October is National Craft-Making Month!

I started late again today, as I was out all afternoon; I went to a bead shop among other places, but left buying only two strands of beads that were on sale! Since I was a bit low on energy, knitting is easiest. So, I completed the hat that I started yesterday. The purple came out much more strongly in this hat!


[ID: A knitted baby hat, in two colorways of variegated yarn. End ID]

I did mention that things are crazy, right? I managed to plug along on the cross stitch anyway.

Day 10



Days 11-12
I forgot to take a picture on day 11, so you get a picture of days 11 and 12



Day 13


Day 14



Day 15
There really wasn't a day 15. I had a bunch of dental work done, and was pretty zonked on pain killers, so I couldn't focus.

Wow, time flies!

Day 8

I cleared out a small box from the office. The contents were from the kid bag that hasn't been used since the kids have been home from school, and I have no idea why that stuff was in my office. All the stuff got put away!

In the afternoon I took a little time away from home (and also on Wed) to take some nature photos, BY MYSELF. I'll link when I have them up. It was really nice to get out alone outside that wasn't a trip to the grocery store.

Day 9

I actually worked on the cross stitch WIP mystery stitch-a-long that was supposed to be done last year.



Day 10

I worked some more on the above-mentioned WIP. First I discovered that I had just too many loose threads on the back that needed to be clipped, because they kept catching on my working thread. So, I clipped 'em!



And then, worked some more catch-free stitches!



Day 11

My kids have been using headphones where I've recovered the speakers with heavy fleece because the foam had disintegrated, but they still found the headphones too hard. Today, I took the covers apart on one to add some foam (a reuse from a package I received recently). The kid pronounced it cushy, so I did the other side. Sometime later this week, I need to add foam to the pair the other kid is using.



Also, I made some vegan and gluten-free Peanut Butter Banana Blondies. I had some bananas the HAD to be used, but not enough eggs, and I was tired of the same old banana bread. This turned out different than I expected, but it was good (though the kids say that it's not their favorite, and it's not as good as my banana bread).

Day 10

Stick a fork in it, these poppies are DONE!



I also managed a few rows on the #MadXStitchalong:



Day 11

...Got very busy and I made up for my overachieving on day 10 and did nothing on Day 11.

This past week has been really busy, and I've managed only a little time daily on the kiwi, and nearly all of it has been confetti stitches, and I thought it kind of boring to take individual pics of so little, so you get nearly a week's worth in one picture.




Tomorrow, I'm having a root canal, and I asked for sedation this time, so I don't know if I'll get any crafting done. Wish me luck!