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Welcome to Stitch Sew & Show ~ 2022 ~ Week 32

This week I am continuing my purple crochet shawl project.

I finished the border on Purple Shawl ~ Back Block

early in the week and now am working on adding the two sides to the block

to make the shoulder sections. 

Tunisian Knit Stitch (TKS).

This is a very easy stitch.

Welcome to Stitch Sew & Show ~ 2022 ~ Week 31

I have been working on this shawl

Inside, Outside and All Around the House

with the help of my kitty cats. 

Maestro has been particularly helpful with this project.

Tunisian Block Stitch @ YL Yarn Crafts

I was working on a different stitch for this project when I saw this

and it was just what ...

Welcome to Stitch Sew & Show ~ 2022 ~ Week 28

Opps ... I missed posting this last week.

Sorry about that.

I have been in summertime mode for weeks now 

and spending many hours outside away from my computer.

I have been carrying my yarn bag with me a I am making progress on the 

Pretty Pink Radius Shawl ~ Started Here

There is a link to original pattern for purchase,

 but I have been making my own modifications as I stitch.  

In this photo I am sitting at the table on our covered deck.

Here is the  first quarter of this WIP.

Welcome to Stitch Sew & Show ~ 2022 ~ Week 26

I am in summer mode.

I am stitching.

I have not been taking photos.

I have just been enjoying the process.

How is you summer (or winter) or whatever is happening in your place in the world?

Please share, if you are so inclined. 

May you enjoy your stitching and sewing adventures.

The color of the week is pink ...

... and this is my new Tunisian Crochet start.

I am making a shawl for another friend who likes light pink.

I am stitching a new pattern design that I found on the internet.

It is stitched by way of short rows that create this wedge

 which will become a half-circle shawl. 

The stitch is Tunisian Crochet Simple Stitch (TSS).

There is a free video on how to make this:

Radius Shawl ~ Video Tutorial

This is a long video with a lot of information about the ...

Welcome to Stitch Sew  Show ~ 2022 ~ Week 22

I have been taking three steps forward and three steps back

 and exploring the importance of gauge in crochet this week. 

This was the three steps forward and I was working on Stripe 15 in my

Christmas Candy Stripe Sampler Afghan

This does not look bad from the distance, in part because I did not show the sides of my afghan, which had taken on a large curve in the multicolored row strips at the top.  When I laid it out and measured, my Stripe 14 was 4" high when it ...

Welcome to Stitch Sew & Show ~ 2022 ~ Week 22

This week I stitched Stripes 1-9 for my

Christmas Candy Striped Sampler Afghan ~ Started Here

This completes the first three months of this BOM which is for purchase via

Annie's Crochet Stripe Afghan Club

I am not affiliated with this business.  I am providing the link only so you may find this pattern if you are interested in making this afghan.

The monthly kits include a written pattern and yarn and there are how-to videos for both right and left handed crocheters online for club members. 

I am requested this as ...

New Finish! 

Welcome to Stitch Sew & Show ~ 2022 ~ Week 21

This shawl is made using 

and a 9mm Tunisian Crochet Hook 

I made the body of this shawl following the

Phyllite ~ Free Tunsian Crochet Shawl Pattern

This pattern is from Andrea @ 

YarnAndy Homepage

I used almost all of three skeins to complete the body of this shawl.

of Front Loop Single Crochet. 

It s finished! 

 My Patchwork Crochet Sampler Throw ~ Started Here

Welcome to Stitch Sew & Show ~ 2022 ~ Week 19

When I started this project to revive and build my crochet skills,

 it was to be 20 squares for this

Crochet Sampler Crochet Along @ The Inspired Wren

It soon took a life of its own and I added setting rectangles

 and granny squares and my own border.

I will be adding "Patchwork Crochet Sampler Throw" 

and the hastag  #patchworkcrochet 

to all my posts for this to make them easier to find. 

This crochet ...

Stitch Sew & Show ~ 2022 ~ Week 18

A week's worth of crochet progress by The Cats and I ... 

Before ~ Posted Last Week

After ~ This Week 

which can make turning corners a bit difficult.

In this photo, Nutmeg is watching Maestro who is the blurry black form on the base of the cat tree.  Maestro is probably waiting her turn on the soft yarn nest.

