A couple of days after my last post we received some really bad news at a routine medical appointment. Nothing terminal, but nothing treatable either. It's going to mean some big adjustments to our day to day life, and our future plans.
It's meant I've not had much time or heart for crafting, although I'm still working on the shawl I'm designing. (I've only frogged it twice so far).
Here's another sneaky peek.
I did finish a long term WIP, a cover for my wheelchair cushion. The top and bottom were made ages ago, but I never got around to making the sides. The top, bottom and sides are all different yarns, scrounged out of deep stash. It's even a mix of knitting and crochet, so it's a real jumble. I don't mind, I think it looks okay, and it's Harley approved.
Harley has continued to bring a lot of laughs and has helped cheer us up. He loves to play fetch with a squishy sponge golf ball, and he'll spend ages taking it up stairs, dropping it, then chasing it back down again. I've not managed to get it on camera yet, but I'll keep trying.
What we have done this week is cleaned out the back room. We've arranged all the musical instruments and amps in a bit of a music studio set up. It's looking so much better in there now, it had turned into a bit of a dumping ground. I wish I'd taken some before photos, but I'd be afraid to put them up to be honest. It was baaad. So much better now.
And today I made this miniature embroidery necklace for the younger sprog. The frame hoop is from The Works. you got two in the bag for £1, one like this, and a 4.5cm diameter circle one. Not sure what I'm going to do for that one, but I thought the triple moon would fit nicely in the oval. I should have printed my template a few mm's smaller, but never mind, it fits, just. The moons are back stitch in metallic silver thread, and the pentacle is long stitch in a rainbow multi thread. Penny for scale.