Sew Dance

I finished things this week. First was my scarf, which I made way too long. It comes down to my knees when not doubled over. I did more on the dragon and finished all the purple backstitch. And I finished my tree skirt. Working on a scarf for my boyfriend for Christmas. I also got caught up with my word count for NaNoWriMo. And I tried to be good with all the Black Friday sales but I failed. Got more floss for HAED patterns and also got these from ABC Stitch. Oops.

Cute opening and an interesting little number to bring us back after the first round. Redo round starts. Lindsey. Jive. She closed her feet more than the original. I'm happy. I agree with the scores. Frankie. Argentine tango. Still pretty good. I think the lack of wig took away a little of the sexiness of the original. I'll give him the scores. I love watching Val dance. Jordan. Samba. Missing a little bounce for me. I'll give him the scores. Derek. No hips. Ah. Hot shirtless men dancing. Terrell tried to match them. Didn't quite work in the dancing aspect but I'll give him a 10 for the abs. Nice dance from the troupe. Vanessa. Frame needs work but the skirt stayed on this time. I like that song by Lindsey. Nikki, Sasha,  and Debbie. I think they had to simple the choreography for a reason. There was also a big difference in voice quality between Debbie and Jordan. They're making me get in the Christmas mood and missing dancing at the sam...

It's the finale. Only two more nights for this season. Nice but understated opening. Redemption round. Drew. Pass Doble. Better than his first one but still lacking in shaping, posture, and footwork. I'll give him the scores. Frankie. Foxtrot. I felt it came off as stiff at times. A few steps looked choppy. Too high. Jordan. Charleston. While it was all danced and recognizable as a Charleston, the song was an odd choice. I agree with the scores. Lindsey. Quickstep. They kept body contact throughout but I felt her left elbow dropped to much. I agree with the scores. The freestyles! Drew. Cute and fun. Although I spent most of it with an eyebrow raised wondering what they were doing. Too high for me. Frankie. At times it felt like dance by numbers. I haven't had to say that in a while. But he seemed off time in areas and had trouble keeping technique with the steps. Too high for me. Jordan. Good dance. Very him. I agree with the scores. Lindsey. I loved ...

I continued to work on Sassy Cat. Coincidentally my throat started feeling odd. I don't know if it was the sudden cold weather or the fact that I was working with wool yarn that shed when I separated the strands. I'm allergic to wool, but can work with it. Assuming I don't inhale it apparently. So I put Sassy away. And made a wreath. The snowman glows. So did not realize it did that when I bought the kit. And yesterday since I was somewhat brain dead and needed something somewhat mindless (but not quite as mindless as repetitive crochet rows) I pulled this guy out of my closet. Managed to finish the half stitches. Now to backstitch with metallic thread.  My extra ball of yarn came to finish the tree skirt. And somehow I've been slowly catching up to where I should be for NaNoWriMo. Excuse me while I go write. The first 20 chapters (as of the initial posting of this blog) can be found here.

Semi finals. Dancers pick. Pro picks song that represents celebrity. Drew. Very hoppy and stompy. A lot of things went wrong with this dance. Too high. Victoria. I kept seeing on Twitter that we were going to cry during this. Didn't get there for me. I'll give her the scores but a little high for me. Jordan. It was danced well but that song was not an argentine tango for me and detracted from the dance. Not a 10. Lindsey. I connected to that contemporary dance more than Victoria's. A few odd stops where I felt it just went flat. I agree with the scores. Frankie. That was mostly hip hop and the salsa sucked. No hips. Too high. Yay for pro dances. Iconic dance round. Redoing really good dances from previous seasons. Drew. Jazz by Corbin Bleu. Lift was cool but the dance didn't fit him well. Either too small or uncontrolled. Too high. Victoria. Charleston by Amber Riley. Not bad. Twisting motion is still hit and miss with her feet. A little high for me....

So I got this far on the tree skirt. 12 motifs and the beginning of the edging. Realized I didn't have enough gold yarn to complete the 2nd stripe. Thankfully the company is sending me another one. In the meantime, I'm working on Sassy Cat. I actually was going to pull out a Christmas kitten kit I had, but this one jumped out of the drawer when I opened it. Literally. So I took it as a sign and started stitching after sorting the wool.

I liked that opening. Terrell. I liked the song but I don't feel he danced it well. His toes were not pointed when I felt they should've been. The flicks were off too. Not sure what the judges saw. Too high for me. Drew. I think he had more rise and fall during his viennese waltz. It was pretty. But I think Emma danced more than him. A bit high for me. Victoria. She didn't do too many steps. Steps weren't as sharp as she could do. A bit high for me. Lindsey. Not bad. She looked a bit hoppy. Samba is a down bounce. A few places were iffy. Were her shoes fuzzy? I agree with the scores. Frankie. Not bad. A few spots were a little off for me. I'm somewhere between Carrie Ann and Len. Too high for me. Jordan. I liked it but it was also a bit odd. I agree with the scores. Trio round. Terrell. With Kelly Monaco. He really didn't do much. The girls danced around him as he pretty much stood in place. Nice abs though. Too high. Drew. With Rashad Jennings...

I've completed the next row of pages on The Accolade. I stayed up really late to do it too. 131 rows are now complete. So, back to crochet for a while and my new tree skirt. Also got a new phone, so pictures are going to look a bit different again. and it's November, which means it's time for NaNoWriMo again. As you can see below, I'm a bit behind with this year. I had a busy weekend and my muse has been distracted. So I'm not as 'in' this story as with other years. I am however writing something each day. Once I get to a section I know better I should be able to catch up. I'm also posting on Tablo  should anyone feel like reading my very rough draft.