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Is it #wipWednesday again already???

Today I have a heel and a half.

Starting to see the light at the end of the boomer gifts tunnel, too bad I also promised all my niblings that I’ll knit them socks 😂

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I want to make myself a cardigan, anyone got a design they like or can recommend?

Male or unisex design ideally.

I thank you.

EDIT: forgot to say, can be either craft. I’m bistitchual haha.

#knitting #crochet

Let the record show that I have finished my SECOND pair of socks! They’re even the same length this time and not even ugly.

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This and That . . .

10 November 2026

I am very disappointed to tell you that the batteries in the way cute blue Christmas tree lights are done. I don’t know if they were old, but they did NOT last long. I’m going to replace them and try again, but if they only last 2-3 days, then that will be it for them. And I’m going to let Plow & Hearth know. They are little LED lights inside them – they should last until the cows come home! Live and learn . . .

An eclectic mix of small things to share with you today :-)

Here is the last of the Sophie Scarves. I was quite irritated to run out of yarn even though I weighed and marked the center.

Thankfully, that little ball I had left from the first skein of this yarn was enough to finish it. Just . . . . I was sweating it out for sure. But it’s done. I just need to wash and block it, and then it will be truly finished.

This is the Ball canning book that I have. I have read the directions for how to clean the jars and heat them up. While I remain anxious about this project, I’m going to move forward with it as soon as I get the kitchen counter cleared off . . . ;-)

These are the stairs at the health club.

This morning I walked up them to get up to the gym floor. And when I was done with my workout and my PT, I walked back down them. Both times like an actual adult, rather than a toddler. I was slow, and I had a death grip on the railing (grabbed it on both sides on the way down), but I did it! This was my first day at the club without my cane. I could tell my balance wasn’t ideal and I stayed close to the railing in the turtle lane as I was walking on the indoor track. Still, a woman stopped and asked me did I have a cane . . . so I know I’m wobbly, still. My PTs want me to use my cane less and less, and walking indoors is one of the safer ways for me to do that. I’ll let them know tomorrow how it went today :-)

And speaking of my PTs, one of them has this Shaking Wooden Man figurine on her moveable table. It’s so cute and I found some! I think I paid too much for mine, but I was happy to find them. I made mine a hat :-D Trying to figure out the best way for it to be on my travel table at crank-ins without actually using the foam tape it came with. The head has a magnet in it. You can change the face all around and it’s wee legs are on springs. It’s hilariously cute! I like that he’s giving everyone the side eye :-D :-D

And, last but not least, I have finished my Santa’s Hike cross stitch!!! I am very happy with the color changes I made to his bag and the stars. Now I just need to decide if this might be a small pillow or if I might get it framed. I like it a lot. :-)

With the completion of this project, I have finished the three things for the FIGGY challenge in my Ravelry group! Now I can make a decision about possibly casting on for a Banstead Pullover in a size that will fit me now. :-)

Some Big Twist and Mellow Fellows for you tonight. This is from their first album, which was released in 1980. Twist was an amazing entertainer, and their lead guitarist was the cousin of one of my closest friends. I loved going to hear them live. Twist and he are both gone now. Time marches on . . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y72Kgv-6zn8&list=OLAK5uy_nZ5nrTL-NUOiMpSD0JwLLJuJP1tZlayxU&index=5

This is Big Twist & The Mellow Fellows – Happy Man

These are among my favorite project bags. What are your favorite ones?

#LaVischDesigns #Knitting #KnittingProject #ProjectBag #KnittingLife #KnittingLove

does anyone else ever pick up their knitting and completely forget what they’re supposed to do? i’ve been knitting for about fifteen years and every once in a while, i pick up what i’m working on and literally can’t remember where the yarn is supposed to go. 🤦🏻‍♀️ i end up just fumbling around for a while until it comes back to me. 😅

i hope it’s not just me… 😬

#knitting #knitterproblems

Busted out some deep stash (highlighter green yarn) to pair with some new blue variegated yarn that I got as a treat to make some Trompe le Monde Socks by Summer Lee. This pattern is so addictive, I can't stop getting one more pattern repeat in. I started this sock yesterday. #knitting

I'm working with bigger needles than I've used so far, so I'm taking this opportunity to practise knitting more loosely. It's interesting - while working I feel like surely I must be creating huge holes but then it's actually... fine?

