#mitred squares

[octochan]

Finished my stash buster tea cosy! Optimized for warmth, it doesn't have holes, has two layers of knitting, and a layer of mylar insulated batting in between.

[ornisapiens]

This stashbusting WIP is working up nicely, I've been happy with the progress I've made considering it's difficult for me to see anything through. It's easier when there's a practical reason, like needing more space in my home. So this is partly a method of cleanup that's a lot more fun and unobtrusive than, say, vacuuming.

Since the squares are joined as they're worked along, there came a point when this stashbuster was too unwieldly to carry in my bag and attend to whenever I had to wait for a long time away from home. I'm considering making more panels of mitered squares joined together to be sewn to the main pieces afterwards as a solution. The joy of taking my hobby with me outweighs my personal distaste for manually sewing numerous parts all together.

In an odd way, it's reassuring how I've had the opportunity to keep working with yarn. It's one of the few things that I can reliably do when I'm too tired for other creative outlets. And it's also the least scary math I've ever had to do.

Which brings me to some things I'd like to try out this year. I'd like to make a sweater from the yoke downwards, learn brioche knitting more effectively, make a pair of mittens, and a few other things to be kept under wraps for now.

[dbusato]

This one was a long time in the making ... mitred squares using business shirts. Also quilted by JC ... destined for the Son at Christmas. 96″ x 105″. 

[dbusato]

The Quilting Retreat at Elim was wonderful  --- 4 days of nothing but sew and eat and sew again and again! I didn’t finish anything; however, I accomplished a lot ...  putting together squares for 4 different quilts ... I’ve assembled 3 of the tops (as well as their backings) and now begins the daunting job of assembling this mitred square quilt made entirely of old business shirts ... it’s been two years in the making but the end is in sight. Once this is done and I can collect enough cotton shirting fabric for the backing it will be time to search out the shop where I can take a class and long arm quilt this myself. I have 4 others waiting in the wings for quilting as well. Hopefully I can accomplish all this summer.

[wendyknitsblog]

Hello!

Hello to my followers!!  Please excuse my lack of posts recently, a problem with the car has meant I was grounded!  It is amazing how much we rely on our cars for so many things, including getting our knitted items to our chosen Charity!

Anyway, I started a “stash buster” blanket last week, and have spent today pulling out the six inches of pattern I did, because I found a mistake right near the…

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[oohsnickers]

Previously on The Mitred Square Hue Shift Afghan:

This block of 25 has been done for quite a while. I just finished the second block of 25. Behold:

And here’s what they’re going to look like together:

I’d do the seaming now but I don’t know how much yarn I still need for the next two blocks.

This has been a fun project and I’m looking forward to starting block #3, but I need to detangle a mess of yarn first.

[oohsnickers]

Taking advantage of another vintage Charlie Brown movie to work on more squares.

[pamelatutu]

EmilyofMoon's Hue Shift Afghan (pattern by Kerin Dimeler-Laurence)