Schools have closed for the the year .The summer sun , the wildflowers , the roses ,hydrangeas and the lavender blooming in my garden are keeping me very happy.
I’m sewing a lot more than I used to do.Finally I feel like I have a desire to sew and that came about with learning to sew this drawstring bag.
The unlimited possibilities that this pattern offers is its allure I believe.I made one more for Lil B’s Teacher to put her year end gift in.
I have now claimed my dinning table as my sewing set up with my machine, cutting mat and ironing all in one place.I can just sit and sew whenever I feel like it .
I’m also doing a modern mash up quilt- along.
I like Quilt -alongs/sew alongs because they often break down the big tasks into little do-able bits . Not just that, it is a great opportunity to learn from other people, being able to see the different versions of a block, in the comfort of my home.
These are the blocks I’ve made so far.
I’ve learnt to draw colours from an inspiration picture and work on it. Its hard but I’m trying .Choosing fabric has been the hardest part for me so far.
Knitting and crochet have definitely taken a back seat. That does not mean I’m not doing them at all.
I’m testing the waters at the moment and trying to find out what sock knitting is all about. I want to know if it is for me, if yes, I want to see if I like cuff -down or toe up better. I want to give it a go once and see what the hype is about, That ,and sock yarn is so pretty .
I asked for help on a FB group and they directed me to this sock along.
Using DPNs seemed like a good idea at the time I started ,but now I wondering if I should have started with circulars and magic loop.
I’m hopeful using DPNs will get easier once I get the hang of it. Not only that, it feels so cool knitting with five 2.5 mm toothpicks needles 🙂
There may have been a bout of startitis and I didn’t know ?.Podcasts and pretty sock yarn are to blame. I started the weekender blanket using some minis I had got at Unwind last year ,
then I discovered hedgehog fibres sock minis and I can feel a ‘mini’ obsession coming up to take hold of me.
