Finished my SEDGES Lapghan, and use it every day. It is cold up here in Vermont, but we finally got 2" of snow last night. I tried to add a photo here, but apparently I can't. You can see pix on my FB page.
Your Sedges Lapghan looks absolutely marvelous!!!! I am glad you are staying warm in it and that it brought delight to make! I am jealous of your snow as I don't think we will receive any this winter in the Piedmont of NC. Enjoy! Thank you for letting me know about your lovely blanket. I am still working on mine! 💖
Thank you so much for the link to Sedges. I have been inspired to start a 24"wide laprobe striped with assorted handspun yarns from The Resource Center. My little goldfish pond harbours sedges & reeds brought from my backyard swamp, they and the wildlife, give this 86 yr old much pleasure in the summertime. I really enjoy receiving your writings.
Thank you so much Shelagh for your kind words and I am super happy to hear you are starting a Latrobe in this lovely stitch! I wish you all the best! And how cool to have sedges and reeds brought in from your backyard swamp to the little pond. We used to have a pond in our back yard with goldfish and Angel wing fish (?), but we had to fill it in as it just got to be too hard to keep clean and functioning in good order. Have a lovely day!
It's so lovely to see and hear you Jennifer! Your idea of creating a practice of grounding yourself in these difficult times, as you work your way through your Sedge Garden Blanket, is a wonderful project to undertake. The Sedge stitch is working so well with your beautiful hand spun yarn. :)
Great video Jen! Best of luck with your Mom. It's not easy. Hugs.I see some crochet hexagons in the background! I'm with you on the not paid version of Substack. Too much pressure to keep producing content when life is throwing you curveballs.
Thank you so much Kristin! And yes! That is my in-process hexagon blanket and it makes me happy just looking at it there in the basket. My hexagons might be made just a bit differently from yours, and I'm joining as I go. But that is getting a little cumbersome as it gets larger. Might have to just make the hexies and then sew them together later. All the best to you Kristin!
THat's so funny-- as soon as I saw those hexagons I thought of you Kristin-- and love how your connected hexagons are another kind of sedge blanket, growing from bits of yarn, tiny thoughts, into something magnificent, compelling and oh so cozy.
I've done this with backstrap woven strips -- in fact I sleep under a pile of such blankets--and love that I might even retroactively get to call them sedge blankets, for they embody the spirit of what you're talking about. Though in this moment, of course, both the hexagons and evolving sedge log cabin blanket fill me with creative glee.
Thinking of you Jennifer. And may you too continue to create and flourish no matter what comes your way.
Thank you Sarah for your kind thoughts and wishes! It really is wonderful to think of all the Sedge Blankets likely created by so many makers marking the seasons of life, be they joyful or troubling. I've so often thought of yarn as a constant thread that runs through every day, all the ups and downs, every season and through all kinds of weather. I totally remember your own Sedge Blankets, backstrap woven loveliness sewn together for blankets on your bed! I love that! In fact I am planning on weaving strips of cloth using my mom's yarns, sewing them together to give a blanket to each of my siblings and perhaps my kids too. I now have all of her beautiful yarns, as she was an expert knitter and had exquisite taste in colorful yarns. I need a bit of space before I can begin those woven sedge blankets, but it is my plan and it feels delicious to think of her yarns becoming blankets under which her children will sleep. I also have a couple of knitted afghans she made many years ago, and a gorgeous quilt she made from all the leftover fabrics from the dresses she made me as a girl. Such precious items passed down that I treasure! All the best to you Sarah!
Finished my SEDGES Lapghan, and use it every day. It is cold up here in Vermont, but we finally got 2" of snow last night. I tried to add a photo here, but apparently I can't. You can see pix on my FB page.
Your Sedges Lapghan looks absolutely marvelous!!!! I am glad you are staying warm in it and that it brought delight to make! I am jealous of your snow as I don't think we will receive any this winter in the Piedmont of NC. Enjoy! Thank you for letting me know about your lovely blanket. I am still working on mine! 💖
Thank you so much for the link to Sedges. I have been inspired to start a 24"wide laprobe striped with assorted handspun yarns from The Resource Center. My little goldfish pond harbours sedges & reeds brought from my backyard swamp, they and the wildlife, give this 86 yr old much pleasure in the summertime. I really enjoy receiving your writings.
Thank you so much Shelagh for your kind words and I am super happy to hear you are starting a Latrobe in this lovely stitch! I wish you all the best! And how cool to have sedges and reeds brought in from your backyard swamp to the little pond. We used to have a pond in our back yard with goldfish and Angel wing fish (?), but we had to fill it in as it just got to be too hard to keep clean and functioning in good order. Have a lovely day!
It's so lovely to see and hear you Jennifer! Your idea of creating a practice of grounding yourself in these difficult times, as you work your way through your Sedge Garden Blanket, is a wonderful project to undertake. The Sedge stitch is working so well with your beautiful hand spun yarn. :)
Thank you so much Jodie!
Great video Jen! Best of luck with your Mom. It's not easy. Hugs.I see some crochet hexagons in the background! I'm with you on the not paid version of Substack. Too much pressure to keep producing content when life is throwing you curveballs.
Thank you so much Kristin! And yes! That is my in-process hexagon blanket and it makes me happy just looking at it there in the basket. My hexagons might be made just a bit differently from yours, and I'm joining as I go. But that is getting a little cumbersome as it gets larger. Might have to just make the hexies and then sew them together later. All the best to you Kristin!
THat's so funny-- as soon as I saw those hexagons I thought of you Kristin-- and love how your connected hexagons are another kind of sedge blanket, growing from bits of yarn, tiny thoughts, into something magnificent, compelling and oh so cozy.
I've done this with backstrap woven strips -- in fact I sleep under a pile of such blankets--and love that I might even retroactively get to call them sedge blankets, for they embody the spirit of what you're talking about. Though in this moment, of course, both the hexagons and evolving sedge log cabin blanket fill me with creative glee.
Thinking of you Jennifer. And may you too continue to create and flourish no matter what comes your way.
Also -- the collages. Utterly inspiring .
Thank you Sarah for your kind thoughts and wishes! It really is wonderful to think of all the Sedge Blankets likely created by so many makers marking the seasons of life, be they joyful or troubling. I've so often thought of yarn as a constant thread that runs through every day, all the ups and downs, every season and through all kinds of weather. I totally remember your own Sedge Blankets, backstrap woven loveliness sewn together for blankets on your bed! I love that! In fact I am planning on weaving strips of cloth using my mom's yarns, sewing them together to give a blanket to each of my siblings and perhaps my kids too. I now have all of her beautiful yarns, as she was an expert knitter and had exquisite taste in colorful yarns. I need a bit of space before I can begin those woven sedge blankets, but it is my plan and it feels delicious to think of her yarns becoming blankets under which her children will sleep. I also have a couple of knitted afghans she made many years ago, and a gorgeous quilt she made from all the leftover fabrics from the dresses she made me as a girl. Such precious items passed down that I treasure! All the best to you Sarah!
"Growth and flourishing no matter the storm." I love that. Good to see you and thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much Theresa! 🙏💖