I have been working on my next itsy project for a week now. I finally found some decent threads. I wish I had special ordered them for that contest but I still would not have won. Truly I did not have a good concept to go with my work. The work itself was enough for me. My goal was to make something tiny and extremely difficult. I like nothing more than challenging myself. Eventually I will be able to work past figuring out a new skill and move into the realm of meaning.

I have put about 8-10 hours into this new project and will post a picture later. After it was about an inch long on the needles, I actually dropped a stitch! WHAAAA??? It fell about 5 rows down before I found it. Luckily it was a collumn of just kniting unlike two stitches to the left or right which involved S2K1psso every other row. If I had dropped one of those! Omg, I can't even imagine the mental pain and suffering. To avoid mistakes, I have been working only when I am wide awake and not bored. I can only work 1-2 hours at a time with my current setup. I don't think its very good for my eyes to work much longer on something to small for more than 2 hours at a time.

To distract myself from it, I have been learning to cook new recipes. Tonight I will cook one of my favorite dishes. I have not made it before myself but have had it for years and my Persian friend's house. Her Mom is the best!!

Persian Cooking - How to make Tadig Rice from Macaela VanderMost on Vimeo.