Laura I have been having the same experience this year. Knitting decrease and having to pick up other crafts to fill the time. Quilting and embroidery are the crafts of choice. Right now I have 2 monthly subscriptions for embroidery quilt blocks. The modern herbalist and Jaye’s bouquet. Finishing up my 4th quilt top for the year. Pattern called Migration. I didn’t have to go to physical therapy but I was in a brace for a few months. Slowly getting back into my knitting. Show us whatever you are working on. So many of the crafters I know have multiple craft hobbies. I enjoy all of it.

Laura, for your forearm may I suggest some KT tape, a tens unit, and or/cbd cream. These are all great support treatments for tendinitis. Maybe ask pt if they can do some ultrasound on arm also? Good luck and good for you that you are going to knit for you for a while. I make gifts about every other year as I feel like I want to. lol

record and publish episodes when it suits you life happens to all of us keep taking care xxxx

Thank you for the update on your health Laura. I had rsi in my wrist a couple of years ago - aggravated by knitting, as well as a few months of tennis elbow - so I can sympathise with your plight. We need to look after ourselves, not only physically but mentally too, so that we feel fulfilled and content. Your love for working with the City Girl Farm shines out of the screen so I'm not surprised you've decided to continue to work with them. I hope your plans lead to a recovery for your arm muscles and tendons!

Oh your sweater is going to be so pretty. I LOVE the red and white quilt! I get the whole not your typical prints but you made it work. I'm the same with my points haha. -shaybear on Rav.

You could look at Crabapple Hill quilt patterns for some inspiration. They specialize in combining embroidery in quilts. Your lavender piece came out beautiful. I love the colors you came up with.

I want to see the new Minion movie, too 😁 I hope your arm feels better soon!

Lovely projects....the spun yarn very pretty!

I just discovered your channel! New subscriber! I love knitting and tea as well and I just started spinning on a wheel this month ❤😊

Ahhh... Now I have had my Laura Monday night fix. Life is good. BTW, it's our goal to go to the pen show next year.

hope both of you enjoy your trips keep taking care xxxx

Listen to you becoming a quilting expert! Job well done.

Your quilts are beautiful! There are a couple of very lucky children who will enjoy snuggling up in them!

Lovely to see you enjoying quilting! And my favorite part is binding. I also hand sewing the binding in the back. Your quilts look well made, and cheerful. MSQ daily deal is sooo tempting, isn't it 😅 Janet

Apparently the Jetstream which brings warmer weather to the UK and Northern Europe in the summer has moved and we've had north winds bringing down air from the Arctic. Which explains why in June I'm typing this at 7.45am wearing winter pyjamas, a wool cardigan with the central heating on! Probably explains the grey weather in California! Your summer tee is beautiful, as is your embroidery. It's fun to learn new crafts and techniques isn't it!

Your quilt looks great!❤

Love your embroidery and your quilt! Hope you have a great week!

I'm in CA too and would agree with your mum! Sunny this afternoon and it's going to get hot later this week. Love your quilts. Thanks for the episode. Jane.

Happy Stitching! Doing soe crocheting today, thought I would make a litte croos body bag for my starbux water tumbler. So that I hydrate better when I'm out and about :)

I have managed to watch this on Monday evening>>> 17 minutes remaining here best wishes to Wes for his marathons keep taking care xxxxx

For my cross stitching I use a qsnap when I stitch as it gives me great tension. But I also add felt between the clips and the fabric, both for the tension but also to protect the fabric :)

I love the spring loaded embroidery hoops. When I put the hoop on my fabric is taught enough so no need to pull on the fabric. I do put my fabric on opposite or backwards of the way you hooped your sunflower. Thankfully there’s tools for everyone so we can all enjoy something crafty. 🪡

lmao, i just promised myself i wasnt going to start any more new projects this week, and ten I see that garter stitch scarf you made and yup that now needs to happen here. It looks so good and a great way to deal with some random single skeins of worsted I have. Thanks for the inspiration!. Now for the important question is your arm getting better? or at least not getting any worse, tendonitis is a big thing to deal with. Jocelyn

My suggestion with the ornaments would be to put them away for now. Maybe work on a few more embroidery projects and come back to them. I do find marking my lines does help a lot, but having more proficiency with the craft might make a little difference in your enjoyment of the process too. And if you come back to them and still don't love it, then you know for sure it's not for you. My friend has loaned me an e-spinner, and I've only spindle spun a little bit. So I'm thinking I might give it a go over Tour de Fleece. That gives me a good reason and a timeframe to actually try it.

Happy everything! Have been sewing in the ends on some granny squares as I have been watching you! Hope you have a great week!

I would LOVE to be on your team again 😊

Happy belated birthday!

Happy belated birthday to You 🎉 🎂 🥳 🎁

belated felicitations, hope you enjoyed and it was a good one safe travels keep taking care xxx

I dealt with tennis elbow a couple of years ago. And if it makes you feel any better, i have almost no problems now. I get little twinges sometimes, but i just make sure to mix it up craftwise for a couple of days and I'm good to go. It did take quite a while to get to a point of no pain though.

Glad you are feeling better and knitting again! The embroidery is really pretty. 😌

I had to smile at your bobbin box story. Happenstance!

Glad you’re able to craft, Laura! Thank goodness for fiber friends.

I'm so glad you were able to find something to fill your crafty cup. And yay for crafty miracles!

I think it's lovely how you are developing your sewing skills and obviously enjoying the ride! My sympathies about your arm and wrist, I had to wear my wrist in a brace night and day for a few weeks a couple of years ago as I had rsi on the side of my right hand. The pain is so sharp isn't it? I hope everything gets better steadily and you can resume 'normal' service!

Thanks for the updates. Hope your everything heals soon!

Ice your tendon too. It has helped me so much

I'm sorry your wrist is causing you pain Laura! I had this some time ago and the only thing that helped was wearing a wrist brace night and day for a couple of weeks. I started doing some simple embroidery... 😊

Hope the pain ends soon, Laura.

the way I hold my phone, type on it and/or scroll will make any pain I’m suffering so much worse if I do it too much/too often. 😢

Happy knitting!

Congratulations, great job

Good luck on Saturday!

I just finished Bookshops and Bonedust too. Your mittens look great!

Your mittens are very pretty. Good luck with the ones you're going to work on Saturday. That's a lot of knitting time.

I don't have to put an intentional mistake in most of my knitting it happens naturally 😂 but I like to add one i know is intentional to remind me that God is perfect❤

I’ve seen someone else recently make a baby/child size mosaic blanket in a cream and beige/grey - looks so good is so many different colors! Your Paint By Numbers hand spun is gorgeous! My favorite Republic of Tea blend is the Apple Pie Chai ☕️ 😊

the mosaic blankie looks fine, should be nice and snuggly when finished, keep takng care xxxxx

Thank you

Looking forward to seeing that crocheted rug. I’ve made one out of multiple strands of worsted weight yarn held together but I’ve always wanted to repurpose old clothes to make one out of fabric.