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Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
2023-2024 -SEW
catching up with 2023 and 2024
August 1 2023
Curtains for door below washing them the water was black!
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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
2024:DOUBLE KNIT STITCH
Finally re mastered the double knit stitch. Last time done was in the 80s and I can picture the ugly off white yarn pretty sure. Well no matter what video I watched or instructions I read I could not get the knack of it again. Today cleaning up odds and ends and weighing other yarns for other projects I went back to the bookmark of a youtube video and it finally clicked in my head
simple my way- things to know in stitches-Knit, purl and slip one (English style)
cast on an uneven number of stitches. I did 11 stitches of my favorite wool which is now end scraps onto #10 circular needles.
1st row: knit one ( keep yarn in back)slip one purlwise-repeat to the end
2nd row: knit one, purl one. Repeat to the end
repeat those 2 rows until desired length. I cast off long style to keep things un tight.
All other instructions made me feel like I had the yarn in the wrong hand and needed to do Calisthenics between rows with my legs in the air.
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
2023: SEW- MASKS
Finally weather warm enough and ambition to sew. Then the machine screwed up and apparently I did not know how to thread the machine. I will have to re learn that each time it is so convoluted,
and the making of a bobbin. LOL
The lawn cotton is VERY flimsy and not easy to work with.
Monday, February 20, 2023
2022-2023 SCRAP YARN SHAWL-5 months in the making
Monday, January 30, 2023
2023: NEW YARN-NEW PROJECTS
January 21
Dara sent this gorgeous yarn likely will make one hat and one loose cowl
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January 20
finished a bulky knit hat from green yarn I got with a rewards card at Ocean State Job Lot
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above hat off head
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I do not see this yarn in Kar stash so no clue where it came from but it made a nice hat that I have to mend a dropped stitch and weave in ends. and attach pom pom and close top hole.
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Thursday, January 12, 2023
2023:REPAIRS & REUSE
January 12
So I bought this red & black checkered plaid polar fleece top at Old Navy maybe 2 years ago on sale! It has always been uncomfortable with the zipper catching at my neck- big brass zipper. AND for some reason I bought a Large not extra large. I layer things.I remember standing there and thinking I should have crossed the aisle to Mens. It is next to impossible to pull off over my head. LOL So I was ready to turn it into a seat warmer after wearing it to bed for a few nights. This morning decided to remove the zipper. Started out with the stitch ripper then got out the heavy duty scissors and went to town.
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