So what did you learn.?

I learnt to crochet Anyone else learn something new?

I learnt that the reason I hate machine sewing so much is that I can't do it sitting in the lounge with DH

So am going to try to stick to hand sewing or knitting if I sign up for anymore swaps as it was really hard to get motiviated!

On the up side - I do now understand a bit more about how to set tension and stuff on my sewing machine , and as a result have finished sewing the lining into 2 of the lounge curtains which I've been supposedly doing for the last 2 years! Just 2 more curtains to go......

I had only ever made one pair of socks before making yours, so it was great fun to try a new pattern, and they were quick and easy too! I also had to get a bit friendlier with my sewing machine, apologies for the stitching not being perfect I still didn't learn how to set the tension properly

and making those felted balls was a new skills, I must have made a dozen of them, the ones I sent were some of the best ones, it was actually rather difficult to get a ball shape!

I learned how to make a teacosy

I learned how to order custom yarn

i learned some proper hand sewing stitches rather than just adlibbing like I usually do. I learnt not to think that I know better than the pattern, and that my knitting does not fit in the miniture sewing machine to sew on the lining and that during the SS was not the best time to lend my BIG singer machine to my SIL (never to be seen again).