This weekend I've been pretty darn busy. I have the same stupid tasks from week to week on my to-do list and it's been getting to me! It's not like it's all hard stuff to do, it's just boring/tedious/annoying and I'd rather spend my increasingly precious free time doing fun stuff!
However, I have been a responsible adult (pah!) and gotten some things taken care of. Bachelor's thesis work (blah), school tasks (still 2 to go! argh!), cleaning (mega blah!), so on and so forth.
Ugh, I'm almost grateful tomorrow is Monday! (JUST KIDDING!)
I'm looking forward to this week flying by and I intend for it to whiz by me by filling up my free time with crochet -- mind-numbing!
I'm alone for the whole week with just Koda and Kissa (Manta is at her grandparents!) while my wonderful husband is away on a school trip...
This is weird!
I'm only on the first night and it's already too quiet, too boring, and downright lonely! I see why I am married and we spend so much time together! Lol!
(I'm sure this is the face I'll wake up to ♥)
So my mind-numbing/time passing tactic has been to set up a bunch of projects requiring different levels of energy, time, and skill. It may seem crazy to plan something so meticulously but I believe you never know what crochet mood you'll be in, so it's good to have several choices! Thus I've been busy tackling projects all weekend when I've had the chance. Wanna see?
Of course you do! :)
This is my next granny square and baby blanket. I'm keeping this one all to myself should we hear the litter patter of little feet one day. I love the yarn (novita papukaija = parrot) and I've been holding onto it for about a year! I finally figured out how to best work the variegated yarn into squares -- by using same colored scraps of similar yarn! Many thanks to my aunt who has kindly donated all her scraps...I'd seriously be a lot poorer without them!
So basically, the plan is as usual, to make as many squares as I can with the material given or until I'm pleased. Oh, and I almost forgot to mention, I am adding a row of white around the squares, I think it'll make those colors really POP!
Ah, and were there is POP! there is also soothing gorgeousness. This is my ultimate favorite yarn. EVER. I'm soooo in loooooooove.
I waited for a long time to figure out what to make, a pattern that suited me and brought out the yarn perfectly. Well, I decided on a shawl, this pattern, and I'm in love still. I'm going to add some "Irish roses" to the edge to really make it romantic.
I'll wear this shawl with one of my favorite dresses (pink!) and the perfect first occasion will be to my friend's wedding in early June. She's getting married on the coast in Helsinki. I'm sure it will be windy and chilly as usual there, so it'll definitely be put to good use!
This is working up quickly, I've only worked on it for a day! :)
Ah, and let's not forget the gray granny...
My mom was over today with her sister as well as a friend. The four of us yarn lovers ooh'ed, aah'ed, and spent a good while arranging the squares. We all decided random was best, but on the condition that none of the colors stuck out in an unappealing way.
This is what we came up with and I'm pretty excited to start sewing them together. Insvisible seam, here I come!
So, there will be a lot of "hooky" time happening this week (despite the perpetually growing to-do list haunting me) because I just want to. And this is going to be a crap week so I deserve some happiness. There, justification! HA!
I'm going to crochet on the couch with the Koda-bear and Kissa-panther (Happy 4th birthday shout out a few days late!) and sip some tea or coffee from my new favorite mug and flea market STEAL (only 40 cents, wooot!).
Yes, I'm so poor and thrifty, that I get excited when thrift stores have sales! Lol!
It says made in Brazil on the bottom. And to think I thought they only made Victoria's secret models there! Tsk, tsk!
Oh dear! I've been so rude!!! I've been going on and on about being alone with just the bear and panther to keep me company, and totally forgot about this guy that moved in today.
AAAAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHA!
I swear I am probably the only person in the whole universe with a handmade giant wooden mushroom AND a handmade giant wooden gnome.
Thanks Papa! I thought my house would never be eclectic or quirky enough!
I have no clue what happens to this guy or his friend downstairs in our storage closet (yeah, giant gnomes x 2), but I will say as the evening has progressed, I've become more and more fond of him.
By the end of the week, I just might be calling him Wilson.
Oh my word, I just went there!
Thanks for popping by my new blog, if you want to see past pictures of my gray granny blanket check out the old one at www.an-asortafairytale.blogspot.com
Have a nice start to your week! Don't be a stranger! :)
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