Lost and found

 

My craftiness slowed down this week due to the fact that I lost my crochet hook. Wouldn't you know, with all the crochet hooks in my house, I only had one of the size needed for my fidget hedgehogs.

After searching on and off for two days, I ordered a new hook from Amazon. Right after I opened the package, I found the missing crochet hook! Isn't that the way it always goes?

More, more, more!

I can't help myself!

With so many pony beads and so much acrylic yarn on hand, it's easy to keep crocheting fidget hedgehogs.

They're so much fun to make!

 

More hedgehogs!

School has started, and I am in the mood to make gifts for kids. Right now I'm in hedgehog mode. I know I'll be making gnomes at some point, but my gnome supplies are all packed away, so hedgehogs win!

 

Hot and humid

It was too hot and humid to do much of anything yesterday. I did shampoo porch cushions early in the morning, but I was done working outside by 7:30.

Before church, I started a hedgehog. It's been a few months since I've made one, and it was like I was making one for the first time. I can't believe how much I'd forgotten!

I finished him after lunch, and decided that I'd better make another one quickly while my mistakes were still fresh in my mind.

This one was completed with much less stress!

I have several shuttles with bits of thread left on them, so I spent the evening working on another Curds & Whey bookmark from Mary Konior's Tatting with Visual Patterns. The thread is size 20 Lizbeth #710 Bright Blue Lt. 

I think I have enough of this left to tat two more bookmarks. We'll see how that goes!

Friends

Dave and I went to visit some friends today. We truly enjoy each other's company, and we always share a delicious meal. Yes, I am stuffed!

Even though we were gone for over six hours today, I still managed to get in some pretty good crafting time. I cranked out six more ornament covers today. They're quick and easy to do, and I'll have plenty of time to embellish them before next Christmas.

One hedgehog and three gnomes were added to my stash today. I even found time to work on my latest cowl. 

Tomorrow, I really need to fix that tatted bookmark that's been lingering in my tatting basket. Once I fix my mistake, I know I'll be able to get back into my tatting groove!

Errand day

Dave and I ran errands today. His current project is building shelves in the basement to hold Christmas decorations. In addition to buying boards for the shelving, Dave also found some garland on clearance that we can use next year. Believe it or not, I did not find a single thing that I wanted to buy!

I did find time to knit some ornament covers. These will be for next Christmas. Once I finish covering the ornaments, I will embellish them. I've been looking at ideas for embellishment, and have found many things I'd like to try. 

Three gnomes a day will soon be unachievable. I have too many other projects I want to complete. However, it is nice to have a jump start on my gnome production!

I only managed to crochet one hedgehog today, and I'm okay with that. 

I still have to undo a ring on my tatted bookmark. I really need to talk myself into that!

De-clutter

I chose to spend time de-cluttering today, and it felt so good! I didn't go all out, but I did go through my Christmas tops, some Christmas decorations, and my kitchen counters. If I keep going through a little bit each day, I'll soon have my house back to normal, or even better than it was! 

I managed to make two more fidget hedgehogs today, and I finished a cowl that I started about a month ago. 

My stash of gnomes has grown by three. I wonder if I'll ever get tired of making them?

No tatting today

I really meant to do some tatting. I have a bookmark that is almost finished, but I have a ring to un-tat, and I just wasn't in the mood to do that today.

I did, however, manage to finish three gnomes and two hedgehogs. I also baked a loaf of bread, made a pot of butternut squash soup, and did some cleaning. Wow! I'm impressed with what I did accomplish!

Happy New Year!

I have plans for the new year, plans to use up as much of my yarn stash as possible!

I purchased shatterproof ornaments from Hobby Lobby after Christmas. I love clearance prices! It doesn't take long to crank out a cover on my Addi 22 pin circular knitting machine. 

There is still a demand for fidget hedgehogs. There are yarns that won't got through my machine, and I have quite a few odds and ends that will only work with small projects. These little cuties fit the bill!

I'm still enjoying making gnomes. These will be set aside for next year. I think I might use them for a fund raiser for the school drama club next year.

Now that Christmas gift giving is over, it's time to get back to tatting. There's so much I want to do!