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F.O. Friday

Ginkgo leaf!

Figured out my mistake and how to attach to a keyring.

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My partner made his first thrown ceramic and we're not sure what to do with it.

For now it's a frog spa.

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Throwback Thursday

Stashbustin' Slips

These are very cozy slippers and helped me stashbust at least 2 bits of yarn I wasn't sure what to do with.

Unfortunately, (at least for my partner and me) we wore through the soles very fast. I would consider eventually investing in leather soles to improve the longevity, and hope to get around to mending them in the meantime, but my partner and I ultimately decided to purchase hard-soled slippers in the mean time.

Project Pages: Abe / Mine / Val / Dee | Pattern Page: Better Dorm Boots Slippers by Kris Basta

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F.O. Friday

A New Leaf Skirt [ Pattern | Project]

It has everything! It has leaves! And pockets! And elastic!

Final "WIP" pics under readmore --

These last few things (sewing the leaves on to the band and working out the pocket) took me a good deal of courage to tackle. I ended up redoing the pockets three times -- the first I was rushing myself to see if I could finish the project in time for a family event (I couldn't), the second I tried to do some shaping to get the pocket to sit better (had the wrong idea) and the third to better execute that shaping (increases on the top side of the pocket as pseudo short-rows, then decreases with spacing between to gradually taper the pocket down).

I'm proud I didn't just throw my hands in the air and give up. (I considered sewing the pocket openings closed a few times...) I did end up shifting the pockets up higher since with the waistband the previous opening would have been far too low.

Finally, a pic of all the ends I wove in. A great many.

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Throwback Thursday

Alaska Hat(s)

As you might know, I have a weird obsession with this pattern and have done this a few times, so I'm combining the first couple...

I think my first (the left) was my favorite color combination, but I gifted it to someone who doesn't use it anymore and who refuses to give it back...

I still have my autumn version and might continue to switch it up with my new watermelon version some...

Pattern: Alaska Hat by Camille Descoteaux

Project Page: Alaska 1 // Alaska 2

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Throwback Thursday

"Birthday Hats"

My family surprised us by visiting around my cousins' birthdays, so I wanted to quickly throw together a knit gift for them.

And for some reason I thought colorwork would go faster.

In a way it did, I think beautiful colorwork patterns are great motivators. But also it was so hard to part with this hat, I used such cozy yarn and it haunts me that I gave it away. 😅

This was a little more mottled than the dinosaur hat, but also this cousin wasn't as extra as his brother, so I don't think he minded the muted motif so much..

Patterns: Dino Hat by Sari Nordlund & Birthday Crown Beanie by Fiona Kay

Project Pages: Dino Hat + BIrthday Crown Beanie

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Throwback Thursday

Colorwork Leaf Coasters

My first time trying 3 colors in colorwork and learning how to embroider (to varying degrees of success. I ended up sewing felt backings to them and they still get a lot of use. I'm hoping to make some more coasters because I do really like the size of these (and we often have friends over with multiple drinks 😅).

Project Page: Monstera Swatches | Pattern Page: July Knit Blocks by Annah Homebird

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E&E Wedding Blanket

In all its glory.

Finished the blanket last week! 2 weeks to spare. :)

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Pretty happy with how it came out. Seaming went so fast and the weaving in of endless ends didn't take too long.