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Finishing Friday

Filed under: Blogging, Crochet, Knitting, Uncategorized — 11 Comments
July 28, 2023

One panel of the Tunisian Crochet afghan after several froggings and recrocheting. It is now as long as my legs. I need to do another identical panel then a double wide of a different colorway between these black and ivory hombre. For those who want to learn Tunisian Crochet, here’s the one I learned
My no-show Sneaker socks are nearing the dreaded heel. The pattern calls for something called a shadow stitch instead of wrap and turn. I plan to run a safety line before starting. If I flub too badly I’ll tink back and do the Fleegle Heel. Again here’s the tutorial I’m following for these.

I don’t think I did the arch 1 by 1 ribbing long enough. But I’ve learned my Continental knitting makes that stitch a lot easier than English (right-handed) ribbing. After much practice I can switch off so neither hand gets too tired.

My next pair of socks will be a stab at Fishlip socks. I bought the pattern. It seems complicated but folks seem to swear by it.

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Finishing Friday

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July 21, 2023

I started this hat a while back. ChiaoGoo Red-lace Circular Needles, US 8 9″ cord. I love this yarn. So soft. But…
This is all of this colorway left. So I’ll have to be creative.
But look what I got! A bundle of corded Tunisian crochet hooks. A book to get me started and two Red Heart Super Saver skeins to play with.
Between the book and the following YouTube I have the beginning of an afghan!
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Finishing Friday

Filed under: Blogging, Happiness, Health, Humor, Knitting — 14 Comments
June 23, 2023

Well, look at that. Something besides knitting! LOL!

Then again, I did a bit of that, too.

Ready for the heel. Cotton. Of the cotton yarns, this has been nice.
Ready for heel. Fun on Flexee Fine-gauge looms.
These colors are more beautiful than the picture. And this is a wool mixture. But my hands aren’t happy with the fine yarn and skinny needles. So these might take a bit longer.
Decided to make a leftovers hat. I love this yarn. It feels like butter.
I have added and edited more. I’ve nearly met my goal. Yay!

I’d love to say I’d hit more piano than one song, but I still feel happy that I did what I did. Trying to keep it fun so I want to go back.

It’s soulful and pretty.

We just hit our 20th year married, 30 together. That should be considered an accomplishment! Still in love and laugh a lot!

We don’t wear rings, but love a good beach pic!
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Finishing Friday

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June 16, 2023

Just a picture of the pairs with the most progress.

Leftover yarn making shorty socks. Nearly to the heel. Turkish cast-on heading to Fleegle heel.
I may actually finish these before midnight. Doing Jenny’s cast-off.

There’s a couple more I’m working on but it’s late and I still have Duolingo to do before midnight.

Happy weekend!

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Finishing Friday

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June 9, 2023

Finished! Ready to mail. Cotton mix. With enough leftover that I started another pair of socks.
Starting the new pair with a Turkish cast-on.
Right more rows of Continental worked ribbing. I think these bamboo yarn socks will be done by next Friday.
Just keep my hands busy with the looms. Somehow I like working with ChiaoGoo Red-lace Circular Needles, Toe-up Two At A Time Socks with Turkish cast-on, Fleegle Heel, mostly knitting right-handed, Ribbing Continental,and Jenny’s stretchy cast-off. But if my hands tire of knitting the Flexee Fine Gauge starting with the Kitchener cast-on for dif.
Because these are finer gauge needles and yarn, my hands don’t enjoy working on this pair as much. But I do like the colors and how soft the yarn and material feels.
Fun!
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Finishing Friday

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June 2, 2023

Two pairs are nearly finished. I would guess this greyish brown pair will be done tomorrow. Yay!

Eight more rounds of ribbing and these will be done. Maybe Sunday?
These are weeks from being finished.
These might be a week or so from hot off the looms.
I know, not related to knitting but our weird dark cloudy days had the hay barn in a glow. It looked like angels were singing! I know, I’m a dork. It’s the little things, right? This was a couple days ago
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Finishing Friday

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May 26, 2023

Oops! I was supposed to be finished with theseย  but I got distracted. Maybe by Sunday? I plan to make them low cuffs so about five rows of knitting, then five more of ribbing. Then I will give up on thinner yarns and needles. Oops! I still have the next pair. My fingers are saying, ‘Ugh!’
Still I love the colors!
This yarn is easier though a little boring. Still my allergic friends will like these better than the fun wools that I like. Getting ready to finish the heel. That’s the party I have to concentrate on. Lots of counting. I just admit the yarn and needles are much kinder to my hands.

I have a few other projects but the progress is even less than these. I’m wondering how summer will affect progress. With walks and biking indoors I’m moving more.

