January FNSI and crafting update

Gnandad completed in the last days of December

For FNSI  with Wendy  I began with setting up and starting work on the temperature Tree crossstitch that quite a few undertook last year.  It was March/April when I decided I'd like to do it and unfortunately the BOM doesn't keep daily records for Corowa and with all I had on last year, I decided it could wait till 2026 ........ My last cross stitch was back in the late 90s and it was about 2inch square and the only cross stitch I've ever done ...... so this should be quite the "adventure" lol.

Today I also had to sew up a bag to hold the boat safety equipment which will travel in the van and need to be pulled out when we stop and want to use the boat.  I decided it would be much easier to have it all together in a large bag rather than having to look in several cupboards or various places for all the bits needed ........ I used some plastic backed curtaining material I had here left over from curtains made for the house in Maryborough and fashioned it into a bag - then decided to add a plastic pocket to the front so I could make a list of what was in the bag (handy for when things need to go back)

Then  yesterday I changed over to working on the current gnome ……working on his hat.

And managed to make up some more of the muscle relief balm which has a mix of various essential oils and works to relief pain due to inflammation like you get with arthritis and those pesky sore knees and backs - 

Gnombelberry is finished apart from his backpack which I have yet to knit ....... I have the feeling it is going to be a very fiddly process and not one for these extra hot days we are having at present!  My little family of Gnomes is growing ...... the one right up top of the post was completed in the last couple of days of December ..... Gnandad - 3 are planned for the first part of this year and then I'll see what my thoughts are about future members...

 Number 3 is the current project for Chookshed Challenge .......... it seems my Number 3 project is working on a knitted Gnome (check ✅) and making a new cover for each of Lucy's cushion pads which I actually accomplished last weekend so that's a double check  ✅✅ You can see how worn and grotty looking the old covers were - I found some thicker cotton fabric in my stash and she seems quite content with the new ones.  She prefers to lay on these when Pete and I are sitting outside on chairs

I have the need for another couple of quilts for various beds so I've yet to work out just what they might be ...... or when that might be ........ but maybe one of them will link in with the Rainbow Scrap Challenge and use up lots of old stash I want gone ....... so stay tuned

Until next time

Hugs

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