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Been a while
Jun. 23rd, 2012 06:11 pmWhat have I been up to?
Mainly looking after a baby. She is now 11 weeks old and can manage the most adorable smiles and amazing noises (evidence in photos on facebook) and produce much cheese. But I may be biased :)
Just starting to find my feet and after a binge of reading, wanting to be working on more projects. Hampered by needing to pick TV/movies to accompany that (saves my neck), that an 11 week old can listen to without being disturbed (no sudden noises/ angry or scary voices etc). This knocks out a bunch of things I want to catch up on (Sherlock, Dr Who etc)*. Also I can only work on things in half hour to hour long bursts in between feeding, changing, cooing at, cuddles, walks and laundry. And sleep. Must be able to put down fast in case of emergency.
So, what is in progress/planned?
Clothing projects:
Recently finished Z's trousers which were wearable at CF.
If contemplating multi day events, need to do undertunics with breast feeding slits and garb which can be breast feed out of. Still thinking about that. DA is 2 months (?) away, but we will probably just day trip.
Naalbinding:
Had picked up the partially worked on naalbinded socks for Z, gotten miffed at the slow progress (very dense - would make good armour, but a bastard to fit to his feed) and out of curiousity, started a new sock with different tensioning (same stitch, much looser/stretchier). Much faster, so I will continue making a new pair of socks for him that way. These stand much greater odds of getting finished this year/decade, possibly even before DA.
Embroidery:
Would like to be in the middle of a project, but need some good silk and am lacking inspiration on the blackwork front (Anya does not need a blackworked shirt...).
Think that covers things.
Suggestions on any mad things to do?
* Unless I use headphones, but I don't wish to tune her out that much. Catching the earlier cooing gurgling happy signals works far better than the crying ones.
Mainly looking after a baby. She is now 11 weeks old and can manage the most adorable smiles and amazing noises (evidence in photos on facebook) and produce much cheese. But I may be biased :)
Just starting to find my feet and after a binge of reading, wanting to be working on more projects. Hampered by needing to pick TV/movies to accompany that (saves my neck), that an 11 week old can listen to without being disturbed (no sudden noises/ angry or scary voices etc). This knocks out a bunch of things I want to catch up on (Sherlock, Dr Who etc)*. Also I can only work on things in half hour to hour long bursts in between feeding, changing, cooing at, cuddles, walks and laundry. And sleep. Must be able to put down fast in case of emergency.
So, what is in progress/planned?
Clothing projects:
Recently finished Z's trousers which were wearable at CF.
If contemplating multi day events, need to do undertunics with breast feeding slits and garb which can be breast feed out of. Still thinking about that. DA is 2 months (?) away, but we will probably just day trip.
Naalbinding:
Had picked up the partially worked on naalbinded socks for Z, gotten miffed at the slow progress (very dense - would make good armour, but a bastard to fit to his feed) and out of curiousity, started a new sock with different tensioning (same stitch, much looser/stretchier). Much faster, so I will continue making a new pair of socks for him that way. These stand much greater odds of getting finished this year/decade, possibly even before DA.
Embroidery:
Would like to be in the middle of a project, but need some good silk and am lacking inspiration on the blackwork front (Anya does not need a blackworked shirt...).
Think that covers things.
Suggestions on any mad things to do?
* Unless I use headphones, but I don't wish to tune her out that much. Catching the earlier cooing gurgling happy signals works far better than the crying ones.
