The August

I shouldn’t be writing right now, I should be hooking. My Gossamer Scarf is finally looking like it might actually be a scarf. All these weeks (months?) I’ve been working on it and I finally did the math to find out how much I have left to do, and how long it should take me. Reality hit that I could be working on this thing for months more, and I decided to stop being such a milk toast about crochet and really work to get it done. But one has to take a break every once in awhile, right? So, here’s a really crappy pic of the scarf:

This has been a tough time, we’re busy with preparations for company. Our little guy is turning two, and all but one of the grandparents are going to be visiting (staying with us in our very modest apartment, YIKES!). No, it’ll be fine. But on top of that, Kenneth has had a hiccup in his working life, and it hasn’t been a pleasant one. So, we’re dealing with that, too. I’ll just say we’ve been emotionally busy. Hang in there honey.

Well, that’s about it. I was just feeling guilty for not posting.

Many, many thanks to my wonderful husband, Kenneth, for this pretty website.

Honey, you are very talented and very generous.

Speaking of finishing things, I’ve been bad, bad, bad about actually finishing the projects I start. That’s pretty normal for me, but I’m trying my hardest to not be that way. So I decided to restrict myself to one crochet and one knit project to keep as my active WIPs (work in progress). I’ve promised to myself to do this since about a week ago, and so far it’s been an easy resolution to keep.

Crochet: Vintage Lace Scarf by Dana Codding

This is my progress so far, I would say about 15 percent in. Obviously I haven’t woven in ends or blocked it yet so it looks pretty scraggly. I was weaving in the ends as I finished attaching each motif, but then when I would go to attach the next motif it was hard to find where best to insert my hook, so phooey. I’ll just have a lot of work to do at the end.

Knit: Shopping Bag from pattern by Judy Gibson

Everyone I saw working on this bag said it was easy, easy, easy. I had a hell of a time at the beginning trying to figure out the rhythm of this stitch. Felt like a complete moron. It was about the third try when I finally got it, but I ended up modifying the pattern a little to help me keep track of where I was. Then yesterday after I took this photo I ran out of yarn, so I had to switch back to the dark red (which wasn’t planned) and then I buggered up the stitch somewhere after that. To heck with it. I’m just going to plow thru and finish it however I can. I’m almost done.

In anticipation of my new site design being completed by my wonderful husband, I’ll write a little intro post for what I want the re-purposed TA to be about. It’s been a year since I turned into a home-mom-wife. My son is about to turn two, and life is generally a whole lot better than it was last March.

I’ve been spending most of my time, aside from tending to family and home, crocheting and knitting, learning about what’s unhealthy in my family’s life and trying to eliminate the bad things, and bit by bit exploring our new town and the nature around it. It’s been wonderful to have the time and the resources to learn again like I haven’t been able since my late teen un-schooling days. (I’ll explain that some other time.)

So, I’ve decided with this site’s repurposing to either share my hobbies and current home projects, or to share what I’ve learned about my healthier way of living. That’s all. Pretty simple. I’m sure there will be family news sprinkled here and there, but the last version of TA was all about me ranting and complaining about this and that without solution or purpose, and I don’t want to go there again. That kind of stuff gets old, fast.