I’m joining Kat & the Unravelers for Unraveled Wednesday!
KNITTING:
I’m still working on my second Hitchhiker, mostly while watching TV, but I don’t have a photo — it was pretty dark this morning.
I’ve been on laundry duty at Ann’s house the last couple of nights and brought along my Temperature Blanket. On Monday night, it was all about planning & math. Last night, I picked up some stitches & got to work!
Click to embiggen, if you wish. I haven’t decided yet how deep that border will be, but I’m leaning toward “pretty substantial.” I have plenty of black Felted Tweed. It’s a big blanket and, as established many times ’round here, I dislike circular needles — it would be so heavy & cumbersome, anyway — so I’ll be knitting the border in sections on my favorite long aluminum Susan Bates needles, which will later be seamed. I do so love knitting a mitered corner… or four. It feels good to be working on this!
There’s another big blanket project that I need to attend to…
Remember Hexi Love?? Oh, I love this blanket so much, and so does Addie… so I’m going to finish it & give it to him for graduation. I need to pull it out & assess where I’m at — I think I made & attached a bunch of half-hexies to even off the sides and am somewhere in the borderlands. I want to personalize it somehow, too, as I did Mack’s blanket, and will likely do some embroidery along the border — maybe the four corners and/or some surface crochet.
SEWING:
I’m not actually doing any sewing… but I’m working toward that end. My worktable/workroom & sewing table are getting cleared so I can start/resume working on two projects:
- The first project is actually TWO: bedside caddies for Ginny & Malina’s bunkbed. I’m using a pattern from Missouri Star Quilt Co. The girls have chosen their fabrics from my stash of Kaffe Fasset prints — they’re going to be SO FUN — and I’ve already cut out the cardboard pieces needed for stablization.
- The second project is my Alabama Chanin Car Jacket.
Remember that? It’s been a few years. The School of Making Club is hosting an informal 100 Days of Sewing project, which kicked off last Thursday. It’s been 7 days and I haven’t stitched a thing yet, but I’ll count it successful if I can just get it all on my table again! I put it on my calendar, so there’s a daily reminder…
It’s a lot to jam into an already busy summer! Have I mentioned that Maddy is soon on her way?? She begins her journey TODAY, and I’ll be hugging her on Tuesday!! (eta: Maddy will be spending a couple of days in Milwaukee before heading up here. It’s a long trip from Sydney, but not that long!) The pressure of Ali’s house has eased, as they have nearly two weeks under their belts already. (I do have a bunch of prisms to reattach to a chandelier, though… maybe Maddy would like to be my assistant on that project.)
READING:
I finished Nesting just in time for last week’s get together — the first time in a long time that I’ve finished a book on time for ANY book club.
I’m currently reading The Names… and wow.
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I love seeing all the EPIC projects … and progress on multiple fronts. Sending all the good travel vibes Maddy’s way. It does seem crazy that it takes her nearly a week, and also, I love that some trips do still take days 🩷
I’m glad to see that you are working on the temperature blanket and I had forgotten about Hexi Love! Those bedside caddies will be great and a big wow to your AC jacket. All of your projects are wonderful, and it will be great to have Maddie as an assistant. It was great to have you join our RWU discussion; it was definitely better with you as a participant! (And I agree with your assessment of The Names.)
The bedside caddies are a terrific gift idea for kids. I bet they will love them. Mercy – those are some mammoth blanket projects. Both are already beautiful. Keep the AC going as you work on those blankets.
I love this loose Alabama Chanin Stitch Along… it is a good way to find my rhythm with the stitches! Your blankets, though… oh my… the home stretch! I had forgotten all about Hexie Love as well… and I am eager to see how you pull that all together! (And The Names… oh my… I loved it!)
It’s always so nice to get out those old (and beloved) projects and start working on them again! You’re in the home stretch on both afghans. And, well. Are we ever finished with those AC projects???? 😉 The little bunkbed caddies will be PERFECT for the girls’ bunkbeds, Vicki. And they look fun to make, too. I’m glad you’re enjoying The Names. I think it might be the best book I’ve read this year! (so far)
You are a blanket guru! I’ll be interested to know how much yarn went into the temperature blanket when it’s all done. So glad you were able to join us for the Nesting discussion. What you were able to add from your own experiences really added to the dialogue.
Oh, and I forgot to add that I have The Names next in my library holds. Looking forward to it!