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Year Of Projects–Week 31

 

Who can believe we’re in August already! I’m still plodding along with year of projects however a bit more slowly as Christmas Crafting has all but taken over my life!

I’m also taking part in a Make Your Own Sock Club Challenge on Ravelry. You choose 12 patterns and 12 skeins of yarn and it takes the estimates out of the knitting for you. By sheer luck more than anything else Francie came out first on my pick list. I’d already cheated and decided I would use the sock yarn I bought for Beth meaning that I’m killing two birds with one stone! My queue for this project is here on Ravelry.

Speaking of Christmas today I cast on the shawl for my mum. I’m using 5.0 mm needles instead of 4.5s; I’m one stitch of gauge (19 per 4 inches instead of 20) but I prefer the fabric with the 5s.

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I’ve actually got a fair bit more done than in the photo; all I’ve wanted to do this afternoon is knit on this shawl. Only 100 more stitches to increase!

In other news I’ve nearly finished my elephant. All she needs are some eyes; which will hopefully be arriving in the post this week. I kept meaning to order some and then never got round to it before she was finished. I’ll do a full F.O Post with her when they arrive.

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Year Of Projects

DONE

Saxon
From Norway with Love
Choose your own Dragon Adventure
Dr Who Socks
Lizard Socks
Durrow

IN PROGRESS

Celestarium.
Francie

PLANNED

Mary Warmers
Ziprelaxagon
Sitka Spruce
Mary Warmers
LLP Fingerless Mittens (Star Trek)
Francie
Across The Beach
Celestarium.

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