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The Brioche Shawl Feathers shawl is coming along. 

I put in a lifeline, which I move every few inches. The buttons are to keep the lifeline from coming…

The adventures with brioche knitting continue. Here's how it looked on Friday.

Quilters, I'm down to another corner.

The tea cozy is done. This one seems to keep the tea hotter than the old one. Maybe it's the deep ribs.

I altered the pattern a bit, because my teapot is smaller, really a one-person teapot. Here is the Ravelry project page with information on my…

The Rose City Yarn Crawl Mystery Knit-along is off the needles, and blocked.

Here's how it looked half-way through Clue #3, the brioche stitches. 

Brioche!

No, not the kind you can eat. This kind:…

Boy am I glad today is my day off work.  It's been snowing here in the northwest for the last few hours.  Sense I didn't have anything else to do I just finished shopping on Connecting Threads.  

I do have to confess I just took apart one of my quilts.  I was having a really difficult time trying to quilt it by hand.  I've replaced the premium Muslim backing with flannel and finally started quilting again.  It's much easier to work the hand quilting now.   The premium Muslim wasn't…

Hope you aren't getting tired of my felt projects! They are so fun to make. The tracing and cutting is the hardest part.

Here's how my project for the Rose City Yarn Crawl Mystery Knit Along looked after Clue #2. …

This one is for my other daughter and her DH. They used to have a baby blue VW bug. The pattern called for a green felt Christmas tree, but I customized it to their mid-century modern decor and made a tinsel tree!

This was a big week for finishing things. Pippa's Winter Fair Isle Sweater is finished, for one.…

Since I don't go out anywhere right now, you all know why, I used a pattern that I had and flannel from my stash to make granddaughter Addie a nightgown. Then I ordered an 18" doll dress pattern and had just enough flannel for a matching nightgown. First time making a doll dress!…

Pippa's Fair Isle sweater is coming along. I will probably finish it today. Here's the front.…

It may have been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon, but not at my place. 

As I'm sure was the case with most people, especially in…

I spent my birthday plotting out a new chart for a smaller doll sweater. I've been knitting it this week. I'm already almost to the neck.

It should have…