Knitting
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First off, the bad news. The dyer was not able to source another skein of yarn to finish my Graerup Slipover. I think if I hadn’t already frogged the entire back once I might have tried to see if I could figure something else out but at this point, I am just going to frog…
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I thought I might not have much to talk about this week. Work has been really hectic. (We were already down 1 person from my small department, and another person left suddenly a week ago, so now it’s just me, my boss and one part-time contractor and we’re all just trying to keep things afloat…
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Here’s what I worked on this week: Painted Plains Scarf: I am happy to say this one is done. It always takes me forever to get thru a scarf – I just lose interest with them, I guess? Which is unfortunate since they are such great gifts, as this one will be. I modified the…
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Here’s what I worked on this week: Tea Leaves Socks: These are finished and I love them. The pattern is from Carlie Perrins and is the perfect mix of not-to-difficult stitch patterns that looks much more complex than they are to actually knit up. This not-quite neutral is Long Dog Yarn’s Sock in Riders of…
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Happy Easter weekend if you celebrate that – and otherwise happy weekend 😊. This week I worked on: Shimmer Sky Quilts: I got this pair of quilts back from the longarm quilter and they are ready for binding. I had Matt quilt them with similar but not 100% matching swirling star patterns. I’ll share more…
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Back from visiting my folks on the east coast. A great trip but also a LONG commute back here to New Mexico. (I am a morning person but 6 a.m. flights are EARLY!) I’ve got a finish and a few other things I worked on this week to share. First up, I finished my Faded…
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This week was mostly 2 steps forward, 1 (or more steps) back for crafty things. Let’s get into it. Day 15 of The 100 Days Project: Here are my hexistars. Delighted that I’ve been able to keep up with these. I think 125 or so will make a nice-sized table runner so I may do…
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Here’s what I worked on this week: Graerup Slipover: I finished up the back on this vest, which actually went more quickly than I thought it would. Next up is the front and since there’s no sleeves for this, it’ll just be the arm opening and neckline ribbing to do. Granny Chevron Blanket: I’ve finished…
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Back from our vacation on the absolutely FROZEN east coast of the US…..Brrr. Glad I took my heaviest coat with a hood and my extra warm mittens and hat. We had a chance to visit with family before my older nephew leaves for a semester abroad and before my younger nephew makes some final decisions…
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I finished the small throw/kid quilt I started last weekend. This is the first quilt I did entirely by machine – the piecing, the quilting and the binding. I did a very simple square outline for the quilting, and I will admit that while attaching the binding by machine is quicker than hand-sewing it on,…
The Emporium of Forgotten Threads 