Glumdalclitch's Handiwork

 Welcoming the New Year!

Hoping for better :)

Christmas this year was pretty laid back. We did not have a gathering with Ron's family, but Ron, Daniel and I went down to Anna & Dwayne's for dinner. I made a big meat loaf, a ham and rolls; Anna did the veggies and dessert. The weather was amazing, unseasonably warm (nearly 80!) and the girls showed me all around the property, bragging (with reason) on the chicken tractor that Anna built ... with just the thoughts in her head and no plans. They were pretty proud of it, and showed me how it opened. Their dog Moose - a Great Dane - is now 6 months old and so easy-going with the girls. Already around 90 pounds, and sometimes a little awkward, but very good looking. 

I'll start with what is in the works today. Next installment will be recent finishes and maybe looking ahead.

Projects in the works

There are a few things started, some I want to finish up quickly. Others are long-term goals, but of course that can always change.

Socks, always socks. On #2 of a pair for a grandgirlie - some fun yarn that looks like icing sprinkles. Two inches on #1 of a pair of men's socks for gifting.

A dress in fingering weight (what was I thinking??). Dameting from Geilsk yarn in a basic brown tweed with an interesting raglan - the raglan 'seam' starts at the neckline. It's top down, and I am past the armholes. It's lots and lots and lots of round and round stockinette stitch with some increases thrown in now and then. 

A Sockhead Cowl in an I-can't-remember hand dye in lots of bright colors that I have decided to call Unicorn Farts. Hot pink, purple, turquoise, lime green. About half finished.

Barn Raising coverlet from sock yarn leftovers. This will be my second one. I had all squares knitted but found a hole in one so will need to knit another. There will be black borders crocheted around each square (granny-square-style) before joining. The first coverlet used red for borders, and I absolutely love it. It's is folded on my bed, perfect for naps. 

Another sock yarn scrap coverlet, The Cosiest Memory. Uses tinier bits of leftovers, and makes for perfect mindless knitting.

Grandma Ettling's quilt. This is made with embroidered squares done by my Grandma and passed on to me. It is now pieced together into a king-sized quilt, and I had a woman machine quilt baste every few inches so I could hand quilt it. It is heavy to work on, and originally I started with a small floor stand hoop which kept falling over. So it's out now, and just using a 18" quilting hoop, spreading the 'extra' quilt on the sofa and sitting on one end to work on it. It is slow going, but I get excited each time I finish a square. Obviously... this is a long-term project.