I am re-listening to Attempted Rescuing by L.G. Estrella as I knit. Since I had never knitted a gingham patterned baby blanket before, I choose this book because I enjoyed it and could tune it out if I needed to focus on the pattern. The knitting is coming along better than I could have expected.…
Full Speed Ahead
Currently Reading: Unruly by David Mitchell The past two weeks have been wonderfully packed with dinners for Thanksgiving and two birthdays, more intense than usual housecleaning because there was a 50/50 chance we were doing Thanksgiving with the in-laws at our house, and crafting for both Christmas gifts and my craft show next Saturday. I…
Progress and Victory
I completed the first of four baby blankets which I feel compelled to crochet for friends and family members. This blanket’s young lady is due November 20; I missed the baby shower by one day 🙂 When I handed the gift baby to the dad, he commented that I did not need to make her…
Distractions
Reading: Constituent Services by John Scalzi The things I did Saturday instead of blogging: did laundry, played a video game, visited my parents, and did some craft assembly. I did think about writing a blog entry then I would think, “Just one more square/building..” and promptly forget about it. Ordinarily laundry would not make the…