What a Week!

Well it's been a week since my last post and what a crazy week at that! But then the last week of school often is - between year-end celebrations and getting all the paperwork cleared up before you leave for the summer there never is a dull moment. As a result, not a lot of crafting of any kind has been done until yesterday. While trying not to succumb too greatly to a case of startitis, I moved a couple of projects to higher priority.

New on the list, is a silk knit shawl for a relative with some medical issues. It is a gorgeous yarn with multiple hues of pinks, purples, blues and even some burnt orange. Trust me the colours really do work well together and it is working up quickly. While the pattern is very simple, the biggest challenge was to find the right size in needles. Pattern called for 7.0mm - which doesn't correspond to any American size so my 40% off coupon at Michaels wasn't helpful but thankfully Zellers had that size. With one evening's worth of work I've gotten the first 50 of 130 rows done.

The other project that has been moved up the list is the baby blanket for another relative who is due to give birth some time this month. I'm following the pattern for the Sejia blanket set in Stitch'n'Bitch the Happy Hooker in light green, brown and off white. The yarn is just sitting there in the bag tempting me to pull it out - mainly because I just love the colour combination. Checked other completed sets on Ravelry and there weren't many with that shade of green. The pattern also include a carseat seatbelt hole which I think is just ingenious.

Tomorrow I start my summer job - it will be a much more relaxed pace than my regular job but there's lots on the home front to keep me busy as we start the process for the first transport of stuff to Calgary. Trying to decide what furniture I can do without that needs to go is going to be easy - it's remembering all the other stuff which may prove to be more difficult.

Hopefully by my next post, I will have figured out how to get pictures off my cell phone since my camera is enjoying Europe for the next while with our daughter.
Hope you all have a great week

Jumping in with both feet

After spending a lot of time reading other peoples blogs, I have finally decided to start my own blog. Coming up with a different title was only a little bit of a challenge. "Found Time Treasures" was what I called myself when I once tried (not successfully) to sell some of my crafts. I was often asked then how do I find the time to do any of my crafts? For me it's a matter of survival - the housework can always wait. The crafting and my family can not.



I hope to use this blog to track what promises to be a busy year for my crafting life and my family life. With the plan of a cross-country move in a year (DH has already gone west), I have started going through the 23+ years of accumulated stuff in this house. Along the way I have rediscovered some stash and many UFO's which have resparked some creative urges and the desire to finish as much as I can before the move.



Hoping you enjoy the ride along with me



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