One Down, 99 To Go!

With the aid of a lot of coffee, I have managed to not nap today so I could finish this:


The January Project of the Month is done!  YAY!!!  It actually still needs a couple buttons, but I thought I might wait until I'm not on drugs for that.  I want to make sure they match, are in the right spot, and are sewn onto the correct side and I'm just not sure I can guarantee that sort of accuracy this week.  I'll let myself nap again tomorrow, but I am just so tired of being sick right now--I really felt the need to accomplish SOMETHING. 

I haven't decided if I'll cast on something new or content myself with existing projects.  Certainly something very easy in yarn that can't split might be a good idea.  A scarf perhaps? 

Three more days of the drugs to go........

Comments

Janet said…
Way to go Toni!
Perhaps you will accomplish the challenge, 100 projects finished this year! The sweater looks very cute.
January 6, 2010 at 11:45 PM
Mandy said…
Might be wise to not even think about casting anything new on until you have finished taking that medicine..........
January 7, 2010 at 2:19 AM
toni in florida said…
Yay! I'm unofficially shooting for 50 FOs this year, not including blanket squares, and have also finished one so far. And I'm gonna track yarn usage and purchases this year, too, like you... although I'm not brave enough to do an actual inventory of stash. Thanks for the inspiration and get some rest!
January 7, 2010 at 2:25 AM
Ilix said…
That looks fantastic!
Did you make any rules for your goal. Or is it just completed projects?
I was thinking of some larger goal myself.
January 7, 2010 at 1:37 PM
RobinH said…
Oh, *very* cute! And hey- is that a new record for project-of-the-month completion?
January 7, 2010 at 9:09 PM
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