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WIP WEDNESDAY #172: Socks, wallets, clothes and kits! from Crafty Gemini

On this episode Vanessa gives an update on the projects she’s been working on! Cranking out socks on a circular sock knitting machine, making wallets with student in the Mystery Mini Bag Club and what’s coming up next with garment sewing!

• Join the my Mystery Mini Bag Club #1: https://craftygemini.com/shop/mystery-mini-bag-club1/

• The Crafty Gemini Curvy ruler is back in stock here: https://craftygemini.com/shop/curvyruler/

• Our 5” x 10” ruler is back in stock here: https://craftygemini.com/shop/crafty-gemini-5-x-10-ruler/

• Curve Runner- Crafty Gemini Edition Rolling Ruler: https://craftygemini.com/shop/curverunner/

• My favorite ...

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Week 14 of 2025 from Thread Head

This week I finished another set of tea towels -

I revisited the Heavy Meta Towels pattern that I wove last year.

When I modified the pattern to make the horizontal and vertical stripes the same width and wove a table runner, I knew I would try some more towels (the runner was a short warp to see if the modification would work before trying a long warp for towels).

This time I modified the pattern to make a one over one "weaving" pattern.

The warp in 2/16 unmercerized cotton in beige, and the pattern weft is 2/8 unmercerized ...

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Border...................... from Exuberant Color

A little over a week ago I showed some pieced strips I found in a drawer in my studio. This photo shows what is left after using some of them.

I also showed 2 possible small tops in progress that the strips could be used on. This was the winner and I got all 4 borders sewn on Wednesday night.

To break down this design: I started with 4 star blocks and then added sashing made of Flying Geese. After that I added Bow Tie blocks as a border and then it stayed in limbo for 4 1/2 years ...

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Hand Stitching from The Cozy Quilter

This was another week of hand stitching projects. I finished off the outlining of the dark purple lupin and moved on to the lupin to the left. It was partly done before and I am almost finished it. There is more outlining to do on the leaves at the bottom of the picture.

Finn laid beside me today while I knitted and listened to an audiobook.

I attempted to sew another block together on my drunkard's path project but my sewing machine was not co-operating. Usually, a good cleaning will fix the issues but not this time. I think ...

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Blankets for Kittens from Romany Quilting

I've been busy knitting some blankets for kittens. Every year the Knit World shops throughout New Zealand choose a charity for their customers to support, and provide patterns. This year, they are supporting the SPCA, (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). After checking it out I decided that I would like to help with this good cause. I got the free pattern, purchased three balls of the discounted 12 ply yarn, and started knitting.

All ready to start

"At SPCA, we always need heaps of knitted blankets for our cats and kittens. Each cat and kitten receives ...

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My New Projects and Knitting from The Cozy Quilter

I started these blocks at a recent guild retreat after mulling over the design for a couple of months. I made two at the retreat and one more today. I have more colours pulled to make nine blocks for this wall hanging. Here is the pink block.

And here are the three blocks I have made so far.

The centres are a cute print that I have had in my stash for a few years. I have the green and blue blocks in line to do next.

I have been knitting most days this past week and my scarf is ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 1 month ago. under cheryl arkison , crochet , drunkard's path , finn , knitting , slow sunday stitching , solids

24 new blocks.................. from Exuberant Color

It was an uneventful day yesterday, mid 60s outside, a few windows open.

I stuck with the current project and finished the last 24 sixteen patch blocks. It was too late to press them when I finished. I don't know if I'll do a layout of the blocks today or wait until the weekend.

I finished knitting the 2 tone denim color dishcloth. I used all of the lighter color and have a little left of the darker. It will get paired with some other colors eventually.

The rose color cactus bud is finally at full bloom. I ...

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Top sewn, not pressed.................. from Exuberant Color

The Tilda Whimsy top was finished last night and I'll press it today and take its photo. There were only 5 seams in both directions but they were long ones so it took a few hours.

I got the next batch of strips ready to sew for 16 patches. That project will probably be my evening sewing for several days.

I didn't have any dishcloths on the needles so I started one last night to use up the lighter blue and I'll finish it with the darker blue. The lighter color is called Stonewash and the darker ...

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Tuesday Happenings from Patchwork Times by Judy Laquidara

Tuesday! What a busy day. At 4 a.m. with the wind was so noisy that it woke me up. I tried to go back to sleep but at 5, I got up and it’s been a busy day. Monday is my bread making day but yesterday we were so busy working in the sewing room...

