Skip to main content

Little by Little

Little by little, I am trying to get stuff done. Sometimes if feels like I am just crawling along. I made so many gifts last December (which I really did enjoy), not to mention everything else I tried to do, that I just really didn't get to relish the meaningful parts of the holidays as much as I usually do. In order to keep that from happening again this year, I have decided to start on Christmas gifts now. I have one little project all done, which is just sort of an extra, but it's meaningful, and I meant to have it done last year. I also have an actual, neato gift, but you'll have to wait 'til January to see it!

Then there's all the stuff that goes along with this season. I have a couple of things in mind to do for Easter (won't I get so much out of it with just three days left? On the other hand, three days can mean a lot...) And there's also the pile of seeds on my dresser, just waiting for little homes.

Well, here's what I've actually managed to accomplish recently:
I've finished my doll. I confess I did not follow the pattern, hence the poor little legs; this girl will never be able to walk. But I do love her face, and I am looking forward to more embroidering. It's almost like I don't have enough projects started, eh!?


This little dolly is going to a little friend, and her little brother is getting a new hat. I made him one last year, and his mother said he's outgrown it, and could he have a new one? Of course, I couldn't resist the implied flattery in that request. I find it ironic that this very cheap yarn (I LOVE This Yarn - that's the name, I'm just telling you,) is some of my favorite to work with. It is SO soft.

Oh. I have also managed to get to my yearly (seems like it, anyway) ironing day, and knocked off half the pile. The sad part is that my boys have outgrown several things in the basket. I guess they'll have to go in the memory quilt pile. Because, I need another project.

Comments

  1. She's so adorable, Karen - and even has freckles like you!
    Cheers!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Yay! Your doll came out so cute! I think her legs are perfect (and I'm not just saying that since I tried to help out with the measurements!) Good for you getting your projects done. I haven't even started writing down which projects I need to get done. I need to get like Pam on The Office and make a list!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

I love reading your comments! Please be sure to LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS (if it isn't included in your profile) so that I may respond to you. Thank you!

Popular posts from this blog

garden panos from 2023

 Last year, I made some effort (not thoroughly successful) to capture state-of-the-garden pictures every month, including panoramas stitched together on Photoshop, in order to get the whole view of what's happening.  So here's a little recap of the garden in 2023! early March April May June August It appears that I missed July, and either didn't take or didn't save this project in September, although we didn't have a killing frost very late into the season - we were still harvesting a few things in October.  As much as I loved the lettuce that was growing in the tunnel, and getting an early start on a few things, I'm not a fan of plastic anywhere, especially in my garden, so I am looking at options - cold boxes with old windows, etc.  I'm planning to start my 2024 garden this month - pea planting, planning, and seed starting in March!  What are you planting?  

Night

Trixie (as in Speed Racer) and Stitch (as in per inch) Night My kitten walks on velvet feet And makes no sound at all; And in the doorway nightly sits To watch the darkness fall. I think he loves the lady, Night, And feels akin to her Whose footsteps are as still as his, Whose touch as soft as fur. Lois Weakley McKay ... a childhood favorite from The How and Why Library. Thank goodness my parents moved last year and sent this book my way. Otherwise, I would have just the first line running through my head forever!

Spring Means Baseball!

I've had this idea for a knitting pattern in my head and it's finally come to fruition!  I am still polishing up the pattern, but here's a quick peak:  PS:  There's more than one size and this one is too big for me but it was the only one I had "stitched up."