Stash Dash FO #10

The 10th finished item for Stash Dash is the Spring In My Heart I just posted about.

So far I've got 2879,4 meters/5000 meters for Stash Dash.

Three Waters Farms Top Of The Month Club - May FINISHED!

Spring In My Heart is finished!

I got 6 skeins of about 54 meters each, to make the striping occur more often. In total I got 388 meters which I'm really happy about. I can't wait to start knitting with it, but I feel like I need to find a really good pattern that will make the most of the yarn.

Targhee was very pleasant to spin, and I will try it out again. The prep on this fiber and the way it was dyed was impeccable, like all the fiber I've got from Three Waters Farm. That might explain why I've bought 2 braids in addition to the June's club shipment that is on the way.

Stash Dash FO #9

My ninth item for Stash Dash is a small hat I just knit.

I'm not sure this will actually fit a child well, so it will go in the "for the future"-basket, instead of being gifted...

I knit the stranded colorwork part first, then I knit the two sides, and then they're seamed together. But they don't fit together like the pattern claims it will, and the seaming also doesn't turn out that nice because of the way the pattern tells you to increase in the sides. I'm not too pleased, but it might look cute on if you're distracted by a super cute baby. 

I do like the crochet scallop edge though. 

So far I've got 2491,4 meters/5000 meters for Stash Dash.

Stash Dash FO #8

My eight finished object for Stash Dash is a skein of yarn I've spun. 

This is a Blue Faced Leicester/nylon blend, that I tossed in the dye-pot to soak up the rest of the dye after some yarn was done. I spun it real thin, because I knew I wanted to chain-/3-ply it. The benefit of a chainply is that I can fill just the one bobbin to the brim, and then make the finished yarn from that bobbin. It leaves my other bobbins free for other projects, because I have only got the 4 bobbins that came with the wheel.

I ended up with 351 meters from 110 grams, so I managed to spin it fairly thin. I'm now a bit tired of this, because it's taken about 6 hours to ply. I do think I'll return to it within Stash Dash though, and they will become a pretty pair of socks.

So far I've got 2363,4 meters/5000 meters for Stash Dash.

Stash Dash FO #7

The seventh item for Stash Dash is a pair of Blueberry Waffle Socks for my husband.

We bought this skein of Zauberball at Retrosaria Rosa Pomar last year. He picked the color himself, and I've really enjoyed knitting these for him. I don't know why I've been dragging my feet to finish these, because I knit them halway really quickly! But the finishing rib was endless (as if the entire sock isn't knit in knit 2 purl 2).

Now they are finished, and going in the wool-bin for next autumn.

So far I've got 2012,4 meters/5000 meters for Stash Dash.

Stash Dash FO #6

The sixth finished object for Stash Dash is a pair of Serpentine socks.

They're knit out of yarn I've dyed and spun. I'm really pleased with these, and how the pattern came out in these. It could have been more obvious in a yarn that's less variegated in color and thickness, but for me I'm pleased.

The pattern is easy to memorize once you get into it, but I did mess up in one place. Luckily I spotted it before I got to the same place on the second sock, so I made the same mistake there on purpose.

So far I've got 1852,6 meters/5000 meters for Stash Dash.

Stash Dash FO #5

My fifth finished object for Stash Dash is a small sweater out of handspun.

I've used handspun in different greens in this sweater, and some scraps of the same thickness to get enough. A real Stash Dashing sweater in other words!

So far I've got 1464,6 meters/5000 meters for Stash Dash.

Stash Dash FO #4

My fourth finished object for Stash Dash was a quick one; the Grantham hat.

I knit it out of Regia sock yarn, and it was a pleasant knit. Very intuitive and enjoyable, the pattern is simple, but easy to understand. The only modification I did was to knit an icord at the top and loop it, instead of a knotted tube. I will knit this pattern again, possibly with some colorwork next time.

So far I've got 1003,6 meters/5000 meters for Stash Dash.

Stash Dash FO #3

My third finished object for Stash Dash is the College Sweater.

