Great Towering Textiles

These bags of hand piecing have been in progress for many years: I finished last week.  Meanwhile, I am redirecting the project. There was a...

Or so.... Spent about 30 minutes on one of those Warhol-like boxes I want to eradicate from my sewing space.   Had to stop because I ran out...

Machine quilting went well, though I may have a faulty machine walking foot.  I refuse to think I wore it out doing half a dozen placemats. ...

There are excellent guidelines for swatching. Sometimes I follow them: Targeted 4", extra stitches at sides, knots in the cast-on tail ...

A reminder to myself:  progress isn't only items crossed off a list.  It's a verb, too! Move from one to the next.   Move forward. I...

Earlier this week I spent a half day tidying the stash.  It was sort of like tossing the stash (cue the citations of other people's term...

I had the flu, actual flu, earlier this spring.  I had only enough sense to knit a square.   I had sense enough to want to tackle a baby gif...

Voila. Mostly used a skein of Malabrigo for each.  Tried to up other yarn on hand for details.    

Fish in need of eyes. I'll finish them just in time for the fishing opener. I hope the little guys enjoy them. And if the big fol...

Summer Sock knitting lies before me. This one is a toughie. That's the back of the heel this time. It too has had five winters of r...

The hat has to be completely dry so I can mail it. But look! Done! PS. Thanks, Fujiyamamama, for the encouragement. I fixed tha...

Not bad for a five-winters old sock! I wore out the soles of both heels at once. The color has really been going. I am ready to toss t...

I was done with the hat. I washed it, to test my theory that a wash would add more slouch. It was good I washed it. Yes, it relaxed. Y...

Looking for yarn for a gift, I stumbled - if you can call looking at the highest box on the back corner of the upper shelf a stumble - upon ...

Done.

Sadly, I must report that I have lost one glove. Happily, I can proclaim that I am knitting a quick pair of gloves from stash. Miraculou...

In another cafe, but this time in Galesburg Illinois. I had to be out of town last night, so I am having a La De Dah day on my way home tod...

I have had a thing about hats most of my life. I love hats....on other people. My mother has a thing about hats. She doesn't like t...

I am at the paper-sifting portion of my packing. There are the receipts I need, the programs I'll want, the fliers I may not need, the ...

Not this one. I packed knitting. I would like to wear my silly hat yet while traveling. Of course, I was working diligently on socks. Th...