A Little Yarn On The Side

Midnight is the halfway point of the year, and I'm now slightly more than halfway to my 365 ornaments!  I can't believe I'm saying that--this being ahead of schedule is quite a new sensation... The second gold and black lace and appliqué ornament is done, and I am still very much in love with these ornaments!  I think I can safely get at least 4 more of these done before I have to start worrying about running out of black thread.   Yay! My back is rather sore today after Monday's hour in the pool, so I have been attempting to take it easy today.  I say "attempting" because the first thing I did this morning was to harvest the garlic, but AFTER that I tried to be good.  It helps that it was 105 outside today, so that made it really easy not to do yardwork.  While Jeeves made two pinky-rose lace snowflakes for me, I finally finished up the felt gift bags that have been languishing for a while. That earns me the "beach" category in the ...

The next basket dash is finally here--just in time for the hottest days of knitting in the Northern Hemisphere. Between July 1 and August 31 fill your most summery basket with any combination (or all) of the following summer-themed items: Ice pop: complete your oldest WIP or use your oldest yarn Fresh strawberries: make something red Fireworks: make something with beads or sparkles Weeding: give away or donate one item (does not need to be knitting related) Beach: make a bag or something else you might carry to the beach Sunburn: make a hat Walking barefoot in the grass: make a pair of socks or slippers Summer vacation: make something for a baby or a child Swimming: make something blue or green Summer reading: read 1 book Lemonade: make something yellow Allergies: make something that ISN’T made of wool Bonfires: make something out of the warmest yarn you have Vacation: arrange a day or a weekend all to yourself