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In Progress -- July 2023

 

Wind/Water/Salt Chapters 39-51: Still need to take up comments and revise. 

Persephone (probably not its real name): Nothing but thoughts. 
Short Stories: As I mentioned last month I had a dish-washing epiphany on a story that wasn't going well. I'd already changed the POV character, but I knew that wasn't enough because I had no ending. It has an ending now. 
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Knitting
  • Tay Tartan cardigan (Martin Storey). Finally finished the danglers and minor seaming and chose buttons, then had to wait to block because the space I normally block in needed to be cleared, and this would be very disruptive to my work, so I waited to block it for the night before I went on vacation. It would appear that the finishing of this sweater took 4 months, which may be a new record. It fits for the most part. Yay! 
  • Cathar (self). Started the month just about done with the body edging. Did nothing. 
  • Sock yarn hoodie (self). Started the month halfway down the first sleeve. Finished that sleeve, started the next, putting me on track to finish this sucker in September. 
  • Sunday swing socks. Started the month on the gusset of the first. Finished that and the second. 
  • Pinner socks (Knitpicks). Started this for a long car ride, and when the ride was over I decided I was doing the wrong size, so I'm still on the first half of the first sock (not yet to the heel). This also gave me the chance to switch the contrast color to something more contrasting. 

Sashiko project: I'd like to say I ironed and drew some dots so I could start embroidering, but instead I went to Cdn National karate competition and vacation and the like. Now that Tay Tartan is done, I do have someplace to put this project when I'm ready to embroider, maybe that will be next month. 
Ruffle skirt: Sewed darts just so I could say I worked on it. 

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