Weeks 27/28/29 - small update, knitting, and TUSAL

Well I'm behind on my blog again....
Seems since my horrible cold and the long weekend, I can't keep up with it... but probably more due to the fact I have HARDLY STITCHED!

yes... you read that right!

Here is what I have done though...

1) Started the new Dutch tile SAL from Lakeside Needlework and Peppermint Purple.  I finished part 1 on July 17th

2) I took a beginner knitting class in May.  Since then I have made a few dishcloths and then started a baby blanket using a similar pattern.  I finished it on the 13th of July

3) I attended my first yarn trunk show on the 12th of July at Yarn It.  I picked up one skein of this beautiful Killarney Sock yarn that I am using for my first shawl.
Speaking of Knitting... anyone else on Revelry?  Please send me your username so I can add you as a friend :)

The Blue Brick Copper Slate Killarney Sock Yarn

Close up of Copper Slate

 

The start of the hitchhiker shawl

 

On the 13th I also met up with Dani and Christin who were passing through town on their way back to Ottawa.  Dani had never been to Primitive Designs, so we met there.  Dani got a pic of me petting a baby Dino :)

It was also TUSAL last week... here is my tiny bit of orts for the month!

I included week 29 in this post even though its not Sunday yet.
I am on holidays the week of the 23rd and with no major plans, I hope to get caught up in some stitching... at least start and finish my August Year in Chalk, and an ornament... that way the month won't feel like a total write off!

I hope to post a week 30 post on the 30th and then a monthly re-cap on the 31st..... keep your fingers crossed for me!

Week 24 - a bit of everything including TUSAL

First up this week was I finished my Year in Chalk for July.  I am using the called for GAST chalk thread and either the called for accent, or something similar I had in my stash.  I am also using Steph's Slate fabric in 32ct linen.

Year in Chalk - July
Hands on Design

Wednesday night I actually attended at pottery session.  At the Girls Night Out in Cobourg, I made a little pinch pot and this was glazing it.  I will share a pic when I pick it up after it is fired again.  I am hoping to turn it into an ort pot or something else for my stitching.

Thursday I got to work on the next part of Sneek.  Here is my progress to Sunday night

I had worked on Sneek for the rest of the week except on Saturday for a bit.  While visiting my friend Kathy last weekend, I feel in love with her little SAL from Fuzy Fox designs on Etsy. I had seen it before and thought it was adorable, but seeing it in person made me break and I got the pattern parts that have been released.  I looked through my stash and found a fabric that I liked.  This one is also from Steph on 32t Linen.
Here is where the SAL was in April (last full pic I could find)

Source: Fuzzy Fox Designs

And here is my start.  The first Cactus is called Astrid

This week was also TUSAL,  Here are my monthly and year to date orts

A note about comments - For some reason we still aren't getting them emailed to us.  I have been bad at trying to reply, but I am going on blogger weekly and looking at them.  So please keep commenting, and I will get better at replying if I can!

TUSAL 2018 - MAY

The 15th is another new moon, which means it's TUSAL time!
Did you know there was a facebook group now?  Great for reminders!
Need help on what the heck TUSAL is?  Follow the link to Daffycat's Blog

Here are my orts for this month, and year to date

The next TUSAL date is June 13th

TUSAL 2018 - APRIL

The 15th was another new moon, which means it's TUSAL time!
Did you know there was a facebook group now?  Great for reminders!
Need help on what the heck TUSAL is?  Follow the link to Daffycat's Blog

Here are my ORTS for the month

The next TUSAL date is May 15th

TUSAL 2018 - MARCH

The 17th is another new moon, which means it's TUSAL time!
Did you know there was a facebook group now?  Great for reminders!
Need help on what the heck TUSAL is?  Follow the link to Daffycat's Blog

Since the last post I have made some progress on my stitching

Here is my TUSAL pics

Top left - Monthly before they were dumped

Bottom Left - monthly after they were dumped
Top right - Year to date
Bottom Left - Travel orts

Ever get the feeling some of your orts have disappeared?  I thought I did more stitching in the past month, but I guess when you use a lot of one colour they just don't accumulate.

The next TUSAL is April 16th.  I sense a lot of purple :)

Tusal 2018 - February

Well it seems I'm behind again on something... I totally forgot about TUSAL in January!

Luckily I got notifications from the TUSAL Facebook group yesterday as my reminder for the February edition!  I still forgot to post last night... so a day late it is!

 

 

 And since I had the pictures in my phone, just never did anything with them, here is January

Don't know what TUSAL is?  Click to find out more!