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    My 2026 Make Nine

    January 23, 2026 - By 

    Since 2025 was my first time trying to plan my sewing and knitting according the “Make Nine” method, I didn’t accomplish quite as many projects from it as I might have liked. I don’t think I thought everything through very well. However, l did get a few of my goal projects completed, in addition to many items that were not on my Make Nine last year. This year, I aimed to plan only projects for which I already have either the pattern, the materials, or both. There are a couple of exceptions, of course, but I tried! My other goal…

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    On the Needles: Fall FOs Galore!

    November 18, 2025 - By 

    After an unintentional blogging hiatus, I am back with a whole lot of finished projects to share with you! I was so busy this fall, and most days I just didn’t feel like I had anything coherent to write. Apparently, all my creative energy was being directed into knitting, crocheting, and sewing instead. I know many knitters share that their craft helps keep them grounded in time of stress, and I think that held true for me in this season. So, without further ado, here are the things I finished over the past month! (Also, forgive the weird light and…

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    On the Needles, July 2025

    July 23, 2025 - By 

    This week on the blog I have a little crafting update to share. As with my vacation reading, I did not get as much knitting done on our trip as I expected to, mostly because it was usually just too hot to want to pick up any yarn. But I have made a good bit of progress on something that I will share later on in this post. First, though, I wanted to start off with a finished sewing project that I just completed yesterday for my daughter! We are calling this the “Sunflower Dress”, and it is based on…

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    On the Needles, June 2025

    June 18, 2025 - By 

    Welcome to my sewing and crafting update for June! I am pleased to start this post off strong reporting that another summer sewing project is in the books. And I got to check off another one of my planned “Make 9” pieces, too! This was a really quick skirt project, in spite of a few hiccups along the way, mainly because I had cut out the pieces for this pattern ages ago. McCall’s 5612 skirt pattern is a pretty basic A-line skirt with a waistband and back zip. Any issues I had with the pattern were all self-inflicted. First off,…

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    10 Spring and Summer Knits I Want to Make

    April 16, 2025 - By 

    Today I thought it would be fun to do something a little different and bring you a pattern round-up of ten knitting projects for spring and summer wearables that I would like to knit myself. As the weather has been warming up (although I am in a cardigan and shawl today because we have had a cold snap), I haven’t been as enthused about finishing my remaining winter WIPs. It’s hard to stay motivated about projects I know I won’t wear more than once before putting them away for next fall. So, my mind has been wandering to spring and…