William Morris Cross stitch

Embroidery Notes

So apparently my reaction to the pandemic is to craft – I feel like I’m in a run of small knitting items. And, because I’m apparently insane, I wanted to add to that. I’ve tried some straight embroidery lately, but I used to do cross stitch back in the day, and figured that would be

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Gordes Socks

Knitting Notes

Next in my series of small projects: Gordes Socks from Silk Road Socks by Hunter Hammersen.    The yarn is Swans Island Ikat Collection Watercolor yarn in the Indigo Beetroot colorway.    I think I’m going to make this Christmas knitting for my mother.    It’s practically September, so it can be too soon for that,

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Everglade hat

Knitting Notes

Pattern: Everglade by Woolly WormheadYarn: Pasture Prime Farm Worsted WoolNeedles: Size 6 Circs and DPNs This is a nice hat pattern.   For the 22″ size, you only do one full pattern repeat, with partials on either side, and it comes out looking way more complicated than that. I liked this yarn – had a nice

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