The last part of 2022 was not good. My husband was almost killed in a car accident when he was struck on rte. 95. The driver had a rental car and no insurance. Luckily, my husband was driving the '79 Cougar which was totaled. He was spun completely around and hit the barrier and construction barrels. If he had one of the smaller cars, he would not have lived. He had some injuries but is doing better. He is having knee surgery later this month.
Other than the chronic back issues, I'm doing well. My A1C is down, and I feel better.
There was not much crafting in 2022. I only finished one sweater and a crocheted blanket. I did a little spinning (8 ounces) and some stitching on my three big cross stitch kits. The small "Curious Cats" kit was finished.
So far 2023 has been better. I started and finished a smaller cross stitch kit. It's two rabbits in the snow. I have the body of my "Giselle" sweater finished and the first sleeve picked up. I decided not to do the patterned part down the sleeves and the sides of the body, leaving them plain instead. A sock has been cast on too.
I broke the use stash only plan early this year.
I spun 5 ounces but added 32 to stash in January. I had 1000 points at Paradise Fibers, so I decided to splurge and use them.
In March, my cord came apart at the metal part while I was knitting. I had to order replacement cords, so some yarn also was ordered - 46 ounces worth. Knit Picks was having a 20% off site wide sale for that weekend. I got three more colors to go with my leftovers from the previous blanket for another one. Two sweater quantities of worsted weight yarn also were added. One is a pretty pale baby blue, and the other is a purple so dark it's almost black. Patterns are already picked for both colors.
Several stitching kits have also been added as well.
Of course, Sophie is still here, meowing and being her sassy self.
