A Year of Projects Update - week 50

I am so late this week, but I wrote half of this earlier in the week so thought I would go ahead and post..
I have no FO's this week, but 2 big projects that I am getting through and a new little project that I have started.
WIP's
The big projects are:
My Quiet Stars by Joji - I am on to the bottom shaping which shouldn't take too long and then I have sleeves to tackle.

 

My Waters by Andi Satterlund that is coming along nicely.  I have joined the body, so now it is just stockinette to the bottom.

I have also started to join in with the breed exploration that is run by Knit British.  I have followed Louise (that is knit british) for a number of years and listened to what the group have to say about various different British breeds of sheep, and now I fancied joining in.

So I have invested in some Romney wool (the bottom swatch) and some Southdown wool (the top swatch).  The Romney has been done, so I will play along retrospectively, but the Southdowns and Dorset Horn (that I have also purchased) I will do properly and post my findings.

So I think that is it for a moment.  I will endeavor to post on Sunday this week, which isn't that far away.

A Year of Projects Update - week 49

We are drawing to the end of our half term break.  We have had a lovely week, but yesterday I stepped over the potatoes growing in the garden and have sprained my toe.  It is an excuse for doing very little today but it is not how I wanted to finish the week.
FO's
I finished these last Sunday and have been wearing them this week.  They are just some rose city rollers in Little French Meadow yarn.

WIP's
I have made progress on several things, not least, my Quiet Stars by Joji.

But this has taken a back seat since Friday which was when the Outfit Along kicked off with Andi Satterlund.  I have layed out my fabric for the trousers and have cast on Waters by Andi.  I love this combination of colours and love the Lyonesse by Blacker.

And that is about it for this week.  Please click to see what the others have been up to.  I shall be back next week as we get ready to wind up this year - for those of us running from July to July.

A Year of Projects Update - week 48

And so I missed another week!  Yet again time got away from me.  We went to the touring cars last Sunday and then I was into the last week of school for some of my students.
I do have a few bits to update and there are only four weeks left of the year of projects!!  We are nearly into year 8.
WIP's
I have no FO's but several things nearly there.
My shortie socks are almost done.  At the time of writing I have turned the heel on both socks and since they are shortie socks, there is very little left.

I started the girlfriend market bag with my leftover Blacker Lyonesse (which is a linen blend yarn) and I am making good progress through this.

My Quiet Stars by Joji is coming along but it looks very much like it did last time I posted so I haven't taken a pic this week.
Dream Knitting
The Outfit Along (OAL) is a knit/sew along hosted by Andi Satterlund and Lauren of Lladybird blog.  I took part in the first 2, but I definitely didn't do last year and I might not have done the year before.  This year I thought I might take part and then I saw the two featured patterns.  Waters is a tee shirt style top by Andi which is similar in style to Zinone of which I have 2 and love.  The sewing pattern is the Lander pants.  Now I have wanted to make some trousers for a while but thought this may be the motivation I need.  So I am ready for the start date of the 1st June (it runs until the 31st July). 

The fabric is a lovely linen I got from Fabric Godmother here in the UK.  And the yarn is yet more Blacker Lyonesse that I love.

I also decided to make a muslin of a pair of shorts from the pattern - I have cut the pieces and may start to run that up this afternoon.
I also purchased Like a Cloud this week as I already have the yarn for this.  As soon as I cast it on I will share - I think it may go into my year 8 list.
And I think that is it for this week.  I have this week off and although we are going camping for a couple of days I envisage getting lots of knitting in.