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Sustainablelivin—for many good suggestions
Amystorm- Ryan Bros. Coffee and their tea collection!
Cogknitive FiberRetreat 2023: it’s on for Saturday, November 11, 2023
Attendees so far:
1. Me!
2. Lex
3.StephieJo
4. Kai H.
5. Andrea 9772
6. Jenna I
7. Mary P.
8. Carrmal
9. Potchke
10. Maridee
11. Ariane G.
12. Gigi
13. Jasmin
14. DangerMouse
15. Peachy
16. Smidjin
17. Tiamoe
18. Redsknits
19. Goodstuff
20. Judy K.
21. Priscilla A.
22. Drew Kaitlin
23. Sustainablelivin
24. CherulSlover
25. Myladyirony
26. Glowingelegy
27. Susan G (mama at90807)
28. Knitonepugtwo
29.Amy storm
30. Celiakc
31. Jedimom
32. Plexippa
33. Pamhogarth
34. Lisa marchbanks
35.Boranoona
Possible vendors:
Lisa Souza Yarns
OinkPigments
Tina’s Soaps
Lazersheep yarns
Alpenglow
And a colorway by Dizzy Blonde Studios!
Mini skeins swap-- 25 g, about 100 yards, please.
Patterns to use:
1. Knit: Manic Panic cowl or scarf
2. Crochet: Calm Cowl--free on Ravelry!
Raffles
Mother Bear Project (official charity)=extra raffle tickets
venue hunting
What's On My Hooks and Needles:
Finished:
Simplicity 8863 (1996): Hearts
In Progress:
Stash toss 2023 (4 in versus 33 out)
Fabrics!
Sewing machine, matching threads, wound bobbins, 2 strips of half-inch elastic.
2.5 yards fabric— cotton for spring, eyelet for petticoats, flannel for cooler weather.
1. Cut 2 rectangles (use the fold): 21/42 x 39
2. Pin right sides together; seam each 39” edge to each other (2 seams).
3. Keep inside out. Fold top 1/4 inch over and iron down.
4. Fold top 1.75” down; iron and then pin down.
5. Sew as close to bottom edge of this fold as you can, sewing through the quarter inch folded under and the fabric facing you. (Seam #3). Now you have a casing for your waistband elastic.
6. On the casing waistband, sew another seam 0.75” down from the top. (Seam #4). Now you have 2 channels in your waistband to run elastic through for your waistband.
7. Work 2 strips of elastic through these channels. Each strip is (length of your waist plus 1” long.) You can open a hole to insert the elastic by using a seam ripper on the inside seam carefully of your waistband. You should only pull out 2 or 3 stitches where they cannot be seen. You can hand-stitch this in a few seconds to close AFTER your elastic is in. (Or use the Simplicity method, which is easier.) Sew the ends of the elastic together to fit your own waist and snip off excess.
8. Hem (seam #5). I like to fold the raw edge under for a half inch and iron down, then roll that under a half inch and pin it. Then I sew my seam through both thicknesses.
You can layer these skirts, add pretty edgings, and also add tucks to reduce length or just measured finished skirt against yourself and determine a shorter length and cut to that length. These come out just above my ankles.
Blueberry Who Socks: and we are on to sock #2!
Lanesplitter Skirt- I’ve turned the first corner and I’m on the straight-away--32 inches along!
Don't Know Yet--a year in blocks-- onward! Seaming experiment:
19 x 19 blocks!
18(19) squares=361 squares. And extras
Arranged, photographed, and clipped. Rows 1-17 sewn together, ends woven. Row 17 is now clipped to the body of the blanket and getting its long edge seamed. Row 18 has its short edges seamed. That’s 304 (84%] blocks out of 361 done!
Pennsylvania Dutch embroidery--not yet
Lady Eleanor Shawl-- The Next Big Thing. Progress in middle of skein 7/11. 32” long so far.
My Favorite Resources:
Dyers:
LYS and supplies:
Webs for supplies
Sierra Cottons and Wools in Bishop, CA
The Altered Stitch in Valley Village, LA
The Knitting Tree in Airport-land, LA
Latelier on Ventura
Nice extras:
Birch and Cider for custom leather tags on Etsy
Razzberries Studios on Etsy for chatelaine supplies
Dizzy Blondes:
Still working on more merino from morrobayfleeceworks.com
3rd bobbin (sigh), but no progress
A fuzz ball of Minerva daily continues: 1 per day
Unboxing the new Nano—not yet
Strategy:
Mindfulness Strategies: Don't let fear make decisions for you.
Fluffy Books:.
Iced tea + soda water from TJ’s
Classic Simplicity patterns
Put a Lid on It:
Tea tastings: continue.
Blather:
ASL: Deaf culture class: our final projects.
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