Yarnification

Almost, anyway. My mom’s doily is finished, has been since last week, and guess what? I haven’t blocked it yet. I know, I know, you’re shocked.

I fully intend to do it this evening.

Then! Then I’ll start finishing up the five million other projects I have underway. I almost did the WIP Wednesday listing (on Thursday, because it just wouldn’t be me if I did it on the right day) but I figured since it was nearly identical to the one I put up a couple of weeks ago I wouldn’t bother.

A bunch of the time I usually spend crocheting has been eaten up by my attempt to learn to play the mandolin. I’ve been spending what’s usually my TV/crochet time playing with that, instead. (I can play about four songs now, two of them badly and the other two very, very badly, but I consider this progress because I couldn’t do it a few weeks ago.)

Yet another project burbling around in the back of my mind: A strap for the mandolin. I can’t see my way to paying for one when I’m perfectly capable of making one. I’ll need to make something that won’t stretch much, though, and that could be a little tough. (Maybe I’ll figure out how to make I-cord?)

I do not want to be cooped up inside today. You have no idea. Well, look at these and you’ll have some idea:

Today:

Average temperature for this time of year:

So you can understand my pressing need to go out and play, right?