tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713035129655106862024-03-05T05:16:44.951-08:00Nuclear Knits: Where knitting is the bomb!ColorSluthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16477453443106581096noreply@blogger.comBlogger800125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071303512965510686.post-42197254827564708542022-01-02T07:12:00.001-08:002022-01-02T07:12:42.448-08:00Weeks 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26Yep. I have totally slacked on updates. I’ve been actively working down my year of project stuff. But it has been a hot minute since I posted. Let’s cover the good.<div>I finished a few things. A sweater (Sylvia) that has been on the needles for a year. Roving that has been sitting for a year and the Hitchhikers shawl that was part of my planned year of project work. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1uoUk_3Z-ZlPF8ndDN77M3hyg5maemmmC" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1uoUk_3Z-ZlPF8ndDN77M3hyg5maemmmC" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1oRr0fpGBM3W682HwwOBxKkRU8fcOFkzD" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1oRr0fpGBM3W682HwwOBxKkRU8fcOFkzD" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1apu3f6GtzmQYDUXab-acw926ZcAD60sd" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1apu3f6GtzmQYDUXab-acw926ZcAD60sd" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now for the bad. I have two projects on my year of project list that just aren’t speaking to me. One is a pair of mittens on fingering weigh and the other is fingerless mitts (which the pattern is just painful). </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">In the new year I plan to assess what is working and what I’m hating and focus on the things I enjoy. Life is too short to work on projects we hate!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">On my list for yop I still have 3 official projects to complete. I might swap the sweater pattern. The plan for the week is coming together!</div>ColorSluthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16477453443106581096noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071303512965510686.post-73481774833436257382021-11-23T06:32:00.001-08:002021-11-23T06:32:22.220-08:00Week 20 YOP21 A week of FO. Feeling like maybe this whole wrapping up projects is possible!<div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1c9Jq5IKi0E1zyiOKvdy-V_IxirQ6gMCW" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1c9Jq5IKi0E1zyiOKvdy-V_IxirQ6gMCW" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">I finished a simple shawl. I purged most of this mandala yarn. Not really a fan.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1zJnbfT4LSM7OEa0dRb46G6yCj9k2SQPx" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1zJnbfT4LSM7OEa0dRb46G6yCj9k2SQPx" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">These mittens are a pattern I wrote fir a sock tube from my cranked tubes. Again so-so! But at least I’m done!</div>ColorSluthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16477453443106581096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071303512965510686.post-17610085839078342482021-11-14T17:58:00.001-08:002021-11-14T17:58:08.680-08:00Week 19 YOP21 Well poo! I had to pull out black from the crossstitch (which sucked). And the shawl is taking forever. Sigh!!<div><br></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=17IUDQQpaDC-_BqZU9XGLRs5JANK3GIlB" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=17IUDQQpaDC-_BqZU9XGLRs5JANK3GIlB" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div><br></div></div>ColorSluthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16477453443106581096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071303512965510686.post-73107693520157540752021-11-07T17:50:00.001-08:002021-11-07T17:50:08.650-08:00Week 17 & 18 YOPI’ve been working it!!!<div><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1mPe5Lhjz41bBadB17PfgtUTxqf5kT3Ka" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1mPe5Lhjz41bBadB17PfgtUTxqf5kT3Ka" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div>I’ve picked up a cross stitch that I’ve left languishing. I’ve also been working hard on a shawl from my list this year.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1PC-nwzOCR822Fa0QnHCeuPJEpSDBPLgg" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1PC-nwzOCR822Fa0QnHCeuPJEpSDBPLgg" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div><br></div><div>Most of all I’ve purged my craft closet and am trying to finish and not purchase anything new.