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Working on One Project!
Usually I work on a variety of projects at a time, but this past week I have just been knitting on a sweater I am making with some yarn that I spun.I love how it is knitting up and I can't wait to see...
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Finished Socks
Mainly I have been knitting away on a sweater (I think it will make a nice spring jacket, and spring here lasts about 20 minutes, so I want to make sure I will be able to wear it when that happens)....
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Still Progressing!
My sweater is still progressing nicely - I just have a bit more to knit.I did finish combing another bit of raw fleece - this one just over 100g.As part of my experimenting with the raw fleeces, I...
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Finished Sweater and Socks
I am so pleased with my new sweater!It came out really nice, and is lovely to wear.Check out the almost 5 foot snow drift in front of me!I also finished knitting a pair of socks-This was another...
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A New Collar
The second clue for the Gnome Mystery Knit Along was released recently and now the hat is made.The hat is finished with a cute little leaf (seems to be a theme...).I finished spinning the sock yarn I...
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Finished Gnome
The last clue of the mystery knit along came out today and I finished the gnome!Surprise! It's a girl gnome - apparently all gnomes have beards, although this one is a leaf, and she has long braids. It...
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A Little Crochet Project
A little finished project this week - every time I crochet I remember how much I love it!The pattern is Easy Peasy Catnip Mouse from Mollie's Blog of Stuff. I made it from some of my first handspun...
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Painting
Since I have been blogging every Monday for over a year I don't want to stop, I don't have much to talk about. The only thing going on around here seems to be home renovations - which are going...
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Weaving
I recently wove a table runner for my sister -The brown warp was a commercial yarn (Harrisville Design Shetland in the colour way Teak), and the natural was some hand spun yarn from one of the raw...
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Another Type of Creativity
With all the renovations going on I haven't had much crafting time, but I did finally get a vest that I have been working on into one piece. this photo is washed outIt started with the back and knit...
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Spinning
I am a bit late in my usual Monday night post because I couldn't use the computer last night, but better late than never.Renovations are the main thing that is happening, but I did dye up some fibre,...
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Quilt Show
Last week my sister, a couple of friends and I went to a local quilt show in Morden - the Barnswallow Quilt Guild's annual quilt show. We had a lovely day, always well worth the trip.The feature...
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Farm Life
Renovations are coming along - all the kitchen cupboards have been installed and mostly filled. It is so nice to have a stove and kitchen sink again!Not much time (or energy) for crafting - I am so...
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Planting Time
This past week I have been gardening!I have been cutting in new garden beds - this one is for the perennial flowers. Most are ones I brought from the old house, and some are from here - it will be...
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Another Bag of Wool
During renovations I have been combing a raw fleece (when I woke up too early to make noise around the house).I ended up with 562g of clean fibre. I plan on dyeing about half of it shades of grey,...
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Not Much!
This past week I have added quite a few rows to the Granny Stripe blanket (free pattern from Attic 24).I am making mine with all kinds of leftover hand spun yarn, all about fingering weight. This is...
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Pieced Quilt Top!
I finally unearthed my sewing machine! After over three months it was so nice to sew again. I finished sewing Flowering Snowball blocks together.These are blocks that I started about four years ago!...
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Lots of Photos
This week I have been knitting on my Capture a Cozy Moment vest (pattern by Carol Sunday). It never seems to look any different but it is slowly growing. I really want to put it away and work on...
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Canning
Today I canned the first batch of produce from the garden -Stewed rhubarb. This is the first time I have canned rhubarb (I just bought a magazine all about canning, and there are lots of recipes I...
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Happy Canada Day!
A few weeks ago I finished combing another raw fleece, and this week I dyed almost half of it (the other part was left natural).I dyed most of it shades of grey and then small amounts different bright...
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