A Full Plate

I’ve been hoarding again. I bought more yarn and needles from Knit Picks a while back, and just last Sunday I visited Joann (the store) for an all out shopping spree. I’ve wanted to make a quilt for a while, and on a whim I decided I needed all of the supplies immediately. I chose four different fabrics: tan, gray, reddish brown, and a patterned one with a black background and paw prints in the aforementioned (non-black) colors. I know it sounds like it’ll be a dreary quilt, but the shades don’t look bad at all, and Kai can identify each color with confidence. (He’s colorblind. Did I mention the time he swooned over a pair of pink fingerless gloves I made? He wanted to keep them…until I told him they were pink. I made him his own set in green– which he calls tan. Go figure.) I also bought some black thread, black binding, and the batting for the inside of the quilt. I need to get a sheet for the bottom and some pins, and hopefully I’ll be doing that tonight. I want the sheet to be black, and now that I think about it, I might have a black sheet somewhere around here. I’ll have to try to find it before heading out.

I’ve come up with a new rule for myself, although I may have difficulty enforcing it. I want to finish all of my works in progress before moving on to anything else. I want to finish everything that’s hibernating on Ravelry before starting any new knit/crochet projects, and I want to finish the large cross stitch project I started ages ago before starting anything embroidery floss - related. (That won’t stop me from attempting to buy floss and aida cloth at Walmart tonight!) And I’m not allowed to start my quilt until EVERYTHING is finished. I hope this serves as a hefty dose of motivation.

In an attempt to shame myself, I will list my works in progress here:

-Shooting Stockings
-WWII Socks
-Short Sleeved Cardigan
-Palindrome Scarf
-Houndstooth Scarf
-Baker’s Kitchen Dishcloth (I put a dishcloth in hibernation?! Well, it was hurting my hands.)
-Lace Panelled Baby Blanket (I might let this one slide considering it’ll be a while before I need to give it away.)
-Owl Sweater (For my mom. I can’t start it until I get the yarn – which will probably be around September.)
-Dalmatian Cross Stitch Project

Oh! And I have one more project in the works: a cup cozy for my dad’s water glass. My mom caught him shirtless - sitting in front of the TV - wearing one winter glove. When asked why on Earth he chose to clothe himself in the style of Michael Jackson, he said that his cup was cold. When I offered to make a knitted cup cozy for Father’s Day, my mom said that wouldn’t do. She wanted me to make something waterproof. So, she took a trip to the fabric store and picked up some fabric that has foam attached to its underside. (I’m sure there’s a fancier name for it, but obviously I don’t know it.) I started the cozy last night with no pattern and a very rough idea of what I’d like to accomplish. And of course, I’m sewing it by hand. I still refuse to break out my sewing machine. I’d like to make two: one straight and one tapered. Perhaps I’m a bit ambitious.

Before I wrap this post up, there’s one more thing I’d like to add. I finished that teeny welcome sign last weekend. It’s cute, and I managed to crudely “mount” it on some cardboard. I shoved it in the provided frame, and it’s sort of staying, but I wouldn’t trust it if I were to hang it somewhere. And so, without further ado, here is my first completed cross stitch project.

The picture is a little blurry!