*hugs*
I did, it was very relaxing. I pretty much spent nearly 2 weeks in my pj's, knitting, drinking tea, and watching a Little House on the Prairie marathon. 😂 I really needed the down time, and I loved it. The fall was unexpectedly quite stressful, as I've written about before, and spending the time at home unwinding with Mike and the kids was just awesome. We also got to spend a lot of time with my parents, which was absolutely delightful. Now that it's the new year, I'm feeling all refreshed and excited to go on my goals for dance, faith and family! I'm starting off by taking a workshop next weekend that focuses on acting and stage presence for dancers - should be interesting, eeks! :-0
In other news, I'm terribly excited to be participating in another crochet -along (abbreviated as CAL in craft land ;-)) with the Attic 24 blog. She does one each January - March, and releases the color sequences a week at a time. This year's edition is called the Dahlia blanket:
I've participated in these CAL's the past two years, and the experiences have been so fun and soothing. I love being a part of a larger community, and there is a group on Facebook called "Hooked on Attic 24" dedicated to these CAL's and it's so lovely to be joined in there. The winter is a perfect time to have a giant blanket project going, and I love the challenge of finishing up the stripe sequence each week. She does offer options wherein you can pick either the varied color sequence that she favors, or a colorwash version wherein the colors fade into each more, or a mirroring stripes option. She puts together yarn packs each late fall through Wool Warehouse, but obviously you could use any yarn you like and either try to match up the colors, or come up with your own color scheme. It's such fun! The first sequence came out today, and I have to admit that I got up with an excited feeling in my stomach to go print it out. :-)
Do you enjoy having a community that goes along with your hobbies? Anybody tempted to crochet a blanket with me this winter? ;-)
Wish I knew enough about crochet to do a blanket! I'm taking a class - sporadically - and have managed a chain stitch so far. :) But I have done a LOT of cross stitch throughout the holidays and am finishing up some embroidered pillowcases for my sister. One of my UFO projects - LOL. AND I did my first rag quilt for baby Athena. Need to put on the binding and give it to her this month. After a lot of tearing out stitches it came out well. :) Happy crocheting!
ReplyDeleteHappy new year, Donna! ooo, keep it up with the crochet, you'll get there! JoAnn has good classes if you need a refresher, or try a local yarn shop! I do not know how to cross stitch, that sounds beautiful!
DeleteGlad you had a nice holiday. We had a quiet Christmas and New Year. Our friend and her husband came down two days after Christmas. We do belong to a few groups that interest us, dolls, sewing, sports,books and the four different seasons. Enjoy your crochet group and good luck with the acting class. Wishing you and yours a blessed ,happy and healthy 2020.
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Happy new year, Marilyn! So glad you had a lovely holiday visiting with friends. :)
DeleteBeing part of a knitting community has made me appreciate knitting more and made me want to knit more. A blanket does seem like a good winter project and I look forward to seeing yours (perhaps even submitted to my class ;) ).
ReplyDeleteHi Melanie! Indeed, hee hee!
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