Year of Projects Wrap-up and Start-up/Update for Month 1

 

Another Year of Projects has started and been running for a month so I am woefully behind.  I accomplished a lot last year - three more ganseys, and I did learn 3D crochet which is my new passion. 

some of these were done in July, but I just learned how to make a collage so I added them too.

I knit a lot of socks last year, and gnomes.  Looking at my to-do list I did very well and the things I didn't get too turned out to be things I thought I wanted to make but in the end other projects got my attention. 

I finished the year with a few WIPS - mostly FoxPaws (which is now done)

FoxPaws

and my son's gansey which is done up to the definition ridge so once this heat wave is over I can start the patterning.

You can have a look at my list of completions here, and my list for the coming year here

I cast on my Vroda, a few days ago and I am up to row 10, but with 347 stitches it just looks like this:

I took part in Tour de Fleece this year and I am happy that despite not spinning everyday I did manage to comb and spin these lovely bfl locks

and I spun right off the 292gm fleece these three skeins:

over 500 meters of sport weight yumminess

This is my 7th year joing the YOP gang althought it is the 12th year this group on Ravelry has been going.  I have links on the side of my blog to other intrepid yoppers.  I may not post every week as I have in the past - perhaps more monthly progress.

first pair of Yop 12 - Woven Mosaic 

Last pair of YOP 11 - Flames of Peace

Quick sock knit started June 30 but finished July 5.  Stretchy Travel sock made with Cascade fixation.  

 

I can finally share the test knit socks 

Patches

I do hope to do more painting this year - the banner at the top is my latest.  And there is still that novel to edit, and war letters to transcribe, but life has a way of getting in my way so I will continue to do the best I can. 

That is all that can be asked of any of us.

I will leave you with a picture I took last night (our 45th wedding anniversary) while we were waiting for the fireworks display to start.  The city kindly seems to like to celebrate our anniversaries too.  

love that Crescent Moon

oops.  My July gnomes wanted in on the action...

Yopping Update #49 - New Technique

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It is Monday.  I think this is perhaps the first time I have posted late to Year of Projects.   This will be short - I am feeling yucky - I had a migraine earlier in the week and it has left me under the weather 

I did finish a watercolour painting

European Barn Swallows

I finished the second Patches testknit sock - but I cannot show it until the pattern goes live later this summer. 

I can show a testknit I finished a while back because the pattern, Diagonal Swirl, has gone live as the warm-up sock in the SuperSock World Championship on Ravelry. 

I started the qualifier socks in the SuperSock World Championship.  It's called Let's Roll.  I learned a new technique for stranded work called LadderBack Jaquard to keep the floats under control so toes don't get caught in the long floats.  If you are interested there are lots of videos showing how this technique works.  The pattern itself has good pictures and explanation too. 

front 

I knit the bicycle pattern using my knitting belt and long dpns.  It helped to be able to see the pattern develop.  After the bicycle was done I went back to my 9 inch circulars for the rest of the sock.  

LadderBack Jaquard

Uses jogless stripes technique for striping

I guess today I should cast on sock number two.  Yes, I probably should. 

I am continuing to work on FoxPaws.  I put in a lifeline now at row 3 because I find if a mistake is to be made it will be in rows 4 to 6.  

Other than that we have been geting our camper ready for camping.  We had the young woman who was helping me clean the kitchen clean the camper on the outside while I repaired some door and drawer hardware on the inside and my husband and I replaced one of the vent hatches.  We have a second to still repair but wanted to do one first to make sure the RV place sold us the correct size.  It did - so onward. 

There has been a lot of rain so we work outside when we can, and inside when we can't.  I did get out for a couple of walks and was happy to find my favourite flowers on my latest sojourn. 

Irises!

Hopefully next week I will be feeling better and will post on time.  My goodness it is almost time to start my project list for next year.  I can't believe this is week 49 already!