I’ve got a handful of WIPs going right now, which will all be on the needles as my starting points for YOP – Year 15. These are essentially my focus projects for July, although I have a couple of sample knits that will probably also get started once the yarn arrives at my end.
Knitting:
Painted Plains wrap: I did some maths on this one to make it more like a very generous scarf and not really a wrap. I also omitted the zigzag cast-on edge (and will mirror that with plain garter stitch edging on the cast-off end too). I am using stash yarns – Six and Seven Fiber’s Alfalfa (MCN base) and Milo (merino/nylon base) mini for the light blue and the contrast colors, respectively, and Lambstrings Yarns Faun (MCN base) for the darker gray-blue. The contrast mini is the orange-y color and it’s an easy slip-stitch pattern but I really love how it breaks up the stockinette. This is my mindless piece to work on since it’s mostly stockinette. It’s earmarked for a holiday gift so I’ve got time to work on it.
Next up, I’ve just finished the patterned yoke on the Asterie sweater by Natasha Hornsby. I’m using Woolberry Fiber Co nonsuperwash wool Berry DK base in the colorway Burgundy. I’ve got a few rounds of garter stitch to work and then I can divide for the sleeves/body.
And finally, I’ve got Helen Stewart’s Sailing School Socks on the needles as well. I am using a skein of 757 Sock from Less Travelled Yarn (sadly no longer in business). I’ve finished sock one and have started the ribbing for sock two. This one takes a little bit more concentration for me; for whatever reason the repeat of this chart isn’t very intuitive for my brain.
Finally, the Tour de Fleece kicks off on July 5th. I had a quick sort through one of my fiber bins and I found a handful of combo-spins I could do with similar bases that will give me a little more yardage than spinning the 4 oz of each color separately. My plan for these 8 ounces (4 ounces of light blue Polwarth/silk from Three Waters Farm and 4 ounces of multicolored blues/grays on merino/bamboo from Oceanwind Knits) is to spin singles of each, then ply for a 2-ply sock weight, and then use that for a summer top, maybe adding in a skein of commercial sock yarn to do a colorwork yoke. I have started spinning the merino/bamboo singles and will probably have those done by the weekend, and then I’ll start the Polwarth/silk officially for the Tour.
That’s what I’m currently working on. As always, I like to have a handful of different things to work on, to switch up when I need a break or to keep things feeling engaging, and I’ll continue that this month as well.
Are you spinning for the Tour? I’d love to hear your plans if you are!
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