Wednesday, October 16, 2013

A little bit of this and a little bit of that

I am still knitting up those little socks.

 There are now 8 complete ones. The brown just has to be sewn up and the light blue will then make ten completed. See the difference in the length of needles? I really do love those shorter ones.

These are just a couple of things I am playing around with. The tutorial is here. I don't know yet if I will make a block or just keep sewing. My ironing board is upstairs and so it's giving me some exercise to sew and iron these.

I just couldn't resist this little guy. As you can see, it's paper piecing. A freebie design from Regina Grewe. She has fun with her freebies. She gives you a bit of the design free (for a short while) and if you do it, send her a photo or a scan and she will then send you the rest of the pattern. As you can see, I did follow her instructions. It now has to be finished. 

I'm linking up with The Needle and Thread Network and also with Esther's blog this week. There are, as always, lots to look at.

10 comments:

  1. The greens look so good together, and it looks like a fun pattern too. The paper pieced bird is cute, and it's a fun way to give a freebie.

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  2. Thank you for featuring Regina Grewe's pattern. What a cute Cheeky Raven. I will stitch this.

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  3. That raven is cute. I like the pumpkin table runner she has, so thanks for the link. The Improv Herringbone blocks are nice; very unique too.

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  4. You're making great progress with the sock advent calendar. The green pieces are lovely. The bird is going to be adorable.

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  5. Gotta love that little raven - so cute!

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  6. I like that green and white block and the raven is gonna be super!

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  7. hiya Dolores....I am doing a "sock" too.... but, can't show it on my blog or talk about it there either...because my only sewing and crafting buddy, Maggi, who I'm making it for ...goes there.

    Click on the Flickr badge some day...(it is on my blog) ...and you can go there ....I don't think she bothers going there so, I am showng it to the gals from my patchwork cloth class on there... ... I guess I could also just send you a photo of my progress... maybe I'll do that....

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  8. Thank you for sharing a link of 'The Improv Herringbone' tutorial. And your raven is cute too! I envy you a little bit, because you have to knit the socks in a smaller scale than I have to... I think you know what I mean;o)... but luckily I'm OVER half way now!

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  9. Those herringbone blocks are very nice, your fabric choices are fantastic. And how interesting that you knit your socks flat!

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