December 2022

 Last post of the year! We had a wonderful, if late, Christmas celebration. DH and I were both ill with that dreadful head/chest cold and felt it better to postpone until Dec 30. It was a wise decision. It was great to see the kids and grands and exchange gifts.

I've been using my old, faithful serger. I used it so much it had to go into the shop not only for a tuneup but repair on the upper looper post. I found an addition use for a child's car seat. It is great to transport my serger.

Do you save your empty spools? I don't know why I do, but it is satisfying to look at how many are used up. I can now throw them away.

And another Project Linus blanket is ready to go. We have a bit of snow and it was difficult to get a good picture of it. But here you go.

Blanketeer

I've been crocheting and knitting blankets for Project Linus.

This blanket is knit using Caron yarn and size 8 needles.

This is a simple crocheted blanket using scrap yarn. It is crocheted from corner to corner.

There was some yarn left over from the previous blanket so I created a large crocheted granny square.

I added lavender strands going in one direction and purple strands going in the other direction to create a plaid.

I was given a bag of fabric. Does that happen to you? So I dug out my serger and serged the edges for fast and simple blankets.

A Birthday Gift

A young man needed a last minute birthday gift. Since the great fashion fabric organization unearthed some stashed fleece and the serger, it was a no-brainer on what to make.

There. That red will work for a 1 year old.

It took longer to thread the serger than it did to sew the item.

Do you do this? Keep a notebook? For different types of fabric, I will make note of the serger settings and then staple a sample to the page. I have done this for rolled hems, narrow hems, chiffon, rayon, fleece, and flannel, one layer or two layers. All the different methods have their own page. It sure does save time and lots and lots of fiddling.

 

And voila! The finished project; completed in under an hour. This should keep that wee head warm this winter.