Wow, it's July.
That means I need to make up a new Penguin Pail.
Life has been crazy and I haven't had the time to get one together!
Today's #CreativeDaily keyword is "Getting Started" - so here I go! I'll just make up an ambitious list off the top of my head!
July 2015 Penguin Pail
1.
Finish both of the WIP I currently have started:
DONE
I am working on a baby blanket made of
Monster Granny Squares. It will take 36 squares: 18 Monsters, 9 solid color squares with off-white border, and 9 off-white squares. I have 14 of the 36 squares done. At the back left of the picture, you can see my other WIP (Work in Progress) - Baby Shark Slippers. I have one done and the other one started. Should be able to finish up with a few more hours' work.
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| Finished July 6th |
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| Finished shark slipper on a wiggly 9-month-old! |
2.
Jake the Giraffe - DONE
I want to make another striped giraffe, one of my best sellers. I wasn't sure of what color scheme to use until my daughter was talking about a wedding she attended. She said the color scheme was coral and navy blue and that she really liked that together. So, I made a trip to Hobby Lobby and used a gift card to pick up a few skeins of yarn:
I went over to the
Stripe Generator at the Biscuits and Jam website and punched in my color choices, then refreshed a few times until I got a stripe pattern that caught my eye. Now I can start on Jake (the groom at the above-mentioned wedding was named Jacob).
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| Jake is all done! |
3.
Hooded Dinosaur Blanket. (
Pattern Here ) -
DONE!
Snappy Tots offered a free pattern last month, and I got this one free... so I bought some yarn and am eager to get going on this project!
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| Two evenings' work |
This project has been at a standstill due to the weather. It has been so hot and sticky that I haven't been able to stand having a heavy blanket across my lap as I work on it!
Finished 7/30/15
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| Doesn't quite fit my 5'8" daughter, but she loves it! |
4.
Bucket of Fun Project - DONE
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| Got it filled! |
My "how many projects" last month was fun... so I'm going to do it again, on a slightly larger scale. I have an empty tub from pretzels.
I haven't gotten around to it yet, but I am going to fill it with balls of yarn and mostly-used up skeins, and work on little projects through the month to finish it off. I'm eager to pop out a few more Twirly Birds and Mini Teddy Bears.
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| Project #1 from the bin |
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| A few more projects from the scrap bin: a lion and a cupcake! |
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| This finished off a ball of yarn from the bin! |
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| Manny the Monster is using up yarn scraps like crazy |
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| This Patriotic Pony almost finished off the red, white & blue variegated yarn. |
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| Manuel de Monster - done! |
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| Made up a little striped owl as I went along... |
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| Two more projects finished 7/22 & 7/23 - mini turtle & yellow dishcloth |
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| And then I did an old favorite - Calypso the Kooky Owl! |
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This was before I made the two owls. Now the gallon-sized bag is about half full.
July 23 - about a week left in July, and the yarn is almost gone.
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| Sugar-free, gluten-free, high-fiber cupcake! ;) |
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| Started out as an owl, turned out to be an alien... |
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| Sam the Owl finished off the red, white & blue variegated! |
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| All that's left Friday morning, 7/24 |
5. Another
Amish Puzzle Ball critter! Maybe a dinosaur this time... okay, a turtle. Started 7/29
The project starts with lots of little pieces... 12 wedges, head segment, leg segments, tail... I have ten of 12 wedges done as of 7/30 evening.
Finished July with 18 of the 25 pieces done. Should be done by Monday!
Since this list of 5 items will probably generate about 30 finished items, I think I'll end there!
Let the July crafting begin!
