SEW: Kitchen door curtains

 I bought this material to make more Summer masks. Found it too thick and stiff. so it sat by the sewing machine for a month. light bulb moment- perfect size for the kitchen door. we will see.

Had to wind a bobbin of course and re thread the sewing machine. ugh. That done I sewed up  outer edges on both sides before I cleaned the truck tonight. wicked on my neck! I need to get a chair proper for that height.

My batteries for my Nikon , all 4, needed charging so I got to use Kindle Fire camera and post to facebook. quite handy

bobbin winder

wrong side

right side

so the pattern is 2 panels 15 inches wide and 45 inches long, seam is ironed a little less than 1/2 inch and then when at the machine I fold that over and sew..

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Top and bottom seams are selvage  so do not need the above preparation.  Just fold selvage over its own size and stitch then fold for a 2 inch hem. Sew along the selvage edge so there is room for curtain rod.

still good enough for privacy

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July 31

August 1

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YARN-SEW- shopping adventures with language

 July 24-25 2021

Warning! may be too much information for some- but I am curious. When I was in a yarn craft store in Hyannis last weekend I had to pee before I did anything. I would gladly use a tree but since there are none around.. So yes  they let me use the unisex restroom,it locks. LOL Looked around for a hook for my fanny pack and none so holding that while fiddling around with clothes and body-the freaking toilet paper dispenser fell apart- big industrial sized metal thing on the wall.. It was like a twisted rope hanging there at first making me a bit leery- can't shake the last drop off like some people. So I grabbed the rope and pulled and the whole thing fell apart.Finally, ready to leave wash  hands  and used the sanitizer wipes I already had for the door etc. I would have fixed the blasted thing if they had a hook for my fanny pack. So my photo is probably up on their security room wall with a warning. :)]

so would you have fixed it or told them what happened. I did neither. wearing the toilet paper cone of shame now.

KNIT: Scrap leftover yarn into squares

July 22 2021

 to make a blanket

started this sometime beginning of 2021. Using scraps of yarn leftover from projects over the years I knit squares. Finally a cool day and I cleared off the harvest table and was able to design a patterns and separated each pile into a plastic bag. will sew together by hand eventually.

I think I need more squares for an edging to make it just a little bigger

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pattern:

#8 circular needles work with 2 squares at a time separate needles I hope that makes sense.

cast on 20 stitches

slip 1 knit to end , repeat for 36 rows and cast off.

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September 2021

well finally sewn together. After many mismatches of squares etc it is sewn together and now just needs the ends woven in. That may take awhile!

September 12-13

undoing and re doing

the clothes pins helped to keep me on track and not turn something the wrong way. phew that took forever.

September 14

almost there

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September 15

well finally wove in all the ends etc not perfect but good enough for just me.

October 3

washed and dried at laundromat and what a difference! not floppy. It looks great and I am happy with the outcome.

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YARN: Dara,Paula & fishermans wool

 I was given the colorful ones and bought Lion Brand white fisherman wool to use to make a shawl with the three

started the project 3 different times- dissatisfied with the results after 1 band 2 band 3 bands LOL ripped it out and started over again- keeping it simple and when colors change I will pick up yarn then cut when necessary so I do  not have a bulky edge.

July 14

that ripped out

July 16

the three yarns and the project so far.

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pattern is 60 stitches cast on to #10 needle. slip one knit to the end. Change colors after 2 or 3  inches I may add scraps of other wool I have to use it up.

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August 2 2021

progress.

Did some measuring and weighing. I have knit 7-1/2 inches so far and used 2-1/2 ounces of yarn. I have 14.5 ounces of yarn left . I should be able to knit another 40+ inches if I calculate correctly.

 we will see. I am sure I will run out of "colors" before the off white. So I can just buy two more colors and keep going.

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3.5 white & 4.0 white

3.5 green

3.5 purple.

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September 21 2021

Finished one half or one third , depending upon how much yard is left! on this project.

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October 2021 

progress

ready to weave in tails

progress on second piece may be half or a third of it all, who knows

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YARN: Merino wool- Dara yarn- socks

 Finally finished enough projects to start these socks! The yarn is wonderful and soft.

#6 needles 16 inch

cast on 56 stitches

knit 2 purl 2 for 3 rows then switch to #5 needles and knit all rows to desired length

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July 16 

I swear I really know how to stress myself out. I was timing the rows each morning and making it 3 rows which took 12 minutes to knit. Found that too stressful so I switched and set timer for 10 minutes and can do 5 needles worth- so that it will be.

July 16 so far

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August 2

making headway. Had to buy another skein locally at Great Yarn- Who Gives a Stitch. got same color even though I could have gone with any color- just not same dye lot. okay with me.

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new skein

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new skein separated into 2 balls

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August 30

looks like it took me a month and a half to finish the socks. I had dropped a stitch back at maybe 6 inches length and tried to repair it and it only got worse so I tied it off with contrasting yarn and carried on. Added a new ball of yarn for each sock at about 10 inches. The finished product was over 13 inches when I began to cast off. They are soft and lovely and cushiony and I am sure they will be warm. They washed easily and dried in 2 days. I have 3 ounces left so that would be an ounce and a half for new pair of socks to start then I will definitely get a contrasting color of the same yarn to finish.

Glad I noted stitches and needle sizes above as I could not remember just now.

Where the dropped stitch was and the repair is looks like it makes room for a bunion LOL

look like Brunhilda legs or Grandmother Ida Hollenback. Had to check my tree on ancestry for the spelling of Hollenback. I guess Lautenbach is the one ending in H.

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SEW: wraparound skirt

 June-July 2021

well tired of shopping for nonexistent  items. Need lightweight clothing.Wanted flimsy thinner cotton than I use for masks. Ended up with something that seems heavier of course. Washed it the other day and it softened up. I will do a skirt and if it is too hot & heavy I can rip it out and use the material for something else.

Just cannot photo this material in the wind LOL

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well I went to iron this material before working it into a wraparound skirt and it wrinkles deeply so screw that- I made a pillowcase for the pillow I sit on in the truck. I also used some of the material to make mask ties. The previous case was at least 20 years old and wearing thin.

Pillow cases look simple to make. LOL I made the mistake of making the hem first then sewing the side and end. So it was long to begin with and I was able to re hem it.

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