Cold day

Today was an e-learning day because of the cold, so I had plenty of time to play.

I started the day by crocheting some more Chapstick holders.

After that, I tatted my ornament of the day.

After dinner, I crocheted some more Chapstick holders.

The best part of the day was spending time in my new sewing area. Dave helped me get it set up, and then I spent a couple of hours sewing blocks together for a quilting idea I've been reading about... more on that later!

Short on time

 

I was short on crafting time today, but I did manage to finish one ornament. I'm still on track!

Keeping up

 

Today I managed to keep up my current pace of five Chapstick holders...

and another ornament. I don't think I'll be able to keep up the pace tomorrow. I have too much going on. However, I plan on making up for lost time this weekend!

Developing a pattern

 

I seem to be developing a pattern of crocheting five Chapstick holders and...

one tatted ornament a day. Not a bad pattern to my way of thinking!

Oops!

 

After I tatted my second ring on my ornament of the day, I realized that I hadn't tatted the chain as I have been. Oops! Rather than un-tatting, I just alternated chain designs. Although it doesn't match my other ornaments, it still counts!

I crocheted some more Chapstick covers during the football game last night. I'm slowing down. It now takes me about 20 minutes to finish one. It's a great way to use up small bits of yarn, and they are a big hit with both kids and adults!

Jam packed

My day has been jam packed with activity! I addition to attending church, we managed to take down quite a few Christmas decorations. We had kept them up so that family who couldn't be here at Christmas could see them when they came last weekend. We still have quite a bit to put away, but we've made a good start.

Today seemed like a good day to finish up one of my projects. I started this cowl a few days ago, and I only had two rounds left. The colors don't show up very well in the picture. It's so pretty in person that I think I may keep it for myself!

My ornament of the day is finished, so I'm still on track for finishing an ornament a day in January.

I had one skein of really soft chunky yarn in my stash, something I purchased by mistake. I'm not a fan of working with chunky yarn. I wasn't sure what to make with it, but since I'm on a roll with cowls, I decided that was the way to go. It's not quite as tall as the worsted weight cowls I've been making, but it's still a nice size.

I gave away all of my chapstick holders last week. I've had requests for some more, and I have quite a few small balls of leftover yarn. This is the perfect project to work on while watching football. Go Bears!

Day trip

We made a trip to Milwaukee today to watch granddaughter Ella play volleyball. It was a lot of fun, but it was a long day. It's about a three hour trip each way for us. We left at 5:30 this morning and arrived home at 4:30 p.m.

I started another Christmas ornament while watching t.v. last night. It was far enough along that I was able to finish it today. Whew! My streak is still going!