A Year of Projects Update - Week 36

It's been a bit of a week here!  On and off snow all week, enough for snowballs, but no snow day!
I have an FO this week and two cast ons.  I wanted more, but have refrained.
FO is my Christmas socks.  These are an improvised pattern and Little French Meadow yarn.

As a result I have cast on my Helen Stewart socks.
I'm using my Knitting Goddess yarn that I was using for my pumpkin spice mitts.

I have made some progress on Thomas's jumper, and some progress on my Zinone.

I have also made a little progress on my garland socks.

I recieved my copy of interpretations 5 yesterday.  And if I didn't want to cast everything on before, I now definitely do.  I have wound up lots of yarn in preparation.

I have cast on Reflection by Veera Valimaki out of my Riverknits yarn, which I am now having trouble putting down.  Also in the pile of yarn is my Stranded dyeworks yarn which I will be casting on Quiet stars by Joji Locatelli with.

I must finish my Zinone before I cast on Quiet Stars and I want to finish the garland socks before I cast on some socks for Thomas (that is the orange and black yarn in the picture).  Let's see what next week brings!  Have a great one.

A Year of Projects Update - Week 35

I am in a land of stockinette at the moment!

WIP's
My Zinone by Andi Satterlund is down to the body.  So it is just stockinette all the way.  I am knitting this in Blacker yarns Lyonesse in the aquamarine colourway.  The actual colour has much more green to it.

My Christmas socks are coming along the leg, and so is just stockinette.

The next three socks for my garland KAL are up to the heels so are a little more interesting.  But then it will be back to stockinette.

Thomas's Christmas jumper is onto the body, so is just stockinette!
I am dying to cast on something new, but I really want to finish some things first.  And I will be receiving Interpretations 5 at the end of the week so. I. Must. Wait!

Hopefully I will have at least 1 finish by next week and then I can tell you all about my shiny new cast on's.
Have a great week.

A Year of Projects Update - week 34

Oh I have had such a good week!  Very productive in lots of ways.  I have made lots of progress on my projects but have no pictures of those, I have lots of pictures of yarn though, so I hope no one minds!

Monday saw me and a friend taking down our decking in the back garden.  It did not take as long as we thought it might, and there was a patio underneath that just needs a good clean and tidy.

Then during the week I made good progress on Thomas's Christmas jumper and my Christmas socks.  I also got going on Zinone and am now nearly ready to start the front.
Then on Friday me and the boys went to Unravel which is a yarn festival about 50 minutes drive from us.  It was the first time I had been and have been planning what I wanted for a while. 
So here are my purchases.

 First up is a sweater quantity of Stranded Dyeworks 4ply in the Metalsome colourway.  This is going to become a cardigan to partner my dresses.

 I picked up two skeins from Fine Fish yarn to become a pair of socks for me and Daniel.

 These two from Riverknits are to become a shawl.

 These three from John Arbon Textiles are to be a jumper for Daniel.

And these from Treskelion yarns are to be an All My Love by Joji Locatelli.
And that is that (and should be enough to keep me going for a while).
Anyway, I think that is quite enough hope everyone has a great week and I promise I will have photos of actual knitting next week!