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'Audrey' (my model, $2.99 St. Vincent's Thrift Store) is currently wearing a lovely scarf knitted by my friend Colleen and a brouche that belonged to Grandma Edith. (She'll be sporting Grandma's mink stole for the winter months, too!) That same Grandma made the quilt hanging behind Audrey. I love it because it has fabric from ALL of our worn out 'Summers at the Lake Clothes' through the years.

I just finished the blue-striped cowl the other day. It can be worn long or wrapped around your neck. I used Lion Brand 'Ferris Wheel' in 'Vintage Carousel.' One 3oz skein in a Shell Stitch, J hook. I'm short, so it's a good size for me.

The small quilt was found for a song at St. Vincent's and is in the kitchen now, giving my lighter-colored summer quilt from, 'The Gang at Jung's' a rest. I use it as a table runner, too. Useful and beautiful.

I almost always buy up a piece of quilting that I see at Thrift Stores, finished or not. Such a shame, because so much work goes into them and others don't appreciate it. But I will give it a Second Life!

Love quilts .... always wanted to do it, but just never made the leap. A cousin’s wife has gotten into quilting in the last year or two so I quilt vicariously through her pictures.

So the birthday knitting is done and ahead of schedule! Now I just need to make her a oouple of jars of Blackberry Merlot Jelly to go with the arm warmers.
The baby blanket has 3 more rows of border to go - baby due date is Thanksgiving.
Hairpin lace scarf has no due date ... long as it’s done by next fall’s county fair.

Rarely do I make things for myself, but I saw this Mobius Wrap & love the design. I’ve been wanting to make a shawl for myself; however, keeping it ‘on’ is the hard part. This mobius shawl wrap looks like it will stay on easily. I went to AC Moore to get my knitting needles, then saw some yarn on sale - the yarn used in the pattern is discontinued. Anyway, the ‘Grist’ (yards/ounces) of the sale yarn is exactly the same at ‘31’ so my 5 Bulky should work up the same as that in the pattern. I bought 2 skeins & the project is on my list to be done by Thanksgiving - I want to wear it to The Feast!!

https://naztazia.com/mobius-shawl-wrap/

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Grist: A Secret Measurement for Substituting Yarn
https://www.masondixonknitting.com/grist-secret-measurement-substituting-yarn/

Please put me on your ping list! Got started to seriously crochet when I retired recently. Grandmother taught e when I was 8 or 9, didn’t do it for decades, and now I’m back. There are some GREAT YT tutorials out there —love Jayda in Stitches. Can you provide the patten or video for your cowel pictured above —looks like a stitch I’m familiar with!
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