I’m a week behind on my snapshot of the 1st quarter of this YOP year.  There still hasn’t been much crafting so I’d forgotten last week about it.   I have a few projects that have been forgotten about in project bags so I thought this would be a good opportunity to show a recap of what’s on my needles at the moment.

Knitting

Accessories

I finished knitting the 2nd The Shift Cowl by Andrea Mowry using my handspun.  I gifted it to my mum when I was visiting a couple of weekends ago and forgot to photograph it. [edited 29th October when I received the final photo]

I was going to make another Lake Reed hat but I changed my mind part way through the rib and I’m now doing the Classic Rib Hat by Purl Soho.  The yarn is La Bien Aimée Corrie Worsted in the colour Amege.  You may see I have had to do a couple of decreases but that will be hidden when the brim is folded.

Jumpers/cardigans

I put my Avena jumper onto a longer needle, tried it on and thought it looked more deformed than I’d remembered.  Then I realised I was trying it on over a hoodie. 😂🤣  I am going to continue with body and start arms and see how it lies then.

My Singing Stones mittens are going to tone well with my hat I think. 

I also have the 2nd Pinwheel mitten to cast on, but I’m preferring the ones above so I’ll prioritise those.

The snapshot is at the end of this post.  It’s really done my own comparison reasons.

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Other News

My frozen shoulder is easing a little. I’m now able to get my arm lifted to get deodorant on properly…phew!  Also it doesn’t immediately wake me when I roll onto my left in the night. I usually wake in the night with it sore but I can tell I must have been sleeping on that side for a while.  Small progress is certainly better than none.

My last adventure in my car went well.  I had a lovely time visiting a friend in Dumfries, lunch out with another friend, stay at my parents and long weekend in Anglesey with 7 friends, including seaweed bathing at Halen Môn.  We stopped for petrol in the Welsh village with a really long name so thought you’d enjoy seeing if you can say it!  I did about 1,200 miles on my trip and it’s now been traded in. 

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Acquisitions/Collection Curation

• NO new superwash knitting yarns! ↪️YOP12
• Contain my stash and have no overflow containers or bags!! ↪️YOP11

Crochet

• A project…at the moment I can’t think of anything, but I like to crochet at least once a year.

Dyeing

• Dye more locks for fairies’ hair ↪️YOP11

Felting

NB Stock items are no longer included in my YOP list and posts, they’ll be covered separately.

• Needle felted Ylva *️⃣YOP9!
• Needle felted Highland Cow *️⃣YOP9!
• Make a handbag using the felting ball *️⃣YOP11!
• Waste paper bin for living room ↪️YOP13
• Sewing bin for sunroom ↪️YOP13

Knitting

Jumpers/cardigans

• Knit 3 garments, ideas below:
  • ✅ Quick Sand 🧶Drops Bomull-Lin/Dark Blue *️⃣YOP13 wk53 🏁wk3.
  • Avena 🧶New Lanark Aran/Verona & New Natural *️⃣YOP13 wk35
  • Pretty in Pleats 🧶Ripples Crafts Kylesku/The Gentle Fire of Ruby
  • Project tbd 🧶Malabrigo Rios in Ankara Green
  • Golden Fern 🧶 Jamieson’s of Shetland/Maroon & tbd
  • Maestro 🧶Rowan Alpaca Merino DK/Thornton

Shawls

• A summer weight shawl (maybe Estuary) ↪️YOP12
• Coorie In Poncho 🧶Handspun John Arbon Harvest Hues/Rosebay

Socks

• Knit husband a pair of socks
• Knit 1 pair of Deb’s Super Simple DK Socks

Accessories

• Knit using existing stashed yarn or existing/new handspun only:
  • ✅ The Shift 🧶handspun baby camel and silk advent ↪️YOP13 🏁wk12
  • ✅ Leg Warmers 🧶Isle of Auskerry Aran ✳wk3 🏁wk5
  • Pinwheel Mittens 🧶Isager Highland lace/Sand & Denim. *️⃣YOP13 wk22, 1st 🏁YOP13 wk37
  • Mostly Warmness cuffs 🧶Ripples Crafts Suilven/Oh My! ↪️YOP13
  • A colour-work project using Black Isle yarns Gotland wool ↪️YOP12
  • Make husband something with green New Lanark yarn ↪️YOP13
  • Singing Stones (mosaic mittens) 🧶RiverKnits kit ✳wk5
  • A pair of mittens from my Tantulltussmittens book
  • 🆕️ Classic Ribbed Hat ✳wk13

Other/household

• Dish cloths
• Emotional Support Chicken 🧶handspun
• ADVENTure Gnome 🧶Lamington Lass BFL yarn
• 🆕 Someone to Write Gnome About MKAL

Painting & Drawing

• Look for a painting group to join and if I don’t or don’t enjoy it declutter painting equipment. ↪️YOP13
• Do a new watercolour painting ↪️YOP11
• Do a new pastel drawing ↪️YOP12

Sewing

• ✅ Bunting for tent at Belladrum 🏁wk4
• Make trousers with fabric in stash ↪️YOP12
• Sew something with handwoven material ↪️YOP13
• Make plant pot covers ↪️YOP11! (So strictly speaking this has been moved from the felting to the sewing section, as I’ve been inspired by Amo from Pawfect Pastimes to sew ones instead using cut up felt.)

Spinning

• ✅ Tour de Fleece 2024 🏁wk3 562.4m finished yarns
  • M/A/C/MS (see below)
  • Breeds: Zwartbles, Suffolk, Blue Texel, Boreray, Romney, Castlemilk Moorit, Exmoor Horn, Devon, Lincoln Longwool
  • Bee-you-tiful superfine merino, silk, alpaca blend
• ✅ Finish 25g breed project *️⃣YOP10 🏁wk3
• Coastal Colours fibres:
  • ✅ Merino, alpaca, camel and mulberry silk blend. 🏁wk1
  • Alpaca and tussah silk ✳️ started wk3
• 🆕 Spin fibre I’ve blended myself:
  • ✅ Wine merino and pink bamboo blended on hackle. ✳️blended wk3 🏁wk5

Weaving

Rigid heddle loom

• Patterned shawl with WYS Exquisite in Belgravia/Rose merino/silk yarn ↪️YOP13
• Make a selection of hand/dish towels ↪️YOP13
• Weave a length of cotton or Harris wool to make a kimono type dressing gown
• Try at least one 3 heddle project on my 10” Sampleit

Inkle loom

• Make a Minion inkle tablet weaving band ↪️YOP12
• Make an inkle band from the book my sister gave me
• Tablet card weaving course and projects.

Tapestry

• Wall hanging with handspun and fibres from stash
• Tapestry weaving project

This is a Year of Projects post. Officially the Group is in its 14th year, but this is my 7th 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.

Year 14 list.