tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58065232024-03-19T02:08:21.428-05:00Tweezle's ExplorationsA record of my hobbies with a little life mixed in.tweezlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582232237930976366noreply@blogger.comBlogger437125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806523.post-22837229577095404622024-01-10T10:05:00.003-05:002024-01-10T10:13:35.146-05:00Week 1 BRR-ingo has brought some excitement back to the old projects I tucked away and haven't touched in forever. Yes, there was the eye issue, but some of these projects hadn't been touched waaaay before that. The first number called was in my last post.The second number was #4 - A WIP or new start that intimidates you. I had originally picked Teresa Wentzler's "Stretch", but honestly, it just never tweezlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582232237930976366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806523.post-40021784573225052382024-01-01T13:34:00.003-05:002024-01-01T13:34:32.971-05:00The Lists and ChallengesHAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I wish everyone a happy and productive year. I know I'm looking forward to a year of change and getting stuff done - things I've had on my TO-DO list forever.I am excited to turn a new page and start over! One of the things I decided to do to accomplish my goals was join the Magazine Monthly Cross Stitch Challenge group on Facebook. I need to focus on my projects listed tweezlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582232237930976366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806523.post-49203368544871901182023-12-31T09:28:00.003-05:002023-12-31T09:28:18.886-05:00Last Finish of the YearI put the last of the beads on Mill Hill's "Cheers" yesterday. I was going to finish into a magnet, but the more I thought about it, the more I came to the conclusion that a magnet would limit where I could put it. I have the felt for the back, but just need to decide if it will become a magnet or an ornament. Sadly my photo doesn't show all the sparkle that the beads give. There are a lot of tweezlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582232237930976366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806523.post-90284885250401512222023-12-30T10:24:00.003-05:002023-12-30T10:24:46.806-05:00Reflection and AheadCan you believe it? There's just a two days left before 2024 arrives. How did that happen?!! Even sitting and thinking of what I want to plan to do for next year is flitting by without any real plans. I tried looking over my list for this past year's goals and hardly any accomplishments have been made with not much crossed off at all. I did make some jewelry and finished a few knit and tweezlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582232237930976366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806523.post-90578909787044163802023-12-25T09:00:00.002-05:002023-12-25T09:00:17.372-05:00Merry Christmas!I can't believe Christmas has already arrived. It's been a long year full of heartbreaking news of a loved one with terminal cancer and the near loss of my hubby. With all this going on, it seems that Christmas has snuck up on me - even though I've been trying to prepare for it.To be honest, my heart's not in it. Gift purchasing seemed like more of a chore than anything. I had a hard time with tweezlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582232237930976366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806523.post-91718749002167007282023-12-23T18:50:00.000-05:002023-12-23T18:50:34.304-05:00Mill Hill Cheers WIPI've decided to try a small Mill Hill kit called "Cheers". I've hear so many people seem to really like them. I was browsing Amazon when I came across this kit on sale for about $6 shipped. It's been years since I've done anything by Mill Hill and the ones I did years ago were larger. I've wasn't sure I liked working on the perforated paper at first. Being small, I kept catching the floss ontweezlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582232237930976366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806523.post-60476512974786986492023-12-22T10:12:00.004-05:002023-12-23T14:58:33.392-05:00I Hope to ID ThisI purchased a cross stitch lot from an auction and found this among the fabrics and threads. There's no pattern and I hope that somehow I can identify it so that I can find the pattern and finish it. I posted this to the 1-2-3 Stitch Forum and within a very short amount of time, I had an answer to my question. I no longer have to wonder what this piece is! This was produced as a kit called "tweezlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582232237930976366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806523.post-20812670153957766552023-12-17T15:44:00.004-05:002023-12-17T15:44:43.106-05:00WIP Focus - Cinnamon BearI was watching YouTube yesterday and have notice that many like doing "X" amount of starts in December with no intention of finishing any during this month. It's an interesting concept, but I'm not sure it's for me any more. I get a feeling of anxiety every time I look at my WIP list - especially since it's so old! That feeling I got again, after watching all the starts motivated me to pull out tweezlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582232237930976366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806523.post-45326666703720547762023-12-16T18:24:00.002-05:002023-12-16T18:24:25.932-05:00Looking Ahead to 2024 I really need to concentrate on all the stuff I have in my "craft room". Next year should be using from stash only. Between the prices going up and things I'm coming across that I forgotten about, I shouldn't be feeling too deprived. LOLOne of the things I need to concentrate on is Houses of Hawk Run Hollow by The Carriage House. This was gifted to me by a wonderful person and although it tweezlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582232237930976366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806523.post-53268385057403338082023-12-14T16:49:00.001-05:002023-12-16T17:01:30.378-05:00Two More FO'sOn Tuesday, I finished The Silver Needle's Secret Needle Night kit called "The Dancing Snowman". He was such a fun stitch and so much cuter in person. He really sparkles! I still need to press him and get the hoop marks out, then attach some white snowflakes around him including one at the top of the hat. I ordered some fabric that should arrive by Sunday to finish this one into a tweezlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582232237930976366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806523.post-26057621121703107582023-12-11T20:00:00.005-05:002023-12-14T08:56:24.126-05:00First Finish in Years Plus WIPs ListI have to celebrate as I finally have a cross stitch finish to post after quite a few years. I think the last time I touched a needle was in 2015. YAY!!! It's hot off the needles and hasn't been pressed or anything yet. I'm so happy with the outcome and have already started another Secret Needle Night Kit! Now more about this cute finish...This kit is one of The Silver Needle Secret Needle Night tweezlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582232237930976366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806523.post-59985908956804462982023-12-06T18:16:00.005-05:002023-12-16T18:25:24.396-05:00December AlreadyHere it is, December already. Where did the year go? It's been a difficult one. A year where I almost lost by husband to a birth defect that never was correctly diagnosed until this year. After a cardiac arrest and tons of tests as well as a life saving surgery, he's on his road to recovery. Thank the good LORD for that! As for this blog, it's been really neglected and mostly because of tweezlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582232237930976366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806523.post-11624105049927167252023-01-05T05:14:00.001-05:002023-01-11T09:35:37.967-05:00The Simple Simon CowlI had another finish yesterday: The Simple Simon Cowl which is a free pattern designed by Hanna Illuzzi. I used a one of a kind (OOAK) hand-dyed 100% Merino worsted from Misfit Yarns that I purchased as a mystery yarn with no choice of color or weight but the $10 price tag made it appealing enough to try. The colorway is an off-white, black, grey with brown speckles.I went looking to see tweezlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582232237930976366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806523.post-67063113564384878872023-01-04T07:12:00.076-05:002023-01-11T08:59:25.338-05:00First Finish of 2023I have had the pleasure of doing a test for a wonderful designer who goes by the name TheWoolenRose on Ravelry. Her designs are so feminine and to me, have a Victorian/Edwardian type flair to them. I tested her Edwardian Cowl in 2021 and fell in love with it so when I saw her new shawl available to test, I had to do it.The shawl is not named yet, no is it live to purchase at the time of this tweezlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582232237930976366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806523.post-5015689045894036542023-01-02T00:00:00.001-05:002023-01-11T06:57:29.267-05:00Works In Progress/Unfinished ObjectsI have been looking at everything in stash as well as my UFOs and WIPs. Strangely enough things seem to keep multiplying. I close the door to the craft area and all the stash seems to "get it on" and I find even more surprises the next time I visit the craft room. 😆I saw that I had missed a few items on my end of year list and I'm sure there will be more found as the year goes on. I really need tweezlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582232237930976366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806523.post-3653092215129187502023-01-01T05:14:00.001-05:002023-01-11T05:20:37.545-05:00Happy New Year!!!!Happy New Year! Here's to a new start - a reset for me. I know it's just another day and really nothing special if I weren't following a calendar, but by putting up a new calendar everything feels new to me. Yes, I know, it's all in my mind.Here's to new finishes, new starts, new ideas, and new adventures!!tweezlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582232237930976366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806523.post-50287894202270993902022-12-29T22:38:00.000-05:002022-12-29T22:38:03.226-05:00End of Year 2022 is winding down and I cannot believe it is almost over. I've been doing an evaluation of my stash and projects that I want to do and the list is soooo long! There are times I wish I wasn't multi-crafty, because then I wouldn't have so