Here Nutmeg has ...

Welcome to Stitch Sew & Show ~ 2022 ~ Week 17

The weather this past week has been more of the same ...

sunny days, breezy cold days, rainy days ...

and I have been inside and out working in my yard and inside on my many WIPs. 

It has been a good week.

I am on the last border for my 

Sampler Squares Crochet Afghan ~ Started Here

which I have been working on since the beginning of January.

It is nearing completion.

This border stitch is labor intensive and it tires my hands so I am managing about one round per day. Yesterday it ...

Welcome to Stitch Sew & Show ~ 2022 ~ Week 16

I have been slowly stitching the blocks for my 

Sampler Squares Crochet Afghan ~ Started Here

together into rows.

I have the rows completed and now it is time to stitch the rows together.

I have done no other stitching or sewing.

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My moods have been "under the weather" this spring

and our weather has been all over map 

from warm sun to sleet to heavy rain to blustery winds

 to chilling cold and back again.

~

It is a stormy spring everywhere in the world

and somehow all of the storms seem man-made ...

Welcome to Stitch Sew & Show ~ 2022 ~ Week 15

It has been a busy week and we have been able to get some yard clean up done.

When I have been sitting inside, I have slowly been stitching the blocks for my patchwork crochet together.

I like to use a plastic yarn needle and the ladder stitch.

I start with a loop stitch that doubles my yarn.

I place my stitches just under the double loops of my single crochet edge stitcth.

The ladder stitch is an up and down  movement.

I think this makes and secure seam and I like ...

Welcome to Stitch Sew & Show ~ 2022 ~ Week 14

I have been sewing and stitching

even though I have not been blogging. 

Here are my blocks for the week for the

Moda Blockheads 4 Quilt Along

Here is my large block for the week.

This block is called Cooee by Jenelle Kent @ Pieces to Treasure

It looks like a variation of a Churn Dash Block to me.

In her sample block she used striped fabrics and I really liked the look of the blocks with the stripes. 

 So I found some striped fabrics in my stash to add to me pink ...

Welcome to Stitch Sew & Show ~ 2022 ~ Week 13

The small block measures 4 and 1/2 inches square. 

I haver not decided on a layout yet as there are several ones to choose from,

but I am I thinking that I may choose this 

Surrounded Square Garden Setting by Robin Pickens

which would need ...

Welcome to Stitch Sew & Show ~ 2022 ~ Week 12

It is a great way to use up small balls of yarn.

For a good video tutorial on how to make these, click below

How To Crochet a Granny Square by Lori Holt

There are three videos in this series, 

also showing how to use her blocking board 

and how to make this pincushion. 

Lori Holt makes picture perfect granny squares! 

I taught myself to make these many years ago and have found what works for me.

In these photos I am ...

Welcome to Stitch Sew & Show ~ 2022 ~ Week 11

Moda Blockheads 4 ~ Introduction Here

Twenty-eight Blocks

Wednesday, March 23 to Wednesday, September 28, 2022.

 New blocks will be released each Wednesday by 8:00 AM CST

on the Blockheads Designer's blog.    

To sew or not to sew, that is the question. 

I am trying to decide if I should start this one.

I have never actually finished my previous Moda Blockheads starts.

My sewing machine is sitting idle while I crochet.

A pink and gray color palette has been ...

I am Nutmeg and I have been helping Mommy with her quilting and blogging. 

Here I am copying and pasting the code for today's linky party.

I am very competent computer cat.

Usually I work the scenes for treats and petting breaks. This week I have taking over Mommy's blog so she can have more time to take care of the kitties. 

Shhhhh ... don't tell Mommy but I will be ordering more cats treats and toys

 while she isn't looking.  Meows the word! 

I have eleven blocks done for my 

Squares Sampler Afghan ~ Started Here

I am very happy with how this is working up. 

I am halfway though the blocks in this crochet along:

Crochet Sampler Crochet Along @ The Inspired Wren

My 12th block is done and it is on my blocking board.

I varied from the pattern in the crochet along:

Pattern Stitch 6 ~ Moss Stitch/Single Crochet Stripes.

I made a this fun ziggy-zaggy striped block using all my main colors. 

All the blocks call for a round of single crochet around ...