Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Week 5 - 52 week challenge

Knitting - 3/5
Sewing - 3/5
Other - 7/5 

Knitting - have done 2 pairs of booties and 2 Pairs of Mittens for baby.
Sewing - have sewn some covers things for the carseat for bump and doing a change mat as we speak, and hopefully will finish another 2 Art Totes for the boys.
Other - The UFOs I finished in week 4 - which was a collection of knitted Barbie dresses that where supposed to go with the Barbie car for daughter for christmas.  That where knittted just needed seams sewn and ribbon attached.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Week 4 - 52 week challenge

Okay so the tallys arent working so well, so far
Knitting - 2/4
Sewing - 0/4
Other - 5/4  ( I decided because each T takes alot of individual work that they will count as 1 each even though they are the same thing essentially)

So this week has started with a boom.  So far I have knitted a Paulette Scarfette with 10ply  Hand dyed merino for a friends B-day on Monday, which I gave to her half knitted and finished it that night.  This was started week 2, so essentially that was the catch up knit.  But today already I have cast on a bootie and finished it so half way to completeing week 4 knitting project.

Also have found that my sewing machine and overlocker have been dusted off and are on the catch up. 

Well found finishing week 4 was actually easy - I did another bleached shirt testing a different method and also finished 3 ufos that I had been procrastinating on and sewed up 2 book bags (1 for a gift and 1 for Mr 5 starting school) and a art tote for my daughter.  I dont have a pic of the shirt but it was a rocket ship and stars on navy.



Thursday, January 19, 2012

Week 3 - 52 week challenge

Okay so this week has seen a bit more movement and its not over yet.

So far I have made 5 embelished T-shirts and finished a ufo from the knitting bag, so I am catching up on everything except the sewing.

Wk 3 Knitting
I had a NB vertabrae in 4ply Merino sitting hybernating waiting for me to finish the band, this has been done.

Wk 3 Sewing
None

Wk 3 Other
I love while hate making embelished T's, but my boys love them.  I have made 7 total, 5 this week.  This is a bleaching technique where by you make a stencil and then bleach.  I google for images I want and then I have been using Durasel to make my stencils and then either spray, paint or blot the bleach on and wait.  If its a colder day you can spead up the process with a bit of heat from a hair dryer.



 






Week 2 - 52 week challenge

Well week 2 didn't go as planned

I cast on 2 knitting projects but have only half finished both of them. 

Week 2 a wash out, so thats 1 knitted, 2 sewing and 2 other crafts behind already great start to the challenge.

Week 1 - 52 week challenge

Well week one got underway with alot of enthusiasm but no motivation.  I did however manage to knit a Seamless Kimono Sweater by Jacki Kelly out of Aqua 100% Perendale Wool from Skienz.


As for the sewing and other hmmm well procrastination set in and they are still waiting.

2012 52 week Challenge

OMG I finally found my blag again, roflol.

okay so this year, even though I am due to have #5 soon I have set myself a challenge that goes like this:
52 - knitted items
52 - sewn items
52 - other crafted items.

So okay from my calculation we are alredy in week 3 so I should have 9 items made and I will say I am a bit slacking.  Now it will probably get a bit confusing as I post this I will head back and do a weekly count of what I've been up to to get me up to date.