The Return of the Plan... and the Blogger

MakeNine2019 plans, part one. This is my year; I can feel it.

Well, well, well, look who's blogging again. I started putting my 2019 #makenine plans on Instagram, but I realized it was rapidly turning into a essay worthy of an actual blogpost. So here you have it: my first post in over a year.^* Let us glory in its length.

This is part one of my Make Nine, actually -- the Make Nine quickly morphed into a Make Twenty-Seven -- but I'm only allowing myself to get to part two once I've finished at least 2/3 of part one. As always, these are more project/fabric/yarn-based than pattern-based, although I usually have patterns in mind when I buy fabric and yarn. The goal is to seriously sew down the stash, because somehow during the move 5 bins turned into 15 and I've been steadily adding to it since; I'm getting antsy and the DC is climbing the walls because the piles are getting bigger, not smaller. And I am seriously on a fabric ban until next August (unless I need some underlining -- see #5 below).

This is a very small portion of what I need to sew/crochet up.

Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin.

Cardigans to Swoon over

8.

That is how many Swoon Patterns scarf-neck cardigans I have made. Granted, one of those wasn't for me, but still. I may have a problem.

I volunteer as tribute!

Hang on, let me set the mood...


Okay, now we can begin.

The recently revived Sewcialists blog decided to kick off its revivification with a tribute month. I knew exactly who I would be copying using as my inspiration: Lauren from lladybird and her many Butterick 5526s. Given my fabric choice, this one seems the most likely culprit, but honestly back in May I was catching up on her old posts and finally found the princess-seamed button down of my dreams (meaning that it was a) still in print and b) on sale). Scooped that right up.

And then waited until August 30 to start making this top. Because obviously I could make my first button down in two days when I really should have been getting ready for back-to-school.

(Spoiler alert: I couldn't and didn't.)

Sheer effrontery

Things have been busy at la maison PhysicsGirl. We're all moved in and (mostly) unpacked. The new apartment is amazing. There is so much light and space. And kittens.


Note: the kittens did not come with the apartment. I miss my Lucy a lot and she was irreplaceable, but we had a big spot in our hearts for kitties that needed to be filled. Meet Hector (the gentleman with the white mask) and Cassie (the elegant lady in grey). Follow me on Instagram (@aem2_) if you want to be utterly spammed with kitten pix.We got them just over a week ago from Toronto Cat Rescue and they've already wormed their way into our hearts.

Before we could let them worm their way into the apartment, however, I needed to get the sewing room/study unpacked. It was fantastic impetus to get it done. As was the @SewWeekly The White Stuff challenge. Which means I have finally checked off something from my #2017makenine list: a white Tilly and the Buttons Mathilde blouse^*.

Moving right along...

This is currently my life...

When Spiderman packs your bike. #broughtthewrongbungeecords #butImadeitwork #diagonalsforthewin #bikeTO #movingallthebooks #obeyNewtons1stlawandputthecordsfromfronttoback

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The most precious cat in the world

I came home from work today to find my beautiful cat Lucy had passed away. She was nearly 18 years old. I'm devastated.

I have no words, so I'll just dump a tonne of photos here.



Bye, bye, my baby girl.

Ow.: MMM17 weeks 2 & 3

I didn't get around to posting my week 2 wrap-up because Lucy the Defiler sent me to a walk-in clinic for a massive two-week antibiotic prescription because apparently she's not keen on my trying to brush out her matted fur. Then I had exams due, including lab exams. Blogging fell by the way-side. But the wearing of clothes went on. So this is a super-long post because I'm doing two weeks in one.