Asterie sweater
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Several finished things this week! First, my Aster blouse is finally done. This is a Colette pattern (no longer in business) and I used the short flutter sleeve option. The fabric is a cotton lawn from Kokka Fabrics. They have lots of interesting Japanese fabrics and this one is very lightweight and drapey. I probably
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It’s been another super busy week, so not a ton of progress on anything. If you’d like the life update, you can read that after the project info! I did manage to finish the body of Asterie and I’m excited to have this to wear (hopefully!) for the fall. Sleeves are left, but this week
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This was the final week of Tour de Fleece so most of my crafting time centered around my spinning. I finished up the Hedgehog Fibres handcarded Corriedale, merino, camel and silk batts with a sportweight 2-ply with 380 yards and 120 g. This really spun up more beautifully than I had imagined. I thought the
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A couple of finished things for this week and a handful of other in-progress items: I finished my Sailing School Socks, design by Helen Stewart/Curious Handmade. I used Less Traveled Yarn’s 757 Sock in the Prickly Pear colorway. The design isn’t particularly hard – some 1/1 cables and a fake eyelet cable done without a
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Here’s my weekly update for week one Year of Projects: The Tour de Fleece kicked off yesterday and I had finished up the merino/bamboo singles I was working on for this a combo spin so I was able to start this bobbin of Polwarth wool from Three Waters Farm. I’ll be working on these singles
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I’ve got a handful of WIPs going right now, which will all be on the needles as my starting points for YOP – Year 15. These are essentially my focus projects for July, although I have a couple of sample knits that will probably also get started once the yarn arrives at my end. Knitting:Painted
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