First up this week are my pair of finished self-striping, plain vanilla socks. Yarn is from Desert Vista Dyeworks in the 'Monkey Wrench' colorway. I used a leftover bit of plain black for the Fish Lips Kiss heels in this otherwise simple pair. The yarn base is one I generally have almost a half skein… Continue reading Year of Projects 2022: Week 34
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Year of Projects 2022: Week 33
Mostly socks to talk about this week, and I'm a bit behind for my Sunday post, so let's jump right in, shall we? I have been motoring along on the self-striping Monkey Wrench socks, with yarn from Desert Vista Dyeworks. I've finished sock #1 and started sock #2. I'm using some leftover jet black yarn… Continue reading Year of Projects 2022: Week 33
Year of Projects 2022: Week 32
I've been focusing on some things around the house this week. For the first time in the 13+ years we've lived here, we've had an actual monsoon-type summer which means that all the weeds which have been waiting patiently in the ground have really taken off. Which means weeding. Not a favorite activity but we've… Continue reading Year of Projects 2022: Week 32
Year of Projects 2022: Week 31
A busy week here, so not much progress on any one thing since I mostly picked up projects in fits and starts in between life things. I did cast on for the second of the Bevy Socks and have worked through the cuff so I'm on to the 3x1 leg ribbing. I've got a visit… Continue reading Year of Projects 2022: Week 31
Year of Projects 2022: Week 30
This week, I finished up my lace shawl sample, Roses of Avon, which you can see here in Friday's FO post. So I've mostly worked on socks this week. I finished up a pair of River Rapids socks (a free pattern on Ravelry) and love how these knit up. I used a new-to-me yarn from… Continue reading Year of Projects 2022: Week 30
Year of Projects 2022: Week 29
This week was a lot about socks, although I did work a bit on a few other things. I have one FO (the Roses of Avon shawl I've been working on) but I will share that on Friday. I have three pairs of socks on the go right now, all in various stages of first… Continue reading Year of Projects 2022: Week 29
Year of Projects 2022: Week 28
I've been enjoying reading all the end-of-year posts for those YOP'ers who are working the July year-start. One of my favorite parts of this group is seeing all of your plans - keep 'em coming 🙂 This week, here's what I've worked on: Roses of Avon shawl: I have the main body pattern of floral… Continue reading Year of Projects 2022: Week 28
Year of Projects 2022: Week 27
Enjoying a long weekend holiday here in the US for the 4th of July. Mostly just getting some things done around the house and enjoying our summertime weather, but that also means time for lots of fun crafty things! If you checked out my FO Friday post, you'll see I finished up my friend Nic's… Continue reading Year of Projects 2022: Week 27
Year of Projects 2022: Week 25
This year is really flying by - I can't believe we are only 10 days out from the end of June! I think I'm on track for most of my yearly YOP goals, so let's talk about what I worked on this week, shall we? First up, I finished the DK-weight Battenberg blanket I've been… Continue reading Year of Projects 2022: Week 25
Year of Projects 2022: Week 24
Here's what I've been up to this week: More progress on two different pairs of socks. Both are designs by Helen Stewart over at Curious Handmade. The purple is a well-marinated stash yarn of Madeline Tosh's Sock in "Logwood". This is sock 2 of the Scribbly Gum Socks pair and I just turned the heel.… Continue reading Year of Projects 2022: Week 24
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