Year of Projects: Week 40

It has been an excellent knitting related week. I randomly decided to pick up my Mint Twist socks from December and finished the first sock.

The stockinette foot was dead boring to do. I made it through it. I still want to make these socks again however, I found another sock that is pretty plain and toe up called Lothlorien by Janel Laidman. I love the design on the toe and I think it could go well with the Mint Twist. I even counted out the stockinette rows I did for the first sock and it can fit before the toe begins.

Onto other knitting related news: I had ordered another skein from Wollmeise in Twin in the "colourway" of Natur. It just arrived this past Wednesday...and I was having a nap when the mailman came. It took 2 days to get to the post office to get it back. It is lovely and I'm not going to dye it. I'm planning on using it for a colourwork sock or knee highs.

After working with the Manos del Uraguay yarn for the Mint Twist, I had to get another skein. I tried for closer LYS's to where I live but none of them seemed to carry it so I ended up in my other LYS in Hamilton, Handknit Yarn Studios. I didn't really have any colour in mind other than not yellow or red or blue. Believe me, I have quite a bit of that. So this skein (A8720) has pale blue, pale yellow, soft gold and a hint of a light green instead :)

And as a bonus, I got this artistic looking shot on the concrete stoop at the side of my church while waiting for someone to open the door.

Last thing! I bought a new knitting bag. This time I ordered it from Sew for Ewe on Friday and I love the design on it. It's a medium sized wedge bag with Star Wars comics all over it! I'll save the picture of it when I get it, instead of copying it from the shop.

Year of Projects: Week 38 & 39

I have an FO! And not just a half FO 😄

My first Stitch Surfers are done, with just the ends to be woven in. I really do like them. 

I started another pair which are more like a variant. I'm liking the idea of it but I think I'll be more appreciative of it when I finish the first sock.

Remember I made my youngest brother a scarf for his birthday but I forgot to take a picture of it? Well he ran up to me, with a big grin on his face to show me he was wearing it. 

He looks so happy, doesn't he?

I decided to pick up another pair of socks on the needles that I had left over from the Cookie A sock club last year. I missed working on the Mint Twist socks. I also really miss working with the yarn. I believe it's Manos del Uraguay. It's definitely going on the growin list of "yarns that must be in my stash".

Last thing! Response for a comment from a couple of weeks ago, the sweater is called Folded by Veera Valimaki (there are some accents on the name but I couldn't get it on my phone).

Year of Projects: Week 37

What wonderful progress I have made on my Stitch Surfer socks. I didn't finish the second sock like I wanted but that's okay with me. 

I'm pretty sure I can finish the sock quite quickly. I already have the yarn to make another pair.

I finally got my second bag from KnittersBag. Took a bit longer to get to my house this time but that's okay. I'm think I'm alright for bags for now. I think my future purchasing will be for stash building.

Isn't amazing when you find out how doable a project really is? There has been this fingering weight sweater I have been wanting to do since last summer and I have been putting off even thinking about it since it was going to be a lot of yarn and I didn't have the requirements.  I was reading something about Elizabeth Zimmerman's book, Knitting Without Tears, which led into her revolutionizing how locked into a pattern you have to be. It made me think about this sweater. I looked up the yardage requirement for the sweater and much to my surprise, I can get it done within 3 skeins; leaving me with enough yarn to make a pair of socks with the remains. For less than $80, including shipping directly from the dyer, I can make the sweater I want plus a pair of socks. I think I might have finalized my summer project.

Year of Projects: Week 36

I've been working on only one project for the past week; my Stitch Surfer socks. I finished one foot and casted on for the second foot.

Yup, I'm going for a mismatched pair. I pulled out my leftover yarn from my first skein of MissBabs Cosmic Handpainted in the colourway Inkwell. I was doing well until I was getting ready to start surfing right, and my wrap and turns started to split.  I did a bit of Frankenstein-ing. Good thing this part goes on the bottom of the sock. I may be able to finish the sock this week.