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In Progress: April 2024

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

Persephone (probably not its real name): Thought thoughts mostly. 
Short Stories:  Almost finished the one I pulled from the backlog last month. 
Critted 4 Got back 1
Submissions 0 Out there 0 Rejects 0
Knitting
  • Cathar (self). Started the month with maybe 15 rows to the armholes. But I've been thinking that for a long time. I listened to the Reith Lectures with Stuart Russell and mapped out the sleeves, then pushed to the armholes just to get it over with.  
  • Morning Brew (Coffeehouse Knits). Started the month at the armholes. There was a mistake in the pattern that was fortunately easy to fix (once I realized the numbers error wasn't because I'd accidentally added two stitches during the 16" of uninterrupted stockinette) because I hadn't divided for armholes yet, only for neck. I'm now finished the fronts and back and have done several inches of the first sleeve. 
  • Tiny Twists Socks (the second pair). Started ton the gusset of the second. Finished. 
  • Blushing Cloud (Knitty S/S24). Last month I knitted maybe an inch. Did a couple more in the car. 

Sashiko project: Nothing. 
Ruffle skirt: Also nothing. I really ought to work on this so I can wear it, it's in season now. 

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