</div>ColorSluthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16477453443106581096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071303512965510686.post-37985756464704815482021-10-24T15:06:00.001-07:002021-10-24T15:06:56.758-07:00Week 16 YOP21 <div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=11Po9nnFG4JHNrG0EReImmka6xHAHPw0b" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=11Po9nnFG4JHNrG0EReImmka6xHAHPw0b" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div>Finished object time! Took me nearly a month - but finished this shawl/scarf. One full skein of sock yarn. The pattern was Be Simple Variation on Ravelry.<div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1VjvoskeIBN4xnzNPpTWdrP9lCDR4GYEW" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1VjvoskeIBN4xnzNPpTWdrP9lCDR4GYEW" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">Once it was blocked it sure did come out a lot bigger!</div><div><br></div>ColorSluthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16477453443106581096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071303512965510686.post-88746301513760586102021-10-17T15:56:00.001-07:002021-10-17T15:56:34.193-07:00Week 15 YOP21 <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1dzic-MaqpQFA5EF4Q9q0kpkM40TpzI4A" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1dzic-MaqpQFA5EF4Q9q0kpkM40TpzI4A" style="font-size: 12pt; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;">I feel like focus us back on. I pulled out a king quilt to work on (had to order more fabric). Worked a lot on my scarf/shawl and pulled out cranked sock tubes to make socks abs mittens. Stash going down!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline !important;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1zyxM7S71EOGhHThQm3SLxNAmVRq93Wr0" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1zyxM7S71EOGhHThQm3SLxNAmVRq93Wr0" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></span></div>ColorSluthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16477453443106581096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071303512965510686.post-91322970025430362972021-10-11T17:57:00.001-07:002021-10-11T17:57:44.713-07:00Week 14 YOP21 I’m still knitting away. The shawl/scarf is coming along! I’m also busy pulling out quilts. Feeling slow.<div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=189ovSQb0KfCtKly7cOLIFvw0NRSHioHX" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=189ovSQb0KfCtKly7cOLIFvw0NRSHioHX" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Vf8H-LtY_2aQzLtZP5q9nk6Dt79Tx05j" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Vf8H-LtY_2aQzLtZP5q9nk6Dt79Tx05j" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div>ColorSluthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16477453443106581096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071303512965510686.post-5622571234425786152021-10-03T18:38:00.001-07:002021-10-03T18:38:24.604-07:00Week 13 YOP21 <div>Don’t tell my daughter … this is for her!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1u4ujUCPkRkEZJeGjwZZr7OCFvrs0QEQR" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1u4ujUCPkRkEZJeGjwZZr7OCFvrs0QEQR" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1kXZHqikHIzvS2YxfzbtmUUFdkvwjRXvx" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1kXZHqikHIzvS2YxfzbtmUUFdkvwjRXvx" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div><br></div>I’m happy to say a Christmas scarf is fine! D for done! One more skein used and another one off the books!<div><br></div>ColorSluthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16477453443106581096noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071303512965510686.post-63626737033379429472021-09-26T16:50:00.001-07:002021-09-26T16:50:01.616-07:00Week 12 YOP 21Well crap. I’m just not feeling the mittens out of fingering weight. I’ll work on them slowly. But they feel horribly unrewarding right now. So while cleaning up I pulled out two other projects on my list. <div>1. Christmas gift quilt. I got the whole thing laid out and now just need to finish the backing and quilt.</div><div>2. Simple holiday scarf for my daughter. </div><div><br></div><div>So while slow progress on the mittens is being made, more year of projects things are getting knocked off!