October is National Craft-Making Month!

I measured a hem for K's cape, and then stitched the hem (no photo).

Then, I knitted one last baby hat from the current skein, and only had a tiny bit left over.

[ID: A knitted baby hat in pastel variegated yarn, with the very last bit of the skein to the right. End ID]

I knitted a baby hat during church-via-video (the household, and especially the usual driver, is still sick, though I appear to be better).

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

When that hat was finished, I didn't have enough of the purpley variegated to use in another hat. The pastel variegated yarn cake had come un-caked (larger cakes sometimes do fall apart) and since I was going to be pulling yarn from both ends for the next hat, I had to re-cake the yarn.

[ID: The first photo is pastel variegated yarn cake that has fallen apart and become a tangled mess; the second photo is a re-formed pastel variegated yarn cake. End ID]

Later in the evening, I knitted another baby hat, using the pastel variegated yarn, because I needed to do something with my hands while binging more Camp Cretaceous.

[ID: A knitted baby hat in pastel variegated yarn. End ID]

Day 15

This was a travel day. I had a seat mate on this flight, so I knitted. One hat finished, and about a half of another (not pictured)


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

I got home early enough to attend Wednesday stitch-in, so I did, stitching coral thread into the mouse ears on the current cross stitch, where I didn't have to frog anything, because I didn't have to count!

[ID:A cross stitch project in progress, showing the outline of a gray mouse wearing a turquoise scarf; the inside of the ears now have coral stitches. End ID]

And then, I used the last bit of stitch-in to finish the (second) hat that I'd started on the plane.

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

Day 16
I was playing chores catchup, while trying to recover from my trip, so I didn't get much done. But I did get many of the facial features on the mouse stitched in, and some detail in the torso area.

[ID: A cross stitch project in progress, showing the outline of a gray mouse wearing a turquoise scarf; some of the facial features are now stitched, in pink and navy blue thread. End ID]

Day 17

This was a VERY busy day, and I was only able to craft a little bit in the evening. I got most of the holly stitched on the current cross stitch piece. I ran out of green thread about 6 stitches short of finishing, and for the life of me I can NOT find the rest of the green thread. So I stopped. The chart has the DMC color number, and I probably have it in my stash, but I was really too tired to go find it.

[ID: A cross stitch project in progress, showing a gray mouse wearing a turquoise scarf; Holly leaves in dark green thread are stitched at the top and bottom of the mouse. End ID]

I didn't get to crafting until late today...

I finished off a needle of gray thread, maybe about 20 stitches, and then the light failed and I called it good.


[ID: A cross stitch project, in progress, with turquoise and gray thread. End ID]

And then I put in 10 rows on a baby hat, because I don't need light for that... and then, dinner was ready.


[ID: 10 rows of knitting on a purple knitting loom. End ID]

NaCraMaMo starts TOMORROW!

I warmed up today by knitting a baby hat while I was on a call, and continued in the evening while watching a movie:



[ID: A baby hat, mostly hot pink yarn variegated with blue, purple, and yellow. End ID]

A kid actually wanted to decorate for Halloween, so we dug out the boxes and set some things up outside. Our weather has finally turned fall-like, so I had to wear pants and a sweatshirt!


[ID: Gated home entrance with plants and various kinds of Halloween decor. End ID]

(There were other bits of decorating, but the photo in the dark didn't come out so great.)

After I had a hot chocolate to warm up, I knitted 9 rows on a new baby hat, in a different-colored yarn!


[ID: A purple knitting loom with 9 rows of knitted blue/tan/cream variegated yarn. End ID]

Day 24

I was very tired after having done a school tour; I finally got 15 rows on a new baby hat knitted while watching the new season of Jurassic Park: Chaos Theory


[ID: A purple knitting loom with 15 rows of knitted pink yarn. End ID]

Day 25

I spent a decent chunk of time crafting order in my upstairs crafting area by clearing, organizing, finding storage for (and cleaning said storage), moving to other rooms, and rearranging the crafting things around my living room chair, and also sweeping the area THREE times. It had gotten TOO chaotic, and I decided that I didn't really need to have my yarn stash living upstairs. I was able to use a large basket no longer being used as a clothes hamper to hold all of my current crafting projects!

Before:

[ID: A messy part of my living room where I keep some crafting projects, you can barely see a wooden table and the arm of a black chair. End ID]

After:

[ID: A tidied and organized part of my living room where I keep crafting things: A wooden table the top cleared off and a shelf below to keep my knitting bowls, a black chair, and a blue basket with my current crafting projects. End ID]

AND I finished the baby hat I started on day 24!


[ID: A knitted pink baby hat. End ID]

We're finally nearing the end of the month of birthdays in my house, and this one's a doozy, because there are two birthdays on the same day. My twins opted to celebrate on different days, so it did spread the work out a tiny bit.

Day 19

I baked cupcakes for K, for their birthday dessert.


[ID: A large batch of unfrosted vanilla cupcakes in a deep metal bowl. End ID]

Day 20

I made strawberry frosting, with real strawberries, for K's cupcakes. Here are the frosted cupcakes (I did not apply the frosting. :)

[ID: 13 cupcakes with pink frosting. End ID]

I baked Bread for K's birthday dinner (which was lobster bisque and grilled cheese sandwiches on "soured" dough bread).


[ID: A short loaf of bread. End ID]

Day 21

I baked a strawberry cobbler for F's birthday; I didn't take the cobbler out of the oven, so I only got a pictures of what was left:


[ID: A clear plastic bowl containing a small amount of strawberry cobbler. End ID]

And I also knitted 8 rows on a new baby hat


[ID: A purple knitting loom with 8 rows of pink knitting. End ID]

Day 22

This was a big rest day for me as I spent so many hours on my feet the previous two days. I played a lot of video games, and I knitted 7 rows on the baby hat.


[ID: A purple knitting loom with 15 rows of pink knitting. End ID]

I think I am all caught up now!