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Poor neglected craft journal *pets it*

Things have been busy. I made a lot of stuff, but I have no pictures because I’ve been too busy to upload them.

I finished my NaKniSweMo sweater, although I had to bind off my last several stitches a couple days into December because I couldn’t find my swatch to unravel. The sleeves are half length, which is annoying because I can’t stand half-length sleeves on sweaters, but if I wanted them longer I’d have to undo the bottom of the sweater and I’d rather have the extra length. I’m thinking I’ll knit armwarmers with the same pattern out of a different color and attach them with buttons or something like that.

I also finished Kate’s hat and scarf (the Manitou Passage/Reversible cable things). The hat didn’t turn out exactly how I wanted it to, and I’m not sure I’m going to bother writing up the pattern. Too much of a pain and the reversible cables don’t decrease very well.

The first two of my army of cupcake hats have been completed, and I made them to match the baby blankets I made for these kids. The cupcake hats are way too big for their little heads, and since the hats only take me a couple hours to make (once I get past the damn nubbins) I’m going to make a couple that are smaller and can fit the babies now.

Liesel has been cast on, but I’m not that far into it yet, just three or four lace repeats. It’s looking nice, but I’m worried that my mystery vintage yarn is mostly acrylic and I won’t be able to block it. I am planning on making more than one of these, so it shouldnt’ be too much of a problem.

Hallowig has also been completed, and that was finished in about three days worth of spare time. Very easy, very quick. I think Andie will like it.

Non-knitting crafts: I etched some glasses with snowflakes for a gift exchange we had at our party, and they were well received. I took pictures of those before they left the house, and I’ll post them when I have time. Which will hopefully be tonight because I need to upload lots of pictures. My Ravelry notebook is all unillustrated. Can’t have that.

I also might be submitting a couple things to magazines and books soon. I’ve got the submission criteria, all I have to do is come up with the designs…