Crafty Diversions: February 2006

I had a 3-day weekend, but where does the time go? I a list of tasks and projects to do, but not much got done... I need better time management at home. Some of the crafty and noncrafty things I did accomplish:

Finally wound the recycled sweater yarn that I dyed over 2-3 weeks ago for my sister. oooh...ahhh...or scroll down.
Finished one of the purses I'm going to be donating to the fundraiser my work is having. I'll add pictures of the handmade things I'm making/donating later.
Finished dyeing (albeit not to my satisfaction) a sachel I'm making, also for the fundraiser.
finalizing and finishing up written directions for my homemade yarn swift. I'll post the instructions here later, especially for all my knitting group friends! See my swift or scroll down.
Organized some of the explosion of yarns and fabric in my sewing room.
I'm no longer sleep deprived! Woohoo! I made up last week's 5 hour per night average.
Made it to yoga and pilates class, back-to-back.

I hate cleaning my house, so that's obviously went way down on my list. But at the same time, I can't stand seeing the disorder. ugh. I need a maid. Well, in my partial defense, life hasn't been easy these past 2 years, and I've been traveling back and forth for exteneded periods of time between here and Texas, so I haven't gotten to the the things that would make cleaning and organizng the house a lot easier -- like real bookshelves, fixing the ugly bathroom cabinets, etc. Oh well, I'll get to it eventually.

These 2 pics are of the same yarn that I dyed, just in hand and ball forms. There's about 600+ yards of yarn. I think was from 1.5 sleeves of a previously white Peruvian wool sweater.