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Hopi Wilderness Sweater from Monas Creativity

Yarn: Lettlopi from Iceland

Pattern: "Villmarksgenesere" by Linka Neumann

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Knitting from Patchwork Times by Judy Laquidara

Most of today was spent working on cleaning the sewing room . . more like making a wider path through it. The sofa from the downstairs basement is too heavy to go up the stairs to get rid of it. The easiest way to get it out is to go through double pocket doors from...

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How many strips are left?........... from Exuberant Color

My goal was to use up a lot of 2.5" and 1.5" full length (45") strips in the Kaffe Strippy quilt last month. The 1.5" strips are in the box on the left and 2.5" on the right. I removed all of the partial length strips from the boxes and will store them separately now. I have used a lot of 2.5" strips in several quilts in the last year. That box used to be packed full.

I'm going to keep both groups in one box now which frees up a storage box for ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under kaffe fabric , knitting , nature , strip piecing

Pink Socks and Blackberries from Romany Quilting

My pink socks have been a long drawn out project. I received this lovely skein of sock wool from my daughter for Christmas 2023.

Christmas gift from Nicky

I didn't cast these on till mid way through the year and the socks traveled with us down to the South Island in August when we went to celebrate my son Michaels's 60th birthday. The trip across Cook Strait takes three hours so after something to eat in the cafe there is always time for a little knitting.

Knitting onboard the ferry

As I always seem to have more than ...

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A TaDa Moment! from The Cozy Quilter

This afternoon, I added the final stitches to my Winter Woods cross stitch! There were lots of little stars to add in the sky of several pictures and a bit of backstitching, but not very much. I love this picture and look forward to getting it framed to hang up somewhere in my house next winter. We have lots of snow right now, although not as much as many places north of us where roads have been closed for days on end as the snowplows try to clear the snow away.

I spent some time at the sewing machine this ...

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Knitting, Cross Stitch, Crochet and a Weekend Away from The Cozy Quilter

My scarf that I am making with the yarn I purchased in Cow Head, Newfoundland in 2023 is getting longer-- 32" or 82cm long now. It takes a long time to make a scarf! I will keep knitting...it would be nice to be able to wear it this winter!

Just a little bit more to do on the Winter Woods cross stitch. There are some clouds in the sky above the mountains to add and some stars in the sky in several places on the entire picture. The deer got its tail this week too--I forgot to do it ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 2 months ago. under books , counted cross stitch , crochet , fabric post cards , finn , knitting , slow sunday stitching

Slow Stitching and Knitting from Romany Quilting

It's about time I worked on my purple clam shell quilt again, goodness knows when I last got it out of the bag. This project came with me to a monthly craft group I recently joined. We can take anything we like to work on, there was knitting and crochet happening, needle felting and one lady was setting up a hand loom, that looked rather tricky to me. After doing big stitch hand quilting around all the clam shells, I'm now up to the borders. I won't tell you just how old this project is, but believe ...

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I Decided On Wider from Quilts....etc.

I decided on going large on the quilt – it just looked too narrow to me. I have some more fabric I can cut up into squares and I have some fabric in the kit still to go through. I can purchase a little on line of the fabric line if needed to finish […]

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Slow Stitching Saturday! from The Cozy Quilter

Today was the annual Vice President's day at the Oxford Guild. Many quilters were working on Anita's Arrowhead blocks, a pattern chosen by our VP, but I decided to bring along some hand stitching to work on instead. Earlier in the week, I thread basted my Arizona quilt so that I could hand quilt it. I am using 28 wt grey Aurifil thread for big stitching. So far, so good!

I had several opportunities this week to add stitches to my Winter Woods cross stitch project. The deer is done and I also did the snowflake. I am ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under arizona quilt , baby quilts , binding , counted cross stitch , crochet , finn , hand quilting , hand sewing , hiking , knitting , rainbow scrap challenge , slow sunday stitching

On To the Binding from Quilts....etc.

I know often when I take a quilt off of the frame I have one on it immediately but I guess I am moving slower this weekend and I haven’t started to get New York Beauty on the frame – maybe today? I was working on other things and cutting strips of binding for the […]

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January 2025 - Time (again!) for UFOs from Grandma's Red Needle

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

Here we go again! UFOs / WIPs 2025!

I know I'm one week early, but I also know there's no chance I'll get any of these UFOs / WIPs finished before 2025!

I've been a slug the last couple of years, finished only a few.

The list does not differ much from January 2024, just added a few more! Haha!