Year SEVEN: Self-Imposed Year of Projects - Update #27

Happy Sunday! Let's get moooooooving :)


FOs (Finished Objects)
1. Adare: started 30 December 2017; finished 5 January 2018
2. Luck o' the Irish Cowl: started 31 December 2017; finished 14 January 2018
3. Rasta Scarf: started 19 January 2018; finished 10 February 2018
4. Rastarmulke (v2): started 10 February 2018; finished 10 February 2018
5. Gamer Bag: started 28 September 2017; frogged 16 February 2018
6. Oh, She Is a Bad Nut: started 11 August 2016; frogged 16 February 2018
7. Garter Stitch Baby Blanket: started 6 July 2017; finished 3 April 2018
8. Pattern submission: started 19 March 2018; finished 3 April 2018
9. Tiny Narwhal: started 5 April 2018; finished 6 April 2018
10. Tiny Narwhal: started 5 April 2018; finished 6 April 2018
11. Hat for Little Man: started 19 April 2018; finished 27 May 2018
12. River's Edge Fiber Arts Falkland Merino (wheel): started 19 May 2018; finished 2 June 2018
13. Smooth Operator Socks: started 13 October 2016; finished 12 June 2018

Nope. Nothing new to see here. Maybe next week, kids :)



WIPs (Works-in-Progress) These are carried over from the last Year of Projects....or longer.
1. Wink: started 5 January 2015
2. Stomping Grounds Collection: started 26 February 2017
3. Hat Design: started 20 March 2017
4. Unnamed Hat Design: started 14 August 2017
5. Shetland Neck Wool (support spindle): started 8 September 2017
6. Paradiddle Prototype: started 19 October 2017
7. Returning: started 14 January 2018
8. Frankensocks: started 1 March 2018
9. Faerie Mountain Fibers Crazy Batt (EEW Mini Spinner): started 13 April 2018
10. Granny Square Blanket (1): started 28 April 2018
11. Clapotis: started 29 June 2018

I didn't get a lot of knitting done this past week, honestly. I finished up the leg and the heel flap on the Paradiddle Prototype sock and realized that I was running low on yarn. I was sure I had a leftover ball from the first pair of socks I made out of the same yarn (Vanilla Socks).....except I didn't. I ransacked my bits stash for the rogue ball of leftover yarn and finally looked at the project page for the first pair of socks and realized that I had, in fact, broken into the second ball of yarn......meaning I had less than a full skein to start with. I am going to run out of yarn....and, of course, it's a discontinued yarn (and company, as Colinette is no more either). Luckily, I found someone on Ravelry with a skein of it for sale and I've paid for it and I should have it tomorrow. But, you know, I'm trying to reduce my stash. ::sigh:: But, it's coming. And I finished the heel flap.

I also worked a little bit on the Returning Shawl this week. It was my car knitting when we went to Santa Rosa. I think I'm at the point where I start working the second color but I have to double check. And then I need to figure out what I'm going to use for contrast colors. I should maybe get on that soon.

I also worked on the Clapotis shawl. I don't know if I'm going to make it as wide as the original. I haven't decided yet. I only have the two skeins of yarn so I may have to weigh things out and go from there. Or not. I could just wing it. But I did work on it.

And Tour de Fleece started yesterday. We probably shouldn't talk about that. We were busy yesterday and no spinning happened. I did fondle some fiber.......

In addition to that, I did some dyeing this week. I dyed 11 skeins of yarn and a braid of merino fiber (Malabrigo undyed, which I fondled yesterday to make sure it was dry - the extent of my TdF beginnings yesterday). I'm going to have to start selling this stuff because it's taking over my stash. I haven't bothered to take photos, though. I might want to get on that. Most of them need re-skeining. I might think about that this week. Maybe not.



OMGLSGWTFBBQ Lists:

Children's Items
1. Stuffed toy for my Devil Niece (so-called because her initials are TAZ)
2. Undetermined hat for Stormageddon
3. Mittens for Stormageddon
4. Oliver for Stormageddon (worsted weight - Stunning String Studio from Stitches West 2018)
5. Lancelot for Little Man (worsted weight - green Plymouth Encore)
6. Dandy Sir Cephalopod (worsted weight - Red Creek blue, probably for #1 on this list)

Items for ME (selfish knitting FTW!)
1. Brickless (worsted - Miss Babs Yowza in "Celebration") *
2. Honey Badger (fingering - BMFA STR L - one of the ones from Carrie)
3. Park Slope (fingering - Mountain Fibers Crazyfoot)
4. Maya's Shawl (bulky - Plucky Silk Merino Aran)
5. Companion Mitts (fingering - BMFA STR orange from Carrie) *
6. Forest Cardi (worsted - Baah Shasta in "London Blue" and....something....)
7. Flax (worsted - Cascade 220 in "Royal Blue" or Misti Alpaca Harry Potter color)
8. Jag in Garter Stitch (fingering - KP Palette grey and Artfibers Carezza)
9. Reichenbach (fingering - AVFKW Slick or BMFA STR-M in "Vintage")
10. Sockhead (fingering - Madelinetosh Merino Light)
11. Moab (fingering - Wollmeise in "Lavender")
12. Pumpkin Pie (DK - Kangaroo Dyer orange)
13. Age of Brass & Steam (DK - Berroco Comfort DK)
14. Anne's Sweater (sport - Artfibers something)
15. Moyen Age (fingering - Vice special order either grey or green)
16. Clapotis (calls for Aran weight but I think I'm going to use this)

