Two Projects for September

I've already made some project plans for this month. These are loose, if-I-can-manage-them project ideas, as I have two people having surgery I'll be looking after during their recovery for most of the month. Unfortunately this is what your family does to you when you're an ex-medical pro -- use you for free nursing. I'm trying to be a good sport about it.

If I have time I am going to try to turn this box of Premier Anti-Pilling Everyday DK into a baby blanket for a charity challenge. Some disclaimers: I'm very nervous about doing this, so I may chicken out. I don't have a pattern in mind yet. I've never worked with this kind of yarn. Still, I want to try.

Also, my favorite winter hat is starting to fall apart, so it's time to make another in the same pattern (a large men's beanie from a pattern book, which I tweak to fit my somewhat giant head) and same yarn brand -- Mandala Sparkle.

I've been saving this white, gray and pink cake for just the right project, as the color palette is my second favorite of all time. I think this is the perfect project for it as it will use almost the entire cake and I know it will turn out pretty.

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On the Beach

Last week my guy and I went to walk Daytona Beach, which was mostly (and eerily) deserted. This is what our beaches used to look like when I was a kid. It was a beautiful day, cold and breezy but calm. It feels like 2026 is getting off to the right start.

Eight Plus Numbers

When I was looking up the retail on the small lot of yarn plus a tapestry kit I got a lot of surprises. This Red Heart Roll with It Sparkle skein in "Diamonds" was actually a cake that sells $10.99 on Yarnspirations. The lot included two Red Heart Super Saver Jumbo skeins, which retail for $8.99 each, and stuck in the center of the buff color I found a 5.5 mm crochet hook. This is a skein of 100% Icelandic wool, which can be really expensive. It's marked with a price tag of $7.00, and I found it selling for $8.00 online. The needlepoint kit is the biggest surprise of all. It makes a pillow, and hails from the UK, where it sells for £45.00 ($60.76 US). Since it's flamingos I definitely have to finish it if I can. Altogether my eight plus lot retails for $125.04; I paid $21.30 total for the lot with the buy-it-now option and one penny shipping. I indeed got a very nice bargain.

Halfway Month Blues

Last week I realized on the 14th that two weeks of 2026 flew right by me, and right now I'm writing during the third week. I wanted to be finished with more projects by now, but life and work have to come first. I think this might be when most crocheters start a new shiny project to boost their spirits. Not me. I kept working away at my first project for the year, and here's why: I don't like being surrounded by unfinished things. I also tend to get fatigued and abandon projects more easily if I've left them by the wayside to do something else. Finally, the payoff of the finished project gives me a much better spirit boost than messing around with several projects at the same time. I have a couple of strategies for sticking to working on one project at a time, which I can use to keep myself focused on reaching the finish line. Planning my next project is probably what I do most often by pulling the yarn from my stash, getting out the printed pattern for the...

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