YOP 50/53

I am thinking about what to add to the new list. I am thinking when sewing of either just declaring one month to try to sew as many patterns from one company as I own or selecting a style of pattern for each month (i.e. June would be dresses, July would be pants, etc.). Also for canning just try to aim for canning at least one item whatever it may be once a month.

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: The vest for Christmas at Sea seems to be taking quite a long time to make progress. I was all excited at the beginning of the week when I thought I need to only knit 15 inches including the ribbing on the bottom. Silly me then reread the pattern and realized I needed to knit 3 more inches of stockinette before beginning the armholes. That put me off the project for a few days. I am moving along on all other knits as well. I wrote a post on Saturday about the newest yarn babies to grace my stash collection.

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: Still working on the sweater. I have begun on the sleeves. I did lengthen the body a little bit.

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: I needed a sweet summer themed thank you card. I found the perfect fit at The Bearded Housewife.

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: No canning this week but I did use up at least 4 jars of stock I canned earlier when cooking dinner this week (my family seems to feel like they need a dinner meal every night -seems a bit excessive to me LOL).

Sewing

• complete 2 hoodies (4/2 completed)
• sew 6 dresses (6/6 completed)
• sew 6 bags (7/6 completed)
• sew 4 pairs of pants (1/4 completed)
• sew 6 shirts (3/6 completed)
• sew 4 woven (fabric) patterns (4/4 completed)
• sew 4 knit (fabric) patterns (4/4 completed)

Weekly Update: I made two new project bags from youtube videos. One is a winner, the other not so much.