Monday, July 14, 2025

#6

This is #6 for the year. I think they turned out pretty well. The yarn is Aktiv and this is the second pair I've made using it.  Farbe 75-25 Partie 29928 in the Santa colorway.

Friday, July 11, 2025

A bit of tidying

I decided to Tidy up a bit. I haven't decided what to do with the shop hop blocks yet so I put those away as well as the fabric. I had a mess of patterns to put away too. Just a bunch of bits n bobs here and there.   I cut out the fabric for four blocks of the finishing kit but was too tired to sew them up. I'll get a new block tomorrow to make as well as more of the finishing kit.  I really like that the LQS gives us the finishing kit as we go along.  

Sock #7

This is the second time I've knit these socks for Red (he outgrew the original pair).  Fortunately the first pair fit me but he wanted another pair for himself.  This is Vice Brazen DK in the colorway PAY Candy Christmas.  I think this was an exclusive colorway for Park Avenue Yarns.

So I cast on 52 sts with size 2 needles and knit thirteen rounds in ribbing.  I then switched to size 3 needles.  Red suggested I alternate the needle sizes every 13 rows but I declined.  (We like prime numbers LOL).   I'm enjoying the knit. I'm using some bamboo needles and they feel nice and light and warm in my hands.  These socks will be pair #7 for the year.

I finished my Christmas socks but haven't taken a photo yet.

Monday, June 30, 2025

More blocks

So this block was a little difficult.  The pattern didn't include sizes, which drives me crazy, so I spent a lot of time on what looks like pieced flying geese.  Finally got the inner part of the block done when I realized two of the tiny triangles were wrong-side up. You can't really tell in a picture but in person it was obvious.  So I had to rip them out and flip them over and sew it back up and it was a mess there for a little bit.

I finally got this block finished around bedtime.  It took all my sewing time yesterday!






I woke up with indigestion around midnight and got up and sewed this block together.  I'm really glad I had already cut it out!

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Shop hop blocks

These are the blocks that I have completed so far from the shop hop.  The blocks came with maroon reds and forest greens for the accent colors so I have switched those out for tans and blues.  I also changed the background fabric to a warmer beige.  

See that tiny dutchman's puzzle block?  This is the second time I've made that block the wrong size for a shop hop quilt.  I'm very annoyed at myself.  The flying geese are perfect, perfect I tell you! But the block is only 8.5 inches.  Fortunately it looks like I can use the flying geese in other blocks and I'll just make new, larger flying geese to get the correct size block.

Monday, June 23, 2025

What a mess


 My work table is so messy! Projects on the table are the cupola views quilt, a skirt I want to add a welted pocket to, a scarf that needs a bit of mending, shop hop blocks that I am reformatting the colors, a matching panel that I tea-dyed so it would match my new colors better, all of the dies I'm using for the shop hop blocks, my Accuquilt go, rotary cutter, scissors, two packs of finishing kit materials for the Saturday Sampler, clipboard with patterns and, not visible here, a jar of m&ms.

Progress is being made but this is just about to send me over the edge.  After I get the blocks finished I can tidy up a bit.



Here are my plans:

  1. finish shop hop blocks
  2. tidy away dies/diecutter
  3. tidy away completed patterns
  4. mend scarf
  5. add pocket to skirt
  6. get back to Cupola Views
  7. get started on finishing kits


Sunday, June 15, 2025

Matching stripes

After seeing how easy it was on DH's anniversary socks, I decided to see if I could match stripes on mine.  So very close!

#6

This is #6 for the year. I think they turned out pretty well. The yarn is Aktiv and this is the second pair I've made using it.  Farbe 7...