Quilting
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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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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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Having a very nice at-home long weekend this Labor Day. I had lunch out with a friend and we walked around the Santa Fe art market on Saturday but otherwise I’ve been home enjoying some crafting time. I finished the collar on Dyad and the first sleeve on Asterie but since both of those look
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