Some of you may remember that almost a year ago I posted about a Carpenter's Star medallion piece I was assembling from a kit I'd won as a door prize some years ago. Fairly small, as these things, go (48" square without all the added borders), I was making it as a test piece for a larger version for which I've been commissioned.
I'm glad I practiced! Actually, though, it's pretty easy if you follow the chart provided by the designer (Debbie Maddy of Calico Carriage). I've only reversed a couple of the pieces, necessitating a 'do-over'.
The medallion itself consists of eight rows of blocks. On Monday, I finished sewing the first four rows, which I'd pieced together a few months ago:
It's wider than my design wall and as deep! |
This end up! |
Today I'm working on the bottom four rows, which have their own label:
Top half of the bottom half... |
In between, I finished a baby blanket for a wee one who's arrival is now past due...This morning, I washed it and here it lies on towels on the spare room floor, blocking and drying:
Pattern: "Saurey" from Berroco Yarns Yarn: Katia "Pisco" - Aran weight, cotton/acrylic/linen (discontinued) |
ONline Supersocke 4-fach NEON Color, #01721 Super-wash wool, nylon |
A reminder for the knitters among you, Gentle Readers: the deadline to enter "Celebrate the Yarn Harlot" draw for one of three selections of lace-weight yarn is midnight, January 31, in whatever time zone you are. I will make a random-number-generated draw after I awaken on Sunday, February 1. To enter, read the instructions on THIS BLOG POST. :-)
And now to connect to WIP Wednesday over at TNTN, and get back to the sewdio!
5 comments:
I love the carpenter star, Margaret. Great colors!
Love the pattern of those socks and I'm so glad to know you are knitting those for yourself for a change.
oooh! You have been up to making some great stuff!
Your baby blanket is lovely, and even nicer because you made it from your stash.
Ha, you are whittling down your yarn stash, but are trying to add to ours (the winners' at least)!
Your socks are very nice, and even better that they are for yourself.
Your fabric choices are fantastic, and I have to label rows for much easier quilts, so you are doing good.....
Hope the baby who will be swaddled in your lovely blanket enters this world safely!
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