Year Eight: Self-Imposed Year of Projects - Does laundry ever end? (Update #21)

Happy Sunday!


FO's (Finished Objects): 
1. Age of Brass & Steam: started 10 August 2018; finished 7 January 2019
2. Sockhead for Little Man: started 29 November 2018; finished 25 January 2019
3. Cowl for Miss Sylvie: started 18 January 2019; finished 9 April 2019

Nothing new. Not surprising...

WIPs (Works-in-Progress) (These are carried over year to year)
1. Wink: started 5 January 2015
2. Shetland Neck Wool (support spindle): started 8 September 2017

3. Returning: started 14 January 2018

4. Faerie Mountain Fibers Crazy Batt (EEW Mini Spinner): started 13 April 2018

5. Granny Square Blanket: started 28 April 201

6. Clapotis: started 29 June 2018

7. University of Wisconsin Ski Hat: started 28 July 2018 

8. Abracadabra Socks: started 7 August 2018

9. Purl & Loop Weaving Project: started 28 August 2018

10. Campfire Socks: started 17 October 2018

11. Herbivore: started 15 November 2018
12. Ewetopia Stripey Socks: started 15 November 2018
13. Multi-Colored Merino Top (Viktor): stared 16 January 2019
14. Prototype Something Something Raindrops: started 11 April 2019
15. Vanilla Fingerless Mitts: started 16 May 2019

I almost feel silly posting anything this week. I did very little knitting. I think I worked on the Prototype for a few rounds but that was it. I was busy doing other things...



Design WIPs  (New section, specifically for design WIPs):
1. Messed Up Moss: started March 2009 - write pattern as PDF (iterations: first, second)
2. Susan's Hat: started 31 August 2010 - need new prototypes & write the pattern (iterations: first, second, third, mini, fifth, sixth)
3. Little Man's Baby Blanket: started July 2010 - need new prototype & write pattern (iteration: here)
4. Chunky Scarf: started 6 October 2012 - need new prototype & write pattern (iteration: here)
5. Pacific Waves Hat: started 9 March 2016 - need new prototype & write the pattern (iterations: first, second, third)
6. Fall in San Francisco: started 18 September 2016 - need new prototype & write pattern (iterations: first, second)
7. Stomping Grounds Collection: started 26 February 2017 - need prototypes & write patterns 
8. Unnamed Hat Design: started 14 August 2017 - need various weight yarn prototypes & write pattern (iterations: first, second)
9. Rastarmulke: started 20 November 2017 - write pattern (iterations: first, second)
10. Paradiddle Socks: started 19 October 2017 - write pattern (iteration: here)

Let's just keep moving along here...we'll talk about this eventually, right?

OMGLSGWTFBBQ Lists

Challenges (this is new for 2019)

1. Knit 2 granny squares a month (average) until I'm out of yarn (for the Granny Square Blanket in my WIP list above - I started with four cakes, I've finished two and started the third...I bought a fifth, though, for more choices): It's May and I've started the 9th square.....but that's as far as I've gotten. Oops.

2. Knit 1 dishcloth a month (average): I've not knit a single one, though I really need to. I only have a couple for the kitchen right now....

3. Submit and/or publish 4 designs this year. 

Children's Items

1. Oliver for Stormageddon (worsted weight - Stunning String Studio from Stitches West 2018)

2. Minecraft Socks for Little Man (fingering weight - Tosh Sock in Plaid Blanket?)

3. Mittens for Stormageddon (probably worsted weight of some sort)

4. Tardis Beanie (worsted weight - Cascade Yarns Venezia in Blue Velvet & Grey)

5. Holiday Countdown Stockings (worsted weight - might need to buy yarn for this one...) x2 sets (because 2 children)

6. Smaug Hat (worsted weight - Malabrigo Rios in Archangel)

7. Mirkwood (bulky weight - MadTosh Chunky in either Charcoal or Lowland)

Items for Me (Selfish Knitting FTW!)

1. Fornicating Deer Hat / Basic Lined Hat (worsted weight - Barrett Wool Co. Worsted Weight in Huron & Stationery from Stitches West 2018)

2. Pembroke Scarf (fingering weight - pick anything 400+ yds, it should work)

3. Brickless (worsted weight - Miss Babs Yowza in Celebration)

4. Nightlock (fingering weight - Sun Valley Fibers Merino/Nylon Fingering in Onyx & Sunshine Yarns Classic Sock in May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor)

5. Honey Badger (fingering weight - one of the BMFA STR that I got from Carrie)

6. Park Slope (fingering weight - Mountain Fibers Crazyfoot in Shamrock)

7. Irisa Cowl (aran weight - pick something 200+ yds and it'll be fine)

8. Flax (worsted weight - Misty Alpaca in the Harry Potter colors)

9. Xandu Snowflake Cowl (as a hat; fingering weight - G. Sheller Merino/Silk Fingering in Natural & YOTH Little Brother in Caviar)

