Back from our vacation on the absolutely FROZEN east coast of the US…..Brrr. Glad I took my heaviest coat with a hood and my extra warm mittens and hat. We had a chance to visit with family before my older nephew leaves for a semester abroad and before my younger nephew makes some final decisions on his last semester of high school. We also spent some time on Chincoteague island (one of our very favorite places), as well as in Annapolis. One of the few times I can remember such solid ice in the bay and harbor. (It was warm and sunny the entire week at home – go figure!)
Just a few crafty things to report on this week since most of my time was spent enjoying our trip.
I cast on for a new travel project, the Graerup slipover, which is a trim-fitting colorwork vest. I’m knitting mine in colors very similar to the original sample: A dark charcoal gray, a dusty raisin/purple, and a silver. I’ve finished the colorwork and have split the body to work on armhole shaping, starting with the back. The remainder of the vest is worked in the solid light gray.
I also took along my Faded Stripes shawl, and I put a few more inches into that. It looks pretty much the same as last time, and probably only I can tell that it’s bigger.
On deck this week now that we’re home is to try to tackle a full repeat of colors in my crochet blanket, finish the remaining 2 blocks for my Jane Austen BOM for January (February should be arriving this week), and then I’ll see what else I have time for. Next Sunday, February 22nd, is the kick-off for the 100-day project and I’m hoping to work on a hexistar a day for my 100 days. I prepped the first 10 stars (cut them out and marked the stitching lines) this afternoon.
Hope everyone has a good week YOP’ers!
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