A Year of Projects Update - Week 44

Much progress has been made this week!
FO's
I finished my April socks just in time.  These are the Driftwood socks by Mina Phillips in the every flavour beans colourway by Little French Meadow.

Love them and will put them into the boxosox, Inside Number 23 Harry Potter and the Sock Bash KAL's.  It's a lovely little pattern giving a great texture.
I also finished From Way Back. It is done bar the blocking.  I love this cardi, and i think I will wear this a lot.  It is in a yarn by the no longer dyeing Mellifera yarn.

WIP's
Having finished the April socks, but not being able to cast on May socks until Monday, I have cast on some boot socks for me.  These are for a DK yarn so I am using a glorious yarn by the Knitting Goddess.  This is a textured pattern called Totally Mint by Katya Frankel.

I have also cast on Breathing Space.  This is the main colour by Travel Knitter.

We have a long weekend here, so hopefully I will be able to get in lots of knitting time today and tomorrow!  Hope you all have a good week.

A Year of Projects Update - week 43 (I think)

I managed to miss another week.  I was at my mum and dad's last week and although I fully intended to blog on Monday when I got home, it never happened!

FO's
I finished Jokull whilst at my mums.  It is glorious and done in plenty of time for our first camping trip booked for the end of May.

I will try to get some modeled shots at some point.  This is Jokull by Kate Davies and I have knit it in easy care wool and acrylic from Hayfield.
I also finished the socks for Daniel - here he is looking very mucky having developed a liking for chocolate hot cross buns!

Now of course Thomas wants another pair in blue.  He will have to wait as I have some Ma socks lined up and a pair of bot socks - both for me!
WIP's
I have made great progress on From Way Back.  I have all but finished the body and one sleeve, so just one sleeve and finishing to go.

I have also made good progress on my Easter socks - these are Driftwood by Mina Phillips in the Bertie Botts colourway from Little French Meadow.

My next projects are all lined up - the aforementioned socks and I have wound the yarn for Breathing Space.

Acquisitions
Now I decided this week that I needed another craft!  I have been watching podcasts and admiring the lovely embroidery that some add to their sewing projects (think little Bobbins or Sew Sweet Violet).  I decided I would like to do that so have got several classes on Creativebug and have started with the sampler class.  So my acquisitions were the equipment needed to start off.  I can see more in my future as this is strangely addictive at the moment.

And I think that is all.  Hope everyone has a great week.

A Year of Projects Update - week 41

We are experiencing some glorious weather here in the UK this last week or so.  Just as we go on spring break it has been very welcome.

FO's
I finished a couple of pairs of socks last week.  My March spring socks - Dumbledores Christmas stockings was the pattern and Life in the long Grass - rosehip was the yarn.  The yarn was gorgeous, you may not be able to make it our in the pictures but it is a striping colourway with green and pink stripes, each speckled in their own way.

The second pair of socks was my second gift socks - some rose city rollers for my mum.

I can also show you the test knit I carried out the other week.  These are To Darcy with Love by Knitterarium.  They were released in the week and she is now doing an Instagram KAL with them.  Really straightforward and well written pattern.

WIP's
I have made some progress on Daniel's green socks (using the leftover form the test knit) - I have turned the heel now.

I have also cast on my April socks - this is Driftwood by Mina Phillips in Little French Meadow yarn in the Bertie Botts colourway - reminds me of Easter eggs.

I have also made progress on Jokull - I have done the armholes and have started the colourwork at the top.

And finally I have made progress on From Way Back.

We are going to visit my mum for the next week and I intend to take all of these, so hopefully much progress will be made.
Acquisitions
I have been very good recently, but I got the chance to get my hand on some Stranded Dyeworks in the flamingo legs colourway and decided to treat myself to another sock blank.  I think this could become one of my summer socks!