Tag: making
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Rising Dawn Shawl
This shawl is blocked and big and beautiful. It felt like a monumental task to finish this one and I am so happy with it. The pattern is Rising Dawn, by Stephen West. It’s my first ever finished #westknit! It’s a really well written, clever pattern. I used a kit dyed especially for this shawl…
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Busy weekend.
I’ve been working on a lot of things. Quilts, socks, shawls, dresses. I feel a little scattered again, but I’m really enjoying making progress on all of these projects. Friday night, I started prepping my Moneta Dress. The fabric came in, so I washed that, and I printed out the pattern and put it together.…
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Jelly Roll Slice Quilt Top
I finally bit the bullet and did it. I reserved a day on the long arm at my LQS. I have two quilts ready to go, just laying on top of the yarn stash judging me. They are the Layer Cake Pop and Jelly Roll Twist from back in the spring. I’m really excited to…
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It’s tough to know what you don’t know.
I’ve been thinking about learning to sew garments for a while now. I am really enjoying sewing and learning, so this seems like a natural next step. There are also a lot of inspiring knitter/sewists out there, and I’d like to join their ranks! After a fair bit of research, I settled on the Sorbetto…
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Scattered.
Over the last week or so, I’ve been dabbling. A little of this, a little of that. Some secrets, some projects that I can shout from the rooftops. I’ve been working on my 13th pair of socks. They’re on the back burner for a few other things at the moment, but I’ve knit one and…
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Life and socks.
I keep thinking, I should write a blog post soon. And then something else happens and I just don’t write. It’s been nice to take a bit of a break, I’ve been a trifle inactive on social media as well. But I do miss writing and sharing. This blog has really helped me coalesce my…
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Our little shishi.
The first maker I ever knew was my mom. When I was a little girl, she made me dresses, sewed up costumes and curtains, made quilts, and cross stitched samplers that I can still picture in my head. Fast forward more years than either of us care to tell and she is still a maker.…
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Giant Family Road Trip, phase 1: Tennessee
We’re on a bit of a tour to see friends and family back home. Phase 1 included two destinations in Tennessee. Road trip day 1 was the longest car ride planned of the trip so we switched off driving duties. I knit during my time off: Our, first stop was to see Kevin’s best friends.…
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Birthday.
This year’s birthday has come and gone, but I’m still riding pretty high on the warm and fuzzies that it brought. For the actual day of my birthday, Kevin and I both took the day off from work. I woke up early and had some knitting time with my coffee, my favorite way to start…
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Pineapple!
My friend Holly loves pineapples. Like, she really loves pineapples. So when her birthday was rolling around, I knew exactly what to do. I pulled and cut out some scraps… I arranged them in that ever so cute shape… And then I sewed it up! At this point, I was in love with it. And…
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