All the things...

Sometimes I believe I have a specific kind of ADHD...crafters ADHD.  I want to do all the things.  This weekend was a perfect example.



Friday night, the activities were:

• Finished the hand sewing on five knitting project bags


• Started a shawl with my handspun, Nurmilintu


• Spinning on the wool/flax blend.

Saturday, the line up was:

• Organizing the craft room


• trip to Ikea for hubby's kite room and a fold up drying rack


• washed, dried (on the new rack) and steam pressed 12 eco-dyed scarves


• Knit on Nurmilintu


• Scoured and mordanted six silk infinity scarves for future dyeing.


• Scoured and mordanted 224 grams of Shetland roving

Sunday activities included:

• Blocking three spa clothes and a cowl


• Gathering 660 grams of Queen's Anne's Lace along a roadside near our home


• Gathering 30 grams of Russian Sage blossoms from the front yard


• Trip to Wally, Big Lots and TJ Maxx for new dye pots


• The usual laundry, cooking and going to gas up  the car.


• Straightening my office, shredding files from 2011, 2012 and 2013.


• Spinning for an hour or so on the wool/flax blend.


• Bundling and steaming 4 bundles of eco-dyed scarves, this involved gathering hibiscus, rose and eucalyptus from my dye garden.


• Steaming the Queen Anne's lace and Russian Sage to dye the roving.


• Completed July travel report.