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Shifting Gears

Using scrap yarn I made a large multicolor swatch of the skein label pattern I was considering for my 2026 calendar crochet blanket. It's okay, but I'm not crazy about it. Also, I've been rethinking my idea. A king size crochet blanket with any stitch is going to be huge in a few months, and during the summer a very hot project to work on. My guy and I would only be able to use the blanket a couple nights each year, too.

I would still like to crochet next year's annual project, but I need to downsize my expectations. So I'm scrapping the king size blanket idea, and searching for something new.

We went to walking a mall that day, and stopped in The Mercantile to have a look for some vintage scrap fabric. There wasn't any that I wanted, but I did find two hand-painted bookmarks that were pretty, and two jars of vintage mother of pearl buttons. I used up the last of my white buttons earlier this year so I was very happy to find them.

The buttons seemed to be telling me to reconsider doing a quilting project for next year, and my failure to find what I want in crochet is adding to that notion. I'm just not sure my hands are up to a huge quilting project.

Then again, if I did twelve quilted tote bags . . . .

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