Creating away ....

I have been enjoying some quiet time ... alone .... attempting to hang on to my peace. Although I am at a crossroads in my life ... the quiet feeds my soul. 

I have some news to share and I do hope you are sitting down for this .... 

I did manage to get some piecing done .... I actually sat down and spent time with old Berni ...

It had been so long since I've actually quilted. I pulled out an old UFO from way back ... March 2017. The project has been kept neatly organized, waiting for me to pick it up again.

I had cut 5,070 pieces of fabrics for a flying geese quilt. It was imperative that I keep this organized. I'm using 1930's reproduction fabrics. I love feedbacks! 

I am at the last 100 flying geese to piece, then trimming ... onward to piecing. I am thinking that I may need to make it bigger. It would barely fit a queen size bed. I'm not looking for a long overhang, but a bit more would be nice. The quilt has no borders, and I like it that way.

That's it for now. May your world be bright and creative ... Catch you all later! Cheers!

What's up?!

 Not much is going on at the moment. Attempting to keep with my my morning ritual of reading at least an hour. Aside from that ... same old same old.

On the Sock Squad 2026 front. I did finish the February pair of sock. They are blocked and ready to wear!

The March yarn was sent but I was not inspired. I love brown but just didn't have a pattern in mind.

April selection also came in ... still didn't have anything in mind.

So .... I've been knitting socks from my stash of sock yarn.  More later

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On the knitting front ....

I'm determined to keep up to date with my monthly Sock Squad group. I managed to finish the February pair of sock. 

This is my own pattern. Vanilla socks seems to be my go to personal pattern. I do add a bit of variation ... like this pair.

I also finished my Shepherd Socks. This time I used smaller needles and they fit much better.

When I knit colour work on socks, I like to use Addi Flexiflips needles.

They have a flexible center making it easier to carry the yarn, not to mention that you're working with three (3) needles. 

Thanks for stopping by. Catch you all later. Cheers

Sock knitting

I received my February yarn from The Farmers Daughter Fibers for the Sock Squad program. The yarn, Bighorn Sock yarn in a burgundy colour. I love the color and the way it feels. Although I get a mini skein, I will not be using it for this pattern.

I have one (1) sock knitted. This is my own pattern. I like simple socks, for now anyway.

I use markers to keep count of the rows. This way my sock end up being the same. The other pair is almost all done ... but I need a variety break so ...

I started a new pair of socks. lol The pattern is called Shepherd Socks by Patricia Anne Fortune. 

I'm using FlexiFlips double point 8" Addi needles in 2.00mm size. I like using these needles for color work on small projects. I'm using Rauma Garn, 2 tråds Gammelserie in the color light Grey (colour 403) and black. I like that yarn. I have one sock done!

This is my second pair. I knitted the first pair using 2.50mm needles and I like the pair using the 2.00mm needles much better. They fit better too. 

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Sock Squad January 2026

This year, I decided to join a monthly sock club from The Farmers Daughter Fibers called 2026 Sock Squad. Each month I receive two (2) skeins of yarn, a full skein and a mini skein with pattern suggestions. I thought it would be a great way for me to keep to a routine.  

The January selection came with a lovely journal.

The journal will allow me to keep a record of my knitting journey. As you can see I like to keep the yarn label. Labels on skeins of yarn can be so lovely, and creative, making them worthwhile to keep! 

For this first yarn, I did a swatch to see what needles would work best. My go to is 2.50mm. When it comes to socks, it is always best to have a tight knit .... they just wear better. For the swatch I used 2.00mm and 2.25mm.

Although I didn't see much difference between the two, I decided to knit this pair of socks using the 2.00mm needles. 

The pattern I'm using is of my own creation. A simple vanilla sock pattern. 

After knitting numerous pairs of socks, I know how many stitches I need for my size. Despite going down in needle size, it did not effect the stitch count. 

Voila! A pair of socks!

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