Tag: making
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Happy Year of WIPs!
In typical style, I’ve been brainstorming lately about what my new year should be. My 2021 year of minis got a bit derailed by moving and all and I still have those big projects I wanted to finish. I was chatting with my SILs about it the other day and we went down to take…
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Socks all the way down.
I’ve been feeling more and more like crafting these days, finishing a quilt and doing some other sewing this week. As I often do, while I wasn’t feeling so makey makey – I knit socks. I finished up these cuties a while ago. The yarn was my sweet mom and Christmas a few years ago.…
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Sock knitting: improvisation
I usually know what I’m doing when I knit socks. Leg, heel, foot, toe – I know how long I like them, where to put them, and how to knit them. Sometimes though, the unexpected hits and you’ve got to roll with the punches. A few weeks ago, I found myself frantically running out of…
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A summer update in two parts: finishing
As seems to be usual these days (this year) it has been quite a while since we last spoke. That always leads me to a bit of a conundrum as to what to write, whether to pick up where I left off or just give a current state of affairs. I’ve been thinking about my…
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Super Secret Summer Sew
As you may have heard, this summer has not been what any of us expected. When last we spoke, I was deep into a sock fog and I’ll admit my knitting mojo has not come out of that haze yet. One thing has happened as expected, Astra’s summer visit out of town. A few months…
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The final score: WIP Wipeout 2019
Way back in June, I took a long hard look at all of my works in progress. I pulled them all out, posted them on the blog, and challenged myself to finish them off by the end of the year. Well, friends, the end of the year is here. How’d I do? Completely, totally, all…
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In which gifts were given.
Well, here we are at the end of the year. Once again, I have gone a bit dark on the internet (this year was a bit of a blackout, to be honest) and just busying myself like a wee elf with gift making. This year was all about the socks. I gifted a personal high…
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Just a few things.
I don’t feel well, but I’m knitting and making and sharing. So here we go for a very brief share. Happy fall and fall alergies, y’all! On Saturday, I cast on a new hat for Kevin. I am trying to get into the tradition of making Kevin a hat every fall, so here’s this year’s entry.…
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Beeswax Hat.
Many moons ago, I saw this hat on The Fat Squirrel podcast. I loved it then and have thought about knitting it many times. I purchased this skein of yarn to try out the color, really thinking it wouldn’t work on me even though I like it. Looking at the pattern and the yarn, they…
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No Frills Sweater.
It is finished and fuzzy and fantastic! That’s right, my No Frills Sweater is all done. This is the coziest, softest, and warmest thing I own. I can’t wait to wear it this fall and winter. The pattern is No Frills Sweater by Petite Knit. It is knit holding one strand of fingering double with…
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