stretching and biking

Something I Really Like: 

Crochet locking stitch markers (resemble safety pins)
Holy clothing - Emma skirt


Put a Lid on It:
Tea tastings:  continue


Keto lunch:



Blather:

ASL:   Readying myself for 110 in February, due to scheduling issues. Visiting COC
Pupdate--  Captain and Queenie and Blankets


Dog nose protector for discoid lupus
Hubsdate: doing great

Calendar:

Grand Canyon: June 5-9, 2023
Sunnybank: August 17-21, 2023


And Minerva gets the last word: Brick yourself






















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