Stash Dash FO #22

The 22nd finished for Stash Dash is a Holly for myself. 

I love Ankestrick's patterns, she writes really well. They're complex patterns, in my opinion not suited for brand new knitters, but perfect if you want a sweater that will fit you so well.

I made some changes, because I know my body. I knit a size small over my chest, large for my arms and just kept increasing for my lower body. I like my summer tops loose and breezy. 

I might just knit this sweater again, it was really fun and I'm going to wear this a lot this summer!

For Stash Dash:

So far I've got 7012,2 meters/5000 meters for Stash Dash.

Stash Dash FO #21

The 21st finished object for Stash Dash is my second attempt at backwards longdraw.

This time I used a carded batt I had made earlier out of some Norwegian wool, and then dyed. I had left more lanolin in this, and I wanted to see how that affected the drafting. It's a lot fuzzier than my first attempt, but I'm satisfied. They'll make great mittens.

For Stash Dash:
So far I've got 6013,2 meters/5000 meters for Stash Dash.

Stash Dash FO #20

The 20th finished object for Stash Dash is Spring Come True, a Falkland braid from Three Waters Farm.

I divided the braid into the colors so I could make a gradient. I then spun the entire single on one bobbin, and chain plied it.

I had a plan to knit this up, but it's just too precious! This will be a hoarded skein of yarn <3

For Stash Dash:

So far I've got 5947,2 meters/5000 meters for Stash Dash.

Stash Dash FO #19

The 19th FO for Stash Dash is my first attempt at backwards longdraw. 

I hand carded the fiber. There's some Norwegian sheep in there, mohair, polwarth and bamboo. 

I got these little clouds to spin from. 

And ended up with this. I'm very pleased with the variation of color in the finished yarn. Backwards longdraw was not as hard as I had imagined. I bought Jacey Boggs Faulkner's "From Worsted to Woolen" Craftsy class. It was worth every cent!

For Stash Dash:

So far I've got 5708,2 meters/5000 meters for Stash Dash.

Stash Dash FO #18

The 18th FO for Stash Dash is a pair of socks for Maria.

These are knit out of white Drops Fabel, and then I dyed them dark blue once I was told what colors she liked. They're rather plain, because she's not a woman to wear attention-seeking socks, but I made a simple braid in the ribbing, by knitting a K2tog Cable.

For Stash Dash:

So far I've got 5643,4 meters/5000 meters for Stash Dash.

Stash Dash FO #17

The 17th finished object for Stash Dash is another skein of handspun. This time meant for a sweater.

These are the final 221 meters out of a total 684 meters. The wool is norwegian from my family's farm. I've processed it from the raw wool, to the carding and through to these skeins.

I'm hoping it'll become a cropped sweater, or in worst case scenario a warming vest.

For Stash Dash:

So far I've got 5459,1 meters/5000 meters for Stash Dash.

Stash Dash FO #16

The 16th finished object for Stash Dash is the Basic Tam. This I knit for the Alphabet KAL.

It's out of Regia Tweed 6-ply, and I did the colorwork as I went along. 

It is sadly enough yet another hat that doesn't fit me at all, but fit my husband perfectly. His hat-basket will be well-filled this winter ... 

For the Alphabet KAL:

June's letters are A-F.

My pattern: Basic Tam

Points earned: 1
Total points in June: 7

For Stash Dash:

So far I've got 5237,7 meters/5000 meters for Stash Dash.

Stash Dash FO #15

This is a double dipper and a goal achiever! My 15th finished object for Stash Dash is the handspun for The Knit Girllls/Three Waters Farm SAL/KAL; my Honky Tonk! It is also the object to push me over the goal line of Stash Dash. 

I aimed to spin a bit thicker and looser than I'm used to with this. It's 100% BFL, so it lends itself nicely to those requirements. I did however not succeed entirely, so it's a bit thick and thin in spots.

I do love how much of the blue came out in the final skein, I'm very weak for turquoise. 

Now I need to get on with the knit part of the SAL/KAL. I just need to decide on a pattern first.

For Stash Dash:

So far I've got 5106,5 meters/5000 meters for Stash Dash.

I wish I had aimed for the 10k for Stash Dash, I just didn't anticipate to reach the goal so fast, and I really didn't think I'd get close to 10 000 meters. Therefore I'm putting my personal goal at 8000 meters from here and on.

Stash Dash FO #14

My 14th finished object for Stash Dash is another babyhat. I knit this as a baptism gift for a little girl born earlier this year. Her mother likes purple, and I had a skein of Sisu left over from last Christmas' gift knitting.

This is an easy knit. It's knit flat and then seamed for some centimeters in the back. The border is optional; I just wanted to go all out girly, since the happy mother likes that.

For Stash Dash:

So far I've got 4863,5 meters/5000 meters for Stash Dash.

Stash Dash FO #13

The 13th finished object for Stash Dash, is also a hat that I'm knitting for the Alphabet KAL, called the Caramel Slouch.

I really enjoyed knitting this hat. It starts with the brim, that is knit over just 16 stitches back and forth till it reaches around the head. Then new stitches are picked up for the head. I knit it out of Beiroa that I bought at Retrosaria Rosa Pomar in Lisbon. It's Portuguese wool and smells so pleasant of sheep (I've got a stash of it). Next time I knit this hat I will knit it a little more slouchy, but otherwise this is the perfect beanie!

For the Alphabet KAL:

June's letters are A-F.

My pattern: Caramel Slouch

Colorway: Four Zero One

Points earned: 2
Total points in June: 6

For Stash Dash:

So far I've got 4758,7 meters/5000 meters for Stash Dash.

Stash Dash FO #12

The 12th finished object for Stash Dash, is a hat that I'm originally knitting for the Alphabet KAL, called the Barley hat.

This is a really nice, simple pattern by Tin Can Knits, that I will be knitting again. I had meant to knit it for me, but 3 inches in I thought it looked small. I checked my gauge, and true enough; I was way off. So it became a toddler hat instead, meaning this was a really quick knit; less than one nightshift worth of work.

For the Alphabet KAL: 
June's letters are A-F.

My pattern: Barley

Yarn company: Du Store Alpakka

Colorway: Eight Three Four

Points earned: 3 points + 1 bonus point

For Stash Dash:
So far I've got 4656,4 meters/5000 meters for Stash Dash.

Stash Dash FO #11

The 11th finished object for Stash Dash, is the Still Light Tunic that I've been working on for almost exactly one year now.

It's not a hard knit, nor is it unwanted, but it does require some brain power with those increases and pockets. I knit the first part, the raglan, quickly. But when I got to the beginning of those pockets, I wasn't in an emotional state to focus on patterns and numbers. So it got tossed in the basket for a long while. 

After some months I picked it back up again and did the increases. I then knit both sleeves in the matter of 2 quiet night shifts at work, and got real tired of it again. By now it was winter, with only 3 hours of daylight, and all I had left was grey stockinette in the round for an eternity. Back in the basket it went.

I picked it up again for Stash Dash and this week I've been monogamous to it. I've got few WIPs left in the basket and this was by far the biggest one, so I figured I'd finish it before I cast on something new.

Now it's done, and I'm so very pleased with it. I can't wait for autumn to come, because I know I'll get a lot of wear out of this. There is nothing I love more than a grey wool dress to wear with colorful accessories. 

So far I've got 4568,6 meters/5000 meters for Stash Dash.

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.

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.