Craft On: Hearts and Flowers

I am not as far along on my projects as I wished to be, but I am making progress. There was a little backtracking on Prettyish Wilderness, but I am back on track now, and I want to have it finished before I leave on my trip late this fall (imagine it is another section larger than it is in this picture - that's where I was before I had to go back). I do love this shawl, and really hope its recipient will love it, too. There isn't a lot of time to work on my projects before my trip, so I am modifying my plans. I wanted so badly to have so many hand made gifts ready, and I'm not sure that will happen. So, instead, I am looking for other gifts and working on the priority ones now. No snowflakes have even been begun.

Al-Qidyssat Katrin min al-Iskandaria is well on her way. I really love the yarn, as well as the growing design. Enough people have asked me to regrade Saint Catherine of Alexandria for women, and it has been on my list forever, so now I am so glad to be making it. This cache-coeur, a hidden heart, with a heart on its back, a cross (your heart) between a shawl and a cardigan seems like the perfect knitting project for the blustery fall days.

Also, do you see that delightful bear paw mitt? It is the most tedious thing I've done in a while, but I am getting there. All the bits are knit. I need to attach all the rest of the paw pads on the other mitt still. I take it slowly, to relieve the tedium.

My reading consists of a book on marketing in the social media world. That sounds super boring, but I've actually found it really interesting. The author comes from a place of respect for clients and customers, and I really appreciate that. So, if you are interested in that kind of thing, pick up a copy of This Is Marketing.

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