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I actually completed a handwork project yesterday. Okay, so it was after the event it was intended for, but still it’s FINISHED!<\/p>\n
I actually gave the horse to my friend at her baby shower with just a partial mane and tail – he is so much cuter with a full mane and bushy tail.<\/p>\n
This is the first knit animal I’ve ever completed, which is ironic considering how many people I’ve taught and encouraged to knit animals (pigs and horses so far – we start lions next week – and true to my track record, I’ve never knit a lion myself either…) You can read the directions for how to make him here<\/a>.<\/p>\n So, this July will be a month of COMPLETION. I will finish up lots and lots of projects (and only start one or two…) It is SO HARD FOR ME TO FINISH A PROJECT. I almost had to hold my breath and just race through the last bits of that horse without thinking, to get him finished.<\/p>\n If I put a project aside even for a minute, it can languish for months or years. No joke.<\/p>\n Projects started in the last year that I intend to finish by July 28:<\/p>\n woolen vest for Christian<\/p>\n two knit pigs<\/p>\n the hair transplant on my niece’s doll<\/p>\n Wallace (a heavy baby doll for Flann- omg ALMOST DONE)<\/p>\n two dozen cloth menstrual pads<\/p>\n one dozen cloth napkins<\/p>\n wet bag and two shoe bags for Corrina (belated Christmas gift!)<\/span><\/p>\n and most embarrassingly…<\/p>\n half of my baby announcement cards (which are already addressed and stamped, but now require a updated picture!)<\/p>\n Projects not yet started, but still must get finished by the end of the month:<\/p>\n wet bag, laundry bag and two shoe bags <\/span>for my m-i-l’s retirement gift<\/p>\n Bella’s laundry bag, wet bag<\/span> and two shoe bags<\/p>\n Laundry bag, wet bag and two shoe bags for her friend taking her to NYC<\/p>\n Laundry bag, wet bag and two shoe bags for her friend’s aunt who is taking them.<\/p>\n Laundry bag, wet bag and two shoe bags for ME!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I actually completed a handwork project yesterday. Okay, so it was after the event it was intended for, but still it’s FINISHED! I actually gave the horse to my friend at her baby shower with just a partial mane and … Continue reading