#once i get back from the gym gsdfshsh

[reitziluz]

i've been stuck with my sunhat project for a little while now.

the transition from the sides to the brim was nerve-wracking. the raffia got ripped up a bunch and i couldn't even get the hook through until i redid it way looser. now i'm worried it won't be able to handle the weight of the brim... but maybe i can reinforce it? i have some ideas for sort of sowing the angle more closed, or maybe just glue some ribbon there. i'll just have to be careful to not make it too tight.

turns out i've emptied all of the convenient shops of the black raffia i've been using, and i will need like. triple of what i thought i'd need to get a wide enough brim. but! since it's a silly lumpy summer hat anyway, i've decided to just do rings of saturn kind of stripes. made myself buy a bit more yarn than i need so that i won't get stuck in the future and can just. get on with it. if there's extra, i'll make some cute lil baskets!

i also figured out that i have more than enough fabric for my summer wizard robe. found instructions for how to make a patternless cardigan, too. i'll just have to figure out the measurements for the squares and which type of sleeves i want to make, and then i should be able to use my friend's serger to make it super easy for me!

though i might actually first focus on my gym bag project. currently procrastinating going to the gym. i hate the tote i currently use to transport my shit. i hate that it's time for the high volume workout this time, but i love that it's the last one before i can start raising the weights! still going to go ridiculously slow with them (because i need to regain my mobility and the strength of the small supporting muscles first dgdfgsdg) but always feels good when STR Number Go Up!