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1hORpgjxwmBbDFki4sCy03jKdMc4botPl" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1hORpgjxwmBbDFki4sCy03jKdMc4botPl" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div>ColorSluthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16477453443106581096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071303512965510686.post-5969627928856497442021-09-19T07:34:00.000-07:002021-09-19T07:34:55.656-07:00Week 11 YOP 21<div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1OzMFgDRbQU-72qcWYEzQ-yhjfx73u5Yk" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1OzMFgDRbQU-72qcWYEzQ-yhjfx73u5Yk" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div>I have decided I’m just not in a sock knitting mood. I’m very tired of them! So I frogged the socks snd cast on a pair of mittens! Feeling better with the project!ColorSluthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16477453443106581096noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071303512965510686.post-35546301443101354342021-09-15T09:07:00.004-07:002021-09-15T09:07:35.936-07:00Week 10 YOP 21<p> I decided to cast on socks instead of finger less mitts for the next project and it is slow going. The already knit sock that was painted by Gale's Art is the Yellowstone blank. I tried to do two socks at once, toe up, and found that the yarn kept getting hung up. So, I had to ball 1/2 of the blank.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYniVBEa7z1rZxSPNlc0cE0fqyd4fwSXUR3n2m0pJdVMm-TqzqblqyuWOHWeDCb4iBHaOipyXRNym9ARJvHzNa61pJaP-8E5ftDaGtW9XRAiUGMrUl04bLwjKvU0bRh_RJNVRI0zzKpaz/s640/7C95E6AE-E326-49E4-A2DD-C5341C8A8DC7_medium2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYniVBEa7z1rZxSPNlc0cE0fqyd4fwSXUR3n2m0pJdVMm-TqzqblqyuWOHWeDCb4iBHaOipyXRNym9ARJvHzNa61pJaP-8E5ftDaGtW9XRAiUGMrUl04bLwjKvU0bRh_RJNVRI0zzKpaz/s320/7C95E6AE-E326-49E4-A2DD-C5341C8A8DC7_medium2.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>ColorSluthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16477453443106581096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071303512965510686.post-28309841381420984952021-09-06T00:12:00.001-07:002021-09-06T00:12:03.448-07:00Week 9 YOP21 I thought finishing this project would have been a lot faster than it was. I only used one skein of the Rowan and a full skein of handspun. But I think it came out great! Next is a pair of socks!!<div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1uQih9uRcUshSXvb8D3VRCnaFapgC0xlw" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1uQih9uRcUshSXvb8D3VRCnaFapgC0xlw" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Q7SOi7AKQKrrImu7_47L8CxuQfF-fhsD" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Q7SOi7AKQKrrImu7_47L8CxuQfF-fhsD" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1BNsb65bAK5C9xiEY9772DnUq-Dnl6J6X" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1BNsb65bAK5C9xiEY9772DnUq-Dnl6J6X" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1e7ILrukG29S7EHP_SIy2iMcr3CsdE2th" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1e7ILrukG29S7EHP_SIy2iMcr3CsdE2th" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div><br></div>ColorSluthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16477453443106581096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071303512965510686.post-79690739984295411222021-08-30T18:55:00.001-07:002021-08-30T18:55:52.742-07:00Week 8 YOP21I’m in the middle of fair isle knitting! Rabbit in Moonlight Cowl. I’m using Rowan baby merino and silk yarn mixed with handspun. I was hoping to finish before the end of the month - but it isn’t going to happen!<div><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1rJOZE9bJiyXObl7m1oNbX5GiitubLmD5" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1rJOZE9bJiyXObl7m1oNbX5GiitubLmD5" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div>ColorSluthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16477453443106581096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071303512965510686.post-26575184990101181692021-08-20T10:14:00.001-07:002021-08-20T10:14:56.029-07:00Week 7 YOP21Another one down!! 1090 yards of glorious windy valley Muskox yarn. I bought this year probably 15 years ago at the Toas Wool Festival. II’ve thought over the years about making something amazing with it and finally decided. Took a while to get this project done - nearly a month - but so worth it!!!<div><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1sWTv05UQWVJHdy5bphzQz1Bv9stUzVZl" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1sWTv05UQWVJHdy5bphzQz1Bv9stUzVZl" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1O8LHDcnAGJ2GCLC72Su43bMSjGnsAdFR" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1O8LHDcnAGJ2GCLC72Su43bMSjGnsAdFR" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1BNSOn1A99g0Op3rcRnrg23Qbea6o4STA" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1BNSOn1A99g0Op3rcRnrg23Qbea6o4STA" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div>ColorSluthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16477453443106581096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071303512965510686.post-72367466241438830542021-08-16T04:03:00.001-07:002021-08-16T04:03:09.392-07:00Week 6 YOPI’m still in the long haul of the Strickmich shawl. I’ve finally moved to the second color. But this is slow going!