The Crazy Crafting Cat Lady: February 2013

Wow! Has it really been over a month since my last post? Not a lot of crafting was completed during that time, but a lot was done. Big D started school, and at this point only has a week left. He passed his road test first try and is now fully licensed to drive a big rig. He'll be off to work on March 4th which I know he is both excited and apprehensive about.

I am taking one step further to solidifying my title as crazy crafting CAT lady. Big D's Grandma is moving into an assisted living complex and cannot bring her fur babies with her. We can't take both of them, but we have agreed to take Monte who used to belong to Big D. He is a 7 year old maine coon and has a lovely disposition. I know Meeko will get along with him, but Kokanee may be another story. We'll see how it plays out with two people and three cats in our apartment. (Big D used to have a cat named Chevy, this is Monte and Meeko's middle name is Carlo...do we see a pattern here?)

Our new fur baby, Monte

I finally used my Fabricland gift card from Christmas and happened to go on a day with some killer deals! They had cotton prints on buy one meter get TWO free. For once, I didn't go wild for quilting fabric but instead bought enough to make a new outfit for the MLHS. (okay, you got me, it's in preparation for Mississinewa this year!) I've also started working on the embroidery for my reticule to match my spencer jacket I made a couple months ago. It's coming along nicely, although I think it's lacking a little something. If any of you Regency experts have suggestions, I'd be happy to hear them.

OOOH!!! Fabric!!

Embroidery on the reticule

I have done more work on the 9 patch quilt, but nothing really worth mentioning or showing other than its coming along well.

Keeping with the title of my post, I am back at it on a knitting project from 2006-2007 and earlier than that. My Grandma started a cardigan sweater for my Grandpa back in 1956. She was the queen of UFO's, so of course the back piece was finished and no more. Some of the yarn was used years later for socks and now there isn't enough of the original red to complete it. Her and I had discussed how to go about finishing it with what we had left. We decided that a sweater vest with a contrasting colour for the front would be the best option and came up with a nice little design. I haven't worked on it since she passed away. I pulled out my very neglected yarn bin today while teaching a friend to knit, and decided it was time to get back at it. I managed to complete 10 rows (two block strips) today and I feel really great about it!