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In progress: December 2024


Wind/Water/Salt Chapters 39-51: Nothing. 

Persephone (probably not its real name): I think I figured out the ending. 
Short Stories: Wrote a new one, on paper. Typed it up. Edited it some. Probably made it worse. 
Critted 4 Got back 0
Submissions 0 Out there 0 Rejects 0
Knitting
  • Blushing Cloud (Knitty S/S24). Started the month with 14 inches of back done. I finished that, cast off the back, seamed the sleeves, and started the edging. I knew I was going to run out of yarn so at that point I just switched from green to pink. It's finished now. 
  • Hamilton (Self). Started the month having just started the first sleeve. Now that sleeve is 6 inches long. 
  • Seamless seam socks (Knitpicks Pop Socks). Started the month almost done with the second.  Finished that one, started the next. This is the second pair, the last pair for Christmas. And they are done. Maybe I'll knit some socks for myself now. Or when I've got these other projects under control. I wound up with a day when all three projects needed me to look not just at my hands, but at the instructions! Very hard for reading the entire internet on a Sunday morning. 
  • Sulaire (Alice Starmore). I had maybe 8 points of the first side of the peplum done at the start of the month, not impressive. Finished the peplums, started the body, attached them, knitted in the car. That body is now maybe five inches long. 

Sashiko project: Nothing. 

Ruffle skirt: I actually meant to work on this over the year-end break, but that didn't happen. 

Purple Romper: Nope. 

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