Craft Week One

The intention for my 2 weeks off work was to get a kick start on the 2010 crafting and get some of my space sorted. The incredibly hot weather over the last half of last week played a little bit of havoc with that (but it is January) I have managed to get some knitting, spinning and sewing done if not everything i planned

What I have achieved is

• Blocking the Entomology Shawl (see previous post)
• Most of the Left front of the Mountain View Cardigan.
  
• Some spinning (I have been playing with some merino I had and some drafting techniques)
• Some fibre aquisition....including some EGMTK club fibre
  
  

EGMTK and Treetops fibre below.

• A trip to Crowle Foundations Fabric Cave and some Fabric Stash additions (I also got a couple of cones of wool for plying.). The bright yellow is actually from Ikea and destined to be a new Doona cover for O.
  

• The biggest achievement is the one below a skirt sewn from start to finish this afternoon. Not by me but by my eleven yr old step daughter. We cut 2 pattern blocks for her from her measurements for an elastic waist A-line skirt and for a A-Line skirt with fitted waist. We then proceeded to cut and sew up the A-line skirt below with an elastic waistband. She is thrilled and is now keen to try a skirt with pleating and a waistband.

Next up a few skirts for me.