Knitting and Sewing and Weaving, Oh My! – The Cuttle Corner #25

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Welcome to the twenty-fifth edition of The Cuttle Corner! There is so much going on this week! I’ve been knitting, sewing, weaving, planning new projects, and welcomed a new family member!

If you missed last week’s post, you can take a look here.

Now, let’s get cozy!

What’s Going On

March Crafternoon

It was already time for another Crafternoon! It was another fun time with a lot going on. I counted at least six different crafts being worked on (knitting, sewing, blanket making, needle felting, weaving, and cross stitch, if you were wondering).

My niece decided to give needle felting a try while she was over, and I was blown away with how quickly she picked it up! She made the most adorable koala, and it was the first time she had ever tried needle felting. We even found a branch from my yard that she made the arms hold on to.

It was so much fun to be able to share a new craft with someone. I mainly contributed the supplies and a little instruction right at the beginning, then she was on her way.

A Growing Family

If you have seen my first needle-felting post, you know we lost one of our dogs last year. In the past few weeks, my husband and I decided it was time to start looking for another four-legged family member.

After falling in love at the Humane Society, we came home with this beautiful girl that we have decided to call Wynnie (short for Eowyn). We aren’t sure what breed she is. I may look into doing some genetic testing to find out.

She is still settling into the family, but so far she is the sweetest girl, and we are so lucky to have her!

What I’m Working On

Knitting

I’ve escaped sleeved island!

Both sleeves are finished, and now all that’s left on my Kildalton cardigan is the collar and finishing. I’ll be honest, I’m not looking forward to picking up all the stitches for the collar. But I am looking forward to finishing the sweater, so hopefully I don’t put pickup up stitches off for too long.

Weaving

After picking out yarn last week, I did get my loom warped. I have to time when I warp my loom carefully. With kids and dogs running around, having yarn stretched out across my house is a recipe for disaster. I had a night when both kids went down early, and I had the time and space to warp.

I am so glad I didn’t try to set up my loom with anyone else in my way. Since this was only the third time I’d warped my loom, things did not go according to plan. I accidentally started from the wrong side of the loom (the front instead of the back) and I didn’t notice until halfway through warping. When I finally noticed, I had to undo all the work I had done. This involved pulling the warp yarn back through the heddle. It took at least an hour and there was yarn everywhere.

Now that I have my loomed warped, I am playing with pickup sticks.

I am playing around with what kind of textures and patterns I can make, just by using the pickup sticks. This is becoming a weaving texture sampler, and I am having a lot of fun seeing what I can do.

Sewing

My nephew needed some fresh cage lining for his guinea pigs, so I did a quick sewing project with some fleece. With this print, how could you not use this for guinea pig cages?

I had some leftover fleece that became fleece bags for the guinea pigs to snuggle in when they are out of their cage. I am particularly proud of myself for figuring out how to make a lined bag with just one large square of fleece.

Project Planning

Continuing my journey to make an 1855 appropriate dress, I ordered a sampling of fabrics from Reproduction Fabrics. This way, I could look at a lot of options before committing to buying a dress worth of fabric.

It was so fun to look through all the different patterns and think about what would work best. I haven’t decided on my final choice, but I have narrowed it down to a top four.

Which one do you like best? Let me know in the comments!

Until next time, keep cuttle-ing!

What are you working on? I’d love to hear about your projects in the comments below!