February OMG

 I am making slow and steady progress on Jardin de Roses.  I completed Block 4 this month.

Block 4

I am going to link up with Elm Street Quilts and look at what everyone finished this month.

Table Scraps February Challenge

 February's Table Scraps Challenge was Improv/Teal.  I love this little project bag.  The machine embroidery design is from Anita Goodesign. I can't wait to use the other designs on different project bags.

Goals for Week 8 of 2022

 As I mentioned previously, I am off to a slow start for 2022.  Remember the Electric Creel Beanie in last week's post.  Well I finally started the decreases for the crown.  But there was something just not right about the hat.  I needed to double check the needle size since I was ready to go to two circular needles for the rest of the crown shaping.  It turns out I didn't change over to the larger needle size.  So here I am once again...  Maybe the 4th time will be the charm.  

What is going on this Week

 Yesterday I started a post about my plans for the week, but got off track talking about knitting Bootcamp and my first finish for 2022.

But there is a new project on my needles, Electric Creel Beanie, with another new technique.  It is a color work project where you carry the yarns and catch the floats in front.  It is important to watch the position of the two yarns otherwise the floats can look a little wonky.

My Plan for the Week

 I usually start off the New Year with lots of plans and projects ready to go.  

One of the reasons, which is absolutely the best reason, I participated and graduated from Suzanne Bryan's Bootcamp Series.  It was intense but so worth it.  I have been knitting since I was about 10 when my mother showed me how to cast on and knit and purl.  I didn't produce anything but definitely caught the bug and began teaching myself to knit.  There was no You Tube back in the 70's just those little pamphlets you could purchase at Woolworth's or Penny's.  I had lots of trials and errors but never stopped loving yarn.  My knitting has improved a lot since that first Bootcamp Lesson.  She has some of the best YouTube tutorials and I highly recommend them.

I wanted to learn Brioche knitting this year and it took me longer than I expected.  This brain isn't as young as it used to be but I like the fabric of Brioche and will keep working at it.  I did mange to knit a hat and it took me 5 weeks.  It didn't help working with navy blue yarn at night.  That was definitely part of the problem.

February One Monthly Goal

 

Hello February!!!  This month I want to complete Block 4 of Jardin de Roses.  

Block 4

This is picture of what the finished quilt will look like.  I love the simplicity of the designs.

I am going to link up with Elm Street Quilts to see what others want to do this month.