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I hope everyone had a nice couple of weeks over the holidays and enjoyed some time off work, visiting family, or just staycationing, like we did. Here’s what I worked on this week: Jane Austen Block of the Month prep: I really wanted to get the 2 Shimmer Sky quilt tops done and sent off…
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Since we’re at the midpoint of the YOP cycle, I thought I would check in around my progress and what I have planned for the next 6 months. The progress info is at the top; plans are towards the bottom of the post. Knitting/Crocheting: These are the WIPs I had at the start of the YOP…
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We’re halfway through this year of projects. I will have a separate post in a day or two on how I’m doing with all of my proposed projects for the 52-week period. (Spoiler alert: Actually pretty good.) Here’s what I worked on this week. Book Club Cardigan: I have the back to the point where…
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I was intrigued by the bingo board Nic of Dragon Rambles put together for 2026 and I’ve decided to join in for that in 2026. Here’s my board for reference. I made a few changes to this from the original that was posted, but kept most of them pretty close (with a few personal challenges…
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I picked this fun pattern up as a quilt kit from Pastry Shop Quilts on Etsy because I fell in love with the fun fabrics. It’s a pretty basic star pattern with sashing but I think the fabrics elevate it a bit. There’s this fabric with robins and gold flowers and this alternates with a…
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Most of my craft time this week was spent putting the binding on my Birds and Bees quilt. I will have a separate post on that now that it’s finished in a day or two. Otherwise I worked on: Book Club Cardigan: I’m working my way down the back. It’s all just straight “work in…
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I started this shawl in January 2025 and finished it this week (December 13, 2025). Absolutely no reason on earth why it took me this long because I enjoyed the entire process of creating it. Design is by Inese Sang who has several other lovely shawl patterns I’d like to make. The pattern is well-written…
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I’m delighted to say I have finished up my Bloom shawl this week. It’s currently blocking so I’ll do a separate post around it later this week. With that done, here’s what I’m working on currently: I have started back to work on my Book Club Cardigan by Sari Nordlund. I’m using Berocco Blackstone Tweed…
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I launched the first episode of my rebranded podcast today. You can find it over on YouTube by searching for The Emporium of Forgotten Threads channel or watch here. In this episode, I talk about two “alongs” I’m hosting – one book and one craft project, as well as a few of the projects I’m…
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Looking for Knit One, Spin Too? You’re in the right place! I took last week off from posting to do a little site update to rebrand and get ready to relaunch my podcast at the end of next week. I think I’ve got the old website URL with an auto redirect, but you may wish…
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