Cleansing the Confused (Beetle)

I apologize for not writing on Thursday this week. I've been fighting a bout if depression and was having a rough day.  More on that later.

Last Thursday night I sewed together Thomas' birthday gift - a blizzard fleece blanket. He had picked out the fabrics he wanted but didn't know I'd bought them.

First I looked up the size of a twin bed blanket.  It is suggested to be 66" x 90".  Two and a half yards is 90".  The blizzard fleece is only 60" wide, but it is close enough for the way that Thomas sleeps.  If it is a problem I'll add some sort of boarder later.   So with coupons in hand I went to the store (at two different times) and picked up the fabric.

Are you blind yet?  Yes, Thomas' favorite color is highlighter pink.  For my own personal safety I

Is September Over Yet?

You know it's been a busy week when you have to look back at your own Instagram feed to remember what you've done for the last seven days! lol  Not every week is this overwhelmingly full, but for now you get to enjoy all the juicy details!

15th Thursday

After I finished writing my blog last week I started working on my mending basket.  My husband needed one of his belt loops reattached.  I did this by cutting a small scrap of denim from the stash and pinning it to the inside of the jeans.  I then used matching blue thread and sewed over the hole, using a denim needle in my machine, in multiple directions to create a new bit of secure fabric.  I then trimmed the excess of the patch, then VERY slowly sewed the belt loop down.  About half the time I was manually walking the foot to make sure it wouldn't break.

After that I fixed my daughter's leggings.  She wore a hold in the knee of one pair and experimented with scissors on another pair.  I happened to keep the bottom part of another pair of leggings that I cut off at the knee.  I cut out cute shapes and attached them with fabric spray adhesive before sewing them on.  The patches on the knees I had to sew by hand as they were too tiny of tubes to fit around my machine.

I also started cutting the drapes for Blur's bed.  I planned on just making a tube at 1 end and running

I decided that I didn't like the gauge if my In Time And Space cabled shawl. It was going to be rather small for me and I made plenty of handspun / handdyed yarn for this project. I set it aside and I cast on again, this time with size 8 needles. I'm happy that the cables are still promenant but the shawl

Socks again!

I loved knitting my last pair of socks so much that I cast on another pair. I'd been overworking myself so I'm taking a day or two to take it easier than I normally do. This means mindless knitting and binge watching tv shows. :). 

Socks -finished!

Huray!  I finished my socks and now I have 5 pairs of socks for my drawer!  

Socks

I had been on hiatus from listening to my favorite podcasts for a while.  I recently started listening again.  One of my favorite podcasts is The Knitmore Girls and they have an ongoing contest called #OperationSockDrawer .  Hearing this again resounded with my love for sock knitting and desire to get more than three pairs of hand-knit socks in my drawer, so I got to knitting.  Unfortunately I've been extremely busy with my kids and family life recently so I've not had the time for knitting that I'd like.  These socks have mostly made progress on-the-go.  But today I am finally turning the heal on the second sock!  A new finished pair is just around the corner. :)