Me Made May 2014

The end of semester is quickly approaching, which means lots of deadlines, and hopefully this means I also managed my time well and am not at all stressed out.....Yeah right... Despite the fact that I've been super stressed the past few weeks, I decided to take a course in May/June as well, just to get ahead a little for the fall, and possibly to open up space in my schedule to take some additional electives.

In the spirit of planning ahead, I'm also starting to evaluate my me-made wardrobe so I can participate in this year's Me-Made-May challenge. Zoe of "So, Zo...What Do You Know" has been hosting this challenge for years, and I've always sat on the sidelines and watched with some excuse or another as to why I can't participate. This year, I've run out of excuses and am jumping right on in!

So, here it goes...

I, Andi of how-unseamly.blogspot.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '14. I endeavour to wear at least one me-made item each day for the duration of May 2014, and have the best time ever doing it!

I'm hoping that this challenge will get me back into wearing all the me-made stuff in my closet :)

Are you going to participate this year? Or are you thinking about it?

Plans for April and Weekly Update

I think I may be back in the groove again. I've managed to finish a bunch of stuff and am inspired to work on so much more! Here's a couple of the yarns I spun up recently. All my knitting still needs to be blocked, so no pics yet.

Plans for April:
1) Finish Diamond Gansey socks for Mr. Social (that's right, still not finished)
2) Sew a bunch of bags
3) Make the skully dress
4) Pick another pair of socks to knit for Mr. Social
5) Make shorts for Mr. Social
6) Spin a bunch of things
7) PROJECT ANDI - Go to the gym at least 3 times a week. YOU CAN DO THIS!

That list seems simple enough. Let's see if I can get through it and not get sidetracked by SHINY NEW PROJECTS!

Here's a super fun music video for your amusement

Monthly Planning - March 2012

Making a plan for the month really worked out well in February, so I'm having another go at it for March. Here goes nothing:

1) Finish Diamond Gansey socks for Mr. Social (you read that right, I'm still not finished these)
2) Dr. Who messenger bag
3) Dr. Who mini-satchel
4) Godzilla messenger bag
5) iPad covers
6) Hippie Hat
7) KAL socks
8) start planning sewing of summer clothing
9) green baby sweater for shop
10) Pink/white/grey shawl/scarf thing for shop

And since I did so well at it last month:

Monthly Planning - February 2012

I'm feeling a little overwhelmed with all the things I need to do this month, so I decided to make a list to help me keep focused and to keep track of what is done vs what needs to get finished.

Here goes nothing:

1) Finish Diamond Gansey socks for Mr. Social
2) Finish test knit socks for me (left sock needs to be finished by Feb 5 at the latest)
3) Dr. Who mini-satchel
4) Baby sweater for gift
5) iPad cozy
6) Other Dr. Who satchel (size as yet undecided)
7) Kraken hat for Mr. Social
8) Start second Kraken hat
9) Pink and black hat for C
10) Spin all the things

I'm sure I'm missing a few things, but this is a good start. I'm hoping to knock a couple of these off the list this weekend.