Random Things
1. Pop Blanket (worsted - may need to order some yarn for this)
2. University of Wisconsin Ski Hat kit
3. University of Wisconsin Christmas Stocking kit
4. University of Wisconsin Button Beanie kit
5. Xandu Snowflake Cowl (fingering - two contrasting colors)

Designs
1. Susan's Hat *started* - need new prototype & write pattern
2. Little Man's Baby Blanket *started* - write pattern
3. Paradiddle Socks  *started* - need prototype & write pattern
4. Pacific Waves Hat *started* - need another prototype & write pattern
5. Fall in San Francisco *started* - need another prototype & write pattern
6. Stormageddon's Baby Blanket - need prototype & write pattern
7. Cabled pullover (grey look-alike sweater - Old Navy hooded sweater with cable) - need sketch,
grading, swatch, prototype, & write pattern
8. Christmas stocking for Little Man - need charts, prototype, & write pattern (maybe)
9. Christmas stocking for Stormageddon - need charts, prototype, & write pattern (maybe)
10. Christmas stocking for Husband - need charts, prototype, & write pattern (maybe)
11. Stomping Grounds collection *started* - need everything: charts, prototypes, swatches, etc.

Spinning
1. AVFKW Merino Silk
2.  Abstract Fiber Merino Tencel
3. Allons-Y Fiber Arts 18.5 Micron Merino
4. Allons-Y Fiber Arts Merino, Trilobal Nylon, Silk
5. Alpaca (from Lambtown 2014)
6. Ambrosia & Bliss Rambouillet Top
7. Anne's Fiber Expressions
8. Ashland Bay Fiber Merino Top
9. BMFA Handpainted Roving
10. Bramble Wool Farm Shetland Wool

Dyeing
1. Gaia (worsted)
2. Euro Sock 6-ply or BFL Sock (I can't remember which one I have)
3. Whatever else I find in the bag...I have a bag...or maybe a couple of bags....sock blanks, some more BFL sock....

Other Fibery Endeavors
1. Stitch markers
2. Vintage patterns into Rav database
3. Inventory of books & loose patterns (update)
4. Inventory of PDF patterns (update)
5. Update yarn inventory (make sure it's up-to-date)/destash
6. Inventory project bags (Erin Lane, I'm looking at you)

Husband took this past week off form work and the hol on the 4th just further messed up my days. I spent Monday thinking it was Friday, Wednesday thinking it was Saturday, Thursday thinking it was Sunday, and yesterday was somehow the right day, even though I was sure Saturday had happened at least twice in there. I'm not quite sure how all that happened but it did. 

We harvested our first cucumbers. They're currently in the big jar in the fridge, pickling properly. They should be good to go in a week or so. In the meantime, we have more coming. 

It's been awhile since the boys and I have had a trunk picnic at Target but we needed to go the other day for dog food and a few other random amenities. And it was lunchtime. And we were out. So we grabbed a little Pizza Hut Pan Pizza, a banana (because Stormageddon was being himself), a couple of milks, and called it good. 

Other events this week included a playdate/pool party with a classmate of Little Man's. They've actually not been in the same class the last two years but they are in the same grade, I know the parents, and one of this classmate's younger brothers is dragged to the gym with dad and is Stormageddon's age (and they're totally buddies).....so it was fine. Unfortunately, Little Man got sunburned on his shoulders :( We've been gooping him up with the green aloe gel stuff. Poor kiddo. The crazy part is that he had sunscreen on....but I didn't reapply like you're supposed to. So, it's kind of my fault. 

That night, Mama went out with some other parent friends. Much alcohol was consumed.....and even though I'm very out of practice because I hardly ever drink, I still drank everyone under the table. 

I think I wound up having......six or seven mixed drinks. The lovely lady sitting across from us in the bottom photo was keeping up with me and she was a little bit more tipsy than I was. Honestly, I would have been fine driving, other than tired. I wouldn't have driven but I would have been fine. 

On Saturday, one of Little Man's best friends had his birthday party so we were there. It was at a park and all was well. I made sure to sunscreen him properly. He was fine, other than hot and he had sunscreen in his eyes. ::sigh:: I just can't win. After the birthday party, I went out with some other mom friends for dinner and drinks. There's a new German Beer & Brat place here in town so we tried that. 

My photo is sideways and I don't care. That was my dinner. Mmmmmmmm.....cheddar brat....and pomegranate cider. That didn't make for a late night, at least. 

Anyway, I hope to get spinning today....but we have two more birthday parties to go to today. Yesterday Little Man said, "okay, mama, we have two more parties, right? After that, can we stay home all week?" 

I think he's peopled out. I don't blame him.

I hope you're having a lovely weekend :)