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Last week I posted my almost-finished mermaid sweater – this week it is done! The pattern is She Makes Waves ( Ravelry link ) by Natascha Tullock. I made a couple modifications to the original pattern – I did short sleeves for mine and added the little fish pattern band at the bottom. And all I did for that was copy a couple of the fish and bubbles from the main pattern and moved them down. But it works! The yarn is Cascade Anchor Bay in the Aqua Glass and Dark Teal colorways. Anchor Bay is a 50/50 mix of wool and cotton, which I picked because I thought it might be a little cooler for summer sweater weight. It’s actually warmer than I thought it would be, but that is OK. It is really soft, and wears like a good sweatshirt. I would use this yarn again – its a good mix! I started this sweater last summer as a KAL with Alissa of AlissaMakes and now we finished it together as part of our Crack that WIP KAL. We are KAL gal pals! Anyway, Alissa also finished her lovely version, and al...

As it turns out, time flies no matter if you are having fun or not! It’s been a whirlwind of a month so far. It was my birthday last week, so had fun celebrating that. Also, my short break from schoolwork ended and I am back in class #4. As always, I am learning a lot and it’s interesting, but a LOT of work. I am getting some knitting in though! For the Crack that WIP KAL I am doing with Alissa of AlissaMakes I am making good progress on my She Makes Waves pullover. I’ve got a little left to do on the second sleeve and a lot of ends to weave in. I may also have to add some length. I don’t like cropped length sweaters, and it is seeming a little short to me. But we shall see. And I’m also working on a pair of socks. They will eventually have a mothman stranded colorwork pattern near the ribbing, but for now they are just dark socks. As usual, I am working on catching up with reading everyone’s blogs – hopefully this week. How are you doing? What are you working on, crafty or other...

First off – Happy New Year! I finished out the year with one last completed project – the socks I started working on earlier this month That’s actually what I did on NY eve – finished these socks and watched the new season of Midsummer Murders Although I have a lot of WIPs left over from this last year, I didn’t do too badly for getting things finished, all things considered. 2025 finishes: – 3 sweaters – 5 pairs of socks – 1 hat – 2 cowls – 4 shawls – untold numbers of knitted jewelry I do have some plans for 2026 knitting, mainly a Crack That WIP KAL with Alissa from Alissa Makes . But more about that next post! How was your New Year’s Eve? Did you do anything fun?