I have a gazillion projects swirming in my brain. GAZILLION. I need to win the lottery and devote my time to crafting, traveling the world and taking care of animals. During my long drives to work and back home, I start to daydream and think about the things I want to make and what I need to make them. Wanna see?

1. Knitted bag a la 1920’s style with beads, lots of beads! I’m thinking less floral style and more geometric. Like the Bauhaus movement, or something Art Nouveauish.

2. Thrummed mittens. I have loads of fiber that I could stuff into my mittens. I want them to be colorful using a traditional pattern. Maybe a pattern out of Folk Mittens.

3. Fair isle sweater. Yes. Please. I need to get over the fear of knitting with more than one yarn in hand.

4. A vibrant quilt with a strong ethnic base. I’m thinking Japanese quilts. I would love to make a quilt with modern lines, Japanese themes and colors. I started my research yesterday by picking up a few things, and today I found Quilt Ethnic. FABULOUS. This weekend I bought this book, Japanese Quilt Blocks to Mix and Match:

5. A beaded headdress from Diane Lane’s character in The Cotton Club. Do you see a theme here? I wish I had the wardrobe of a 1920s flapper girl.

What I can’t figure out is how I will get all of this done when I have to work! I guess working gives me the luxury to afford some of these things but still, can’t I just win the lottery?

   

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