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Week 30 of 2024
Works in Progress -A warm week for the temperature blanket.This week we went on a road trip, and this was the project that I took with me. A pair of socks knit with yarn I spun during TdF.Photos from...
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Week 31 of 2024
This week I finished the pair of socks I started on our road trip-I knit socks toe-up, two-at-a-time, on one long circular needle, from both ends of the ball of yarn to be able to us up of the yarn,...
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Week 32 of 2024
This week I finished a pair of socks that had been on the needles for a couple months-Â My fourth pair of handspun socks so far this year. This one from a BFL/Nylon blend I dyed and spun four years...
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Week 33 of 2024
Lots of works in progress this week -Â I finally started weaving on this new batch of tea towels. It is a pattern from Etsy I have been wanting to try, but it took me three attempts to get the warp on...
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Week 34 of 2024
It is that time of the year where everyday involves some kind of canning/freezing/drying/preserving of the bounty from the garden -One thing this week was plum sauce (like apple sauce) - it is the...
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Week 35 of 2024
This week I finished the first of the towels on the loom. My speed has improved - now about an hour to weave 4"! It is really an amazing pattern - I don't fully understand the ins and outs, but it is a...
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Week 36 of 2024
I am still really enjoying weaving on the Meta towels-Finished the second towel,and started the third one in cotton bouclé.Hopefully there are no temperature blanket police checking.Photos from Around...
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Week 37 of 2024
I finished the set of three towels (two with plain cotton and one with bouclé) -I am so pleased with how they turned out. The pattern (Heavy Meta towels by Plain Weave) is so lovely.There have been...
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Week 38 of 2024
This week was all about mini quilts. I finished two.The clamshell one was cut using a GO! die.'Present me' was so thankful that 'past me' had written a tutorial on how to sew the clamshells!It is about...
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Week 39 of 2024
Not much time for crafting this week.I did finish spinning a skein of sock yarn - a merino/nylon blend that I started during Tour de Fleece in the summer.Finished up a few more colours of wool for the...
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Week 40 of 2024
I finished a pair of socks this week -Â The stitch pattern is from the Syncopations Socks, a free pattern from Mary Henninger on Ravelry.I also used the Gusset Heel Basic Socks by Wendy Johnson for the...
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Week 41 of 2024
I finished making a string of Prosperity Hens -It is from a YouTube tutorial by Pin Cut Sew.I used all kinds of things I had on hand. I used fabric I had dyed years ago and didn't know what to do with...
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Week 42 of 2024
Just a few works in progress this week -Â I put my other socks on hold and started a simple pair.Some warmer temperatures this week! I see a few ends I need to weave in.Photos from Around -Â Poor Miss...
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Week 43 of 2024
This week I finished spinning a skein of yarn-It is about a worsted weight, 3 ply yarn.I won this beautiful fibre batt during Tour de Fleece this past summer. It is a mixture of all kinds of fibre, and...
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Week 44 of 2024
I started knitting a hat with the yarn I finished spinning last week-The pattern is the Lucy Hat by Carina Spencer. It is one of my favourite hat patterns. I knit two, 10 years ago, but this will be my...
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Week 45 of 2024
I finished a couple of projects this week -An elongated Courthouse Steps mini quilt inspired by one on the Temecula Quilt Co blog. I used strips cut at 1+1/4", starting with a 5+1/2" long one for the...
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Week 46 of 2024
I finished weaving the "woven" towels this week-Â This one woven with natural 16/2 cotton for the tabby, and navy 8/2 cotton for the pattern weft. I hemmed this one on the reverse, compared to the other...
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Week 47 of 2024
Last week I bought a 1924 Singer 127 treadle sewing machine-I had been looking for one for a while, and this one had been for sale for a while. It had all the parts, the decals were in good shape, the...
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Week 48 of 2024
This week I made a Smart Sofa Station by Arabesque Scissors -This was a great pattern, so well explained with lots of videos to help. I shortened mine a bit to work with my sofa and to make use of the...
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Week 49 of 2024
This week I wove a set of tea towels -The pattern is from Jane Stafford's School of Weaving, Season 5, episode 1 - Turned Twill Towels on 8 Shaft. Woven in 8/2 cotton.The warp was fairly neutral, so it...
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Week 50 of 2024
This week I made a quick, simple knot bag -This is a bag pattern I make all the time with handles that are the same length, but for a knot bag I made one of the handles shorter.I made it out of fabric...
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Week 51 of 2024
This week I finished a cross stitch -The pattern is All Creatures Great and Small by Barbara Ana.I stitched it on 40 count linen, with DMC floss (1 strand of floss over 2 fabric threads, so 20 stitches...
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Week 52 of 2024
This week I made a companion piece for the "Smart Sofa Station" I made a few weeks ago -This is the "Snips and Tails Mini Bucket" available free on the designer's website.It uses a magnet to attach to...
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Week 1 of 2025
I had a few finishes this week -The 2024 temperature blanket was finished on the last day of the year!It was a fun knit, and made me pay attention to everyday of the year in a different way.A set of...
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Week 2 of 2025
This week I started a new weaving project-Another set of tea towels using a pattern from the JST School of Weaving (Season 6, Episode 2). The warp is 2/8 cotton in three shades of green, and white. My...
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