The Crochet Pile - February 2026
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kaliraAaand February was far less successful at smallening - in fact I did the opposite.
Finished this month: 1 project
Finished from The Pile: 0 projects
Added to The Pile: 1 project
And I'm about to be adding another new project today! (One with a loose deadline of this Friday, however.)
I made a quick one-evening project - a cat bed fitted to the top of a tall bookcase that stands beside their cat tree. I had been trying to keep them off it, but eventually I decided they (Dora, specifically) were more likely to get hurt trying to leap up there with it partially blocked (and knowing I'd be upset) than if I just allowed it.
It does have an inset light inside which has an outer piece on the top however, as well as the cord for that, so a bed to cover those to keep them a little less accessible to curious paws, seemed not unwise.
Climbed up the stepladder to take some measurements, then grabbed some of the cheaper blanket yarn I have.
They love it up there, of course; highest spot (they're allowed/can reach) in the house!
(The bookcase is almost 2m tall.)
So that wasn't much of a detour, really! Unfortunately, I haven't crocheted much in the latter half or more of the month - due mainly to medical issues. (My IV medication, which I get every 4 weeks, was delayed through some absolutely nonsense fuckery with insurance and a new specialty pharmacy - which I was forced into changing to - that is horrible at everything. So it was 11 days late - I went to stay with a friend because I was in such poor shape before it came to infusion time.)
Before that mess, though, I did work some more on my blanket - this isn't the most up-to-date, I've worked on it since, but gives a better idea of the size I'm going for, perhaps!
And the one project I added to my Pile is another flower net market bag, this one in my favourite cotton, which is a size up - and only a single colour. I'll be making a few tweaks to this one as well, mainly in the top/handles but a couple minor things elsewhere. I finally picked it up again yesterday after a bit of a lull due to feeling crummy, and added nine rows of netting; it's not halfway done yet (especially considering the handles), but looking good!
( next-up project and medical nonsense )
Anyway! The Pile hasn't smallened, has in fact biggened again in February, but we'll see how things go from here!
So at current numbers:
Active WIPs: 21
(Subset that are market batches: 14)
Hibernating: 6
Total projects (complete, WIPs, everything): 143
Finished this month: 1 project
Finished from The Pile: 0 projects
Added to The Pile: 1 project
And I'm about to be adding another new project today! (One with a loose deadline of this Friday, however.)
I made a quick one-evening project - a cat bed fitted to the top of a tall bookcase that stands beside their cat tree. I had been trying to keep them off it, but eventually I decided they (Dora, specifically) were more likely to get hurt trying to leap up there with it partially blocked (and knowing I'd be upset) than if I just allowed it.
It does have an inset light inside which has an outer piece on the top however, as well as the cord for that, so a bed to cover those to keep them a little less accessible to curious paws, seemed not unwise.
Climbed up the stepladder to take some measurements, then grabbed some of the cheaper blanket yarn I have.
They love it up there, of course; highest spot (they're allowed/can reach) in the house!
(The bookcase is almost 2m tall.)
So that wasn't much of a detour, really! Unfortunately, I haven't crocheted much in the latter half or more of the month - due mainly to medical issues. (My IV medication, which I get every 4 weeks, was delayed through some absolutely nonsense fuckery with insurance and a new specialty pharmacy - which I was forced into changing to - that is horrible at everything. So it was 11 days late - I went to stay with a friend because I was in such poor shape before it came to infusion time.)
Before that mess, though, I did work some more on my blanket - this isn't the most up-to-date, I've worked on it since, but gives a better idea of the size I'm going for, perhaps!
And the one project I added to my Pile is another flower net market bag, this one in my favourite cotton, which is a size up - and only a single colour. I'll be making a few tweaks to this one as well, mainly in the top/handles but a couple minor things elsewhere. I finally picked it up again yesterday after a bit of a lull due to feeling crummy, and added nine rows of netting; it's not halfway done yet (especially considering the handles), but looking good!
( next-up project and medical nonsense )
Anyway! The Pile hasn't smallened, has in fact biggened again in February, but we'll see how things go from here!
So at current numbers:
Active WIPs: 21
(Subset that are market batches: 14)
Hibernating: 6
Total projects (complete, WIPs, everything): 143
