Year of Projects 2026-2027: Week 8

This is my first post for the Year of Projects challenge & as I have found the group only in the past few days, my first update will be a little on the shorter side. I have been been enjoying working on some of my WIPs this week. Here’s what I have been working on:

Ridgeline Duster

This is mindless knit project but also one that grows quite quickly. Design is from Chantel at Knitatude. I started this on 26 July and I’m almost done with one of the front panels. The construction for the collar was interesting and clever. I really enjoyed starting this project.

Project Details: knit on 5.50mm (US 9) needles using James C Brett Shhh DK in Whisper Grey.

Advent Banner

I have graviated towards my cross stitch projects this week, well 1 project in particular. This has been a WIP for a while. Started on 7 July 2022, I don’t have masses left to complete. The banner will read Jingle All The Way when finished. This was a design by Sarah Elizabeth Stitches (me in a former life, when I was a cross stitch designer.) It was the project I created for an cross stitch advent box in 2022. I had intended to finish the model for the big reveal after the advent box had been released. Sadly, I never did. My goal is to finish it this year so that I can finally display this in my home.

I did run out of DMC 3831 & 778 last week which thankfully arrived this week from Lakeside Needlecrafts. I was able to colour complete both of these colours once I had the new skeins. I have only got colour 927 to stitch now on the final 6 letters. This is so close to a finish.

Project Details: stitched on 14ct plastic canvas from Darice using DMC thread 2 strands over 1.

That’s it for this week. Hope your week has been a good one.

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5 responses to “Year of Projects 2026-2027: Week 8”

  1. knittingissofun Avatar

    Your sweater looks really pretty. What a nice shade of grey for the yarn. Your cross stitch Christmas banner looks so fun. What a great decoration. My parents had a somewhat similar Christmas banner. It was Santa and Mrs Santa’s clothes hanging on a clothesline. Dad would put it up every year. I regret now not keeping it when they passed. Welcome to the group of bloggers. Hope you enjoy it. I sure have.

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  2. nypeapod Avatar

    What lovely knitting and crosstitch.

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  3. Becki Avatar

    Welcome to YOPing, Sarah! Your sweater looks so beautifully knit. And your Advent banner is going to be a fun addition to your holiday. This summer I came into possession of a BUNCH of plastic canvas magazines that were in a box of craft publications I bought at library sale. While I told myself, “I do NOT need another hobby”, as I sorted and donated the majority of what was in the box, I couldn’t resist keeping a few of the plastic canvas magazines that had Christmas ornament stitch patterns. Maybe you’ll inspire me to actually make some of them. I had not thought to use embroidery thread in making them. So glad to see such close-ups of your work. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  4. Donna (DJCstitches) Avatar

    Hi, welcome to YOP. I am a bit of a straggler but I’m trying to keep up. Your duster looks very soft. I bet that will be amazing when it’s done. That will probably be a favorite to wear. I have some cross stitch kits and projects to do but I have too many hobbies. I really want to try some painting so that has to be next. I do hear the cross stitch calling though.

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  5. highlandheffalump Avatar

    Welcome to our group, sorry I late commenting. That will be a fabulous decoration for your home during advent when it is finished.

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