This post contains all the tags I have used to tag my posts so far. Tomorrow, I shall post-date it so that it always sits on top of the journal. And I will edit it to add new tags as I create them. Let's see how well this works.

1. Made a big batch of linguine with meat sauce. That's dinner tonight and tomorrow taken care of.
2. Solved today's Wordle in three tries.
3. Walked 2 miles yesterday and another 2 today.
4. Made a duck!

I wanted to used up some of the bits and bobs of leftover yarn in my stash, so I poked around on Ravelry and found a really cute pattern for a ( Read more... )

According to the Post Office, my @homemade2homemade gift has been delivered, so now I can post about it. My recipient was @minoanmiss, and they're a fan of LotR, so I made them a Banner of Rohan wrap. I used double knitting to make the design reversible.

Some in-progress pics:


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After five months of work, I finally finished the Aran sweater I’ve been making for The Boy. Sewing it together was kind of a hassle, and the neckband was fussier than I expected, but I really like the end result, and the Boy looks very handsome in it.

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I finished my yarn while casting off the main sweater, so I have to wait for another skein to arrive before I can make the pockets. I’ll probably use the time to weave in the ends and block it and sew on the buttons.

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I finally finished the body on the cardigan I’ve been working on. Now I just have to do the sleeves, the shawl collar, and the pockets. At this rate, I expect I’ll finish it just as the weather gets too hot to wear it.

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The shawl I had so much trouble with back when I first started it is finally finished! Only took a month, heh. This is by far the fanciest thing I've ever knitted (11 charts, what the heck was I thinking?!!!), and I'm inordinately proud of it.

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Argh! I just messed up about three days' worth of really intricate lace knitting to the point where the only way out is to rip the whole thing out and start all over again. I was just getting to the fun part of the pattern too, and now I have to go back to the "cast on 437 stitches" part, which is the opposite of fun ( Read more... )

I've knit over an inch of the hat I'm making for
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So, having taught myself to crochet, I decided to try a fannish project. Since my brain is currently set on "all Avengers all the time," I decided to start with Cap. Despite the old adage that you can find anything on the internet, I couldn't find a Captain America doll pattern, so I got an amigurumi book from Amazon and modified one of the doll ( Read more... )