crochet slowdown

I have about 11 strips, 6 inches by 6 feet done. I need to start numbering them.   But I am not doing as many right now, I started - and finished - the start one new thing a day for the first 15 days of 2011 challenge, and it included 2 crochet projects, a baby blanket (lion brand pattern, Vanna's choice yarn that I bought ages ago on clearance) (another part of the challenge for me was to start only stuff that was already in the house).  The other, a single bed blanket, came to me in a vision!  I have not seen anything like it, I started with a rectangle and am now working in "circles" around it.  But occasionally turning so that it will be a little off -center (kind of like me). In blues and purples, stuff I already have, but  I will have to buy more to complete a blanket. Not sure where it will go, colors are too intense for the guest room, but then, maybe I will paint it. Kind of like the Pantene color of the year, I forget the name, a vibrant pink.  Today I am working on a Funky Flower from By the Bay. It's cross stitch and  I truly hope to get it finished today. We shall see. I barely started it last week.

crochet a mile in my shoes - introduction

For some reason, I feel the need to crochet a mile.  I have seen the knitted mile, and that is what started it, but more, I just want to have the tactile experience of crocheting a mile.  Not that I haven't already, mind you. I am 55 and have been crocheting, off and on, since I was about 10.  I just did 23 scarves for my mom's cousin luncheon, and have made an afghan for each kid that grew up in my house (this does not mean family, but those who were here during their formative years) as they graduated from college, and another when they got married and am now working on baby blankets.  And premie bonnets, lots and lots of them.

So, I am crocheting 6" by 6' (approximately) strips that can be joined into blankets for shelters, because I couldn't just do something useless. I am up to 10, needing 880 for the whole thing.  I wonder how long it will take?  Especially since my fingers are now turning to needlepoint.  My stitching does go in phases and includes needlepoint, cross stitch, smocking, battenburg lace and, of course, crocheting.  And a dabble in rug hooking.

This weekend, unfortunately, was not a weekend for crafting. Instead I watched almost all of the first season of Sons of Anarchy (my solstice gift from my daughters) and did laundry and made two pots of soup.  Not enough, but I never feel that I do enough.

This week, the last week of the year, should be a week of finishing and sorting and getting rid of so that the new year will start off fresh.  Wish me luck.