Day 203 of 2026

 

I've finished four sweatshirt pillow covers for Little E.

Day 202 of 2026

The shirt came together better today. 

It's ready for buttonholes.

 

Day 200 of 2026

It's been a while since I've knitted anything. 

My hand has been giving me some pain 

so I thought it best to give it a break. 

Tonight I was able to get color number three finished. 

 

Day 198 of 2026

I finished another sweatshirt pillow cover 

and then moved on this pouf 

which has been waiting for a zipper since last year. 

It has its zipper now and will be filled 

with small bits of threads and unusable fabric scraps. 

 

Day 197 of 2026

I only finished one sweatshirt pillow cover today, 

but I have a good idea how to tackle the other three now. 

I should get a good amount of sewing time tomorrow

 so we'll see how far I get.

 

Day 195 of 2026

One of the things I love 

about this Matchy Matchy Sewing Club pattern

 is that right before you are to stitch 

the final edge of the bias facing down, 

it reminds you to add a label, if you are using one.

 

Day 193 of 2026

I'm almost finished with my second Collage Gather Top. 

Tomorrow I'll finish the neck and hem

 and try to get a picture.

 

Day 180 of 2026

Color two went pretty fast and 

I have decided the rest of the order of colors. 

I've started color number three 

and have finished a few rows already.

 

Day 178 of 2026

I've started color number two on this knitting project 

and was able to get a few rows in today.

 

Day 148 of 2026

Puffy Checks Socks update: 

I promised to let you know 

when I reached the straight foot section

 of these socks. 

The decrease section on both socks is done, 

and I have am halfway to the toe section on my first sock. 

It feels like real progress.

 

Day 142 of 2026

I feel like these socks are coming along like

 The Little Engine That Could. 

I'm done with the heel flaps 

and these adorable little pink heel turns on both socks. 

Now I am going to be chugging away

 at the gusset decreases for a while, 

but I know if I keep chugging, I'll get there.

I'll let you know when I get to the straight foot section. 

If you weren't sure, 

the picture yesterday shows magnetic water balloons.

 

Day 133 of 2026

I've had a hard time getting back to my red socks 

after finishing my Musselburgh hat. 

I'm back to it now 

and have finished the heel flap on sock number one 

and have started the flap on the second one. 

I'm hoping to finish these pretty quickly 

as the weather is getting warmer

 and I have outdoor projects I'd like to get done this year. 

Of course, I also have other knitting projects in queue

 that I'd like to get to.

 

Day 114 of 2026

Now that the hat is done, I'm back at my socks.

 I completed three more pattern repeats

 and started the heel flap today. 

It has not been hard to jump back into. 

I'm trying to be better at finishing things

 before I cast on a new thing. 

Sometimes it cannot be avoided.

 

Day 113 of 2026

I finally finished the knitting of the Musselburgh hat. 

I am so excited about it.

 Tomorrow I'll block it and figure out a way to show you

 the four different ways to wear it.

 

Day 99 of 2026

I am within an inch of beginning the decreases

 of the other end of this hat. 

That sounds like a good time

 to show you my color inspiration. 

In the foreground is my hat. 

The background contains one of my favorite, 

ready-made scarves.

Quite a while ago I pulled colors from my sock yarn stash 

that were as close as I could get to the originals.  

My initial intention was to make striped socks, 

which I may still do,

but then this hat pattern came to mind from my mental queue. 

I don't know if I will ever wear the hat and scarf together,

 but it feels good to make another item 

that contains all these happy colors. 

Side note: I don't wear long scarves much anymore. 

I rather prefer a cowl so I may connect the ends

 at the proper length to make that happen. 

Second side note: The blue and blue with black sections 

are for the reverse side of the hat. 

It will make sense when I show you the final project.

 

Day 89 of 2026

I realize that it looks like I am knitting an Easter egg, 

but I assure you that it is a reversible hat. 

I finished all the stripes on our trip 

so I am able to continue straight rounds in one color for a while...

unless I decide to put in a random stripe or two.

Day 75 of 2026

This will be a double-sided hat. 

The next thing to knit will be the brim

 for the opposite side hat. 

But first I need to try it on to see if the length is good. 

It appears it is. Onward.

 

Day 72 of 2026

Today's colors begin with purple and end with pink.

 

Day 71 of 2026

 

I'm working on a Musselburgh hat by Ysolda. 

I have wanted to make this pattern for a while. 

At the same time I have had a yarn pull that I really like 

that I have also wanted to use for something. 

These two thoughts have merged here. 

I can't wait to show you where this color story is going.

 

Day 49 of 2026

In general, today was a pretty productive day.

With regards photos and the blog, not so much.

I took some pictures I was really excited about early in the day 

that turned out unusable due to focus issues. 

These issues were absolutely user error. 

That lead me to give you a sock update instead. 

My electronics sometimes take longer

 than I think they should to talk to each other. 

The result is a Picture of the Day 

that has an incorrect date for a post title. 

So to be clear, this picture was taken on 

Wednesday, February 18, 2026.