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I'm approaching the finish line with Sherwood, the latest throw, so I'm thinking about what I want to do before the next big project. Sometimes it's good (and gratifying) to make something small as an in-between breather type of thing. Making throws is always good for my headspace, but even when they're mindless they take a while. A quick and easy project is nice.

One possibility is to make some amigurumi. I have the chunky yarn from my Hobbii mystery bag, and this cute little octopus book pattern.

The gray bulky mill end yarn I got from the Herrschners mystery bag wants to be a project basket, as that's all I can think of making when I look at it. I've not often used bulky yarn, so it would be fun to see if I could single-strand a big beautiful basket out of it.

Speaking of baskets, the one I use for my yarn scraps that I emptied has refilled again. When I add the scraps from Sherwood it will be close to overflowing, so I need to do a multi-scrap ball project.

I've been wearing the hat I made from Dollar Tree yarn all winter, and I wouldn't mind making another out of the gorgeous worsted hank I got in my Etsy mystery yarn bag.

I may end up making something completely different, but part of the fun of project planning is thinking about all the possibilities. :)

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