Year 15 (!) of the Year of Projects runs from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. Each Sunday I’ll have a post to talk about what I’ve been working on with craft projects for the week and what my plans are for the following 7 days. One thing I have learned in my time off from blogging is that, while I love to plan, I also can’t really get out ahead of myself. Some days my RA lets me work on tiny needles or tackle things that need a bit more hand strength and other days, I need something easy on bigger needles. (And some days I just have to read a book.) With that in mind, these are very loose plans, and I likely will replace some things as I go along. In general, I am still working through my stash, trying to have more out than in.
Knitting/Crocheting: I’m focusing on getting some larger WIPs worked down right now with a few new projects thrown in to keep things fresh. Right now on the needles, I have:
1. Asterie Sweater
2. Painted Plains Wrap
3. Sailing School Socks
4. Bloom Your Heart Out Shawl
5. Earth, Wind & Fire Shawl
6. Geode Blanket
7. Birlinn Blanket (in sockweight yarn)
8. Mini Bean Stitch Blanket
These will be my priorities to finish up, and beyond that, I will just keep working on decreasing yarn stash. I’ll probably have a couple of sample or test knits to work on for the fall so you’ll see those as well.
Spinning: Tour de Fleece starts July 5th and runs through my birthday on July 27th, and I’ll be participating in that in the short-term. I have to limit my spinning time to 30-minute segments, so I know I’ll have less to show at the end of the Tour than I have in previous years but I am committed to working down the fiber stash over the next 2-3 years. It takes up a lot of space! If I can spin 4 oz a month as an average, that would go a long way towards working down the fiber.
Sewing/Cross-Stitch: I have been working on a machine applique quilt but my machine has gotten cranky and it is currently in the shop for (hopefully!) a fix and will be back home in mid-July. I have also had to limit my hand-stitching time but I have a few smaller projects I’d like to try to tackle this year. On my YOP planning list are:
1. Aviary Quilt (started and about 35% finished)
2. Winter Quilt (not started but I have supplies)
3. Autumn Garden Cross-Stitch
4. Holiday full-coverage Cross-Stitch (this is a bigger project and probably not one I can finish this year but I’d like to get back to it and make some progress on it).
I also have a couple of garments I’d like to get sewn this year, once I get my machine back and operational.
I think that’s all I’ll commit to at this moment. I have been doing a pretty good job of whittling down my WIPs (down from 15 to 8 since January, including a blanket and a few larger garments). Looking forward to catching up and seeing what everyone has been up to!
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