Cables are where my tension falls apart, the last stitch of the cross always comes out very large and is uncomfortable to work. It might be due to me not using a cable needle?

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A few more rows on the hand section, then knitting the thumb section, and I will have my first glove.
#knitting #fiberarts

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A friend of mine gave me two skeins of nice quality yarn that she's stored for decades, and now cannot remember what she wanted to make with them. My youngest daughter asked me to make her a Sophie Scarf with one of them.

The Sophie Scarf is the new darling of beginning knitters. And since I'm a beginning knitter, I jumped on it. A perfect project while I travel around Costa Rica -- not bulky and it's easy to knit. I like how it's turning out. (photos attached)

More new socks - this time a double pair, for me and Spouse. (I'm in charge of remembering whose pair is whose. The ribbing is different... and his socks are larger.)

#KnittingPirate #knitting #OperationSockDrawer

☝️💡 Knitting tip: picking up stitches can be quite fiddly and sometimes you have to pull the yarn through a very tight spot. That’s not always easy to do with a knitting needle. Try using a crochet hook instead 😉

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天氣一變冷，馬上就開始織毛帽。

織友從日本幫我買回2球很漂亮的漸層色美麗諾羊毛，我的針織技能一直都很粗淺，完全沒有嘗試任何加針、扭針等技巧，就是一直打平針或是雙羅紋針而已……
但是我很喜歡這些基本技法呈現出的毛線紋路，反而覺得麻花之類的是多餘的。也因為這樣，所以喜歡買漸層色的毛線來做平針或羅紋針，覺得用平實的技法來讓毛線演繹出自己的美麗染色是目前最喜歡的樣式。

這頂帽子打算織給自己，線不太粗所以織出來的應該會是薄毛帽，我想要做成這種鬆鬆無邊毛帽：
https://youtu.be/tfNjQFhFFfI

羅紋的部份使用較小針號的輪針來做，這是Addi的固定式輪針，因為這個針號較小，不在Addi可替換式輪針套組內，所以我另外買了鋼製的；實際使用起來，就像 @miau715 當初告訴我的一樣：竹製針對不熟悉的新手來說比較容易掌握（線不會動不會滑掉），可是打熟了以後，鋼針滑順的特性可以織得比較快。以無腦織羅紋／平針來說，鋼針應該是很不錯的！可惜我進入帽身以後，就會換成大一號的竹針了。

這頂帽子起針就起了3次，歷經各種新手失誤，像是毛線的方向扭轉了之類。最後索性把最前面那段毛線剪掉不用，因為在多次拆織以後，它沾黏得亂七八糟的……

下午和織友聚會，邊聊天邊起針，這次終於成功了，不曉得多久以後才能織完。

#knitting #乳齒象友的手工嘟聲

I need to stop hoarding things.

I have discovered that I have a large pile of knitting patterns scattered around (digitally).

I can't even remember the last time I knit, yet I can't stop thinking about rearranging and categorising them.

Help.

#mentalhealth #knitting #order #data #themadnessoforder

This is Pickles the dinosaur, best friend of Buttons the hippo. Say hi to Pickles

Pickles was knit in the round in hexiknit style on 12 inch cables. The green is a local dyer with a merino wool and the blue spikes are a special yarn with a little bit of glittery lurex spun through. Pickles was adapted from an African flower crochet pattern. Pickles has no knitting pattern that is official but once you learn hexiknits you can convert nearly any African flower crochet to a knit pattern. Pickles is stuffed with extra wool and holds heat amazingly well. He is nonverbal and can grant wishes, which I think is pretty neat.