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What's (been) on the needles? June 2022

 My oh my, has it really been a whole month? I guess so! In the past month I finished the school year, tracked down paperwork to bring my dog to the US, flew back to Virginia, got a hair cut, and visited many of my old haunts. I love it here, at least I do for the time being. Once the weather heats up I will NOT like it so much. I fly back to Guatemala the end of next month.

So, what are my plans for the summer? Well, I'm going on a roadtrip with my sisters, stopping in Ohio to visit my brother and his children, teaching a knitting class July 9, and selling at a sci-fi mini-con July 23-24.

That brings me to what's on the needles:

SO. MANY. THINGS.

I found out I was going to be a vendor with only two months to plan. I gave away my entire inventory before I left, so I had to start from scratch. I have a goal of

5 scarves ✓
10 cowls (halfway)
20 hats (5 to go)
Bookmarks once I meet those quotas
 

As a part of this, I needed to make example projects for my knitting class. I am happy to say, I'm more than halfway through! Fortunately, I have a few things I never gave away, but never wore that much I can also sell.

Here are some of the things I've made in the past few weeks, including things I've been able to find in storage after some digging:

Hats


Cowls


Scarves (the fifth scarf is the Doctor Who one I shared last month)


On top of these things I have a couple blankets I dug out plus a masterpiece that will be shared later

Let me also say, I am beyond thrilled to teach a knitting class next month! If you are reading the blog because it was linked with the class please let me know!


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