Illuminate Me

Knitting:
- Last pair of gauntlet gloves: commenced, but far from complete
- Other last pair of gloves, not gauntlet: almost done with the first glove
- Wedding shawl: commenced, done with first strawberry
- Stockings: don't talk to me
- Long sweater: hesitating on this one; I'll tend to knit a row then set it aside again
- New! Marguerite's lace collar: planning stages
- Other: various stages of things; lately I've taken to knitting a bunch of jewelry, which is small, fast, and beaded, and it gives me a chance to practice different lace patterns

Tatting:
I have a shuttle... and that's about it. With the proper tool, I have to admit that it is easier, but needle tatting is quite different as far as approach is concerned, even though I understand that the knots are the same.

Sewing:
- Apron of Awesome: almost there! things that need sewing: gathering of the skirt, hand stitching dinosaurs onto skirt and front pocket, entire making of oodles of pockets, and overall assembly
- Hemp cord bodice/vest: materials are in my possession, so all I need is the confidence and sewing machine
- Marguerite's lab coat: have a pattern, need EVERYTHING ELSE

Calligraphy:
That's right folks! I have returned to one of my favorite crafts, now in color! I recently purchased red, blue, and green dip pen ink, and I love it. The inks are acrylic, so my nibs get a bit gooey on larger projects, but that just means cleaning them more mid work than before. Furthermore, this means that my inking won't have to cower behind the application of Prismacolor markers any longer. While I adore my markers, and they have served me well for several years, they don't cut it when it comes to super fine detail work, which is required for calligraphy. When you are working in a frame of 1" by 2", the 1/16" tip seems gigantic.

I have just finished two thank you cards on stationary paper. I am currently wondering why my craft store trip earlier did not include picking up proper calligraphy paper cards... but, no matter. I have enough bristol board leftover for further playing with these beautifully colored inks.