Working, Working, Working

I really thought that, with the completion of my book, I would have more time on my hands, at least for awhile. I thought things would get less hectic. But, I started writing down the things that I had to stop in order to write the book and it turned out to be quite a long list. So, immediately afterward, I got started and haven’t been able to stop since.

Granted, I did finally get some time to do a bit of overdue cleaning like clearing out Christian’s extraneous toys and hanging that rug on the wall. Oh, and the Lady Godiva herself asked what I used to hang it up there. I use Hercules Hooks to hang up everything.

I took on the challenge of designing some spring/summer garments in a top-down style. I haven’t done this before and I’m always looking for something different. The attraction with top-down designs is that they usually don’t have any seaming and you get to try them on as you go for a better fit. I can certainly see the attraction in that!

I started one of the designs on a Friday night and had it finished by Saturday night. I was so excited about it. It was in Brianna size which means that it didn’t take long to finish. But, one day to finish means that it was literally an entire day of crocheting. But, that’s how excited I was about it! Without missing a beat, I immediately grabbed more yarn and stitched up the 2X size. It’s quite an easy task to design clothing in Brianna size. But, I wanted to be absolutely certain that this style would size up properlly. It took some creative use of math, but, by Sunday night (Monday morning rather), I had the 2X size complete.

Still not missing a beat, I designed another top in Brianna size which I had finished by Wednesday. Yes, I took my time on that one! hahahaha

I had to stop this design fest to start another because there was a really large submission due by Friday. And, there were class proposals due by this Monday.

You see? The work just didn’t stop. It started getting even more fierce! Yikes!

The two tops will go up on my website in about a week or possibly two weeks. But, I’ll have photos for you as soon as I can get a breather and the weather is nice for photography. Soon! Very soon!