Churning, and Cat Echo

I'm at a bit of a standstill... I think I've hit the point where I have too many hobbies and I'm context switching too much. It's been Studio time (weaving, spinning, sewing), some mosaic, piano, Greek language, and hiking plus some social time. I feel like I'm churning.

The two Baby Blankets are finished weeks ago and waiting for hemming... I'd like to finish them this week.  Incidentally the rest of the cotton classic will be great for some stashbuster Summer and Winter baby blankets!

The double huck class is coming along slowly; it's complicated; and I got stuck by thinking I had a threading error but it was really a treadling error. I think I'm going to do 4 repeats of each of her patterns for a sampler then work out something fun to do for the rest of the warp; hoping to start on that tomorrow.

I've been knitting on the Shiny sweater and am finally done with the body! I tried it on and it fits, though I'd like a longer band... we'll see what's left when I finish the sweaters. I have 2 balls and they're wound and I started one sleeve already.  Honestly am thrilled that it fits... 

I also did some work on one of the mosaic stepping stones but I don't like the result I'm debating whether to let it be a learning experience and go on to the next one or rework the area I don't like.

I need to add Christmas towels to my todo list. I have green, red, and white cotton and some excellent star patterns here and here. And maybe some mittens as Christmas presents.

I have a 2024 goal of getting all the fiber from the surfaces into the cabinets (or made into objects).  So I fluffed my yarn and established some order... And not only got more yarn back into the cabinets, but it's orderly; especially on the weaving side. My Housekeeper has noticed the studio is in better shape.

The cats... Echo or Shadow?

Here is a photo of the cats to distract me from being productive.

Here's an incomplete list of what is still homeless. Really, this is progress.

• A sweater's quantity of dark blue cashmere in a box under the desk.
• A random selection of mostly 18/2 wool as well as some linen and an interesting bulky yarn in a box under the desk.
• The 18/2 wool and Zephyr currently living on the shelves across from the laundry room.
• The big basket of yarn that wants to be fabric on the desk.
• The goat that I need to finish plying, then store all together, on the wheel and the cat tree.
• Some random piles of fabrics or yarns or fibers here and there. 
• There's wool in the garage...
• Oh yeah, and there's the collection of 8/2 cotton on top of the cabinet looking decorative.

It's probably worthwhile making a list of things I can finish quickly and get out of the studio: the baby blankets, the goat yarn, the sheep shirt, and there are two hand towels that wanted to be hemmed 3 years ago. Let's get these done!!