A bit of sunshine

Leslie Stahlhut

Some much awaited sun arrived today, and my entire day was focused on using as much of it as possible.

When I first awoke, the deck was still damp from yesterday’s all-day rain, so I went about my household chores, and did some much needed grocery shopping, laying in enough groceries to last through most of the week.

By the time I was finished with my household obligations, the deck was dry enough for met to layout the pieces of the afghan and start on the joining.

My initial efforts went slowly as I tried to figure out what the most effective joining protocol would be. In the last hour before the sun set, I finally settled on an order to the joining that allowed me to attach the pieces with a maximum of ease and a minimum of awkwardness.

Here is a photo of the pieces that I joined:

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A detail of the joined pieces of my 2012 North Carolina State Fair crochet project as of September 30, 2012

Here is a detail of the pieces being joined:

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A detail of the crochet pieces being joined

And here is an overview of the state fair project as it looked at the end of the day:

An overview of my 2012 North Carolina State Fair crochet project after several hours of joining with the help of a bit of sunshine
An overview of my 2012 North Carolina State Fair crochet project after several hours of joining with the help of a bit of sunshine

I have a lot of work to do between sunrise tomorrow and the October 8, 2012, entry deadline for this year’s state fair, but at long last, I am beginning to think I just might get it done.

9 thoughts on “A bit of sunshine”

  1. Watching your progress on this project is mind blowing! You are creating a work of art .. absolutely magnificent!! Good Luck !!!!!

  2. Leslie it’s just stunning – as I knew it would be and as every stage has revealed a little bit more of! Well done you – you have worked SO hard! Hope you feel really pleased with what’s emerging. You so should do. Hope this final week goes really well – all power to your hook! E x

  6. I agree with all posts before mine. I like MAGICAL!! I am just in AWE of your work!

  7. WOW! I dont know of any other word to describe it. Wait, yes i do. Gorgeous! Stunning! Inspiring! Beautiful!

    Did i mention… WOW!!!

  9. It’s stunning! I’m sure you’ll win. 🙂

    I really enjoyed watching your progress. It was a lot of fun.

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