Casting Off, Finally

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It just finished storming here in the Midwest and is forecasted to start to reach temperatures close to the surface of the sun. So why not finish a DK weight sweater? The Bibliophile 2 is almost done!

I have in fact used my measuring tape to figure out when to stop instead of just using up all the rest of my skein that is attached to the work. I don’t need a knitted dress.

This thing is cast off and I did a quick bath in the sink. Bright side to the heat? This thing is drying quickly in the constant flow of A/C from the floor vent. Plus I popped it outside in the sun for a couple of hours to speed up the process.

Next up, I just need to weave in the rest of my ends and take FO photos. In 100 plus degree heat…..Sigh

Happy Knitting!!

Hemming Along

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The 2×2 hem is growing on my Bibliophile 2. I’m on the home stretch, I think? I have over an inch thus far on these tiny needles.

PB has passed level three swim and I got to enjoy an only sort of hot Saturday morning in the shade. My ball of yarn is shrinking but I’m also making growing progress on the hem. It’s just a race now!

Happy Knitting!!

Fell Down In The Library Sale

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I took the kids to the library to collect our summer reading prizes. And it just so happened they were having the library book sale.

I might have fallen down in the mystery section. I grabbed six books that just sounded good. Turns out I had already read one of the six books so it’s going into little free library in my neighborhood.

And one of these was actually on my Goodreads FYP page so I feel like my instincts are good, lol.

Happy Reading!!

Bibliophile 2 Hem

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Okay, I honestly have slogged through the rest of the stockinette body of my Bibliophile 2. By It wasn’t that much in reality but I was ready to be done.

I have gone down needle sizes. One more even than the sleeves. Why? I couldn’t find my 5s so I used 4s. This Berroco Vintage DK really relaxes anyway so I don’t think the difference will be noticeable. (Fingers crossed)

Now I just have inches and inches of 2×2 rib to do. I have a pretty good chunk of skein left. My plan might be to knit the rest of this skein and not crack into the last skein unless I absolutely have to.

I’ll see how much this skein makes in fabric.

Happy Knitting!!

Book Rescue

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I was recently visiting my parents recently and there were some “free to a good home” pile of books. Jellybean was so sad to see books about to get rained on so we rescued them.

I had never heard of this author, but they appear to a novel/beach read type of author. Lots of romance and mystery type of themes. It’s a pretty extensive collection of one author with only one duplicate. I think the duplicate will go into the Little Lending Library in my neighborhood.

I just can’t decide if I will keep these or keep sprinkling them around. I think I will test read one to find out if I like this author and their style. I should give it a fair shake, don’t you? I think I will peruse the synopses to see what catches my fancy as the best one.

Happy Reading!!

Beach Adjacent Read

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PB is still chugging through swim lessons to finish out summer. It’s been a little rough with some absences and illness, but I hope we are still trending towards passing.

I am still trying to complete my summer reading challenge in not just one but two libraries. I am registered for both my local library but also with the library I am connected at work with. This is book number 6 of 6 for my local library. I picked this one up in a Targe splurge awhile back because the cover was pretty and the description was interesting.

I’m about halfway through since I only get a few minutes here and there, but this book gets strange halfway through. I am still going to finish but I didn’t predict some of the events in the story.

Happy Reading!!

Planning By The Pool

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PB has been doing level swim this year. So I get roughly 45 minutes poolside every evening this week.

I decided to organize some new hats for the 2026 Pigskin party. This is all yarn I picked up in Alaska this summer. I’m going envisioning two mohair hats and the Glacier Bay kit.

When I got the kit I didn’t realize that the pattern it was meant for was color-work. I found it on Ravelry when I was waiting poolside. At first, I was like heck no. But I am growing more used to it. It looks like an interesting challenge and something different.

I still need to buy the pattern. And now I need to pull needles and stitch markers to go in each project bag.

Happy Knitting!!

The 2026 Great Packing

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I have been procrastinating dealing with all my clean woolies from winter. And I woman-ed up and dealt with them this past weekend.

Everything was sorted, inspected, folded neatly and put into vacuum bags for the rest of the summer. I ended up with two bags of sweaters and two bags of accessories to be stored. And in full disclosure, some of my store bought items went in here too. I wanted to clear up some space in my closet for summer even though they didn’t see protecting per se.

Now they are living nicely in my craft room closet until I need them again. Next year, my goal is to get this done before summer is half over!

Happy Crafting!!

How The Heck Did That Happen

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I pulled my 2018 Cozy Knitter Advent socks from my work bag the other evening for a night meeting and the project bag was SOAKED.

Honestly it was both wet and stained a pink/orange color. I have NO idea what could have happened. It didn’t smell bad and I don’t remember putting any liquids inside my work back pack. It was bizarre

Luckily, the bag seems to have held the damage. I couldn’t inspect the socks in the moment and I kept knitting because they felt dry to the touch. But I pulled them out at home and I don’t sees any discoloration. I have since put them in a new bag and I am putting the project bag through the wash. And now I will always wonder how to solve this mystery….

Happy Knitting!

Maybe It’s A Queen?

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I have been doing some cleaning in the basement and unearthed my Granny Stripe Blanket and wanted to see it all spread out.

This is a California King bed in our bonus room. It doesn’t quite stretch across the top but does go a decent length. I think that this would lay nicely across a Queen? For sure would hang over on a Full size bed.

I picked up some brighter colors on my Alaska trip and KITH 2026. I think this summer before the 2026 Pigskin Party KAL I will add a few more rows to this project!

Happy Crocheting!!