Slow progress ~ but with good reason :)

The slow progress my title refers to is the prayer shawl still on my hook!  Yes I know it has been way too long to still not have finished with it by now but ... well once I do finish it I have a size "N" hook up for grabs ... seriously the hook has been the cause of my extremely slow progress!!!  It tires my hand out something awful!!!   Other than that it's a perfectly fine hook  :(

So the shawl is still a work in progress (WIP to anyone not in the 'know')  and then I attended the NY Women of Purpose Conference last weekend (Nov 1~3) where Themla Wells shared with us on living Victoriously ... it was Awesome!!!  And I sat there and crocheted two and a half hats!  The first two completed hats were turned over to a missionary before the conference was concluded. The third was completed when I returned home and will sit until I can send many more with it to that same missionary.   She had shared that some times the temperatures can be between 20 to 40 degrees below zero!!!  And when I asked if that was the usual temperatures for that area she said it is cold most of the year, not necessarily that cold but yes it was a cold region, and many children & adults are in need of warm hats, scarves, socks, etc.

Then there is the ever pressing hats / sweaters/ blankets/ booties etc for the community outreach my library is having & I would like to make several more items for that event.   And then there is the "for me" project that hasn't quite gotten any attention so far  ~  but life is still good. Eventually I will get around to making the shrug and the sweater and the top I want to make for myself ... I've only been saying this for several years now what's a little longer ??

Wishing you all "frog free projects" and swift progress on your WIPS !!!!