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Making Monday

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August 14, 2023

I am in the middle of so many projects right now that I thought I’d dedicate this one to a want to make. A Fingerknit hat!

I’d also like to make a shawl, poncho, or cape for my witch costume.

I have two pairs of knitted socks nearly finished. And a Tunisian Crocheted afghan is in the works. But I will need a couple more pieces for my costume at my daughter’s costume wedding reception. So I am putting my ideas here so I won’t lose them.

Okay, I guess I should share the pics of what’s been done so far. All this needs to be done by the first week in October.

Remember the Hiya-Hiya Flyer pair of socks? I decided to put them on a long Chiaogoo Red Lace 60″ US 1 needle. I need to finish the foot and then the toe.

These are going to someone with small feet. I’m finding I don’t like doing cuff up socks.
These are Toe-up Two At A Time Sneaker Socks. I’m working on the arch section now.
This is the center section of the Tunisian Crochet Afghan. Notice how this stitch curls. I have to weigh it down with the mouse and the remote. But I like how fabrickie it looks. When I’m done I’ll do an edging to de-curl.

Here is one of the outer panels of the Tunisian Crochet Afghan. It is almost as long as I want it. It’s so long I can’t capture it in a close-up anymore.

Because of the curl, I roll the project up against the curl and store like this.

I know I have a couple other projects but these are the ones I’m trying to concentrate on.

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Stream of Consciousness Saturday, Envelope

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August 12, 2023

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “envelope.” Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!


Early in the morning and late in the evening smoke envelopes our Valley. The visibility is about 2 miles. Two fires in Oregon are still blazing. Thankfully they aren’t near us. I feel sorry for those in the vicinity of the Bedrock fire, Eugene, I think, and the Flat fire in Brookings. I hope those citizens are feeling okay.

I wish for my friends there, to be enveloped in love, good health, and hugs.

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Finishing Friday

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August 11, 2023

Another try at the Sneaker Sock.

This time I used the Turkish Cast-on. But since I think I understand the rest of the pattern now, I think I’ll give it one more try. The next stage is an arch ribbing to keep the sock snug.

I’m happy with the first pair but hope to improve. For the pattern and tutorial click back a couple days on this blog

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A Date to Remember

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August 10, 2023

Who knew?
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One-Liner Wednesday

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August 9, 2023

This came to me in a dream:

“Not everyone lives in the shadow of their shingles.”

There were potential vampires involved. I may use this as a title or first line in my next book, even though I’m not into vampires or biting.

A part of Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday
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Tuesday Truth

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August 8, 2023

From a friend on Facebook

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Making Monday

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August 7, 2023

With this much yarn in two skeins, I see a lot of Sneaker Socks. Toes already started.
5 miles in less than 30 minutes. Not by much but not bad for a Monday.

Those seem to be the highlights of the progress of the day. Except we’re nearly finished with all 15 seasons of ER. That should earn some prizes!🤣

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Stream of Consciousness Saturday, Pick a Number

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August 5, 2023

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “pick a number.” Choose a number—any number—and write about it any way you’d like. Have fun!

Thanks, Linda!
Yarn vomit, again!

For the umpteenth time I’m ripping out the heel of this sock. This is a frustrating part of learning something new. I’ve not enjoyed needle knitted wrap and turns. ADD claims me and I lose my place. A LOT.

That was why I found the Fleegle Heel so helpful. It’s kind of funny, I enjoyed wrap and turns on the loom. But it was easy to see where I left off, most of the time.

This new method is a variation of the wrap and turn. It’s a Shadow Wrap. It does look nicer, almost disappearing into the fabric.

I’m looking forward to trying Fishlip socks. But I have to finish my No See Sneaker Socks first.

There’s a reason this is where my stream took me , for the umpteenth time. I’ll get it yet!🤪😂🤣

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Finishing Friday

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August 4, 2023

I’ve made very little progress on the afghan. But I finally got ONE no show Sneaker socks finished. TaDa!!!

One no show Sneaker Sock done.
Many lessons learned.

Starting with cast on. I over did the Turkish cast-on. The toe ended squarish.

The arch needed a few more rows of ribbing.

The heel part has been tinked so many times I was worried the yarn was splitting. Right now I’m retinking the second sock. Here’s why:

The pattern confused me. The YouTube wasn’t clear enough. And it was confusing.

I finally got the shadow wrap. But the next part made me separate the socks. No more Two At A Time. But I only have one long ChiaoGoo Red-lace Circular Needle in size 1. So I put one sock on DPNs. I could fold them up and keep the sock from fraying or straying.

That left one sock on the ChiaoGoos. That made the rest a little easier to understand. I’m still not sure I understand the shaping of the upper heel but it fits nicely.

The ribbing at the top of the sock was short and easy. But the cast offs the YouTube suggests makes no sense so I used my favorite one.

Here are the YouTube tutorials.

There are 4 parts in a knit-along situation.

The worst part is our Internet isn’t working properly. So watching anything streaming, even on my phone is painful. I had to miss my friends on Zoom today because of it. Ugh! They say it’ll be fixed by Sunday. I’m not holding my breath! Out here in the Oregon Outback it is a desert of everything.

Oh, well, back to tinking.

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One-Liner Wednesday

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August 2, 2023

My friend, Yve, supplied this One-Liner.

“Every day, once a day, give yourself a present ” – Dale Cooper

Part of Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday
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