I keep telling myself I’m not going to start any new mystery quilts and then I find myself starting new mystery quilts. Well, this one is the final one! One of my local quilting clubs is hosting a mystery – they didn’t design it, but they are providing the clues each month, and help if… Continue reading Quilt group mystery
Finished fingerless mitts
During some recent reorganization, I ran across a few project bags that I hadn’t opened in a while. In one of those was these fingerless mitts. I think I started these just after finishing the last set of Vancouver Fog fingerless mitts. I had some Cascade 220 superwash yarn (color Ruby) leftover from a Stitches… Continue reading Finished fingerless mitts
Stonecrop cardigan
I finally got up my nerve to cut the steek for this sweater. To say it was a mess is putting it mildly. And if the yarn had been superwash or non-wool, I think it would have completely fallen apart, even with the reinforcement sewing that I had done. As it was, some of the… Continue reading Stonecrop cardigan
Sockhead slouch hat
I was searching through some project bags recently and came across a project that I’d completely forgotten I had on the needles. It’s one of those that I could knit without looking at, so I pulled it out and finished it after knitting at a few different gatherings. I used some sparkly hand-dyed sock yarn,… Continue reading Sockhead slouch hat
On the design wall
I’ve been parsing through a few little scrap bags that I purchased at the quilt show a couple of weekends ago, sorting, pressing, and cutting into strip sizes I use for scrap quilts. I’ve also been inspired by several quilts I’ve seen on social media and elsewhere. So I decided to just start making some… Continue reading On the design wall