Tag: goals
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All over the place.
Lately, I’ve finished a couple of things and worked on bunches of others. Today, I thought I’d share a bit of the making mish-mash. There is a fairly large chunk of my time missing from this post, where all of the secret making would go. But it is there, and I am really and truly…
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I mean, they are my favorite.
Blackberries. I love them. Blackberry cobbler is my favorite dessert. Last year’s blackberry jelly is, in my opinion, the best thing I’ve ever canned. Joshua and I went out first thing this morning to pick some blackberries. “How much are we aiming for?” he asked. My answer: a meager 5-6 pounds. Nothing strenuous, just enough…
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Half way.
Yesterday was the half way point in my year of making. It’s crazy to think I’ve been doing this for a solid six months! I am still really enjoying this project. I have found it easier and easier to be sure to set aside making time each day. Let’s have a bit of a check…
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The mini and the madness.
The binding has been vanquished. I revisited the quilt and was in a much better frame of mind. We apologized to each other and worked well together from there on out. I love it and it’s adorable mini-ness. It’s the Mini Charm Box Quilt, a free pattern from FQS. I used Grand Canal by Kate…
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Grainbow Revival Socks
Pair 2 of the sock revival is off the needles! I will admit, I was getting a bit weary of these by the end. I just kept eyeing my stash and thinking of what socks I was going to cast on next. But when I slipped these on to check fit and take a picture……
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I changed my mind.
My dad always told the story that when I was a very little girl, I ordered vanilla ice cream and then decided to switch to strawberry. He said I looked up at him in awe and said, “I changed my mind!” as if I hadn’t realized I could. This past weekend, I changed my mind…
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The best laid plans.
Let’s talk about what I said at the end of my last post. Brimming with hope about all I had accomplished that morning and excited for a long plane ride full of knitting, I wrote about how I’d like to come home with a finished object or two. And then the crafty fates just laughed…
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100 days of making.
On each of the last one hundred days, I have put time into making. Some days, it’s been hours and hours of knitting or sewing and others it’s been just a few rows on a sock before I fall asleep. All in all, it’s been a great experience so far. I’ve become much more mindful…
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Snowmelt Shawl.
Much like winter in Maryland, the shawl is finished. My very first mystery knitalong and my biggest project to date. All done. I couldn’t be happier. The pattern, Snowmelt Shawl by Helen Stewart, is just divine. So easy to follow and well written. I loved knitting it, even when it got to be in the…
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Sock Revival.
This weekend I’ve been wanting to finish things up. Maybe it’s the spring cleaning bug—which certainly hasn’t extended to the house or laundry. Either way, I finished a pair of socks and my snowmelt shawl. More about the shawl later, but here are the socks: This pink hurts my teeth it’s so sweet and pretty and…
Knit 1, Make 2 