<div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1fh-9JbbLbXRVxMYKvMA_ko9lrf8uMiZf" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1fh-9JbbLbXRVxMYKvMA_ko9lrf8uMiZf" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div>ColorSluthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16477453443106581096noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071303512965510686.post-42521937115700949182021-08-08T18:54:00.001-07:002021-08-08T18:54:17.702-07:00Week 5 YOP21 I’m feeling so behind and slow. I know I’m not. I know the slow going shall is really September’s project. But it still feels slow. Anyone else feeling that?<div><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1XaGCYMGVC5UUEDrT6czWfUDY4N2cgb05" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1XaGCYMGVC5UUEDrT6czWfUDY4N2cgb05" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div>ColorSluthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16477453443106581096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071303512965510686.post-33836820082803109372021-07-25T12:54:00.001-07:002021-07-25T12:54:51.287-07:00Week 4/52 YOP21I’m feeling like progress has been better than expected. I had for July just the Drop Stitch Scarf. I finished that up and then moved to project 2 on the list. <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/emerald-fingerless-mittens" title="Fingerless Mitts" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000" face="sans-serif" size="3">Fingerless Mitts</font></a> ! I used a sport weight yarn and ended up with a bunch left over. Thinking another pair of mitts or a hat!<div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1NDdTbxg8_5ibVa1otJAHHThbyYyunU3-" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1NDdTbxg8_5ibVa1otJAHHThbyYyunU3-" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=10DfncMHT6hV9KkHH5HbsZA4rb9aDsAYQ" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=10DfncMHT6hV9KkHH5HbsZA4rb9aDsAYQ" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">Since these went fast I cast on for October’s Project. Selago Sunset. I’m using yarn I’ve had forever and never found a good enough pattern for. Has that ever happened to you? I spent too much on the yarn and nothing seems perfect enough for it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=146cZwj3URoO3-bkWAoLwdKLLoVVDZssi" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=146cZwj3URoO3-bkWAoLwdKLLoVVDZssi" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1E2zhG2ttw34LikWsAr2XmsWGcGySA8sj" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1E2zhG2ttw34LikWsAr2XmsWGcGySA8sj" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">I hope to finish this early too! Fingers crossed </div>ColorSluthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16477453443106581096noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071303512965510686.post-64638628306742221262021-07-19T18:00:00.001-07:002021-07-19T18:00:31.034-07:00Week 3/52 YOP21<div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1b6vmDuiy-MvPKftjDy3WtWYpYSdvJ5IM" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1b6vmDuiy-MvPKftjDy3WtWYpYSdvJ5IM" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1EYNtKvJOVmyQceJdOxcvG-p5m6WjugpH" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1EYNtKvJOVmyQceJdOxcvG-p5m6WjugpH" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">My goal for July was to finish this handspun scarf! I made it with time to spare. This drop stitch scarf was boring but came out great. After I finished I moved onto August’s project (fingerless mitts). They have turned out to be a very fast knit. I’m happy for that since the scarf felt slow!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1fGwEXwVl7IZEVX75jQdPG08kCDVHt4zh" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1fGwEXwVl7IZEVX75jQdPG08kCDVHt4zh" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div>ColorSluthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16477453443106581096noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071303512965510686.post-57002994819621787922021-07-12T06:43:00.002-07:002021-07-12T06:46:06.344-07:00Week 2/52Week two of a year of projects and I’ll be honest. I feel slow. I see loads of people killing projects off their lists and I’m just moving at a snail pace. Knitting a scarf was probably a mistake for the first project on the list. But, I'm going to stick it out and try and finish before the end of the month.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=15npHsJIe7KEOGLY21VJsutknCcPHm8xk" src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=15npHsJIe7KEOGLY21VJsutknCcPHm8xk" style="height: auto; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; width: auto;" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I did finish hexi puffs. I took them and made this little lab quilt. It look me weeks on weeks to make this many and I thought it would come out larger. Instead it is a little lap thing. I will say it is warmer than all get out! The puff part of it really makes it warm. This was an item on my list to finish for this year. 