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Just finished this granny baby blanket, another of my large projects finished. Used DK yarn, and slip stitched the squares together. It’s not wet blocked yet, but the picture was taken outdoors in the sun, so the colors are true.
My Wednesday WIP is the star baby blanket. I expect I will complete the blue Section, do another green, and maybe another variegated. We’ll see how big it gets.
I canned 6 quarts of dill pickles last night. That was my activity, ha. I can't sit long periods of time because apparently I bruised or cracked my thigh bone a week ago when I tripped and landed on a cement pathway. It is healing slowly but surely.
When I'm having trouble finding a color palette, I visit a website like Sherwin Williams and look at the palettes they put together. You can find a color that looks like your green and it will give you a palette.
lovestostitch, that's a great idea also and I'm heading there. I was just really wondering if y'all had favorites that you use with green as I don't use it all that much.
DJM, you're right, they have ones I made for them here at "Gma's" house but they need some for at home now. And, they wanted cotton instead of acrylic so they could use them year round. They still wear them like capes and make blanket tents and the like so they need to be fun. The next one is for the older one and with total disgust, he tells me "I'm not a little kid Gma, geez!" So I better get on the stick and get it right!
Wiggle, Wiggle, Wiggle Crochet! What a fun project! I used #10 thread. It measures 8" x 8", 1/2" thick & is very dense. Perfect tea pot trivet. It even looks kinda cool on the back.
Debbie
Stashbusting CAL WTD -8/YTD -650 (2019-642)(2018-109) Book Challenge 45/50 (2019-51)(2018-35)
“Properly practiced, knitting (& crochet) soothes the troubled spirit, and it doesn't hurt the untroubled spirit either.”
― Elizabeth Zimmerman with edits by me
I am not a very good seamstress, but I thought I would try my hand at a Japanese Knot Bag. All went well until I got to the end and it was time to sew the armholes. Grrrr. Are there any seamstresses out here who might have thoughts? Maybe I should sew the armholes and end up at the bottom of the bag. Hmmmm
I love the fabric!
Does your machine have a thing to pop off to do small circumferences? My suggestion for next time would be cut your seam allowances wider or zigzag the edges before turning right side out so they feel more stable.and MORE pins, my answer to everything sewing is more pins!
Did you ever sew doll clothes? Those were the hardest projects I ever did. My sewing machine is old and doesn't have the pop off free arm. I always wanted that and a few years ago I treated myself to a fancy, new sewing machine. That all plastic machine was garbage compared to my all metal antique. I took the new machine back when it couldn't even make it through the seams of one those little pillowcase dresses where you sewed on seam binding.
Char - I have felt this same way while learning to make masks these past few months! 🤪 I have never been a sewer, my sewing machine is older than I am and a hand me down three or four times over, but I can now at least oil it, change the needle and sew straight lines! but I also did plenty of things like you with this bag. I think you did an amazing job trouble shooting! Your bag looks great!
This isn't a fiber craft but I thought you all would enjoy seeing my latest garden project. Today was moving day and froggie got moved into position. He will have a perennial Hibiscus planted behind him.
What does everyone have planned for the weekend? Our local fireworks were cancelled. Our state does allow "personal" fireworks (How these are considered personal is beyond me). So - I anticipate we'll have more of that this year than in other years. So - we'll stick around home and make sure our fur babies are ok. 🎆
qfknit Yes we were married on 7/5/75 Hubby will never forget Your holiday weekend sounds awesome enjoy family time. For your cell phone someone suggested turning off your Bluetooth. Since cell service at my house is almost non-existing it's not a problem for us.
I spotted some almost red tomatoes and some Golden Zucchini. The zucchini should be ready in a day or two. Our temps are in the 90's for the foreseeable future.
Good morning! Just another hot and humid day, with no rain in sight. Nothing planned for this weekend, our excitement is getting a grocery delivery 😊.
I’ve decided I have way too many WIP’s going on, several are big projects. So my goal is to finish one big project each week, and not start anything new at least until I reduce my WIP’s by one.
This week I finished a baby blanket, and I started a new shawl pattern. Now I’m gong to finish my star baby blanket. Possibly by the end of the weekend.
What is everyone doing with your crafting time? I love looking at all the pictures, we have some extremely talented crafters here.
knitter131 - I wouldn't want to go to our post office even if there was no coronavirus but with coronavirus, I absolutely won't go in there. The lines are horrendously long and slow. I go online and use the postal calculator and then I stick enough stamps on the package. It works!
Our old post office only had a line at Christmas time. One year one of the postal workers came out and started singing Jingle Bells. Everyone sang together after that as we waited.
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