Spinning
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This wound up being the week where I finished a few smaller things and they also were what took up most of my crafting time, so this post will serve double-duty as my weekly update and as a quick FO post. Norrland Hat: This project was my main focus and despite being fussy to work,
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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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We’ve been enjoying a few warm sunny days here although we did build the first woodstove fire of the season this weekend which was lovely. Here’s what I worked on this weekend. A very quick start and finish of the Everyday Brew hat by Clare Devine. I have had this pattern in my library for
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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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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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Year 15 (!) of the Year of Projects runs from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. Each Sunday I’ll have a post to talk about what I’ve been working on with craft projects for the week and what my plans are for the following 7 days. One thing I have learned in my time
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