YoP #7

In case you missed it, I did manage to finish one blanket this week, my Vortex! Little one has been enjoying its swirly goodness as she rolls around on the floor :)

I didn't share a progress picture of my ballet camisole last week so here's an update!

I have two more inches to go on the body before I start the upper back and front so not much longer! I ended up making a lot of progress on it this week because I decided after I finished my Vortex Wednesday I'd take a good few days and just focus on this.

This week's goal is finishing up that snowflake throw that has one more row to be attached! It should take me no time at all so those two blankets will be finished and I'll be able to start my next two blankets.

Once I finish the snowflakes, I can start something else off my YoP list (or catch up on my cap sleeve top which I should do).

One is a ripple blanket for our queen size bed and the other will be my blanket I'm doing along with the Crochet Block A Month group so it'll be this time next year before I share those :-P.

FO Friday #7

I finished my Vortex baby blanket this week! It took me way longer than I should have really but I had decided in September when I started that one block per month was plenty on top of my other projects :).

Little girl appears to love it, she grabbed on before I was even done!

Yes we both had festive Christmas PJ's on...it was one of those days.

I was going to share my button slippers but really that's nothing compared to the loveliness shown above so I'll save those for another Friday.

Next week's goal is the last row of motifs on my Snowflake throw so I'll have another big FO next Friday.

And you know what that means? I finished two blankets before Christmas meaning the new year is free to start the two other blankets I have planned!

Don't forget to help pick my next shawl project on my blog's homepage on the left :) Which would look great as a solid black "go with everything" shawl?

A picture is worth...well, you know how it goes

So as I sit here thinking of the pictures I need to take for my upcoming blog posts, I'm disappointed at yet another dark, overcast day resulting in a lack of natural light. My last several posts I haven't been happy with pictures at ALL but haven't had a chance at much natural light so I think I'm going to dive into making my own little "cheap" photo studio in my house. I had found this blog which is a great idea but still relies on natural light so it's still iffy in solving my problem.

I do use large cardstock in the background of pieces when I can but still, relying on natural light (although it is the best light for photography) isn't always an option!

I've seen several mini-studios made using a large cardboard box which is great for showing off little projects but still not that fantastic for those bigger projects like wearables and blankets!

I am waiting for the above book to come out for some inspiration. It's already available to purchase on a few other sites but personally with Amazon being so much cheaper AND my family has Amazon Prime so we don't ever pay for shipping, I'll wait a few more weeks. I love photography and I have a great camera for it but pictures are so important to me on a blog post and I could do with much improvement there I think!

With that said, anyone have their own mini makeshift photo studio for blog pictures? Share your photo taking trials and tribulations as well as successes!

YoP #6

More progress than I thought this past week and hopefully EVEN more on the two blankets this upcoming week!

Made it through quite a few more rows of my Ballet Camisole but no picture this week because that way next week's picture will make the project look that much bigger ;) It has very much become my evening knitting with some hot chocolate. I'm such a kid, not much of a coffee drinker and have to be in the mood for tea but I never turn down hot chocolate! I do need to make my mug a cozy but I hate covering up the Mickey Mouse ears!

I did finish off the 3rd Vortex square and started the fourth one a few days ago.

4th square in progress!

Three squares patiently waiting to be put all together

Ended up doing my button slippers in a red Soft Yarn as the boucle wasn't co-operating much when it came to crocheting so I'll have to see about a small knitting project for those skeins. Someone disappointed but I still love my red slippers! I'm saving the full reveal for Friday!

Today is my day to work on snowflakes so obviously I don't have an update picture. Honestly I'm hoping my next update picture is that it's finished. Nothing like being SO close to finished on two bigger projects that I can't make myself sit down and just finish one!

OH! And before I forget, I for the life of me cannot decide which shawl to use my Caron Simply Soft Light in black on so on my blog's homepage (on the lefthand side) is a poll. Pop in your vote and help me decide! If you vote "Other" make sure to leave a comment with your suggestion here

Poll Time!

So I need some input. I have several skeins of Simply Soft Light in black that I bought because of how squishy they are and how in love with Simply Soft I am. I'd like to use them to make a nice black "match anything" kind of shawl but I don't know which one! There's a poll on the left side of my blog's home page with my possibilities so far, help me decide! There's also an "other" option to choose if you have a favorite that might look great in black :). Free and paid patterns are considered, I just can't choose on my own! I do prefer a knit one (surprising for me since I usually prefer crochet).

Here's the links to the ones in the poll already:

Hitchhiker
Haruni
Walnut Grove
Alma Ella

**If you choose other, leave a comment here with a link to the one you think I should do instead! I'm open to all suggestions :)