I've been meaning to get up early enough so I can ride the bus then walk to H-Mart; early = cooler temperatures. Today I woke up about as soon as the light started coming in through the east window, which meant I could also stop at Trader Joe's on the way and pick up some unsalted roasted almonds to add to breakfast museli.
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~ week 1 ~
Thursday was the beginning of the thirteen week 2024 Mini Doll "Wardrobe-A-Long", with a different garment suggested each week. My intention is to make at least two of whatever the garment of the week is; when the challenge ends, send one of the two wardrobes off to Young Kestrel for her dollhouse dollies, who are relatives to my own tinyfolk. As is obvious, I finally added some stitched facial features to the "ghost girl", ~ week 1 ~
The first week our challenge garment is making a simple skirt... while the suggested instructions make a straight skirt from a slightly gathered tube of fabric, I can't do anything without elaborating it in one way or another. Opal is wearing a skirt made from a scrap of batik rayon, that also has functional patch pockets (cut squares from the selvedge edge so as to avoid having to make miniature pocket edge hems, fold under the other three edges and stitch to skirt). In addition, I realised afterwards that attaching the skirt piece to the waistband piece prior to turning the whole thing into a tube is eversomuch easier!
Nandina is wearing the simple blue handknit skirt that I started making prior to the beginning of the challenge, as a good possible option as well. I plan on a knitted cardigan of the same blue yarn for later in the challenge...
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Huzzah for getting my filling in the gaps shopping done. I never know quite what perishables I will find at H-Mart, so today I came home with a package of thin sliced pork roast perfect for stir fry, and just one skinny eggplant (most of the eggplant this time were sad). I know what
tonight's dinner will be, and the rest of the meat will be portioned out and frozen. I'll also make up some faux cheescake from some of my formerly canned pear chunks, as a change from pineapple. Maybe season with some nutmeg, some almond extract, and a bit of vanila. Makes a good high protein breakfast in the heat.
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June SMART goals (x=extra)
| # | THINGS MADE | THINGS FIXED | THINGS GONE |
| 1 | musk ox print | horses blouse edge | yard waste bin |
| 2 | green linen Jedi tunic | kitchen light fixture | recycle bin |
| 3 | Nandina floral dress | Luxo plug | dead box fan |
| 4 | 2 tiny knit skirts | plaid flannel slip | recycle bin |
| 5 | tiny knit cardigan | oak ebonised | - |
| 6 | Salish wooly dog print | x | x |
| 7 | bathrobe hook | x | x |
| 8 | tiny batik skirt | x | x |
| 9 | x | x | x |
today's gratitudes -
1. waking up early before the heat
2. tzatziki with dinner yesterday, there were some of the wonderful tiny "persian" cucumbers at the market...
3. I'm being able to use up some of my smaller amounts of leftover yarn to make dolly knitwear.
Time of Isolation - Day 1444
