I can’t remember when I started this pair of socks, but I think it was sometime in 2019-2020. Last night I finally finished the toe of the second sock and wove in the ends. I tried them on, and they are sturdy, yet really nice and cushy. I really like this pattern, which is just… Continue reading Harris Tweed Opal socks
Author: Melissa
Grassy Creek part 6
Well, this clue took a bit longer than the previous ones, and I could have done it much more easily and quickly, but it was totally worth it to do it the “hard” way – with string piecing! I used strips in sizes from approximately 3/4-inch to 2-inches wide, and pulled out my trusty Elna… Continue reading Grassy Creek part 6
Update on the new quilter
Slowly, but steadily, my friend Amy Beth has been making her rail fence quilt blocks, and she finished piecing them a couple of weeks ago. She pieced all of the blocks into rows, and this past weekend, she began piecing the rows together as well. It’s beginning to look like a quilt, and it looks… Continue reading Update on the new quilter
A tale of two swatches
When I started swatching for a new online sweater class with Patty Lyons, I thought my gauge would be pretty close. Boy was I wrong. So I tried the trick where you use a smaller size needle for purling back. That swatch was still pretty far off, especially in row height. Then I decided to… Continue reading A tale of two swatches
Grassy Creek part 5
I finished piecing Part 5 this morning, just after the release of Part 6. Part 5 was a little of this and a little of that. Some 9-patches, some flying geese, and then just cutting some extra pieces of reds in a couple of sizes. Bonnie called this an easy clue, but it took me… Continue reading Grassy Creek part 5