Projects and more Projects
I have apparently decided that I don’t have enough to do in October. I thought that the several sewing projects, the Halloween costume and the two Halloween crocheting projects would be sufficient for the time being, but NO. I’ve come up with some new things to do.
The problem is that I’ve really found a couple of neat things that I want to take part in. One is the crochet along, which is sort of a group crochet where people make things along a theme for a specified 
period of time. This looks like the second crochet along that they’ve done, but I could be wrong. Each one has a theme, like I said, and the last one was amigurumi items. This one is Christmas. I have no idea how long it lasts.
Basically, you’re supposed to crochet Christmas items - either themed, or gifts for others, or even yourself. There are patterns available for this and lots of other things in the sidebar. You post pictures to the associated Flickr account. At present my first idea is the crocheted Christmas tree to the right. So, we’ll see how this goes, since obviously I’m not too sure about how it works. Is it too early to do Christmas?
And now, more holiday stuff. This one is a contest at Softies Central. The idea is that you submit a softie in one of the categories by posting to a Flickr account, then they’re judged and prizes awarded. So - confused about what a softie is? It’s sort of a stuffed doll-animal type thing but not really for kids… sort of. I dunno. Make something small and cutish and soft and stuff it. 
There you go. I often post softies on Ridiculously Cute Fridays - for example the really cute softie called Leafy from the Little Odd Forest and last Friday’s miniature animals. Interested? Check out this Softies: Simple instructions for 25 Plush Pals book over on Amazon.There’s a Nightmare Before Christmas category that appears to be calling my name. It’s also an excuse to watch the Nightmare Before Christmas for inspiration. How do you suppose I can make Oogie Boogie & some bugs get into the Christmas spirit??
Last but not least I just came across the SwapDex, which is just what it sounds - an index of Swaps. People make stuff and swap it. Literally. Recent posts include the Fall swap, the Knitting Vintage Socks swap and the Knitters Coffee Swap 3. Whew.That, really, is something I need to just think about and not do. Look around and see what I think. Because - whew! - at the moment, I think I should quit while I’m already behind.
