To Do Tuesday #43

 Well hello Tuesday and hello December!! Can you believe we are on the last month of this crazy wild year!  I think I shall start slowing down just a bit and start thinking of things I want to do for fun and not just for the shop.  It's been a fantastic year and I have loved every minute but there comes a time when it is slow down or burn out.  And I don't want to do the latter.  

For this week the goal was to:

1. work on for 4 placemats and a mug rug ✅
2. continue knitting and hopefully finish the sock ✅
3. whip up 2 more table runners ✅
4. more card making is needed  Not Done

My customer had previously purchased a buffalo plaid snowman table runner and then asked if I could make her a set of 4 placemats and a mug rug to match.  Isn't this mug rug the cutest!!  I had to shrink the snowman quite a bit but so worth the effort.  

And here are her four matching placemats, I told her I am jealous as her table is going to be looking so festive!  I am getting low on the outer border fabric, I tried to order some at JoAnns but they are out of stock.  I sure hope to get it in again next year as the table runners were selling well this year. 

Lots more knitting happened and I have a completed pair that might just have been worn after taking this photo.  And just look at those stripes that match!!!  I gotta be honest, that one just plain old happened.  I guess the stars were aligned just right, I was pretty darn surprised and happy!  These socks were the fastest I have ever hand knit myself a pair and I enjoyed it a lot.  Sure I could whip up a pair in an hour or less on my knitting machine, but then I would have to sew up the long side seam.  I have done it before and I don't mind the seam.  But it is just nice to have some hand work to do while sitting and watching tv. 

Whipping up two more table runners... yes these are new ones for this week even though they look the same as ones you have already seen. But it was what was needed for the shop so I went with it.  These two runners are already out the door. This weekend was really busy with lots of online shoppers.   So much fun but now I am down to 7 table runners left that are Christmas ones!  

And the last goal was to make more Christmas cards and that just didn't happen.  I still have time so I am not to worried. 

You will just have to be surprised next week with what I get done as I am not setting a single goal!  I am just going to wing it and see what I feel like doing when I get up each morning.  I haven't done that in ages, it might feel foreign to me, LOL

Linking up with our friends at HomeSewnByUs who so generously host To Do Tuesday each week.  Wishing you all a wonderful week.  I just want to say how thankful I am for all of my blog friends who keep coming back week after week to read my posts and leave some comment love.  I appreciate each and every one of you!