Monday miscellany and media - day 17 (year 2)

in which our plucky heroine continues with small improvements...

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been continuing have finished the slow work on the wall bracketing for holding the Couroc tray... decided that painting it black would be least obtrusive, since the various wood scraps were all different. I used the "strip of masking tape on the drill bit" trick as a depth gauge for the small wood screws, and colored the part of the metal anchor that overlapped the wall bracket with Sharpie pen; once attached to the wall, painted the other halves with some of the touch-up wall paint. It might be kludgy, since a woodworker I am not, but it is at least careful and thoughtful kludge; now the pretty tray is where I can see it every day...

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rainbow knitwear set for Little Kumquat...
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March SMART goals (x=extra)

#	THINGS MADE	THINGS FIXED	THINGS GONE
1	Kestrel kuspuk	darned Totoro gloves	recycle bin
2	6 jars orange marmalade	power bar kitchen	random books
3	5 jars applesauce	power bar workshop	recycle bin
4	horseradish	long power bar computer	extra apples
5	charter #1	rain capelet binding	-
6	Black Ice cardigan	new mask elastics	-
7	charter #2	new mask nosewires	-
8	6 jars sumo marmalade	alter An Tir knit top	-
9	rainbow baby cardigan	wall mount Couroc tray	x
10	rainbow baby hat	refurbish apron straps	x
11	rainbow baby booties	x	x
12	x	x	x
13	x	x	x
14	x	x	x
15	x	x	x

today's gratitude - a lifetime of small knowledge and skills, and a houseful of bits and bobs and random tools... without which, much of what I would envision would never become real

Saturday snippets - day 15 (year 2)

in which our plucky heroine feels slight inklings of a desire to learn new things and revisit former SCA research trails...

but for now, simply getting through the everyday, gradually making progress towards eventual clarity of space and thought will have to suffice. I did manage to get some very small plum trees from the backyard dug up and sent across the street to the new neighbors. My weekend goal is to clear off one small additional flat surface, to start the samara earrings for Neighbor Girl, and to enjoy the online company of friends and family. Somehow, I keep getting sidetracked with knitting rainbow things for Little Kumquat, which, while amusing, is not currently needful...

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The brackets to hold my Couroc tray on the wall have been slowly taking shape from assorted wood scraps, carefully cut and sanded and glued together. The hardware ordered last week arrived, and the smallest wood screws are VERY TINY indeed, much too small to be of use for this, they may instead be useful for Caer Cardboard. The medium size screws (¾") however, are like baby bear, just right... and will serve to attach the wee angle brackets to both the wooden supports and to the wall itself. Now the next step is to finish the wood in an unobtrusive black, and though I have no black paint, I do have some Jacquard "Dye-Na-Flow", which is a dye-like acrylic paint, originally purchased by accident, but should work well in this context according to the manufacturer. Stay tuned for further progress reports...

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I splurged, and ordered two (slightly different) fat quarters of this fabric, to make some baprons for Little Kumquat. I couldn't resist... the colors, and the playful (and non-gendered) motifs on the fabric made me smile so hard (and it is "dark" enough for food stains not to be as obvious)

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March SMART goals (x=extra)

#	THINGS MADE	THINGS FIXED	THINGS GONE
1	Kestrel kuspuk	darned Totoro gloves	recycle bin
2	6 jars orange marmalade	power bar kitchen	random books
3	5 jars applesauce	power bar workshop	recycle bin
4	horseradish	long power bar computer	extra apples
5	charter #1	rain capelet binding	3 baby plum trees
6	Black Ice cardigan	new mask elastics	-
7	charter #2	new mask nosewires	-
8	6 jars sumo marmalade	alter An Tir knit top	-
9	rainbow baby cardigan	x	x
10	x	x	x
11	x	x	x
12	x	x	x
13	x	x	x
14	x	x	x
15	x	x	x

today's gratitude friends that include me in their plans

Thursday thoughts - day 13 (year 2)

in which our plucky heroine makes and mends...

~ creativity challenge ~

back in 2019, I turned two An Tir tee shirts into a long sleeve knit top for myself... but recently decided that (most of) my knit tops would be more wearable if they had turtleneck collars, particularly as I had successfully drafted a pattern piece for just such a pattern hack earlier this year. There wasn't any more of the original fabric left , but a looksee on the resource shelves turned up enough black cotton/lycra to both craft a new warmer neckline, and also add some needed ease via gussets in the sleeves. (cotton t-shirt fabric is less inherently stretchy than cotton/lycra)

the original neck binding stitched down in red,new turtleneck addition stitched in place at the upper edge of the neck binding in black. It only took a few days of spare time hand sewing to finish the remodel of the top; it will get a lot more wear both currently and again when the cool weather returns in the autumn...

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a new baby due in October will need be kept warm... it delights me to be able to add my handknits to the preparations. More yarn has been ordered for a matching hat and booties, and some colorful fabric to make baprons and a stuffed puzzle ball. There might be a knitted vest, or an octopus rattle, or some little felt shoes...

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beauty in the time of isolation:

Magnolia stellata
"star magnolia"
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March SMART goals (x=extra)

#	THINGS MADE	THINGS FIXED	THINGS GONE
1	Kestrel kuspuk	darned Totoro gloves	recycle bin
2	6 jars orange marmalade	power bar kitchen	random books
3	5 jars applesauce	power bar workshop	recycle bin
4	horseradish	long power bar computer	extra apples
5	charter #1	rain capelet binding	-
6	Black Ice cardigan	new mask elastics	-
7	charter #2	new mask nosewires	-
8	6 jars sumo marmalade	alter An Tir knit top	-
9	rainbow baby cardigan	x	x
10	x	x	x
11	x	x	x
12	x	x	x
13	x	x	x
14	x	x	x
15	x	x	x

today's gratitude - assorted wood scraps to play with... I'm trying to put together a wall bracket to hold my Couroc tray