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Year of Projects

 

As we’re nearly at the 6 month mark It’s time to make some tactical substitutions. Personally I can’t even believe we’re nearly halfway through the year, and I’m over halfway through my year probation at work. I’ll have been there 8 months on the 1st of June; scary!

Anyway as a quick reminder, here is the DONE list!

DONE!

From Norway with Love

Choose your own Dragon Adventure

Dr Who Socks

Lizard Socks

Unfortunately getting the chop from this years YOP are,

1. Wisteria. I wound the yarn for this a few weeks ago and started it. Sadly I’m not as in love with the pattern as I thought I was. This is a shame as it’s actually a pattern I paid for but I may still want to make it one day.

2. Celestine. Still a really nice idea, and may crop up as a secondary project at some point but really not for now; there are things I’d much rather knit.

3.  Nip and Nora rats. One day I will make these; but I’ve really gone off soft toys lately; just me.

4.  Heart of Wales shawl. Actually really just a substitution for Across the Beach. The only real reason being I have the yarn and beads for Across the beach and really want to get started with that sooner rather than later! 

 

So What’s replacing them?

1. Durrow.

 

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Look at those Sleeves in Progress! I already have the body of this knitted and I’m part way through the sleeves. I figured the only way I will ever finish this is to make it a year of projects item! Sleeves are being knitted two at a time, so no worries about mistakes like last time.

2. Saxon

This is a fascinating design. It’s made from 10 strips of stocking stitch, which are then woven together at the end. I want to do mine in a rainbow sequence, with one strip of black one side and a strip of white the other.

3. Across The Beach

I promised that there would be lace this year; and this is going to be it. It’s going to be in that Pearl lace weight I bought at Get Knitted a few months ago.

4. Celestarium.

I worked out that I absolutely could not wait for next year to get started on this so it had to come onto the list right now.

 

Which now makes my list look like this!

In Progress

Durrow

PLANNED

Mary Warmers
Ziprelaxagon
Celestine
Sitka Spruce
Mary Warmers
LLP Fingerless Mittens (Star Trek)
Francie
Nip and Nora
The Heart of Wales Shawl

Across The Beach

Celestarium.

Saxon

Though I must admit I’m working on a sneaky little something at the moment; which i hope to share  bit more of for WIP Wednesday!

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