Anyway, Dziadzi (Ravelry project link) is done, and I'm smitten. I really enjoyed knitting this, and I'm very excited to have a neutral wool pullover to add to my wardrobe. This was also a pretty quick knit, once you set aside the month and a half break to work on xmas knits and the days I lost when Coleslaw got her mouth on it and ate the needles, forcing me to wait for new ones to arrive.
(I have lost count of the number of sets of knitting needles she's eaten. It's at least thirteen. She is a menace. I love her.)
In other news, I finally had the money to order mugs for my beloved mug collection and I got them all unpacked and set out. I love my mug collection, and it's been very difficult to have them packed up and stashed in a closet for the past year. (Since unpacking them, there is now room in said closet for my mops and broom, so they aren't just leaning up against the wall of my living room anymore.)
I was afraid that hanging the shelves would be difficult—I really struggle assembling flatpack furniture, so while I do order a lot of things from IKEA, it always fills me with a bit of dread. Fortunately, these went up incredibly easily, and I actually had a lot of fun hanging them. The shelves are the Mosslanda picture ledge, which I chose because of the lip along the front edge.
Another thing I did this week was pull my current quilting project out! A couple months before I left South Dakota, I tripped over a chair and fell on my quilting frame, breaking it, so for my birthday last September I asked for a new one. The past few months have been crazy, so I only just unpacked and assembled the new frame this week, but it's been so nice having a quilt out to work on.
The sweater looks fantastic! And I have some serious mug collection envy! Mine are all in a cabinet, stacked rather precariously, but there's really nowhere I could have them all out on display.
ReplyDeleteMine were all precariously stacked in a cabinet in my old apartment, but I knew I really wanted to display them here, and I'm so glad I actually have some wall space available where I can do that! In my dream home I want one of those built-in little cubby shelves for mugs that I see people's spouses building for them online lol
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