A record of my journey through yarn projects
Hello! It's been longer than I thought since my last update. I'd been away attending a wedding, followed by related ceremonies and functions (which spanned days, with breaks in between.) This is the same function for which I'd added a tassel fringe to the saree I'd intended to wear. I quite enjoyed wearing sarees and … Continue reading Back From a Break
Hello! I'm over the moon since I finally finished the Design It Yourself SAL. It's my first FO (finished object) for the year, and here's how it looks framed - Isn't it a beauty? I'm so in love with the designs and patterns on this one. I think Madeleine, the creator, has outdone herself here. … Continue reading The Design It Yourself SAL – Done!
Hello! Hope the new year is going well for you. I've made bits of progress in my projects during the last couple of weeks, and here are a few updates -- Dynamic Squares Throws by Susan Heyn I've crocheted two more little squares, bringing the total number of completed little squares to six. I've noticed … Continue reading Powering Through / Something New
Hello! Hope you are enjoying the holiday season. I'd wanted this week to be my crafty time, when I'd make huge strides in my WIPs. Not all of the week turned out crafty, but I did make satisfactory progress on a few of my plans. So here we go - Design-It-Yourself SAL by Cliffside Stitches … Continue reading Final Stitches for the Year
Hello! Since the last time I left off on my Dynamic Squares throws (pattern by Susan Heyn), I've worked on four of my small squares. That's 4 of 16 done. I'd wondered if the squares would work up faster than the earlier rectangles, and I'm so pleased to have discovered that they do indeed. It's … Continue reading Dynamic Squares Throws: Small Squares 1-4
Indian festivals and ceremonies are opportunities to dress up, and in South India, whenever possible, we wear saris / sarees for these occasions. Though I love saris, I find wearing one in hot weather hard to manage, unless I'm to spend most of the ceremony in air-conditioned or similar cooler environments. We have a wedding … Continue reading Sari Tassel Fringes
I managed to finish the 5th set of sections in this SAL, and wow, this one is definitely something else! (It's the one the needle in my picture is pointing to, and its symmetric partner on the other side.) Madeleine, the SAL designer, took inspiration from the interlaced patterns that are often found in Islamic … Continue reading Design it Yourself SAL /5
Hello! I've realized it's been a while since I updated on my projects, and to be frank, I've only made just enough progress during this period to qualify for an update. 🙂 Dynamic Squares Throws by Susan Heyn Where's the champagne, coz I've now created all 16 rectangles in this project!! I've been waiting a … Continue reading Progress on Projects
Hello! Here I am with another round of updates on my projects. Dynamic Squares Throws by Susan Heyn I've got 13 out of 16 rectangles down! I'd thought I'd write about my progress when I finished the 12th one so I could lay them out in a nice symmetrical circle for the picture. 🙂 I … Continue reading Some of This, Some of That
I've finished stitching the border of the Cross Stitch Tiles project, and with that, it's now completed, yay! I totally loved working on the luscious tiles of this stitch-along, even if I'd decided to use only 9 out of 36. I'm looking forward to stitching all 36 of them in a single project some day. … Continue reading The Cross Stitch Tiles Project
My (mis?)adventures with yarn 