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Busy as a bee crafting and cooking away my vacation this week.

Knitting

6 pairs of socks (1. Pencil socks 7/29/23 2. Stephen West Surprise Sock Along 8/12/23, 9/2/23, 3. 11/18/23 4. Advent socks 5. Irish socks 4/10/24 6. Granny socks 5/24/24)

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 (Jeffrey Pine cardigan)- The sleeves have been separated and I am about half way through a sleeve to check for fit.

Stephen West project (Secret Sock Along 8/12/23, 9/2/23)

Row and Kates project (begun on 10/8/23 Stormseeker Tee )

Tif Neilan project (Wisp Raglan)

Petite Knits project

Melissa K designs project

Stephanie Lotven design project

Joji Locatelli project

Charity Knitting (hat 8/19/23, hat 1/20/24, scarf 4/6/24, hat 4/20/24))

Update: I have quite a few projects in active knitting rotation, a pair of socks and a cardigan sweater. Oh, also a vest I am knitting for the Christmas at Sea program. Lots of knitting just nothing completed yet.

Crochet

• finish the lace tablecloth I began in 1997
• Sweater 1/5/24
• finish Sundance Throw finished 7/9/23
• Sophia dish towel finished 7/19/23
• Charity crochet projects
  • basketweave scarf 9/30/23
  • basketweave scarf 4/29/24

Weekly Update: I am crocheting away on a new summer weight open weave cardigan.

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: Umm...yeah that is still not happening

Cricut

• 12 pairs of earrings (8/12 completed)
• 2 engraving projects
• make 6 cards (7/6 completed)
• 1 balsa wood project
• 3 Shadowbox projects (3/3 completed)
• 6 vinyl projects (5/6 completed)
• Faux Leather projects (Badge holder 8/16/23)

Weekly Update: Finally I am early for a holiday. I crafted a Father's Day card and it was not even in the month of June - who am I?

Canning (canning meals in jars)

1. Vindaloo Curry 7/21/23
2. pork ribs (do beef ribs count?)
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: I canned two things this week, neither of which is actually on the above list.

Sewing

• complete 2 hoodies (4/2 completed)
• sew 6 dresses (6/6 completed)
• sew 6 bags (5/6 completed)
• sew 4 pairs of pants (1/4 completed)
• sew 6 shirts (3/6 completed)
• sew 4 woven (fabric) patterns (1/4 completed)
• sew 4 knit (fabric) patterns (4/4 completed)

Weekly Update: Next year I think I will add skirts to my list of items to sew. I sewed myself another skort out of swim fabric.