Year of Projects 2026-2027
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My favorite time of year is here! The leaves are finally turning and there’s a cold crisp feeling to the air in the mornings. Our fall/winter flocks of mountain chickadees and dark-eyed juncos are back at the feeders. Time for all the crafty things! Denim and Lace Quilt: I’ve sewn another block for the Denim…
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We took another trip to Colorado last weekend so I missed my weekly update, but here’s what I worked on to close out September and kick-off October. Fiddlesticks Socks: I finished these up just before we headed north. Yarn is The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Rocky Mountain Purls, which is a BFL/nylon 2-ply sock yarn. Colorway…
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A few finishes this week to talk about first. Jane Austen 250th Anniversary Quilt: This is now completely done and in fact, I have it on the guest bedroom bed. I love how it came out and even more so that it’s actually finished. This one took just a bit over a year from start…
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It’s been a wild and crazy few weeks here, so I managed to miss last week again entirely. Here’s another 2-fer update! Antipodes: I’m further along on this as I picked up stitches for sleeve 2 and am working on that right now. I definitely will be extending the length of the body. I have…
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I missed last week’s update. We are trialing a new dog from a rescue to see if she’s a good fit for our family. Jury is still out – she has a lot of wonderful qualities but she’s more interested in the cat that I’d like her to be so we will see if she…
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We had a nice (albeit VERY HOT) vacation in Colorado last weekend, so you get a 2-week recap this week. (Colorado trip post shortly!) Here’s what I worked on: Craggy Shore Socks: Almost done these. I have just one pattern repeat and the toe to finish on sock 2, although disclaimer note: I will probably…
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The Tour de Fleece 2026 has finished up and with it, I have finished my spin for the year. I took two matching gradient sets from Hilltop Cloud Fibres in a lovely blend of bamboo, BFL and merino wools, in the color “Wild Rose”, and spun myself up a whopper of a skein – 801…
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Kicking off week one of year 16 of Year of Projects with the following things: Handspinning – Tour de Fleece: The Tour started on Saturday, July 4th, and I pulled out two 140-gram gradient packs from Hilltop Cloud Fibres in the UK. The colorway is Wild Rose, and it’s a blended roving of bamboo, Blue-Faced…
