I had a few finishes this week -
The 2024 temperature blanket was finished on the last day of the year!
It was a fun knit, and made me pay attention to everyday of the year in a different way.
A set of tea towels is off the loom.
These are at the same pattern as the last set I wove in December, but using different colours for the warp.
It is an 8 shaft twill pattern. The towel in the above photo is just woven with red - stripes appear in certain sections, and the diagonal line in the twill changes directions, weaving is magical!
We framed the cross stitch I finished earlier using a frame from the thrift store that we cut to size. It was less than $3, solid oak and had the glass (it frame a piece of needlepoint and looked like it had been made with reclaimed wood).
It hangs in my kitchen with two other cross stitch samplers I had made (one from 30 years ago, and one I designed and stitched a couple of years ago to fit the thrifted frame it is in).
On January 1st I started another cross stitch - this is my cross stitch for 2025 (the challenge will be making it last for the year), a quarter of the border is stitched.
Photos from Around -
Cold temperatures this week made for a few days of amazing sundogs.
Pets at the Start of 2025-
GingerSnap
Maggie
Molly (her turn in a cone this week).
Some of the nine chickens.
We plan on adding a few chickens this year, but hopefully no other pets show up wanting to move in (GingerSnap!).
