I am so excited. My Tunisian crocheted afghan is a little more than half way done. And it has gotten easier and easier: this means that I am going a little faster than when I first started. Staci suggested stopping, when that larger section is done, to do a cross stitch name. However, I can’t decide if I want to do a name or not so I will probably wait until I have the afghan done and blocked and by then maybe I will have decided what I want to do.
And I have decided what my next knitting project is going to be. This is the cowl Judy just showed. I have found that my neck really likes being warm when I am out in the winter and this cowl pattern looks great and will provide me a terrific challenge (new stitch and cables).I still have to get back to knitting on my short sleeved cardigan, right after the afghan is finished.
I have been doing some sewing. I made this twin sized throw. It took me over a year to find the red fabric so I was very excited to be getting this project donel
And I did get some Step 1 blocks done for Grand Illusion. I still have to make parts for many more of these but I think that I will devote this weekend to Step 2 (Step 3 comes out tomorrow so I don’t want to fall much more behind. 
One of the reasons I think I will be able to get a lot done this weekend is that DH is again dancing in the Nutcracker: he is Drosselmeyer and does not really dance but since he has been doing this for over 35 years he does make an impression with his entrance: children remember him all year long and recognize him when they see him out and about. They have already done a school children’s matinee and now have two evening performances as well as a Sunday matinee. See why I will have some studio time? I hope you will have time to work on your projects as well as checking out what others are accomplishing over at Patchwork Times. Gari
