Livin' La Needle Loca

 ...the last week has been mostly craft-free. Between a trip to my mothers and packing up our kitchen for a remodel, my focus has been elsewhere. Consider this a catch-up post from my last WIP-it post. The Stormy Waters Shawl is progressing. I started a new cross stitch project, another Barbara Ana Designs cross stitch project. This is Little Red Fish. WIPs Roll Call Worked On: Effortless Cardigan (knitting) [ Ravelry ]  Knit a row or two. Stormy Waters Shawl (knitting) [ Ravelry ] Started 7/30. I had to pull out a couple of rows when I got lost in the pattern. Back on track now. Lemongrass weaving [ Ravelry ] Removed the clasp weft section that was looking too rigid. I am reweaving the section letting the yarn changes fall where they may. I like it a lot better! Little Red Fish (cross stitch) Started 8/11. I really like Barbara Ana Designs! No Work This Week: Illusion h...

 ...and I feel like I'm coming out of a long tunnel. I've been testing negative for a few days, but I'm still holding my breath to see whether I get a rebound infection. Since I took the Paxlovid, it's a possibility. Keeping my fingers crossed. In the courtyard, the gerberas continue to bloom and a red zinnia has bloomed as well. There are a few things blooming in the backyard, but because the remodeling team is working back there, we don't have as much as we usually do.

 ...and while my Covid-brain is clearing up some, I have an attention-span problem. Spinning was about the only thing that I could do without having to concentrate too hard. I managed to spin one thing. This is Neapolitan [ Ravelry ], a older braid that was in my stash. and the close up: Specs: Started 8/7/2022 Finished 8/8/2022 Superwash merino (4.0 oz) from Lone Star Arts 89.5 yds 2-ply, Bulky weight I tried working on a new weaving. I used the warp from the failed Phat Fiber weaving project and pulled some matching yarns from my stash. I did manage to get it going, but it took several days to get to this point. This is Lemongrass [ Ravelry ]: WIPs Roll Call Worked On: Effortless Cardigan (knitting) [ Ravelry ]  Knit a few rows Illusion hexagons (knitting) [ Ravelry ] Created another hexagon. Lemongrass weaving [ Ravelry ] Started 8/5; using the clasp weft technique for a few inches. Singularit...

 ...lots of finished because of Tour de Fleece. Finished: 7/5 Sailing Dreams (cross stitch)  7/1 Muse [ Ravelry ] Falkland (4.6 oz) from The Yarn Wench 45.8 yds, 3-ply; 6 WPI 7/4 Seaglass [ Ravelry ] Merino-Yak-Silk batts (4.0 oz.) from Greenwood FIberworks 275 yds chain-ply, 14 WPI 7/4 Needleloca [ Ravelry ] 1 oz. mixed wool batt from Purlescence Yarns 31.25 yds. chain-ply, 14 WPI 7/5 Rusty Sky [ Ravelry ] 4.1 oz. Falkland from The Yarn Wench 1: 75 yds, Bulky weight; 2: 52 yds in bulky weight 7/12 Chrysalis Dreams [ Ravelry ] Wild Card Bling Batt (3.5 oz.) from The Yarn Wench 35 yards 2-ply, Super Bulky 7/13 Meteor Shower [ Ravelry ] 4.0 Merino-silk batts from Greenwood Fiberworks 227 yds. chain-ply, 13 WPI 7/15 Cider House [ Ravelry ] Camel-Silk (4.0 oz) from Greenwood Fiberworks 309 yds. chain-ply, 15 WPI 7/15 Meander [ Ravelry ] Falkland (4.1 oz.) from The Yarn Wench 48 yards 2-ply, Super Bulky 7/17 Lush [ Ravelry ] Falkland (4.2 oz.) from The Yarn Wench 64.5 yards 2-...

 ...finally! Finished: 6/6 Summer Garden (cross stitch) 6/20 Blue Eyes Handspun (spinning) [ Ravelry ] Yak-Silk (4.0 oz.) from Greenwood Fiberworks 177 yds chain-ply, 13 WPI 6/24 Wild Things Handspun (spinning) [ Ravelry ] Merino-Bamboo-Silk (4.0 oz.) from Lisa Souza 233.3 yds., 14 WPI Books Grimalkins Don’t Purr, Kim McDougall Kelpies Don’t Fly, Kim McDougall A Touch of Brimstone, McKenzie Hunter Red Rook, Annabel Chase Moon Tortured, McKenzie Hunter The Homewreckers, Mary Kay Andrews Darkness Unchained, McKenzie Hunter Reminds of Him, Colleen Hoover A Kiss of Shadow, Linsey Hall Things We Never Got Over, Lucy Score Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption and Hollywood, Danny Trejo Started: 6/2 Summer Garden (cross stitch) 6/7 Hot Enough For Ya Day (cross stitch) 6/10 Wild Things Handspun (spinning) [ Ravelry ] 6/17 Sailing Dreams (cross stitch) Works In Progress: Effortless Cardigan (knitting) [ Ravelry ]   Look Through My Window quilt for me (quilting) ...

 ...but it's Covid-central here. The Husband is recovering and I am 4 days into it. Needless to say, many things have fallen by the wayside. To hold you, here is an Asiatic lily from the backyard: and a pink hibiscus: