The piece is 9″ by 11″ and is stitched on wool. It is a design I had done a while ago. The stitches are Running Stitch, Chain Stitch, Buttonhole Stitch, Stem Stitch and Herringbone Stitch With some Trellis work in the center of the half circles. The threads are matt silk.
The yarn that my local librarian gave me from her mother’s stash was enough to make 3 hats for chemo patients.
This is the next pin done on a scrap of shibori ribbon. It is 4″ by 2″. I really love the shibori ribbons and have more ready to bead.
Some of the charity yarn I was given had this bulky yarn in it, so I decided it would make a nice shawl for someone. The pattern is just something I decided to try. I started with 3 stitches for a couple of rows and then increases one stitch at the beginning of each row. Most people do increases at the ends of the right side row, but I get interrupted and then would have to figure out each time whether it was an increase row even though I do mark the right side with a stitch marker clipped to it. This way I don’t have to think just do it at the beginning of the row. Especially in this yarn you can’t tell anyway.
I’ve had the Hmong textile for a long time and decided to use it in a hanging as it is small and easy to lose. The hanging is about 10″ square. The piece is busy, so keeping the borders simple seemed like the way to go.
The fine work that Hmong people do is amazing.
More knit scarves for Share House. With the rain we are having now, they will be suitable. Different colors this time.
The latest shawl is on the blocking board. It goes just below my waist when on. It is knit in Red Heasrt Boutique yarn called Unforgettable and is the pattern on the ball band. It’s very soft.
I had painted a piece of flannel and strip pieced it with patchwork to make this tote. It was backed with felt and I used the decorative stitches on my Pfaff to do the quilting-fun to see what the stitches looked like on patchwork and to use them. The handles are ribbon doubled for strength. It was thick with the felt as batting, so I just let the lining become the top binding.
I had this piece of Kimono fabric that just seemed to want to be stitched, The flower centers are French Knots then Buttonhole stitch. The rest is Running Stitch. It is machine quilted.
The blue one is from my stash yarns. The Fun Furr is from the yarns a friend found at an Estate Sale and gave me. There were lots for the chemo caps but this one was a finished scarf, so I’m not taking it apart for a cap but sending it with the other charity scarves.
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