STITCHES If you visit my studio you will see the scraps I keep. I love recycling and cannot bear to discard good lengths of fabric. The leftovers of strips of 2", 2 1/2" and 3" wide are kept in bins on a shelf. I sew smaller pieces into strip sets.
These are sometimes put away in bins (for years!) until I decide on a project.
Here are seven fabrics that I sewed together randomly. 
Then I used a Kaleido-Ruler to cut triangles. This ruler has easy to read marks that indicate what size setting triangles to cut from what width fabric to match your triangles.
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| In the photo above the marks to indicate the triangles from strips are on the left and marks for setting triangles from strips on the right |
And this is my completed block.
KNITS
On the knitting needles this month is a rose-toned mohair shawl. It is a variation on a pattern that I saw in Free-Spirit Shawls: 20 Eclectic Knits for Every Day by Lisa Shroyer.
The pattern starts with a big cast-on of around 240 stitches. I used a size 9 needle. I modified the lace pattern at the cast-on edge to one of my own liking.
Shaping for the shoulders is done with short-rows and wraps. I plan to use an i-cord bind-off to finish it and when I do I will post more pictures.
I have had the mohair (gift from a friend) for more than 2 years and finally decided to use it! I only have one skein left.