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It always looks amazing and is fun to knit. I think this might be the third one I’ve done in this pattern. The yarn was scrappies from Funky Carolina. I miss her roving so much! Anyone know what she is up to? Now onto the next project - drop stitch scarf. I hate knitting scarfs - but I think it will be amazing!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images4-g.ravelrycache.com/uploads/RocketGirl/793929646/DFF598DB-3E82-4277-BED8-9D1AB957ECF2_medium2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" src="https://images4-g.ravelrycache.com/uploads/RocketGirl/793929646/DFF598DB-3E82-4277-BED8-9D1AB957ECF2_medium2.jpeg" /></a></div><br /> </div>ColorSluthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16477453443106581096noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071303512965510686.post-57411611962011614742021-07-02T09:24:00.001-07:002021-07-02T09:24:13.170-07:00FO YOP<div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=18-ygxY3qRkgWpte3A4BmeVVJHspS4y8G" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=18-ygxY3qRkgWpte3A4BmeVVJHspS4y8G" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div>I have some items in my list to finish snd I got one thing done!! Nanook sweater. Funky construction but feels great on. Took me a full 6 months to get this off the needles. So slow but worth it!<div><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1C8VNg2POUiDVB5f8E8m1ALaTlwKOi3sm" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1C8VNg2POUiDVB5f8E8m1ALaTlwKOi3sm" style="max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1pN_tpphhjNzE1kkLnsFyJazqsEnrullZ" alt="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1pN_tpphhjNzE1kkLnsFyJazqsEnrullZ" style="font-size: 12pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-height: 80%; max-width: 80%; height: auto; width: auto;"><br></div>ColorSluthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16477453443106581096noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071303512965510686.post-25915419935328393752021-06-30T14:36:00.000-07:002021-06-30T14:36:01.771-07:00Year Of Projects 2021/2022 <p>Let's do this! Well I've decided to revamp the blog and get it back up and running for The Year of Projects. Why you might ask? Well because how else to post and keep track and work on getting everything done I want to? I started out following Anne's idea for how to pick yarn for the projects. Random numbers assigned to my stash. From there I mapped out projects and then mapped out months to get work done in. I'm sure this list will evolve over time. But, here is the plan for now.</p><p>July 1st 2021 - June 30th 2022</p><p>July - Drop Stitch Scarf</p><p>August - Fingerless mits</p><p>September - Selago Sunset</p><p>October - Rabbit Moon Cowl</p><p>November - Oak Grove</p><p>December - Diamond Chain</p><p>January - Flounce Cardi</p><p>February - Age of Brass</p><p>March - Be Simple Variations</p><p>April - Hitchhiker</p><p>May/June (catch up on all the projects that are running slow) <br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is 12 stash yarns in 10 project. 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I dyed some yarn just for this hat. I wanted something yellow with a bit of brown in it and I think it came out really well. The pattern, <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/beeswax-hat">Beeswax Hat,</a> came out a bit loose, but I think that should be okay. It took nearly 250 yards a a while to knit (since the cables take a bit of concentration). Started on November 25th and finished on February 2nd.<br />
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Size 1 and 3 needles. I used left over yarns and made these cute rainbow mittens. The pattern was worth the price on Ravelry and I'm really happy with how they came out. Started on January 11 and finished on January 26th. I used something like 300 yards of solid and 250 of colored mini skeins. ColorSluthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16477453443106581096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071303512965510686.post-11610032293077866042018-01-27T13:06:00.002-08:002018-01-27T13:06:37.667-08:00Dummy Clap Shawl - FO<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Started on August 23rd and finished on January 25th. This was my traveling just pick up shawl. Trivial to knit and a pain to drop stitches. The silk/wool blend of the Hedgehog singles was tough. I used 2 skeins of Silk/Merino Singles from Hedgehog Fibres.ColorSluthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16477453443106581096noreply@blogger.com0