not so much with the finishing...

so, i have been knitting for 10 years. (i mean "knitting-for-real" - i learned to knit about 28-ish years ago - but 10 years ago is when it stuck)  i hesitate to admit that, only because i have an idea about the number of knitted items that could have (and in my head - should have) come off my needles in the course of a decade(!).  the actual number of finished knitted things and this imaginary number aren't exactly in the same ballpark.  

there are lots of reasons why i don't do as much "finishing" as i'd like. (3 of those reasons call me mom).  but #1 on that list is all the starting i do!  the past week has been no different!  despite all of my enthusiasm and motivation to work on my "quilt-as-you-go-along" squares, i didn't.  instead i:

attempted to finish a baby sweater for a yet to be born little friend.  the labor and delivery is now finished & the little friend is here - the sweater - not so much.

bought tons of paper and a new papercutter to indulge/enable my little people's latest crafty pursuit...

made and stuffed the inner bag of a diy beanbag chair.  the little people cut up a queen-size memory foam mattress topper for the stuffing...

played with my brand new darning foot!  super fun, but not so pretty!(yet)

and while there was a little bit of quilt-square making, fabric cutting and buying that went on - these other projects all came first.  the reality of my life is that the making that i do must fit the day and the lives of those around me.  there are days that attacking a mattress pad with scissors is far more important than spending time at the sewing machine. and others when getting a few quick rows of knitting in between folding paper (and laundry) is the best i can do.  


so be it.