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!!

A Year of Projects Update - week 51

 It's starting to get hot over here!  This is not my preferred weather  - I'm a knitter - I prefer winter!!

Anyway,  I have done some knitting on my Stockholm Slipover. 

This is a pattern by Petite Knit and I'm knitting it in Ard-thir by Kate Davies designs.  I'm about to start my last skrin so hope I've get enough!  I am on the finishing so crossed fingers 🤞 

I've done a little on my socks, but mostly I've been trying to keep cool and prepping for next week's heatwave!

I've been trying to do some walking and managed to get some gardening in this morning before it got too hot, but still ended up sweating lots!

Anyway, that's it for this week.  Hope everyone is staying cool where you are and have a good week.

A Year of Projects Update - week 50

 I did not intend to be away for quite as long!  I don't think I've had a four week break in all my years doing a year of projects!

Anyway it does mean I have progress!

I finished the dress.

Excuse the background in the modelled shot!  I am ridiculously happy with this- I used John Arbon Textiles yarn and a few leftovers.  The pattern is called Elsk and is from The Shetland Trader book 3.

So since finishing that I have cast on two new projects.

The Stockholm slip over by Petite Knits.

For this I'm using some yarn from Kate Davies design.

I have also started a pair of socks using some very summery yarn - I can't remember where it is from, but I don't think they are trading any more.

These are just going to be a vanilla sock - I haven't done socks for ages so it's a nice little project.

I have been quite busy the last few weekends - last weekend we went to a racetrack called Oulton Park to watch touring cars and prior to that we went to a Devon seaside town called Seaton and spent some time sea swimming with friends.

So there we go!  That pretty much summarises the last month.  I hope everyone has had a good month and I won't take quite as long to get back!