Knitting
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First up this week, a finished Lite Bright sweater! I used 3 skeins of Hedgehog Fibres sock yarn in a speckled pink to blue fade. I used almost all the yardage for the first color (which I opted to knit the short/cap sleeves in) but had a bit left of the other two. This is…
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Hard to believe we are just a couple of weeks away from mid-year. I feel like the first 6 months of 2026 have flown by! Here’s what I’ve been working on this week: Jane Austen 250th Anniversary Quilt: I have been working on the last appliqué pieces which form the second interior border. These have…
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I kind of fell off the planet there for a week. (You can read more about the personal/life stuff below.) But I am back with a 2-week update this time. Supernova Quilt: Still working on the center section. I have all but two of the rainbow stars sewn into place. There is also an exterior…
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Not exactly the relaxing holiday weekend we had planned, since the main drain on the house failed and we wound up spending most of today (Sunday) dealing with that and extra expensive holiday weekend hour emergency plumbing costs. But at least it got fixed so we can run water in the house, so I will…
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A mixed bag this week – I worked on several things, although nothing with much focused attention except for my 100-days Project (More on that below.) Jane Austen Quilt: No pictures to show but I did prep the second leaf/vine border motifs and made a very small start on getting those stitched down. I should…
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Things are busy here right now. Trying to maintain some time for crafty things but work has gotten kind of overwhelming (still down a person in our department – although we are interviewing this week hopefully! – in the midst of a major company overhaul project – and I’ve stepped into a role with more…
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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…
The Emporium of Forgotten Threads 