A Year of Projects Update - week 41

I have many WIP's this week so I thought I'd put them all on show together!
WIP's

So starting from top left, I have made progess on my Donder and Blitzen hat and am nearly on my reindeer now!  Iam using some plucky that I was gifted and some leftover Louisa Harding.
Clockwise to this is my Arne and Carlos socks.  So called because that is the yarn that I am using by Regia.  I am doing a vanilla sock - 1 inch of 1 by 1 ribbing, then I'm going to 6 or 7 inches of stockinette and then I'm going to do a fish lips kiss heel on these as it is one I have not used before.
Continuing clockwise is the Xmas sweater.  I have promised my form I will have this ready for this Christmas, so I must get going with this!
Lastly clockwise is my worsted boxy, knitted in Cascade 220.
And in the middle is Peeping Cowl from Interpretations 3.  I am knitting this from Mellifera yarn cash sock, in four colours.
My last WIP is separate as it is just a teaser.  I have started a test for Ruth, and this is a little shot of Farraige.  Iam using Debbie Bliss Rialto lace that I had left from Morticia a couple of years ago.

 I have no FO's, but I do have an acquisition.
For my birthday last week I got these - Hiya Hiya wooden 5" short set.  I am using these for Peeping cowl and the test and so far am loving them.

 I also made a Dominique skirt by Tilly and the Buttons, but I haven't photographed this yet. I will try to do so today and post it next week.
Otherwise we visited the British wildlife centre this week and became members.  The boys loved the otters and hedgehogs but I loved the red squirrels

 We also went to Brands Hatch last week to see the touring cars which was good.  It's back to school on Monday for the last term of the year so back to the grindstone!!

  To see what everyone is up to click here

Yarn Along - A HO

I have a HO!!  (A half finished object)
I have one mitered triangle sock.

I was very excited to start this sock as I intended to do it as a memory blanket style - use up my leftover sock yarn, and that is what I have done.

However, I did get a little lost in putting the sock together.
The pattern is fine (and indeed, very enjoyable) up to the heel, then it isn't clear what to do.  It would be helped by having more pictures showing you which bit should be attached to which and indeed which side.  It also doesn't help that the instructions are written with the sample yarns in mind so it keeps talking about the colours which of course, didn't match mine.  On top of that I used fingering weight instead of sport weight so had to improvise with the joins to make it big enough.  Anyway I persevered and with lots of modifications have finished one sock.  I still enjoyed the actual knitting though so I will do the second one but I am going to start another sock project in the meantime - I am thinking either blueberry waffle with my Hedgehog yarn or use my Arne and Carlos self patterning yarn - decisions decisions.
Other than the socks, I have made a little progress on the worsted boxy and Donder and Blitzen hat, but not enough to photograph.  And although I wound the yarn, I have not cast on the peeping cowl. In terms of reading, the only book I have been reading is the new directions book, from which I got the mitered triangles pattern.

Hopefully by the weekend I will have some real progress to report.
Linking with Nicole and Ginny

A Year of Projects Update - week 40

Just a quick one today.  That is not to say I don't have much to talk about!!  I will probably put up a post in the week for some of it.
FO's
I finished Whitby and have been wearing them all week.

WIP's
I immediately cast on mitered triangles.  I am sure I will comment more on these when I'm done, but at the moment, I love the knitting and it seems to be going very quickly, but the instructions could be more helpful.  More pictures to explain exactly where you are and which bit you should attach to which at the very least!

Donder and blitzen is coming along, as is the worsted boxy - will post pictures when there is more to see!!
I have wound the yarn for peeping cowl from Interpretations 3.

Acquisitions
I went to Coldharbour mill this week - it was fab - I will tell all in the week.  I did come away with two sweater quantities of yarn (it is my birthday in the week!)

Anyway, I have to fly now, we are off to Brands for the start of the touring car season!