Day 45 of 2025

I know it's not a very pretty picture, 

but these parmesan potatoes were amazing. 

There are plenty left over for the weekend and next week lunches.

 

Day 44 of 2025

Hello, happy place.

 

Day 43 of 2025

I tore out the bobbles I had started and did them over. 

I finished the whole round of them and am much happier now. 

Tomorrow I will do the other sock before I forget how to do bobbles. 

 I'd like to thank my tape dispenser for the assist in making this photo work.

Day 42 of 2025

I am working on looking through my bins of WIPs. (Works in Progress)

Some projects will not be finished and are getting dismantled. 

The fabrics I still like will get put back on the fabric shelves. 

Things I do not intend to keep are headed for a designated donation spot. 

This is a set of blocks that I do intend to finish. 

At the time I put it away I had decided to split the blocks up 

and make two smaller quilts. 

The original pattern called for small borders around each block

 before sewing them together. 

The blocks on the left were going to be my "yellow" quilt 

and the blocks on the right were going to be my "pink/aqua" quilt. 

I've decided to put them back into just one quilt. 

I did a bunch of rearranging today 

and have an idea where I am headed with this one 

but probably won't show you until the top is sewn together.

 

Day 41 of 2025

I usually wash all my fabrics before I start a quilting project. 

I have had these squares and the pattern 

selected for this project for a long time. 

Because these squares are part of a charm pack (fabrics precut to 5"),

 I will not be able to prewash

 as the 5" dimension may shrink and the edges may fray. 

So while I was ironing some household items from the laundry today, 

I decided this would make a great small next project

 to get me sewing quilt type items again 

(This is a table runner)

and pressing seemed like the proper prep

 for fabrics that will not be washed.

 

Day 40 of 2025

Since my last knit finish I have knit a sample hat

 that was meant to fit a large adult head. 

It turns out my gauge was way too tight and it fits GB#5. 

I'm not sure how I am going to get my gauge close enough 

to make the hats I need 

since I am already using a very large needle. 

While I ponder that question 

I have started what I hope will be a pair of quick socks.

 These have bobbles on the top. 

I've never made bobbles with this method before 

and mine aren't looking very consistent, 

but I will carry on and see what happens.

 

Day 39 of 2025

Escalators. 

Always a good time.