Knitting
In addition to finishing Bob’s Pride socks, I’ve made good progress on my Milkshake Cardigan, and have been keeping up with the clues for my mystery knit along.
Sewing
I finished my Emerson shorts. I’ve got some other sewing projects I’d like to get to, but today I focused on…
Fiber Art
I made a new piece today. I had the same problem with the felt not attaching to the prefelt backing. I think the prefelt backing is the problem, as all my fiber felted together really well. It just slid off the backing. So that’s more needle felting to do, and I’m not sure how I feel about this piece. It’s the remake of the one I don’t like. Why do I keep making it? Because I love the photo! It’s inspired by a photo I took in Iona, Nova Scotia. It’s just really hard to interpret in wool.
Podcast
A new episode “dropped” today, as the young folks say. In honor of Plastic Free July, I thought I would stick close to home and interview someone who inspires me a great deal. He has made a huge impact on reducing the amount of plastic waste in our home by creating almost all the soaps we use in our household from scratch. Listen in as I interview my husband, Bob, about soapmaking, the magic of science, and how to save money while saving the world. (It’s not as dangerous as it looks.) You can listen here or wherever you listen to your podcasts.
Listening to Music Intentionally
This one seems appropriate.
This has been a Year of Projects Update. You can learn more about the group on Ravelry. You can read my updated list of projects here.
Snakes & Cranes 
Your Milkshake is coming along a treat. I love the colour.
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The Emerson shorts are cute. Milkshake is moving along quite well too.
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We make our laundry soap and the bathroom cleaning supplies, it sure saves a bunch of currency and cuts out on waste. Off to have a listen to your interview.😁
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I haven’t thought about Peter Bjorn and John in ages! Now I’m totally listening to the video you linked.
You’re really flying through that cardigan!! Come on fall! But not too soon, cuz those shorts are sweet.
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Looks like you got a lot done. Are you enjoying podcasting?
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Yes, I really enjoy the production side of things, as well as talking about stuff I want to talk about. LOL
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You have gotten a lot done this week! Your Milkshake cardigan looks great, and you are making such good progress on it 🙂
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You maybe want to look at what gauge of needles you are using on the needle felting. Do you have a mixed selection of gauges and shapes, e.g. triangular, star etc. It could be you need a more barbed needle, perhaps one that is suitable as a fast starter to get it to attach to the backing and then add a finer detail on top with the finer gauge needles.
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I do have a mix. Thanks for the tip!
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Ooh great socks! You’re flying through stuff this week and it’s lovely to hear from you too.
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Thank you!
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Your cardigan looks great! That is a beautiful color. I look forward to seeing how it progresses.
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Ive recently been bombarded by ads for paper as laundry detergent. Have you ?
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Great job on the shorts.
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