Hullo friends! It’s been a while, I know.
I took a break.
A hiatus if you will.
And only felt sort-of guilty for doing it.
A few custom items here or there, but I haven’t really done much in the way of crafti-ness since the end of January. I’m usually still in full swing until at least February (after Valentine’s day) but I just wasn’t feeling it.
I did a few projects just for me instead.
I finished knitting my first adult-size sweater:
I took a break.
A hiatus if you will.
And only felt sort-of guilty for doing it.
A few custom items here or there, but I haven’t really done much in the way of crafti-ness since the end of January. I’m usually still in full swing until at least February (after Valentine’s day) but I just wasn’t feeling it.
I did a few projects just for me instead.
I finished knitting my first adult-size sweater:
(it’s much easier to photograph on Twiggy than on me)
I made a quilt:
A queen-ish sized quilt for my bed. It was my first quilt.
Go big or go home.
(I will quilt again, though it will be a quilt-as-you-go project to save my sanity)
I knit some socks:
(the first set in a series I will call Socks for Sochi- more on that later)
And that’s about it.
And that’s OK.
I needed a break.
I knew my mojo would return, just like a boomerang.
Although I think it took the scenic route.
I’m feeling ready to get back into both shops, and trying to figure out a balance between the two.
I’ve got a list of “to-do’s” a mile long and I’m ready to start crossing things off.
Here we go!
S
