They aren’t a matching pair but they were finished back to back so got their photo done together.
Another garter stitch scarf and my favourite hat pattern. I modified the hat because the yarn was a bit lighter than normal; I added more stitches and modified the crown but it looks the same as they all do.
Both will go into the donation bin.
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
I was up early this morning and spent some time at my desk catching up on some of my own paperwork as well as some for the Guild and the Hall. By eight I was ready for breakfast and my coffee but I was back sewing before nine.
I have the centre portion of That Fairy Tale Quilt finished – far from perfect but I’m celebrating the finish. The borders (four of them) still need to go on. Jack’s beanstalk goes on one side and Rupunzel’s Tower goes on the other side. There are five pages of instructions for putting on the top border (the sky) and slightly fewer pages for the bottom border (the ground). I won’t get back to this one again before the end of the month so, as far as my UFO Challenge goes, I’m done for now.
I needed to get a few cards in the mail today but when Pat called me at 11:45 to see if I wanted lunch I realized I needed to be at the letter box before noon. I thought I’d make it in time but it was raining so I decided to wait until after lunch and I drove to the post office. I needed more stamps so I feel like I justified the trip. Of course when I got home I had a message from the library that I have a book ready for pick up. I guess I’ll go out again tomorrow.
I’m going to make some Brownies this afternoon and after that I need to find a new knitting project for tonight.
This is made from the yarn that I thought was a bit too fine to go into my scrap afghan. It makes a nice shawl but I needed to add a strip of white to make it long enough. It will make a nice wrap for someone out late celebrating Canada Day.
I had enough yarn left in my bin for a couple of scarves.
This one is the same pattern as I used for my afghan, just fewer stitches.
I tried a couple of different patterns for this blue scarf, and ripped out a couple of patterns too! I decided that simple was the best (and easiest) way to go so ended up with a garter stitch all the way through.
These will all be donations.
Author: Keith Stuart
Although this is a novel it is based on the real experience of the author and his son. Stuart is a video game reviewer and reporter and he has a son who is on the autism spectrum.
The author noticed how much his son enjoyed watching the video games he was reviewing. When he got to Minecraft he could see how it was allowing for changes in his son’s behaviour.
My grandchildren all played (or maybe they still do play) Minecraft but at that time I had no clue about what they were doing. After reading the book I think I understand the concept of the game much better.
Goodreads Rating: * * *