W.I.P. Wednesday

I know, I know!  I said I would not start a new project until my old UFO was completed BUT hear me out.

The Trip Around The World Afghan is huge and I needed a small project to work on when I’m on the go, like at the car dealership or our weekly Sip & Stitch.  The Afghan requires me to carry 13 skeins around and it not feasible to do that…so this Cabana Granny Shirt, only requires one color & one skein (ball) of yarn at a time so it’s the perfect “on the go” project.

I didn’t buy new yarn (already had it) and the pattern is free…so no new investment. 

I’m still working on my Afghan (although I haven’t done much this past week so no updated photos) but it is still my primary project.  I’ll just work on this new one, when I need to take a smaller project with me.

Also, I did another thing outside my comfort zone.  I went to another craft group (Crochet Connections at the Tucker Rec Center) - there were like 25 people there.  I only met really 2 people (Maddie and Mickey) and no one actually reached out to welcome me...they seemed to be in their only little groups.  Not sure I will go back, but it is only 1 hour once a month, so it is dedicated crochet time.

Throwback Thursday

The Sparks!  I loved them.  My favorite song was "I Predict".  I heard it on the radio this morning and felt the need to share it.  They were a a bit of a quirkly duo (Ron & Russell Mael, who are brothers) and they are awesome!

 

W.I.P. Wednesday

Well, I started this project a long, long time ago..I’m fact, almost 15 years ago.  I still remember picking out the yarn at Hobby Lobby and was excited about the project.  Looking back, I wished I would have picked up 2 skeins of each color but at the time, I could only afford 1 of each.  I mean there are 13 colors and even it the yarn was on sale, that's still a lot of money at one time.  Of course, I thought I would be able to go back and get more when I needed it, but life took a turn.

Unlike my old Flower Power Blanket, I know why I stopped working on it.  First, after Thatcher died, it was a long time that I could even pick up a crochet hook and this was my first project I started on about 5 1/2 years after he died.  I worked on it a couple of months, then my dad got sick and about 4 months later, he died and once again, I just wasn’t in a place where I could crochet.  

I was really down and didn't really know how to move forward and was not interested and about 22 months later, I was in a horrible car accident, then my brother died 2 days later.  I couldn’t have crocheted with my broken body if I wanted to and my broken heart made it even harder.

When years passed & I finally started thinking about crochet again, so much time had passed that I discovered the yarn I was using for this project had been discontinued and I didn’t think I had enough to finish it, so I hesitated getting back to it.

Honestly, I still don’t think I have enough yarn, but I’m in the year of “completion” so I am going to try and hope if I do run out, I can find some kind of close colors in another brand.  

Anyway, wish me luck…Here’s where I’m restarting:

I'm about 40% finished. 

 

Finish it Friday - Flower Power Afghan

 

I finished my Flower Power Afghan!  I love it.  Sometimes the flowers want to curl up but that's okay.  I'm so glad I finally took the time to finish it. I don't know why I ever set it aside in the first place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Icey Viewing

We had a recent ice storm and luckily my power didn't go out (Praise God!) and I had a little time to catch up on some TV viewing (well, streaming)

 

I first watched, Unfrosted, which was a fictional based story (with a little bit of history thrown in) about the development of the toaster pastries in the 1960s - basically the birth of the Pop Tart.  It was a little bit silly but also funny at times and had a great cast.

I watched a series recommended by someone in our Sip & Stitch class - Death by Lightening, which was the telling of President James Garfield beginning with his unexpected election and ending with his assassination.  It was only 4 parts.

I switched back to a movie, which was wonderful, Eleanor the Great, about a 90 year old something lady who lost her roommate of 11 years and her best friend since she was a teenager, who she was like a sister to her.  Her roommate was a Holocaust survivor and was sad that she was the only surviving family member that could tell her story, so Eleanor accidentally is lead into a Holocaust survival group and tells her friends story as if it was hers and makes a friend with a young journalist college student, that has recently lost her Jewish mother.  Great movie starring the incredible, June Squibb.

I then settled on The Beast In Me, a psychological thriller told in 8 parts and has a great cast, including Claire Danes, Matthew Rhys and Brittany Snow.  It was about a writer that has a couple move in next door and the husband has been accused of murdering his first wife, though her body had never been found and they ultimately decided she took her own life...or did she...that's what we have to find out.  VERY good and kept me on the edge of my seat.

  

W.I.P. Wednesday

I'm almost done with my Flower Power Afghan, but not quite.  I should be finished by tomorrow.

I'm on the border now and there are 5 rows of border and working around a big afghan takes a while but it is coming along quicker than I thought.

Then I can move on the the older WIP I have. 

 

 

One Little Word - 2026

Have you read the book "One Word That Will Change Your Life"?

I first heard about this concept from Ali Edwards, who deemed it "ONE LITTLE WORD"

 

 

 

I thought Ali may have gotten the idea from the book but she started this in 2006, so perhaps the book got the idea from her..  Anyway, Ali Edwards is a famous scrap-booker, for those that don't know. I really don't know who to credit for the original concept but I think it is a good idea, whoever started it.

 

Basically, you select a word to kind of represent your year.  I posted about my word back in 2010 and I select a word generally every year, but I don't always post about it.

 

I also don't do Ali's work class or scrapbook because I don't want to turn my word into a chore I need to keep up with, I just want it to resonate throughout my life and year.

 

So...this year I selected the word "Completion"

 

 

Mainly it is because I have some projects in my life, (besides the two UFO that I've already mentioned) that I want to complete that I have been putting off for years.  I'm tired of these things hanging over me and I want them done so I can start fresh in 2027 or if not, sooner.  It will be so good to finally complete these things and move on without thinking about them anymore!

 

What is your word of the year?