Knitting
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I missed last week’s post – I had a work event all day Saturday and then Sunday got away from me so you get a double dose this week. Slow but forward progress on the second Dyad jacket. I’m a bit farther along than this photo and more than halfway done the body. I’m going…
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This week I cast on for the second Dyad sweater. Not much to see yet – it’ll be a black blob for a while! I also cast on a pair of colorwork striped socks for Socktober. These are the Kitty Cat socks and I’m using a sock set from Moonglow Yarn Co. I’ll be alternating…
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Trying to keep myself accountable to my Year of Projects 2025-2026 list and my HRCYED 2.0 reading list, here’s what I worked on, finished or read this quarter (July-September 2025). You can see my Year of Projects plans overview here. Knitting/Crocheting: I have completed the Asterie Sweater and the Sailing School Socks off the original…
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I finished up the first Dyad sample this week. If you’d like to read more details about it, you can see the post I wrote here. I will be winding yarn to start the second sample this week. I have added in a few rows on my Painted Plains Scarf. I kind of need to…
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I’ve finished up my sample knit for designer, Kate Oates, and her Dyad sweater pattern. I’ll actually be making a second one but let’s talk about this finish first! Per Kate’s request, I knit this one in the 3rd size and used the shorter body option and the fold over cabled collar. This gives it…
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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 week was…a challenge. Lots going on In Real Life so I was a little surprised at what I got done. Those little moments definitely add up! I finished up the final braid of handspun for the Tour de Fleece with a light-DK 2-ply of blue-faced Leicester hand dyed by Funky Carolina. I’m going to…
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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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