A Quiet Saturday with Yarn and a 100 Mile Life

On this quiet Saturday afternoon, I decided to do something I don’t often do: pop on live for a little crafting chat.

There doesn’t have to be a finished project or a big announcement to make gathering worthwhile. Sometimes a few works in progress and time to visit are reason enough. If you have knitting beside your chair or fibre waiting on your spindle, pull it close. Let’s catch up.

What’s on My Needles

My current projects include Lake Ontario socks, Newfie Mitts, and my self-designed handspun sweater. The sock and mitten patterns are available on Ravelry.

Each project asks something different of me. Socks and mittens offer the pleasure of following a pattern, watching familiar stitches become something useful. The sweater involves more decisions as I work out the fit and turn my handspun yarn into a garment.

Spinning is part of that ongoing work. I spin, knit, and then spin some more. It gives the sweater its own pace, with time to enjoy the fibre before it ever reaches my needles.

Fall feels like a lovely season for this kind of making. As the days grow cooler, wool becomes both the work in my hands and something I look forward to wearing.

Walking the 100 Mile Path

Alongside the project updates, I’ve been thinking about my 100 Mile Life and what that path looks like in practice.

It begins with paying attention. Where did this wool come from? Who raised the sheep, prepared the fibre, or made the yarn? What can I find close to home? What do I already have that could be used, repaired, or enjoyed again?

Those questions reach into my crafting as much as my kitchen. A local fleece can introduce me to a farmer. A pair of socks can teach me what makes a garment last. A well-used mitten can invite a little mending before I think about replacing it.

My path takes shape through these everyday choices. There is always more to learn, and I’m interested in seeing where that learning leads.

Making Room for the Unfinished

Sharing works in progress is a reminder that much of a creative life happens before anything is finished.

There are rows to knit, fibre to spin, and decisions that need a little time. I enjoy seeing that part of other people’s making, too—the project in the basket, the yarn being considered, the small discovery that makes the next step easier.

That was the spirit of this Saturday chat: a chance to share what’s taking shape and enjoy some company along the way.

If you joined me live or are catching up afterward, thank you for spending a little of your afternoon with me.

Do you have a favourite sock or mitten pattern? Share it in the comments. I’d love to hear what keeps finding its way back onto your needles.

With woolly wishes and a little everyday wonder,
Grannie Doll