Knitty Griity Hat

The ladies at my local yarn store showed me how to seam my hat from Knitty Gritty.  I followed the  directions to knit a hat for an infant, but I guess my stitches are big because it came out child-sized.

I took a short Knitty Gritty break to crochet a toy for the cat.  I think he liked it.

Knitty Gritty 2 and doors

I finished the second Knitty Gritty project a few days ago.  It was a pair of baby booties.  I used some left over Berrocco Vintage pink yarn from my stash. 

I have also been lucky enough to have some chunks of time to work on my dollhouse.  I finally figured out how to cut my last sheet of flooring to fit the two remaining upstairs rooms.  I've been mulling it over for several weeks.  When I figured it out I exhaled and did a little happy brain dance.  This in spite of the fact that the hardwood strips keep popping up.  I don't know if that is just the nature of this kind of flooring or if it has something to do with the fact that it has been sitting in a box for more than a decade.  I ironed them down but they just keep popping up.  So I am just going to label it character.  This house has character.

Small upstairs room

After all that, I decided I should glue the doors in before the flooring. I got some help assembling the doors tonight.  They are held in the doorframes by pins. Ideally the doors would open all the way.  But to get them to do that I would need more space on the sides of the door.  I wasn't sure how much of a gap to leave and thought if it was too big it wouldn't look realistic.  So now the doors can only be opened a crack.  More character.  I hear old houses have a lot of that.  I painted one door and set it in place, along with the flooring, to get a preview of what the room will look like.  It's exciting to see it coming together!

Master bedroom

 

A Miniature Hiatus

Somewhere around, say three months ago, Lolly and I were out shopping.   We started talking about this blog and crafts.  
She said to me "I give you two months."  
"Two months!  What are you talking about?" I said.
She went on to explain that every two months, I switch crafts.  Because she has been keeping track apparently.  Well, of course I protested.  Because maybe I do cycle through crafts but it's not like every other month I am taking up a new hobby.  However, it did give me a lot to think about. Like for one thing, is that true?  And if so, why?  And is the fact that, after about two months, I took a break from miniatures and started knitting, an indicator of her being spot-on?  Or is it more like a self-fulfilling prophesy? 
It has been sitting in the back of my brain, bubbling and every now and again letting out a little hiss.  I suppose it is true, and there are probably many very good reasons for that.  For instance, part of the reason I haven't done miniatures in several months comes down to practicality.  We had family visit from out of town, and then we went out of town to visit family.  It wasn't really possible to do miniatures, but I could knit. One day I looked at all my craft books and realized I never really do anything with them.  So I decided to try to knit my way through Knitty Gritty.  I have crocheted for awhile but am only starting to learn to knit.  What I like about the book, is that each project really only adds one thing to learn so it's not so overwhelming.
The first project was to make a chunky knit scarf.  It used only one stitch and big needles so it went fast.  I pulled this yarn from my stash.  I wasn't crazy about the color, but actually now that it is knitted up, I think it's okay.

What about you?  Do you find yourself cycling through crafts, or have you found just one thing you love to do?