A Year of Projects Update - week 5

 I am so close to having an FO!

I have been knitting away on Ease by Alicia Plummer in any spare time and I am very close.

I am currently on the drawstring collar and then will be done.   I am using Malabrigo Rios and although the pic looks crinkly, it really isn't!  I have added thumb holes as I love those in a long sleeve.

I have been away over this last week, as I finished the walk I started last year.  I did 60+ miles last year on my own walking alongside the river Tamar in Cornwall.  I then hurt my knee, so couldn't complete it.  Me and my friend went back last week and finished it and then had a couple of days relaxing by the pool in (what they call) the English riviera.

We had a great time, but it's good to be back to enjoy the rest of the summer holidays!

I hope everyone has had a great week.

A Year of Projects Update - week 2

As we approach the end of the school year here we always have a last minute burst of activity!  So it has been quite busy here.

I have been able to make time for some crafting amongst all the dnd of term jobs.

I am making my way through Ease by Alicia Plummer.   I am using some Malabtigo Rios that is variegated and so at points it looks like a completely different colourway.   But I don't mind that - the top is casual anyway and I love the colours that are in it.

I'm nearly at the hip shaping so if I get some time over the next 2 weeks I think I will have to start thinking about what is next!

I haven't put any time into my summer socks so they need some love this week!

Other than the top I have done very little.  I've been trying to do more walking each day as in 2 weeks myself and a good friend are going to go and finish the walk I nearly completed last year.  Last tear I attempted an 87 mile walk across the Devon/Cornwall border for Macmillan cancer.  Unfortunately,  towards the end I twisted my knee and so couldn't complete it.  Anyway, we will be completing it in 2 weeks so there are a few things to get ready for then and I  am trying to train a little in between school tasks!

I have also been out in the garden a bit and have harvested out first produce.

I have been cutting sweetpeas for weeks - not from the plants grown from seed this year - some perennial sweetpeas that I've neglected and came back this year with a vengeance!!

I  have been replenishing these every other day for weeks ☺️

Anyway, I hope everyone has a great week ☀️

A Year of Projects - week one

 And here we are again.  This is my 14th year doing A Year of Projects and over the years my opening 'list' has changed somewhat. 

When I started in 2013 my list was very tentative as I had only just started knitting.  Over the years it morphed into largely knitting for my wardrobe and me made May preparation.  In the last few years it has become more of a formula than a list.

And this year, I have decided the same.

On The Needles

Ease by Alicia Plummer 

Vanilla socks in summer yarn

Intentions

I want to continue filling the gaps in my wardrobe.

I have the Indyx app and will be logging what I wear each day to help me be more intentional with my making.

It is likely to include sewing - dresses and tops.

Knitting will likely consist of tops and perhaps another dress.

Gifts

I want to do a selection of little scarves for my colleagues at school.

I would like to make progress on mum's blanket and potentially get that finished. (This is a gift for me!)

And I think that is it for the time being. A list of sorts!!