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In Process -- September 2019


Wind/Water/Salt
Chapter 19: Almost done? 
Chapter 20: I started this month not even sure I need this chapter, and then found a point to it…
Chapter 21: This is one that massively benefited from research.

Persephone
Did 27 days worth of that Jane Ann McLachlan stuff. This was insanely useful to me, and totally shaped the story. I feel like I could write it now, but I don’t know if I should. Do I really need another completed first draft lying around? 

Connecting
Critted  9
Got back 8

Subs
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Knitting
FI Corset belt. Started month half done. I did some rows, and it’s still half done. If this is going to get finished, maybe I will not start something else until it or all the socks are done. 

Sunny skies of winter (KP 2015 FI) Started the month almost done with the fair isle portion, getting ready to do the long boring expanse. I’m still on the long boring expanse, and finished a cone of yarn. My sister came up with the more accurate title. 

Cleave (New Directions in Sock Knitting). Another one to use part (most?) of another cone. (I can buy a ball of yarn for every cone I use up, until I hit 24 which will probably take three years). I’m just past the heel on the first sock.

In sewing news, I did four darts and two seams on that dress I cut out last month, four out of 16 steps, which doesn’t really mean it’s ¼ done. Or actually maybe it does. I hate darts, and everything always starts with darts.
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