2013?

Happy 2013! How did it get to be 2013 so quickly? Always have good intentions of getting more stuff done but somehow the days slip past way faster than they should. Finished a couple Christmas stockings ~ one delivered and the other not yet. Good thing that recipient is too little to know the difference! Other than that, not much happening here.

There are blocks sewn in strips waiting for between rows sashing, units cut and waiting to be pieced together for the one grad quilt due this year, one sock patiently waiting for the second to be completed, and another sock still in beginning stages, a couple quilts still needing binding and a couple more tops in need of quilting and binding. So instead of finishing up all these ufos, i starting knitting along with the Advent Scarf KAL on Ravelry in December. Never before worked with lace yarn and lace patterns or used beads, so this has been an adventure!

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Days 1-6 including lifelines

So there you have it. There were almost 100 ladies who completed all 24 days before the end of the year, but at the rate i'm knitting, it'll be 2014 before it gets done. Fun tho' and what's the rush ~ as long as my eyes don't fail me. It's being knit with a lace weight wool/silk yarn on size 2 needles. The beads are applied in the spacer sections only using Oral-B Superfloss. Tried a size 13 crochet hook initially, but find the floss easier to work with. The original design calls for 91 stitches cast on, but i've opted for the 3/4 width size (20 less stitches) that one of the knitters kindly figured out and am liking that size a lot.

It probably goes without saying that my home is sadly in need of cleaning, but we did get Christmas put away.

Til next time, i'm still

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