Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Two days into this online mystery quilt and I’m already behind. The four blocks yesterday led me to believe it would be easy to keep up with the clues but today I needed to make 20 blocks and that just wasn’t going to happen. I managed to get four blocks done and I have the other 16 cut out and ready to use as leaders and enders when I do my next miniature. Who knows what tomorrow will bring though.

I finished two more cards this morning. I’ll sit and stitch the binding tonight.

I was having such a hard time with my knitting last night that I told Pat I was done with all the yarn and I was either going to sell it or give it away. I’m having second thoughts today but I’m definitely going to sell the stuff I have been working with the last couple of evenings. It is 100% wool and I was making an afghan; the pattern I was using is better suited to a lot of colours, not the single ecru colour I had. The wool kept breaking, particularly the first and second balls; before giving up totally it seemed to be working better but I didn’t like the whole mess so what I have done is going into the scrap bin and I’ll try to sell the remainder. I have someone I could give it to and he will get it if I don’t manage to sell it.

I’m not sure about the rest of the yarn I have. I think if it doesn’t inspire me I’ll sell it (provided I have a decent amount in the same colour) or pack it up for the thrift shop. I’m making things just to use it up and not necessarily enjoying any of it.

But for tonight I have my bindings to stitch.