I am trying out my walking sticks. Who knew that could tire one out?
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A to Z Challenge, Y

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April 28, 2023

A to Z Challenge 2023

YARN!

My favorite Y-word!

I think this is my favorite yarn that isn’t wool. But I am almost out of it. I think I will get to the heel before running out. Luckily I have two more skeins of it lined up. By the way, the needles are not my favorite. These are the Knitter’s Pride Royale 47″ US size 8. Though I like the feeling of the wooden needle, the medal tips and bottoms snag on the yarn. The worst part is the company thinks it had solved with the rotary ends that are supposed to make the cord unkink. But whatever the cord is made of makes them permanently curl and get in the way.
This is enough to make at least four pairs of slipper socks.
The heel is coming along nicely on these bamboo yarn socks. By the way, that’s the Fleegle heel. I shared the YouTube tutorial earlier. The yard is thin but strong. The needles are ChiaogooRed Lace Circulars, 40″ US size 2. The tiny yarn and needles hurt my hands after a while.
Of the cotton yarns I have worked with, this is the easiest. It feels almost like wool. It is fuzzy. But it is also the kind that easily separates into threads and can be hard to work. The Chiaogoo Red Lace Circulars make it quite simple. See how the red cable just lays there out of the way? 40″ of useful cable holding the work. US 8
This soft Merino superwash wool is fingering weight. It feels nice. It is just thin. The Chiaogoo Red Lace Circulars 40″ US 2 are perfect for the job, but working the thinner yarns with thinner needles is harder on the hands, so I don’t spend as much time on these. A few rows at a time and I got back to the thicker yarns and needles.
These are the hardest pair I’ve worked on. The needles are not only thin but short. I have to have four either HiyaHiya Sharp Fliers 8″ US 1 or short Chiaogoo Red Lace 9″ US 1. Both are sharp, and I’ve needed to get leather thimbles to save my fingers the holes and calluses. I’m nearing the toes. I think I won’t work with these again. These socks don’t fit anyone I know. I more or less planned these as an experiment. So they will probably end up in the charity bag. They’ll fit a child.
I saw this pattern advertised on Facebook. I loved the concept so much that I ordered it and pulled out my crochet hooks. As long as I keep my sessions short, I don’t find it too painful. This is a great way to use up all the little leftover yarns. I’ll feature this more as I have only finished about four baby turtle bellies. They are smaller than the palm of my hand. I can’t wait to finish this project. I think it will be so much fun!

I haven’t used a lot of Ys. I love that letter because I can think of YOU and YOURS. I can be positive with Yes, I can! There are so many more, but I still have to work with my other yarning: CampNaNo. I lowered my goal to 12,500 words on Reflexions. I need to write 400-500 words a day to reach that on the 30th. On to Yarning on YWriter7.

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A-to-Z Challenge, G

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April 7, 2023

Good Grief!

(Does that count?)

Finished Friday (leftovers from yesterday) is a little disappointing as life got in the way of actually finishing. I still have a couple rows to do on my socks. Half a chapter to edit on the first part of my goals for CampNaNo. Two other sock projects are no way near finished. One has been frogged and waiting to start again. I had hoped to start writing on part 2 of my Reflexions novel but needed to finish the editing.

Maybe tomorrow.

So anyway:

Glorious Good Friday to all who follow the tradition.

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Finishing Friday

Filed under: Knitting — 6 Comments
March 17, 2023

I’ve tried and failed the heel on these socks. I think I’ve tinked 6 heels at least on the left sock. But I’m not giving up. I suddenly have an idea.ย ย ย  As you can see, I’m using HiyaHiya Fliers sharp, US 1-2.
Meanwhile, I made a few inches on this small bamboo thread pair of socks. ChiaoGoo red-lace circular needles size 2, 40″ cord.
This pair is for ME! Caron is so soft! This yarn is thicker so I’m using ChiaoGoo red-lace circulars size 8, 40″ cord.
Started the toe on this thin yarned pair of socks. ChiaoGoo red-lace circulars US 1, 40″ cord.
The gift pair still needs loose ends tidied up. Knitters’Pride Royale Circular Needles US 6, 40″. The label is missing this moment. But the yarn is a bumpy cotton.
But it was while I was trying to get to 7 inches (nearly there with the sock on the right.) Time for the heel! Then I realized I can adapt this heel to the Pretty White (light blue, actually) pair. I’ve already made this heel a few times. Yay!ย  Knitters’Pride Dreams double pointed US 6 needles. Cascade yarns superwashed wool. I doubt anyone can tell I am possessed by ADD.

Well, at least I’m staying out of trouble. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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