The pattern is out of the book Strikk meir til Nøstebarn by Kathrine Gregersen, and it's in Norwegian. I knit it out of Drops Merino Extra Fine, and it's been dormant for a few months. I knit the sleeves and the body just fine, then I joined the sleeves to the body and promptly ran out of yarn. I had to order another skein, but it was out of stock so I've waited a good two months for it to be delivered. It arrived 3 days ago, just in time for Stash Dash! I'm so pleased to have it done, it's a simple raglan and a nice palate cleanser, but I was feeling so over it by now.

So far I've got 864,3 meters/5000 meters for Stash Dash.

Stash Dash FO #2

My second finished object for Stash Dash are my Diamond Gansey Socks.

They're knit out of The Uncommon Thread Tough Sock in the colorway Golden Praline on needles 2.5mm. The pattern is by Wendy D. Johnson. 

I bought this skein at Loop London back in 2013 during our honeymoon, and I've been hoarding it ever since, waiting for the right pattern to come along. I'm glad it's knit up now, because we are visiting London again this summer and I have a feeling my carry on will be rather full on the way back.

So far I've got 468,9 meters/5000 meters for Stash Dash.

Stash Dash FO #1

The first finished object of Stash Dash are my Almondine socks.

They're knit out of Malabrigo Sock on needle 2.5mm, and they were a treat. I was daunted before I started, because the pattern looks complicated, but it is one simple pattern chart repeated over and over, and easily memorized. 

I knit these in my size, 23.5cm long foot, and used 62 grams/249,4 meters.

So far I've got 249,4 meters/5000 meters for Stash Dash.

Stash Dash Start

The Knit Girlll's Stash Dash has begun! 

All details can be found in their Ravelry group.

Remember my goal?
I'm aiming to knit and spin 5000 meters of yarn from my stash from now until the end August 14th. It's a lofty goal, but I enjoy the challenge.

I thought of being monogamous to one project at a time, to make speedy process, but then I realized that doesn't work for me. I have the kind of job where I have time to knit in between "the battles", but I haven't got the time to untangle myself from a big sweater in the lap, or the concentration to read a pattern while I'm waiting. Socks are perfect for work-knitting, so parallel-knitting it is.

I'll be documenting my progress here on the blog too, but I'll mainly be active in the Ravelry group's Stash Dash thread. Why don't you join us?

Sharing: EXPLORE ADA - Dawn Riden: Fiber Artist

I want to share this video that I found on Dawning Dreams blog. It puts words to all my feelings about fiber arts, and it was so pleasant to watch.

Three Waters Farms Top Of The Month Club - May!

I got my first shipment of the Top Of The Month Club today, for the month of May. I normally get the packages in my mailbox, but when we returned from Lisbon on Saturday our mailbox was stuffed! The mailman must be skilled at Tetris, because there was not an inch in our box that wasn't filled with letters or packages. So I stopped by the postoffice today and got my club fiber. Let me present to you, Spring In My Heart: 

I love it! Spring was well on the way in Lisbon, and even though it has started here in Norway, it's been a couple rainy, gloomy days. I needed this injection of spring-color.

I've already started spinning it. I chose to split the top in three pieces, so the colors were like they had been in the pot together, if that makes sense. Then I split each of these three lengthwise into four pieces. So I've got twelve stripes to spin now.

I bundle them up while they're waiting to be spun. I want to get the stripes to repeat, so I'm making mini-skeins out of these. Each bundle will become one single, and then I'll 2-ply them into 6 small skeins. I'm thinking these will become finger less mittens during Stash Dash. 

3 Favorites - Week 4

Ravelry
"Ravelry is a community site, an organizational tool, and a yarn & pattern database for knitters and crocheters."
I can't say it any better myself. It's free to join and essential if you want to take part in the knitting and crochething world online. There are also innumerable groups you can join to find exactly those people you share interests with.

Etsy
"Etsy is a marketplace where people around the world connect, both online and offline, to make, sell and buy unique goods."
I use Etsy a lot. This is where indie crafters can share and sell their unique items. This is where I buy all my dyed fiber, home goods like tea towels, and unique gifts for my friends and family. I love creative people, and want to support them the best way I can; by buying their products.

WritingForums
This is the biggest and most active writing forum I've found for writing interested people. They have a nice setup of rules for when you can receive criticism on your work, and you need to be active in order to take advantage of this. I enjoy that, it forces people to give before they get. It also creates a way more alive community, which is the whole point of a forum. If you're interested in writing you should check this forum out,