Works in progress

This is some of what I did today.

It's on its way to being a necklace, including merino handspun, wire, glass beads, pearls and moonstones. Jewelry is one of the things I'd like to make available in my store, probably erratically as the pieces are time-intensive and am I the only one who gets cramps knitting with wire?

On a more personal note: even though I've been a recovered addict for three years now, there are big chunks of my life that are nowhere near where they could be. This year has been about fixing up these 'missing' parts of life, and this summer I'm only more determined to get it together. So this is my mission statement, made public in the hopes it'll encourage me to keep my word.

1. Be in the present, stop worrying so much, don't dwell.
2. Try, try try try, try try, keep trying, try every day, to create, to do, just try.
3. Show up - be social, go to auditions, keep in touch, see family.
4. Take care of myself and loved ones, do something healthy, like exercise. Cook more.
5. I will practice piano every day, yes yes, for an hour. I will.
6. Learn to skateboard - anyone around Toronto know where one could do such a thing?

Ok, I think that's ambitious enough for now. And now, in knitting news! I'm working on Mary Weaver's Mrs. Darcy cardi still. I'm worried it's gonna be too small, but if that's the case it'll make one of my nieces  beautiful gift. And I can't seem to stop making socks! I cast on the Vinnland socks by Becca Compton that was in the Anticraft zine with some yarn from the Black Lamb. I'm really feeling the urge now, with this warm weather, to make something light and swingy and flirty out of bamboo or cotton or silk. Summer gets me daydreaming.

Next time :: I have no idea! Surprises all 'round!

Comments

[Kath]

The list sounds good to me except for the skateboarding part - that sounds scary!

And apparently knitting socks is like eating potato chips - you just can't stop at one or two, can you? I like the stitch pattern of Vinnland but since the pattern is written for toe-up and I'm a top-down gal, I'd have to flip it and I just haven't wanted to make the effort. Mostly because there are already so many knitting projects going and only so many knitting hours in the day!