Upon returning home one evening, I found a wonderful surprise. A large envelope filled with small squares of fabric. I was pretty sure that the magical charm quilt faerie was friend DSH. My guess was confirmed upon talking with DC during Google-Meet knitting night. This gift is exciting for me because of my long ongoing… Continue reading A Visit from the Charm Quilt Faerie
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Workbasket ~ Nearing Finish Line on Several Projects
WIPs: Potluck Cowl: So close! I nearly finished the cowl. I decided to sew-off the binding to retain maximum stretchy-ness. At our Google meet knitting group, I was earnestly sewing the binding off when DC exclaimed. She thought that I was frogging this project (again) when she saw the long string of yarn being pulled… Continue reading Workbasket ~ Nearing Finish Line on Several Projects
Workbasket – Oops, I Did it Again
WIPs: Starting over, for whatever reason, is kinda my thing. Our knitting group even has a name for it... "Doing a Lorri". True to form, project s were frogged and started over. The shrug is an easy pattern to knit. The yarn is slippery. Stitches drop off quickly, then run away equally as fast. When… Continue reading Workbasket – Oops, I Did it Again
Workbasket ~ A Couple of New Projects
WIPs: Knitting-group cowl: Before Christmas, DSH came up with this fabulous idea, in which each of us (that wanted to participate in the project) would submit a certain amount of sock yarn. The yarn would be split so each participant would get the same amount of each of the varieties submitted. Then we would use… Continue reading Workbasket ~ A Couple of New Projects
Workbasket – WIP Confession
I have many more unfinished projects than I have admitted to. Going forward I am going to refer to them differently. I really like the way that Hannah does it on her blog quietwatercraft, she gives a number of WIP's. Then I will only show updates of the projects that I have made any progress… Continue reading Workbasket – WIP Confession
