Day 21 - More Preserving
 Canned apple pie filling is so much work, but our favourite for a quick apple crisp in the winter.This is just the start of the apples.All the best.♥︎
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 I normally warp the loom 'front-to-back', but I am trying 'back-to-front' this time.It is supposed to be more efficient, but I am not sure so far.All the best!♥︎
View ArticleDay 23 - Rain
 We have had over 3" of rain these past few day and the grass is already starting to grow.All the best!♥︎
View ArticleDay 24th - Molly
Big girl on our morning walk waiting for her ball to be thrown.All the best!♥︎
View ArticleDay 26 - Morning Walk
Some photos from our morning walk.Best friends.All the best!♥︎Â
View ArticleDay 27- Weaving
 I started throwing the shuttle (I can't say weaving because apparently the whole measuring out the warp, and putting it on the loom is also weaving).This will be on the loom for a while. It is a...
View ArticleDay - 31 A Few Finishes!
I finished sewing a tunic from fabric that I bought at the Costume Museum of Canada fundraiser sale ($4).The pattern is the Bessie Tunic from Style Arc. It is a really nice pattern and was relatively...
View ArticleYear End Wrap Up
After a month of blogging every day I took a bit of a break from the computer. I didn't think it would last 4 months, but it did.I have realized that cleaning and cooking have become my hobbies that I...
View ArticleMissed a Few
Last week I wrote a year end wrap-up post showing all the things I had made in the previous 4 months, but it turns out a forgot a few.Moccasins-I made a pair of moccasins. Earlier in the year I made a...
View ArticleFriday Night with Friends
I joined in this year's first Friday Night with Friends last night, hosted by Cheryll at Gone Stitchin'.I did some weaving. I signed up for the JST School of Weaving, and so I am trying to learn to...
View ArticleFinished Sweater
I finished knitting a sweater this week -I wanted to knit a sweater with commercial yarn for a change. It is knit with a fingering weight yarn and a lace weight silk and mohair yarn, held together...
View ArticleProject Bag and Lots of Snow
This week I made a project bag for cross stitch (I see on Floss Tube that this is the kind of bag that cross stitchers use) -I used scraps of handwoven fabric, leftover from a tunic I made a few years...
View ArticleNew Hat and More Snow
I finished knitting a hat this week.The pattern is Musselburg by Ysolda Teague - a really enjoyable knit and perfect for any yarn. I knit it out of Touch Yarns Possum Silk Merino 4 ply, that I dyed....
View ArticleSocks and Spinning
This week I finished knitting a pair of socks out of handspun yarn.They are regular toe-up, two-at-a-time, 64 stitches, on a 2.5mm needle socks.This is the yarn,and the fibre I dyed - a BFL/Nylon...
View ArticleMore Spinning and Storms
Finished knitting a pair of socks -These are the DRK Everyday socks by Andrea MowryI knit them out of merino/mohair fibre that I dyed and spun.I didn't know how I would like the ribbing on the sole of...
View ArticleSpin the Bin 2022
This year I participated in a Spin the Bin Challenge hosted by a Ravelry group.The challenge is to get together a bin of at least 24 ounces of fibre to spin in the year.This is my bin,and all the fibre...
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