Banking Holiday

The  Mister and I took a victory lap to several banks yesterday to celebrate the closing of his late mother's estate.  She passed away a year ago on the 5th and after tons of work we are finally free to divvy up her cash to all the patiently waiting heirs. While The Mister took care of business, Pup and I sat in the car and knit. I am happy to say I finally got past those two gussets. Hallelujah.

I've been in a terrible knit hole lately. I have zero interest in the wintery projects I've got on the needles. I am also not inclined to want to start something new in spite of lots of pattern searching on Ravelry. I want to knit, I need to knit but I don't know what to knit. My big basket of kitchen cotton's been calling to me. I think I need to listen.

What else? When you don't know what to knit, knit something quick and useful. Dishcloths it is. For now.

April

 That blank spot is where April should be.

 The April block is Courage.

 Here is what the whole thing looks like at the moment. I was making pretty good progress and then the time went and changed. I can't seem to settle down to stitch in the evenings when there is so much daylight.

Here's a start. It's not much but you have to start somewhere.

Painting Day

 We had a very small window of opportunity yesterday. When I got up it was warm out. Open the windows warm.

 I told The Mister it was now or never. The weather for the rest of the week is going to be back to cold. By 1:00 our warm weather had already turned cold but I had a painted bathroom. By 2:00 it was raining and very windy. I really hate all this wind.

 There was paint drama. A few weeks ago I sent The Mister out to get me a bucket of white paint. He came back with a giant paint sample book that he had to put a $40 deposit on. It seems you can't just buy white paint anymore. There were hundreds of whites to choose from. I worked myself up into a bit of a tizzy trying to decide.

All that drama for a white bathroom. Now we can start hooking the plumbing back up. It's going to be so nice to not have to run all the way down to that cold bathroom in the middle of the night for a wee. I can't wait.

Going in Circles

 This curved piecing is killing me.

 This is the second block on the second row and I am considering it done even though I need to go back and pull that center in a bit more. There is a gap.

Look at block three. Really? Those are even bigger curves. Jeesh.

A New Doo Hicky

 After my latest weaving fail I decided to buy one of these strange looking things to help keep my fabric the size it's supposed to be.

 It's got teeth to hold onto the woven part so it's stays the right width as you weave along.

 I had to watch a video to figure out how to work it. It's called a temple by the way.

 I should mention that this pattern also has you using three shuttles at the same time. It's a real humdinger.

It's too late to use the doo hicky on the towel I am weaving now. It's already too wonky, but I'll give it a try on the next warp that is waiting patiently for its turn on the loom.

The Day After

 Another Easter is now history. We had a great day. Daughter made this cute bunny cake that we were too full to eat much of after our dinner.

Egg dyeing was popular.

As was looking for eggs.

I had a hard time coming up with things to put in the eggs this year. What do you put in them?

The grands are old enough now to be impressed with all the crazy crafting things I have. We did some stamping and watercoloring to catch our breath before an after dinner romp in the yard. Now I need a day to recoup. All that work and it's over in a flash. I'll clean it all up tomorrow.

Ready, Set, Go....

 Fridge full of macaroni, potato salad and coleslaw? Check.

 Macaroons and fruit trifle made? Check?

 Eggs boiled and dyed? Nope. I ran out. I underestimated how many I would need so I'm saving these for the Grands tomorrow. The Mister is going to have to do without.

Not a problem. He had basketball to watch and I had Easter Parade. It's all good.
Happy Easter!