Livin' La Needle Loca

 ...and things are blooming everywhere. Our front yard looks great: In the backyard, we have new petunias. Purple Night Sky: Poppin' Pink: and Pink Flamingo: New this year, Midnight Kiss calibrachoa: I love this time of the year!

 ...a little of this, a little of that. I needed to inject a little calmness, so I started another handspun. Here are the singles for Here Comes The Sun [ Ravelry ]: WIPs Roll Call Worked On: Here Comes the Sun Handspun (spinning) [ Ravelry ] Started 4/20/2024 Mermaid’s Lagoon Socks (knitting) [ Ravelry ]  Finished the heel flaps; working on the insteps. Tulip Time mini (cross stitch) Working on the corner motifs. No Work This Week: Look Through My Window quilt for me (quilting) Ocean Ripples Wrap (knitting) [ Ravelry ] Sky Lanterns Shawl (knitting) [ Ravelry ] Valley of the Heart's Delight sampler design (cross stitch)  IDJ (It's Dead, Jim): Singularity Shawl (knitting) [ Ravelry ] Ready for Finishing: Finishing work for some old crewel pictures (sewing) UFOs/Hibernation: Bear Paw pottery (needlepoint) Illusion Cube Blanket (knitting) [ Ravelry ...

 ...and the garden is going full blast! I love this time of year! Our perennials are starting to bloom. The blazing Sunset geum that we planted last year is blooming. The bearded irises are blooming again. The Husband is planting new flowers, replacing some of our annuals. We have some new orange calla lilies. and some new violas.

 ...with a Finished Object. Every April 1st, we turn off our furnace to help save energy and keep our PG&E bill down. This year, we did the same, but it was so cold outside that my studio never warmed up.. My hands were so cold, it was painful to work on my projects. I have a couple of pairs of hand warmers - one that I knit and one that I purchased. The Voodoo Hand Warmers that I knit are warm, but they are too long for crafts. I knit a pair of wrist warmers from a skein of yarn that I rescued from a failed pair of socks. These are Peacock Wrist Warmers [ Ravelry ]: Specs: Started 4/5/2024 Finished 4/17/2024 Pattern: Sock Hands by Hook Mountain Handmade Yarn: Socks That Rock Lightweight from BMFA WIPs Roll Call Worked On: Mermaid’s Lagoon Socks (knitting) [ Ravelry ]  Still working on the heel flaps. No Work This Week: Look Through My Window quilt for me (quilting) Ocean Ripples Wrap (knitting) [ Ravelry ] ...

 ...sky-style. Mom's house has a great view out of the back yard. It is not unusual to see a layer of fog in the morning. Heading home over the weekend. (Yay!)

 ...not a lot of crafting this week because I'm on the road again. And no photos. Sorry! WIPs Roll Call Worked On: Mermaid’s Lagoon Socks (knitting) [ Ravelry ]  Still working on the heel flaps. Peacock Wrist Warmers Started 4/5. Working on the wrist section No Work This Week: Look Through My Window quilt for me (quilting) Ocean Ripples Wrap (knitting) [ Ravelry ] Sky Lanterns Shawl (knitting) [ Ravelry ] Valley of the Heart's Delight sampler design (cross stitch)  IDJ (It's Dead, Jim): Singularity Shawl (knitting) [ Ravelry ] Ready for Finishing: Finishing work for some old crewel pictures (sewing) UFOs/Hibernation: Bear Paw pottery (needlepoint) Illusion Cube Blanket (knitting) [ Ravelry ]  

 ...still doing a lot of reading. Finished: 3/15 Sunflower [ Ravelry ] Merino-Cashmere-SIlk (4.0 oz) from Greenwood Fiberworks 335.4 yds 2-ply, 15 WPI 3/30 Meadow Moss Handspun [ Ravelry ] Falkland (4.0 oz.) from Greenwood Fiberworks 31.25 yds., 3-ply, bulky weight Plied with gold rayon thread and Caron Pizazz yarn in Meadow Books: Dead to the World, Annabel Chase Dead of the Night, Annabel Chase Friends in Napa, Sheila Yasmin Marikar Dead Last, Annabel Chase Dead Wrong, Annabel Chase Divine Rivals, Rebecca Ross I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, Erika L Sanchez Harvest, Tess Gerritsen Tattered Huntress, Helen Harper Caged by Fate, Shannon Mayer The Mysterious Daughter, Sarah Noffke Suddenly Magical, Sarah Noffke Becoming a Beaufont, Sara Noffke Started: 3/4 Sunflower [ Ravelry ] 3/30 Meadow Moss Handspun [ Ravelry ] Works In Progress: Dreaming Cleo (cross stitch) Look Through My Window quilt for me (quilting) Mermaid’s Lagoon Socks (knitting) [ ...

 ...another cross stitch mini. This is Pearl Orchid: Specs: Started 1/31/2024 Finished 4/3/2024 Chart pack from Just Nan It now goes in the [growing]] stack of finishing work. It will become a mini-pillow.  I'm currently looking for the next cross stitch project to do. In the meantime, I'm working on some of my knitting WIPs.

 ...and a finished object. I finished Dreaming Cleo on Monday. It will become a pillow when I do the next batch of finishing work. Specs: Started 2/16/2024 Finished 4/1/2024 Design by Barbara Ana Design WIPs Roll Call Worked On: Mermaid’s Lagoon Socks (knitting) [ Ravelry ]  Working on heel flaps. Pearl Orchid (cross stitch) Finished the stitching. Starting the beading. No Work This Week: Look Through My Window quilt for me (quilting) Ocean Ripples Wrap (knitting) [ Ravelry ] Sky Lanterns Shawl (knitting) [ Ravelry ] Valley of the Heart's Delight sampler design (cross stitch)  IDJ (It's Dead, Jim): Singularity Shawl (knitting) [ Ravelry ] Ready for Finishing: Finishing work for some old crewel pictures (sewing) UFOs/Hibernation: Bear Paw pottery (needlepoint) Illusion Cube Blanket (knitting) [ Ravelry ]