November OMG - ends on the crazy stripe

My goal this month is kind of strange...

On Wednesday night, I will be getting on a plane to fly to Korea.  I will be on that plane for 13 hours!  Due to my forced captivity, I will have no reason not to darn in the ends of this crazy stripe blanket that I began when I was stationed there in 2014.

My long term goal is to have this be a giant square blanket when I get on the plane to fly home to CA.  But my goal for this month is to simply darn in as many ends as I can on that plane ride!  Baby steps.

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Oct OMG = done

ta da:

I knitted the whole ball and bound off, plus I started with the finishing touches.  Plan to have lunch with her this coming weekend, so I need to tidy up those ends!


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October OMG - purple ombre shawl

Yesterday I bought another skein of yarn (color 5184) for this:

It is a gift for an old teacher of mine, to wear while she meditates.

My goal for this month is to use up as much of the ball as I can before binding off.  I leave for Korea early next month, so I need to finish this by then so I can gift it in person.

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September OMG - done

Finished the last few stitches on the binding a little bit ago.  Posting with 45 ish minutes to spare.  :P

What I learned from this quilt is that I really need to take my time with the prep/basting.  Smooth it out and secure it well before I begin quilting.  I'm so eager to get started, but it ends up all baggy and droopy.  Still - I'm hopeful it will be snuggled in and well loved!  <3


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September OMG - Zodiac Baby Quilt

Finish quilting and binding the baby quilt! 

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August OMG - done

I got the embroidery done, and I have begun the quilting.  Made a not-so-straight line while piecing it that needs to be un-sewn before I can quilt over it all.

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August OMG - Zodiac Baby Quilt

My friend had her baby:

I've pieced the center of the quilt:

My goal is to embroider/free-motion his name this month, and then I can continue to the next step.

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