YOP 18/53

A four day work week (we got Friday off from work and school due to it being our state's birthday) leads to some good crafting time.

Knitting

• 6 pairs of socks
  • Pencil socks 7/29/23
  • Stephen West Surprise Sock Along 8/12/23, 9/2/23
• Finish the Naughty Sweater 7/6/23
• Finish the sweater for my sister
  • Sweater is Finished 10/14/23
• Summer sweater knit (Vibes)
• cardigan for me
• Stephen West project
  • Secret Sock Along 8/12/23, 9/2/23
• Row and Kates project
  • began knitting the Stormseeker Tee 10/8/23
• Tifneilan project
• Petite Knits project
• Melissa K designs project
• Stephanie Lotven design project
• Joji Locatelli project
• Charity Knitting
  • hat 8/19/23

Weekly Update: My newest obsession is knitted pumpkins. This is the perfect project - each one only takes about 1-2 hours to complete, including the stuffing.

Crochet

• finish the lace tablecloth I began in 1997
• finish Sundance Throw finished 7/9/23
• Sophia dish towel finished 7/19/23
• Charity crochet projects
  • basketweave scarf 9/30/23

Weekly Update: No crochet this week. I did just download a crochet version of a pumpkin pattern.

Cross stitch

• finish Tower of London card 8/5/23
• finish Mom project I began in 2000 (this will be the hardest to complete. I was working on this project when my mother passed away)

Weekly Update: No stitching this week.

• 12 pairs of earrings
  • Barbie 7/26/23
  • Back to School 9/6/23
  • Fall earrings 9/13/23
  • bat earrings 9/27/23
  • pumpkin spice 10/4/23
  • acorn earrings 10/11/23
• 2 engraving projects
• make 6 cards
  • Thank Ewe card 9/20/23
  • Thank you card 10/18/23
  • Fall Card 10/25/23
• 1 balsa wood project
• 3 Shadowbox projects
  • Flamingo box 8/2/23
• 6 vinyl projects
  • line up number spots 7/12/23
  • long sleeved shirt 7/19/23
  • Shopping Bag 8/23/23
  • Swiftie Shirt 8/30/23
• Faux Leather projects
  • Badge holder 8/16/23

Weekly Update: Completed another free card from The Bearded Housewife site.

Canning (canning meals in jars)

1. Vindaloo Curry 7/21/23
2. pork ribs
3. beef stew
4. beef stroganoff in a jar (changed to canned grapes) 7/28/23
5. corned beef & potatoes
6. white chicken chili 7/6/23
7. chicken gravy
8. watermelon lemonade concentrate (originally chicken a la king) 7/10/23
9. marinera sauce
10. can 5 pounds of sweet potatoes
11. pulled pork barbeque
12. Ham-Bean soup
13. extra: Peach jam 8/4/23

Weekly Update: No canning this week, but I did quite a bit of freezer cooking. This includes 3 batches of the Pesto Parmesan Chicken. My family loves this recipe. They have requested only this freezer chicken meal and no others.

Sewing

• complete 2 hoodies
  • Love hoodie 7/31/23
  • Purple Pullover 8/7/23
  • Woodland sweatshirt 10/9/23
• sew 6 dresses
  • Barbie inspired Galena dress 9/4/23
  • Diana tri colored dress 10/2/23
• sew 6 bags
  • Hudson 7/10/23, 7/17/23, 7/25/23
  • Laney Hobo Purse 8/21/23
  • Lunchbag 10/23/23
• sew 4 pairs of pants
  • muslin of hardest pants in the world 9/25/23
• sew 6 shirts
  • Flounce Shirt 9/11/23
• sew 4 woven (fabric) patterns
  • Paperbag skirt 8/14/23
• sew 4 knit (fabric) patterns
  • skirt 9/18/23

Weekly Update: I have begun the newest lunchbox for work. It is going reasonably well. I have also been working on a special Halloween dress.