BLESSED SPEEDY

  And just like that another week has flown by! I havent been too well this week (issues with my blood sugar levels - Im diabetic, plus getting gastro) so havent strayed that far away from the house.  On the positive this has meant Ive finished several things! So here we go...... I wont post about my WIPs (works in progress) as Ive been thinking I might post that mid week as a sort of an update but Ill see how I go First finished was the hexagon table runner which I got as a kit quite some time ago - Im really pleased with how it came out and realised yet again how much I really do like english paper piecing - or is it that I enjoy the slower projects these days? Another finish - which was a relatively quick and easy project was this pin cushion.  Ive received from Chandlers Cottage their calendar and projects for 2023 - the idea being that you complete one each month.  This is Januarys project so as you can see Im not that up to date - but I was putting off doing this as I havent real

   What a week! Some of the hottest days we have had all summer - one day was 42 degrees Celsius and then a couple of other mornings you needed a coat on the early hours - crazy! Not much on the finishing front but plenty of WIPs (works in progress!!)  I did finish the english paper pieced table topper, I enjoyed making this and its sort of a "free" quilt as its all from leftovers- even the batting inside is lots of leftover pieces joined together.  Just show why we keep scraps LOL Once that was finished I started two (yes two) more hand stitching projects - Im really enjoying the slowness of these type of things at the moment - yes plenty of machine pieced quilt kits I could start but enjoying these for the moment - one is a table runner, the other a stitchery panel that I will cut up and sash piece around each of the blocks to make a quilt.  Im alternating working on each of them, however Im a bit more drawn to the table runner if Im honest.  I think I got these both well b

 Hello! Lots been happening this week! On the farm we dried a few more cows off ready to have their calves in 6 or so weeks so less time milking which is nice.  Ive also started taking part in a ladies fitness bootcamp and its obviously working as my muscles ache for a day or two afterwards! Ive also been busy on the sock front! Made this quick and cute pair of shortie socks with the leftovers from the easy mosaic socks and I think Ive got about 2 yards left of the yarn so very happy with that! The pattern is Golden Days and its a lovely pattern which gives a great result and Ill definitely be making them again  I also finished the second sock of the pairfect socks!  They have headed to my gifting box which is very low on socks post Christmas as all the family loves getting my socks for gifts. Ive also started a new knitting project - the Soldotna crop and Im using lovely yarn from Skein.  Its really nice to be using DK weight yarn when Ive been doing so much fingering weight knitting.

 Well we are now in February - and believe it or not its supposed to be summer here in Northern Victoria and its been freezing! Some have even lit their wood fires (Not us - thats what I make all the quilts for!!!!) but the mornings have been below 10 degrees Celsius which makes getting up and milking that little bit harder. But Ive been busy! I finished one sock and made a good start on the second one.  This looks like its really complex but the yarn is called pair-fect and its been dyed in such a way that the pattern comes out as you knit it - so basically the sock is just all stockinette.  The yarn is also designed so that both socks will be identical which makes my OCD heart happy. And bonus not much concentration is required which is nice after the complex things Ive been knitting of late. I should have the second sock finished by the end of the week - Ive learnt to quickly cast on the second sock as soon as you finish the first otherwise it just doesn't seem to happen. Anyone