Finish or Frog

I joined an online challenge for September (and maybe October) where we are challenged to find some unfinished projects and either finish them, or decided we are never going to finish them, and, in knitting terms, frog them. I found a few.

First, I had the three pairs of promised baby socks. These two pairs were finished.

While looking for some yarn to make one more pair, I found a nearly finished baby sock, so my first finish of the month was to complete the found pair.

Three pair, finished and delivered.

Next, I had started a Musselburg Hat. This had is hugely popular in the knitting community but I found it an incredible bore. So hat...

became a ball of yarn, No doubt it can be made into more baby socks.

Next was a pair of fingerless mitts, that I started in April, but only made one mitt.

Now there is a pair.

I'm currently working on a cowl, I started nearly a year ago.

You need to pay attention to the knitting, so this will take awhile, yet, but maybe in October, I'll have it finished.

I also finished my July/August socks. That is pair #6 for 2025.

I rewarded myself for all those finishes with some bright new socks for TV and meeting knitting.

Another batch of happy socks.

The cats have been leaping from my new cutting table to the window in the basement, so we made them a ladder from IKEA storage boxe.

I'm not sur they have the idea yet.

I will leave you with a picture I caught after supper recently. Sometimes, you look out at just the tight time.

Unboxing Quilt The North

On July 1, preorders began for a new Canadian subscription box. It promised to come every 3 months, and with most everything you need to make a small quilt from a Canadian designer. My first box came last week, so I thought I would do an "unboxing".

The box took a bit of a tour, travelling 800 km to get to me from a starting point about 40 km away. Let me show you.

The box is really nice, in bright red with white moose, maple leaves, maple keys and trillium. 

Custom printed tissue on the inside.

This month's pattern is by Leanne Parsons of Newfoundland and Labrador.

The fabric is from Northcott, a Canadian fabric company. There is enough to make the top, back and binding for a 30" quilt.

And there is more!

There is a bonus pattern for a quilt block, if you want to make a Canadian quilt, as you go along.

The bonus patterns are from Monika Henry of Penny Spool Quilts. Monika is also the curator of the subscription boxes.

We also got a couple of goodies from NL.

There is an artist card from Leanne with a pattern for a maple leaf block on the back, a larger card telling us about Leanne and her work.

I love the little art print of a puffin. The artist is Amber McLure Hutton. Someday I want to go to Newfoundland and see the puffins.

There is also a packet of Pineapple Crush drink mix, apparently popular in Newfoundland.

The quilt looks like lots of fun, and good practice. I need to do the cutting then I think I can start doing some leaders and enders. 

If you would like to try the box, you can check out the website.

https://www.pennyspoolquilts.com/collections/subscription-box