10. Spider Slouch (worsted weight - Plucky Scholar in One Hit Wonder)*

11. Moyen Age (fingering weight - Vice Yarns special order)

12. Pop Blanket (worsted weight - box of Knit Picks...may need to order more)

13. University of Wisconsin Button Beanie (came as a kit)

14. University of Wisconsin Christmas Stocking (came as a kit)

15. Morvarch (fingering weight - Wollmeise that I used the first time)

16. Down the Rabbit Hole (self-stripe fingering weight - White Birch Fiber Arts Merino/Nylon Self-Stripe in Rainbow Ash)

17. Tombreck (Aran weight - hand-dyed Malabrigo Twist or handspun Purple BFL)

18. Stormont (worsted weight - MadTosh 80/10/10 in Molly Ringwald)

19. Rose's Wrist Warmers (DK weight - using Aran instead; hand-dyed Malabrigo Twist?)

20. Northeasterly (Sock or DK weight - but really, I can use whatever as long as I have enough)* 

Dishcloth Patterns (for Challenges - these are just ideas!)

1. Grandmother's Waffle Washcloth

2. Kitchen Towel (as a washcloth - leave off the top/mirror bottom)

3. Tribble

4. Variation on a Theme

5. Checker-Square Garter Dishcloth

6. Seamless Circular & Hexagonal Cloths

7. Honeycomb Dishcloth

8. Almost Lost Washcloth

9. Leafy Washcloth

10. Sunburst Dishcloth

11. Starfish Cloth

12. Roll Out the Barrels 

Designs

1. Stormageddon's Baby Blanket - need prototype & write pattern

2. Cabled pullover (grey look-alike sweater - Old Navy hooded sweater with cable) - need sketch, grading, swatch, prototype, & write pattern

3. Christmas stocking for Little Man - need charts, prototype, & write pattern (maybe)

4. Christmas stocking for Stormageddon - need charts, prototype, & write pattern (maybe)
5. Christmas stocking for Husband - need charts, prototype, & write pattern (maybe)

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. Sock Blanks (10) from Vice Yarns
2. Anything else I find in the stash...or pick up along the way....

Other Fibery Endeavors
1. Stitch markers and/or stitch marker kits
2. Vintage patterns into Rav database & my Rav Library

3. Update inventory of loose patterns & books (spreadsheet & Rav Library)

4. Update inventory of PDF patterns (Rav Library)

5. Update yarn inventory (make sure it's up-to-date)/destash

6. Inventory project bags (Erin Lane, I'm looking at you)

7. Get the Etsy Shop up and running with all the things! Or something. Maybe not an Etsy shop...

This past week was spent trying to get accustomed to my "new normal" with fitting in work hours as well as our everyday life. With that said, it's no wonder that I have four laundry baskets with clean clothes sitting nearby. I'm going to have to put them away today or we're going to run out of underwear. 

In addition to that, a few things occurred that were not part of our normal routine anyway, including a trip across the bay to have my tire repaired. ::sigh:: Husband got the tires in February (do you remember the debacle while I was locked in the gym all weekend - the one where Little Man puked in my car, Stormageddon had a tantrum, Husband ran over a construction sign and ripped my skid plate to shreds....he got tires on my car that weekend, also).....luckily, he got the roadside hazard coverage so if I get a nail stuck in it, it either gets repaired or I get a new tire. In this case, it was a repair, at no charge.......but Stormageddon and I were at Walmart in Union City for over 3 hours. We went right after his swimming lessons on Tuesday afternoon. We walked the entirety of that place (except the toy aisles) several times, visited the fish tanks several times, ate lunch at McDonald's, and we finally left just before 5pm (which is during rush hour ::sigh::). 

This pretty much sums up how I felt about our trip to Walmart on Tuesday. 

Because we spent most of Tuesday in Union City, I didn't get any of my work done.....so I was playing catch-up on Wednesday, which was fine. That night, Little Man's school had Open House and the Art Show.

This was one of my favorites. He had five or six pieces on display in the gym and this was one of my favorites. I really like the trash panda. We also visited his classroom, they did a little musical performance, showed us some of the work they had been doing all year, and they could show us other things they do in the classroom. We also visited some of the other classrooms. Little Man's kinder/1st grade teacher has new baby chicks in her class and one of the 1st/2nd classes has a chinchilla. 

Unfortunately, we had a little mishap on our way to Open House.....you can't see it in this next photo but the one after it, you can see it...

While we were walking onto the school grounds, Stormageddon tripped over his own feet as he was trying to grab my hand and fell ass over tea kettle, smacking his head on the cement. He's just got a lump there, no blood....but he was rightfully upset for a bit. He got lots of kisses. 

The rest of the week was kind of a blur because I was busy doing things like laundry and working and trying to keep up.....

I don't know that I did all that well...because as I mentioned above, I have four baskets of clean laundry sitting next to me. Oops. 

Little Man had swimming lessons on Thursday. He made a "seat" out of some rocks....I don't even know. I love that boy. He's so creative. 

Anyway, it's Memorial Day weekend around here. We're making pulled pork for tomorrow, I'm going to see Avengers Endgame today. Little Man had an impromptu sleepover on Friday night. It's been one of those weeks. I hope you've had a lovely week and weekend!