Craft Enabled, Domestically Disabled

Scarf fidget maze

So I found this pattern around the beginning(?) of the year. It looks like The Ultimate Fidget--double knitting, wind a marble through the maze. I took a class through Stitches (RIP) to learn how to do double knitting, but this being different from side to side really screwed with me for awhile and I would take out more than I put in.

Now, I think I have it down, relatively speaking. I don't work on it that often--it's my work office lunch project--but I think I've got enough of it going (nearing the first page down...of many pages, mind you) to show you a bit. Here's a photo of the scarf with the pattern, if that helps any to figure out what is going on.

And here's more of it, on both sides now.

 

Map of the world

I saw this and had to make it for my friend Dawn. Who's finally received it for her birthday, so I can now post it. The pattern was written out very detailed to figure out how many stitches are where, albeit I still have magical appearing/disappearing stitch issues so I had to keep track on every dang row, and add a bit of side borders to even it out.

Here's the map of the world blocked out on a boogieboard:

And hung on a wall:

Fixing the overalls

So since May I've noticed that (a) overalls seem to be coming back as a fad, for some reason, and (b) I went to a show and saw the director wearing what I can only refer to as sexy overalls. Never before have I seen overalls, of all things, somehow sewn and cut to be so tight on an hourglass figure. Like daaaaaaaaamn.

Anyway, I have been keeping an eye out if I spotted any I liked, and I found some yesterday. They were in size XL and frankly, too big in the straps, in the legs, and on the hips, but I was all, I think I can fix these. So I took in the hems by 3.5 inches, moved the button on the straps to be tighter, and took in the sides on the overalls. 

Before:

After:

The Isabela top has flowers on

Continued from here. I still have to figure out the sleeve dots issue, but it's mostly done now.

It's a pie

Made for a friend's birthday.

Isabela skirt is done

Continued from here. Based off the artwork here.

Now all I've got left is yarn-bedazzling the top and making a cactus.

 

Isabela skirt update, first layer

Continued from here.

I spent a week crocheting flowers and have sewn them to the first layer of skirt. Two more long-ass layers of that to go. 

And I finished the top of the collar.

Stitches just went bankrupt

Announcement here. 

Posting this for those who read this blog and may not have heard otherwise. I'll update with more dish if I hear it. 

I'm so disappointed and sad, if not totally surprised because they had a lot less vendors this year (around 100 down from 300 the year before, and they used to have a lot more pre-site move and pre-pandemic, of course) and I suspected Stitches 2023 might be the last one. But I'm bummed as hell anyway. 

Places to find out more:

• Reddit discussions here and here.
• Ravelry discussions with the most here and here
• Facebook page for the screwed over.

Birthday necklace project

Years ago my therapist suggested doing a one-day project on my birthday. I admit I was bored of all the options I've bookmarked over the years, so I just like, made up a chain crochet necklace today.

Tesoro Sweater

Found here.

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Started this in January. Pretty easy knit but I kept screwing up the sleeve decreases at least twice per sleeve, and the sleeves went on FOREVER....finally finished just in time for 85 degree weather!