2013 January — Patchwork Times by Judy Laquidara

January Report and February Goals

January 31, 2013 · by JudyL

Is it just me or does it seem like it was way more than 31 days ago since New Year’s Day? The good news is . . I got all four of my goals done and got one of my “hope to get done” things done.

My four things were:

Margie’s top quilted, bound, labeled and mailed.
Three (3) QOV tops made using the New Year’s Day Sit & Sew pattern.
Section 1 of the Comfort & Joy top done.
Blocks made for Nicole’s New Beginnings quilt.

1 – Margie’s quilt was done and sent to her and she loves it.

2. Three QOV tops were done . . finished the third one tonight. Really . . why did I count three tops as one project?

Three Sit & Sew QOV tops

They’re folded and draped over the longarm rail.

3. Two of the first blocks for Comfort and Joy were made.

4. All the blocks for Nicole’s top were made.

And the one extra thing I finished. Yay!! The borders are on Addie’s quilt.

Addie’s quilt

For the February goals:

1. Quilt and bind Addie’s quilt.
2. Quilt all three QOV tops.
3. Bind all three QOV tops.
4. Sew Nicole’s blocks together and get border blocks made.

Getting all those goals done will be quite an accomplishment but I’m going to give it my best shot.

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Show Us Your Socks

January 31, 2013 · by JudyL

My socks today are the first ones I ever made using Caper Sock by String Theory. The color is Mardi Gras and since Mardi Gras is week after next and all my friends in Louisiana are talking about their favorite King Cakes, I thought I’d just get out my Mardi Gras socks and wear them and before you tell me to do it . . yes, I can make a King Cake and yes, I might make one, but I’d rather go get one and get any flavor filling I want! And then I’d get some boiled crawfish but . . I’m in Texas so I’ll just not think about King Cakes and crawfish!

Socks

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Get It Done – February

January 31, 2013 · by JudyL

Here’s where we link up with our February goals and report on how we did with our January goals. I’ll do my full report later . . January isn’t over yet, you know!

If you haven’t done your blog post yet, when you write it, or else leave a comment here, I’d like to know if you think you got more done in January by having made your list. If you didn’t meet all your goals, remember that they were just goals and don’t beat yourself up over it. I find that for myself, it works better if I make the goals a bit more difficult and that helps keep me from slacking. And, if you didn’t meet your goals, or if you did . . there are sill 11 months left in 2013 so we still have time to get a whole lot done!

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Next Knitting Project

January 31, 2013 · by JudyL

These are the yarns that I wound into balls or “cakes” to decide what might be my next project. It surprised me how similar they are. Where’s the orange or purple? Am I turning more to the not-so-bright colors?

Yarn

The one on the bottom is the Madelinetosh Sock that I’m using for the First Quarter Challenge at The Loopy Ewe. I’m making the Cream & Sugar Cowl.

Cream & Sugar Cowl

On the back row of the trio of yarn, the one on the left is one of the Camp Loopy 2012 yarns. The one on the right is the new skein of Caper Sock in Tourmaline. In the picture below, the skein on the left is what’s left from the socks I just finished for my friend. The one on the right is new. You can see that the one on the right has a lot more dark green and brown, and less lavender and blue. Hand dyed yarns are often quite different from one dye lot to another.

Tourmaline Caper Sock

Even though the cowl will be my first project, because it has cables and involves counting and keeping up with my row numbers, I’ll also have a pair of plain jane socks going so I can work on those in the car or while waiting in doctor’s offices or dentist offices. The big decision is . . will I use the Camp Loopy yarn or the new skein of Tourmaline? I hope that’s the biggest decision I have to make today!