Knitting

Accessories

I’ve cast on a Mostly Warmness fingerless mitt to match the cowl I finished last week. Not much to show yet on that.

Jumpers/cardigans

I have also cast on Fern and Feather by Jennifer Steingass. The yarns are New Lanark Aran (my favourite) in Blueberry and Verona colours. I have altered the pattern neck as I don’t want a wide neckline and so far it seems ok when I try it on. Time will tell.

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Other News

Lots of this week was spent either at work or doing Guild paperwork as we approach our financial year end so there hasn’t really been much time for much else.

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This is a Year of Projects post. Officially the Group is in its 13th year, but this is my 6th year participating. If you would like to find more about the Year of Projects Group on Ravelry, as you’d be very welcome to join us. (There are 53 Sundays this YOP year, it happens sometimes!).

Year 13 list.

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Acquisitions/Stash Management

• ↪️ NO new superwash knitting yarns!
• ↪️ Contain my stash and have no overflow containers or bags!!.

Crochet

• ✅ Bowl and plant pot cover kit. Started week 5, finished week 6.

Dyeing

• ↪️ Dye more locks for fairies’ hair
• Dye a gradient in fibre to then spin to make the Alaska hat!
• Dye fibre for lampshades as and when required (rather than buying)
• Dye undyed fibre in stash to use for future spinning project.

Felting

• ↪️ ✳️ Needle felted Ylva (Started YOP9!)
• ↪️ ✳️ Needle felted Highland Cow (Started YOP9!)
• ↪️ ✳️ Make a handbag using the felting ball (Started YOP11 week 24 fibres weighed and test felt)
• Pictures and products to sell/gift:
  • Fairies –
  • Lampshades 20cm –
  • Lampshades 25cm –
  • Lampshades 35cm –
  • Lampshades 40cm –
  • Tomte –
  • Baubles –
  • Wreaths –
• Waste paper bin for living room
• Sewing bin for sunroom
• ↪️ Make plant pot covers

Fibre Prep

If I haven’t washed these by end of 2023 then compost them or use as mulch over winter.

• ↪️ ✳️ Finish washing BFL/Shetland X (from Katharine) started washing and using it YOP 9.
• ↪️ ✳️ Finish washing Shetland X (from Serena) started washing YOP11 week 1

Knitting

Jumpers/cardigans

• Knit 3 garments, ideas below:
  • ✅ Selfish Pullover by Sweater Freak in New Lanark chunky (denim/sky) Started week 1, finished week 5.
  • ↪️✳️ Fern & Feather by Jennifer Steingass in hand-dyed Shetland Aran New Lanark Aran started week 13.
• Quick Sand by Heidi Kirrmaier in Drops linen/cotton.
  • Another garment using yarn in stash. Possibly another Jennifer Steingass pattern Avena using existing greens in stash.

Shawls

• ↪️ A summer weight shawl (maybe Estuary by Tin Can Knits)
• Shawl using Rowan DK merino/alpaca yarn. (Possibly a 2nd Void)

Socks

• Knit more pairs of these socks with stashed yarn:
  • Hermione’s Everyday Socks by Erica Lauder
  • Rose City Rollers (RCR) by Mara Catherine Bryner. 1️⃣✅ using self striping I dyed YOP11 week 22. Started and finished week 7.
  • Deb’s Super Simple DK Socks
  • Try a new DK pattern
  • Try a toe up pattern (possibly Toe Up Socks With a Difference by Wendy D Johnson)

Accessories

• Knit using existing stashed yarn or handspun only:
  • ↪️A colour-work project using Black Isle yarns Gotland wool
  • ✅ Alaska hat in handspun yarn from gradient I will dye. Colour-work hat using Isager Yarn Jensen leftovers. I’ve decided to do the Alaska hat with this yarn so combined 2 list items into 1. Started week 9, finished week 10.
  • Shrug & More by Martina Behm in existing stash or handspun.
  • The Shift by Andrea Mowry, make a second version in different colours of handspun….maybe using baby camel and silk advent!
• Make 2nd Mostly Warmness cowl and cuff set using Ripples Crafts merino/yak/silk yarn. ✅ Cowl started week 10, finished week 12. ✳️ Mittens started week 13.
  • Make husband something with green New Lanark yarn.

Other/household

• ↪️ ✅ Habitation Throw by Helen Stewart using scrap 4 ply. Started YOP 10 week 45, finished week 12
• ↪️ ✳️ Dish cloths. 1 made week 10.
• Knit breed samples into squares.

Painting & Drawing

• Look for a painting group to join and if I don’t or don’t enjoy it declutter painting equipment.
• ↪️ Do a new watercolour painting (carried forward from YOP 11 and then 12)
• ↪️ Do a new pastel drawing (carried forward from YOP 12)

Sewing

• ↪️ Make play suit/jumpsuit with fabric in stash
• ↪️ Make trousers with fabric in stash
• Sew something with handwoven material

Spinning

• ↪️ ✳️ Finish spinning 25g breed project (Started YOP10)
• ↪️ ✳️ Spin 2021 baby camel and silk advent fibres (Started YOP 12 week 28) Q1 #5-12
• ✅ Take part in Tour de Fleece. I didn’t do as much as planned, but I did spin during the calls and when we met up for a team lunch.
• Spin alpaca/merino fibre colour sets
• Spin yarn for Alaska hat

Weaving

Rigid heddle loom

• ↪️ Make a patterned shawl with WYS Exquisite merino/silk yarn.
• Make a selection of hand/dish towels
• Make a woven project using handspun yarns
• Midnight Shawl by Kelly Casanova
• Weave with new cotton from Sara

Inkle loom

• Make some inkle bands from the book my sister gave me
  • ↪️✳️ Monk’s belt sample (started YOP 12 week 22)
• ↪️ Make a Minion inkle tablet weaving band
• ↪️ Try another tablet card weaving pattern.

Tapestry

• Try a new tapestry weaving using wool pack from Kincraig

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