Needlework Tuesday

I'd like to introduce you all to my mom, Elaine.  She is proudly modelling the new scarf that I made her.  She really doesn't like getting her picture taken, so you have to applaud her for being brave.    I think I made a pretty good guess on yarn colour.  Its the 'Dusty Purple' Vanna's Choice from Lion Brand.  The pattern is one of their free ones called 'Gloria Scarf'.  I am glad I gave this one a try.  It is made of 8 units, but you don't sew them together after knitting, you pick up stitches from one of the side edges.  In the past I grumbled when ever I had to pickup stitches, but this time I was patient and slipped my left hand needle under and existing loop at the very edge and then knit a new stitch.  This turned out so nice and with no lump on the back.  My socks that I knit have a ridge on the inside where I picked up stitches.  I am so happy that I now know the secret.  yippee!!!

I finished another quilt.  (small happy dance).  It is for my friend Karen.  She gave me a couple of boxes of assorted fabrics and I wanted to surprise her with a small quilt.  Well, it kinda grew till it measured 60 x 76 inches.  Batting is Hobbs Polydown.  Nice and fluffy.  The backing is a dark burgandy and blue floral type print.  The pattern is from Quiltville.com and is called 'Bricks and Stepping Stones'.  Very easy to make, lots of 4 patches and then brick size pieces.  You can't tell in the picture, but the quilting is straight lines along the brick sides and then diagonals thru the 4patches.  I can't wait to visit her, she lives out of town in beautiful Stratford, Ontario, home of the world famous Shakespearian Stratford Festival.

I kept working on the 'Wild Blue Yonder' blocks that I talked about last Tuesday.  Then I only had one completed, but now as you can see, I have 5.  Also, today arrived a package of fabric, several of which I ordered specifically for these blocks.  I did make a mistake and order flannel versions of two, so they won't be included.  oops.  Come back next week and I'll feature more of these blocks.

I am working away on my final block for the Bernat Knit Along.  Finally.  When i visited my sister on 'Family Day' I asked her opinion on whether i needed to block the squares to size.  She figures that once I have sewn them together and added the border, they will stretch themselves to the correct size and happily stay that way. 

You can't imagine how happy I am with that plan.  I really didn't want to wet and pin 24 squares.   I plan to have pics of this one next week as well.

You still have a few days to enter my contest to win a pair of Canada Olympic mittens.  The link is found near the top of the left side of the page.

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