WIP Wednesday 7 September 2016

And we're here again! This will be a very short post this week. Santa/elf was here last week

and I'm pleased to say "IT'S A FINISH"!

Such sexy leggings!

I have started a new project, but it's a gift so there will be no sneak peaks I'm afraid.

And poor teddy has had no love again. I was hoping to work on him over the long weekend but there was not one moment to craft. Must get more organised, must get more organised, must get . . . . .

WIP Wednesday 31 August 2016

Last WIP Wednesday in August - how did that happen? It's going to be a short one this week. Poor teddy got no attention at all, but Santa/elf went from here

to here.

Remember I showed you Snowy last week being helpful?

Well, Saturday night I went to Cynthia's for a craft night and look what happened there.

I don't know if Pepper thought it was his responsibility to uphold the traditions of catdom or he was mad because his human was crocheting dishcloths from a pattern in her head, so there was nothing for him to lie on. I can't win!

IHSW August 2016

It was IHSW this weekend (and I forgot to post Friday evening - sorry!) and I managed to get a bit done. That's in spite of my helper(??)!

The sweater was here when the weekend started

and the front is now finished!!

Now comes what I call the icky bits, adding the collar and doing the seams.

Santa/elf was here

and is here now.

Not a lot of growth, but every little bit helps, right?

WIP Wednesday 17 August 2016

It's Wednesday again! How does it happen so soon?

I got in some needle time, so I was pleased. I want more of course, but what else is new? Last week the sweater was here

and this week it's here.

I only have 2 more rows until I start shaping the neck, but I took some of my knitting time to turn this

into this.

Makes me feel much better if nothing else.

Santa/elf didn't get a lot of love, but he went from here

to here.

Second arm and hand to come!

WIP Wednesday 10 August 2016

Well, I finally started feeling better this past weekend so there was a bit of stitching which made me feel SO much better. Here's where I got to.

Last week the sweater was here

and this week teddy has his 4th paw and about half his head.

Sorry his head looks so scrunched, but if I smooth it out the stitches fall off the end of the needle and that will not do at all.

Last week Santa/elf was here

and this week he has the beginning of a torso.

Felt good to have a needle, any needle, in my hand again.

WIP Wednesday 27 July 2016

I know, I know, I'm 2 weeks behind, but I've been sick, sick SICK and I'm still coughing, hacking and blowing my nose what feels like every 20 seconds. Really tired of living on soup (which I normally love) and Buckley's (which I have never loved) but it works the best for me. I haven't even done much stitching! However, enough moaning and I'll show you what I have managed to do.

The last time you saw Orin's sweater it was here

and it is now here.

Sorry, not the best picture, but teddy just needs the rest of paw #4 and his head, then I can shape the neck and finish the front.

Santa/elf was here the last time I posted

made it to here last week

and is here now.

I can start his body as soon as I stop coughing!

WIP Wednesday 6 July 2016

Pretty much a bust on the craft front this week. The sweater is still here

exactly where it was last week and Santa/elf has only gone from here

to here.

On the plus side, there were some visitors as I stepped outside my building Monday morning.

Frankly I think they must have had a rough weekend because neither of them so much as blinked as I went by.

WIP Wednesday 29 June 2016

Well, the knitting went better than the cross stitching this week, but life is really busy for some reason at the moment, so I'll take what I can get. The sweater was here last week

and is here at the moment.

We have feet! And the maple leaf is started.

Santa/elf was here

and has gotten this far.

Sort of a vague promise there will be a face.

I'm getting a little annoyed that the fabric is never the right colour - it's a green, honest, cross my heart!

WIP Wednesday 22 June 2016

It's been a busy week on the non-crafting side of my life, but I still got in some needle time. Orin's sweater went from here

to here.

Teddy has the beginning of feet!

And my third Santa/elf went from not started to here.

We have a hat.

How has your week been?

WIP Wednesday 8 June 2016

It's been a good week again. I got started on the front of the sweater

and I have 2 more rows to knit and then the pattern starts.

And Santa/elf has gone from here

to here.

That's the cross stitching done, so back stitching coming up next.

WIP Wednesday 1 June 2016

It was a busy weekend. I did the breast cancer Relay for Life on Saturday and walked 4.5 miles while clocking a little over 25,000 steps. It was my second year and again I found it a great day although the weather insisted on drizzling on us. On Sunday I spent most of the day trying to convince my legs and feet that, yes, they did still have to transport me from Point A to Point B. They were not happy!

In spite of all that, it was a good week crafting as well. The sweater sleeves went from here

to finished.

Now I need to start working on the front with the pattern.

Santa/elf went from here

to here.

He's coming along very nicely if I do say so myself. And I do! lol

WIP Wednesday 25 May 2016

I wasn't sure I would have anything new to show after IHSW, but I did get in a little craft time Monday and yesterday, so I'm happy. Orin's sweater sleeves were here Sunday night

and made it to here by Monday night.

The next row is my last increase, then about 10 rows straight knitting and I will be able to cast off. Then to start the front with the pattern,

Santa/elf was here Sunday night

and here when I went to bed last night.

Now that he has two arms, I can carry on with his legs.

Hope you've all had a good stitching week!