much area dedicated to my craft supplies or wasting time trying to decide what to do next with so many lovely things I want to make. Oh the tough choices! tweezlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582232237930976366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806523.post-49076525771468799772022-01-22T11:07:00.001-05:002022-12-25T11:11:54.654-05:00Twist Hat Preview KnitTwist Hat I love doing test knits for two reasons - first I get to help the designer check the pattern and give some feedback that is actually listened to. The second reason is I get to try new techniques from a pattern that I may not have been able to purchase. If I buy a pattern, I want to use it over a few times to make it worth spending the money on. On some of the test patterns, Itweezlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582232237930976366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806523.post-60250919655244119552022-01-09T07:03:00.007-05:002022-12-25T11:23:28.632-05:00Mando and Grogu Diamond ArtThe startI confess... I am a Geek at heart. I love the comic book heroes, Harry Potter, the somewhat older Dr. Who, Star Trek and offshoots, as well as some of the Star Wars (the original trilogy and the Mandalorian.) I totally adore Mando and Grogu, so when I saw the diamond art for them posted at Amazon, and at HALF PRICE even, I HAD to order it! Mando and Grogu Diamond Art isn't for tweezlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582232237930976366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806523.post-66297212102892464592019-07-12T08:15:00.000-05:002019-07-12T08:15:23.573-05:00Creative Ewe Addresses CreativityI have been crafting for almost a half century now. (Man - that makes me sound so old!!) During that time - I've gone through the same things discussed in this video. From childhood creativity to having to think inside the box. Once I got there, I didn't didn't break free until this past year. I've started changing things, looking at things differently and just having fun.
I started with an tweezlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582232237930976366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806523.post-5279528989453418662019-07-02T10:42:00.000-05:002019-07-02T10:42:17.547-05:00Disappointed with RavelryOn June 23rd, I logged in to my Ravelry account and as usual, looked at the Ravelry main page to see what amazing patterns or designers were being featured. Instead, there was a posting saying that they would no longer allow support of our President and his administration. Those that supported them would be banned. Instead of a NO POLITICS, there was a NO TRUMP policy. Why? Because according to tweezlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582232237930976366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806523.post-69171015991308753622019-06-21T09:06:00.000-05:002019-06-21T09:06:36.325-05:00Test Knitting DishclothRavelry... a great place for inspiration and a lovely community of people who love the same hobbies you do. I spend way too much time there but it's much cheaper than therapy! LOL
While cruising the boards, I came across a nice quick test knit opportunity. It was for a beginner dish cloth. With my friend, Peggy, always wanting me to make her dish cloths, I could "kill two birds with one stone" tweezlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582232237930976366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806523.post-63115301226521788312019-06-18T00:30:00.000-05:002019-06-18T00:30:01.487-05:00Braids Crochet Scarf Cowl My Christmas list has grown significantly over the past couple of years, and I have been searching for something useful and "different" to make for those on my list. I found a very interesting cowl on Ravelry, and knew I had to make it! It looked quite complicated although it was listed as being super easy to make. On Ravelry, the pattern is available for purchase as well as a link to a video. I tweezlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582232237930976366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806523.post-13014067366992265352019-06-17T00:30:00.000-05:002019-06-17T05:10:12.580-05:00Newborn Hats and a Great WeekendThe weekend was quite fun for us. My son gave hubby a HD video drone that he played with all weekend. Unfortunately, the drone will only fly for 10 minutes on a charge. It frustrates hubby that he can't get much flying in between charges, but he's still having a blast with it.
Our daughter lives on the other coast, so she mailed him a package that won't arrive until today, but also bought him a tweezlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582232237930976366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806523.post-25428965176184106942019-06-14T00:30:00.000-05:002019-06-16T08:48:00.366-05:00Shell Beanie Makes Three
Honestly, I'm surprised how quickly these crocheted hats are working up. I guess I've been knitting for so long, that I forgot why I used to crochet instead of knit. Knitting takes a much longer amount of time to get the size hat and you won't get the distinctive look of a crocheted item. Crocheting, on the other hand, can replicate the look of knitting, however, it will be heavier.
This hat tweezlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17582232237930976366noreply@blogger.com0