Trying to get caught up

It's that time of year, courtesy of Stash Dash and The KnitGirllls, that I start trying to organize my projects, so that just maybe, I will be able to have some things completed before the year is over.  The list of knitting projects to finish is at forty-two.  I've got a dozen or so embroidery or cross stitch pieces as well as at least that many sewing projects just waiting for me to pay attention to them.
On the positive side, once I sew in the sleeves on my Embry, the list of completed projects will be up to sixteen.
I did manage to complete the Sibylla lace shawl.  It was a fabulous piece to knit.  Now it just needs a wash and a block.

I've also managed through clue 4 of the Queen of Thorns, Game of Thrones 2016 mkal, though the fifth and final clue has already gone live, so I am hoping to complete this shawl this weekend.

I also just got through clue 3 of The Godswood of Winterfell shawl.  I am currently a solid clue behind, the piece is lovely, I just keep getting distracted.

Here is one of the distractions...

I found him over at Urban Threads, had him downloaded, traced and stitched in two days flat.  There was something about the design, I couldn't seem to put it down.
The other distraction is my growing collection of coloring books.

I love them!  The small ones are actually blank notebooks.  As someone who was a fan of the DoodleArt posters as a teenager, how could I not love these coloring books?

Just one more?

The lovely Erica Jackofsky came out with the fifth in her elemental knit along, The Philosopher's Stone, so of course I need to knit it.  I do already have the rest of the set, one is even finished, though still un-blocked.
I've managed to stay caught up with the Queen of Thorns knit along, not the other two knit alongs, but I will get there.  I wasn't sure I liked how the colors were working up at first, but when I stepped back to photograph it, I was smitten again.

It's also embroidery season again around here.  The beginnings of my bout of summer themed embroidery got started yesterday.

I also dug out the fabric and personalized pattern I bought back in February for a wedding gift that I need to send out before September.  This is fabric only, as I don't want to spoil the potential surprise.

It will probably get put in a hoop tomorrow.  I have a knit shirt that I am doing the finishing on today and a copy of Deadpool to watch (sooooo much love for Deadpool)!

It's shawl season!

And it's almost Stash Dash so I may have joined a few knit alongs.  Yes, I have tons of works in progress. I just have a terrible weak spot for themed knit alongs.
Which means I have yarn for three shawls that I haven't started or the kals haven't begun yet.  Those are Gerda

Cheshire

As well as We're All Mad Here which I am going to use my Glow Cloud yarn from Nerd Girl Yarns for.
There are also three in progress.
Sibylla done in Valley Yarns Northfield in Olive Grove. The yarn is a joy to work with even if the colorway I chose isn't showing the lace pattern much yet, especially with it crumpled up on too short a circular cable.

Queen of Thorns is the latest installment of a Game of Thrones kal I have done three years running now.  I am using Wonderland Yarns, Cheshire Cat in their Dark Rainbow Pt. 2 and Hawthorne Kettle Dye in Blackbird

The Godswood of Winterfell is the final kal I am working on right now.  I am using Knit Picks Galileo in Gosling.  I have ruby red beads set aside to use on it later.  Yet another lace shawl scrunched up on to too short a cable.

My new summer patterns also got here the other day.

Now to dig the fabric out of the garage, goodness knows where it all is, and actually get started sewing.  People in the house are just going to have to put up with fabric and patterns everywhere for a little bit.

Happy May Day!

These are cherry blossoms on the (sadly)ornamental cherry tree in our backyard.

Who knew blueberry blossoms were so pretty?  I am really looking forward to the fruit as well, homemade lavender blueberry ice cream possibly?