With Stash Dash upon us, the short answer is "everything" -- but barring that not particularly helpful or fulsome response, I thought I'd take you through a bit of a pictorial tour.
First -- remember those socks I cast on June 1? I knit the better part of the foot of one Whiz Bang sock (pattern by Sarah Shoo) before I decided I didn't like it. So I'm back to having two toes.
The yellowy ones to the left are going be Marigold by Pamela Wynne, because of reasons. The yarn is Highland Handmades Sugar Maple Sock in the "Fru's Hairy Balls" colorway. It was created as a fundraiser in 2014 for Sillyfru -- a podcaster and knitter who has been diagnosed with Hairy Cell Leukemia. The proceeds went to help pay for her medical costs, and I was happy to be a part of that.
The multi-colored yarn on the right is Knit Picks Stroll Hand-Painted in the "Spectrum" colorway. Those are the ones that tried (and failed) to be Whiz Bang socks. I think I'm going to try a toe-up version of Hermione's Everyday Socks instead. I'd hate to waste a perfectly good toe.
In other knitting news, I have a cowl on the go out of some yarn I picked up last winter from a dyer who was going out of business. This is Rambling Rose Yarns Divine: Merino Sock in the "Midnight Blue" colorway.
This is the Trifle Cowl by the Sorting Hat from the Harry Potter Knitting and Crochet House Cup. This term the Headmistress' Challenge is to participate in a Cowl Mystery Knit or Crochet-along. I'm doing the knit version, and so far I really like it! (I did cheat and look at other people's clues before committing ... mystery knitalongs being somewhat of a gamble.) I like it though!
Next up is my Lionberry Shawl. The pattern is by Narniel of Endor (er, that's what it says in Ravelry anyway. I suspect her mother didn't give her that name, but I dig her choice of fandoms, so.)
It's a crescent shaped shawl, with distinct sections of texture. I am calling the project "For Aslan," and am knitting it with Him in mind. The yarn is Lost City Knits Pathways sock yarn in "Rumpelstiltskin." I picked it up specifically with this shawl in mind at Stitches South this April. So far I'm loving working with the yarn.
I'm also working on Bifrost by Cate Carter-Evans. The yarn is her Infinite Twist Helix base, and the colors just make me salivate.
The scarf will run through a full rainbow before it's done. It's happiness in squashy garter stitch. I might decide to mattress stitch the whole business closed when I'm done and turn it into an infinity scarf. I'll decide when I get there.
In crochet news, I'm still plugging away at my Cosy Stripes blanket by Lucy of Attic24. It's amazing how quickly three stripes a week will grow a blanket. Especially when compared to "no stripes per week" which is how much I was working on it before.
That's folded in thirds, and there's another three feet or so hanging on the other side of the chair. I really want to get this done though -- both because I am nearly as tired of it as I love it (which is a lot) but also because this bad boy is going to net me around 4000 meters for Stash Dash. Big blanket is big.
My Circles to Squares Afghan is so close I can taste it. All the squares are done and I've started crocheting it together.
It looks a little wobbly now, but an outer border should help tidy it up. Here's a close up of what the back looks like:
I rather like the ridges it makes.
So that's the majority of what I've been working on lately. It's rather a lot, but in this case "lately" really means, "I've touched it in the past two weeks."
That doesn't actually make it any saner, does it?
