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While I'm off tending to my spiritual side, let me show you how much I got done last month.

I experimented quite a bit in April, first by making a dishcloth out of cotton yarn to test whether or not I agreed with the opinions of some influencers about the fiber (end result: I don't agree, what a shock! Ha.)

I also made a dog bowl mat for my pups out of cotton yarn, just to be sure I liked it.

I tested out a skein of sport weight silk yarn by making a granny square out of it, which I may incorporate into my calendar project.

Speaking of that, I finished the April tote for my quilting calendar project, which is a fusion of crochet and quilting. The cutter quilt pieces I've been saving forever for the right project (and I'm so glad I did) and the yarn I used to crochet the tote tops and handles is a worsted art yarn I thrifted last year.

While investigating a mystery ball for the crochet blog I turned the yarn into a giant granny square.

I made a scarf while trying a crocheted afghan pattern for the first time.

I crocheted a little pocket holder out of silk yarn for the hand cream I carry in my purse.

To test how sport weight silk yarn behaves in the round I made a little mug rug for my office desk, and finished off the cake with another granny square.

I freehanded a little no-pattern clutch for my art supplies so I can take them with me on road trips this summer.

I made a miniature version of 1dogwoof's Classic Crochet Bunny.

I made a little basket and three pompoms out of a single skein of Red Heart Super Saver Pink Camo yarn.

I finished my first big work project of the year.

I repaired a broken vintage bracelet.

I made a second bracelet out of beads I found while spring cleaning.

I made a loaf cat out of Dollar Tree chenille yarn.

I crocheted another big granny square while testing Red Heart Crafties yarn.

I also crocheted a very weird-looking mini teddy bear out of Just Yarn Teddy, which is one of the worst yarns I've ever tried.

I crocheted a wrap so I could review some Chinese gradient yarn a friend sent me.

I finished spring cleaning with the final task of getting my yarn stash out of bins and into bookshelves and hanging organizers in our front room (it still needs some color sorting, but it's all in one spot now.)

I did not reach my goal of quilting something every week, as the social media upset and my arthritis conspired against me. I'll try again in May. Wish me luck. :)

Posted on May 2nd in support of the May Day Protest blackout.

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