NaBloPoMo 2016 Day 9

Long day today.  I stayed up way too late last night watching the election results come in.  Then I had two classes to teach today and am finally home a little after 9pm...  I think I may be in bed soon and hope to sleep in nicely tomorrow!  I also plan to focus on one project all day - I don't know which one yet!  Check back tomorrow to see what I go done!

NaBloPoMo 2016 Day 8

Today I spent a good amount of time working on my Celtic Myths Shawl and so far I managed to get a goodly amount done.  I plan to continue knitting on it this evening as we watch the US election results come in - unless I am too agitated to knit!  Either way I am happy with my progress today!! See the little green stitch marker?  That is where I started this morning!  As I said - I am happy with my progress today!!  This might just be a finish before November is over!!

NaBloPoMo 2016 Day 7

I managed to get a bit of knitting done on my newest sock design and I am happily decreasing for the toe now - which means the end is getting very close!!  I just ran out of steam to continue knitting last night  I may get it done later today or tomorrow for certain!  Once the knitting is done I need to get the pattern notes translated into a written pattern so that I can get it out for testing.  It does look like I will get this pattern released in 2016!!  YAY!

NaBloPoMo 2016 Day 6

Sixth Year of Projects - Week 19:  It's been a while since I posted...  I have been busy with school and keeping up with teaching and grading, but have also managed to get some crafting done (not a lot, but some!)

1) Coffee Cantata (Sock Madness 10 Round 6 socks) - Zero progress here.  I have not touched these in over a month or longer!!  I might frog these as I am just not feeling the love.

2) Celtic Myths Shawl - this is coming along nicely,  I have added several repeats on the edging and it is coming along nicely.  I have spent a bit of my spare time on this one the past couple weeks.

3) Sock scrap-ghan - I have added a few more little squares to this project. I have 89 squares now and am still a long way fro being done! 

4) Scrappie - I cast this on in the beginning of October and have not worked on it much in the past several weeks.  I need to get back to it and get it done - it is a fun pattern and great for using up scraps!

5) And I have been working on a new sock design.  It is getting closer to completion and will hopefully be ready for testing in the next couple weeks!

NaBloPoMo 2016 Day 5

About a month ago I decided I wanted to play around with a 365 day art/drawing challenge.  I knew I would never get started if I waited until January 1st so I though I might as well get started right then and there!  I have done this 33 days in a row now and each day post the picture on Instagram under karens365dayartchallenge).  I am looking forward to seeing how my art progresses over the year!  I also started a 100 day mandala challenge a little while ago. I am not doing them on consecutive days but am scattering them through the rest of the creating over the year.  So far I have completed 10 mandalas.  I finally got a geometry set and my 10th mandala is actually symmetrical!  All the rest have been a bit wonky,  I am finding this whole challenge and process to be a lot of fun!  It relaxes me and it has let me accept the imperfect - which the majority of my art is :)  Here are some pictures of some of my artwork from this challenge:

My second mandala

My newest mandala

NaBloPoMo 2016 Day 4

Yesterday I managed to spend some time on my cross stitch horses and added a bit to it.  It doesn't look like much but I did spend a fair bit of time stitching!  Maybe, just maybe, I will finish this kit in 2016!!  That would be amazing!

Before

After

NaBloPoMo 2016 Day 3

So far so good posting every day!!  HAHA and it is only Day 3!  Today I want to show off a few new knit designs I am currently working on.  I have two sock designs currently being tested and hope to have them released for sale later in November.  I have one more sock design that is partially done.  I need to finish knitting the foot and then will have to get the pattern written up based on my notes I have been taking while knitting.  Once the sample is complete and the pattern is written I will be opening up the testing for it.  I hope to have the testing begin by late November and hope to have the pattern released before the end of December.

Here are the two masculine designs being tested currently:

And here is a progress picture of the design in progress: