Year NINE: Self-Imposed Year of Projects - Break for everyone! (Update #51)

Happy Sunday! We are here for my second-to-last installment of my Self-Imposed Year of Projects for 2020. Let's see what's happening, yeah?

FOs (Finished Objects)

1. Ewetopia Stripey Socks: started 15 November 2018; finished 29 January 2020
2. Tiny Turtle: started 7 November 2019; finished 30 January 2020
3. Mirkwood: started 9 February 2020; finished 17 February 2020
4. Campfire Socks: started 17 October 2018; frogged 9 April 2020
5. Sockhead: started 8 January 2020; finished 25 May 2020
6. Baby Yoda: started 14 March 2020; finished 13 June 2020
7. Abracadabra Socks: started 7 August 2018; finished 18 June 2020
8. Multi-Colored Merino Top (Viktor): started 16 January 2019; finished 30 June 2020
9. Oread Hat (test knit): started 2 July 2020; finished 11 July 2020
10. Prototype Something Something Raindrops: started 11 April 2019; finished 18 July 2020
11. Rose City Rollers: started 18 June 2020; finished 4 August 2020
12. Prototype Something Something (worsted): started 5 September 2020; finished 6 September 2020
13. Prototype Something Something cowl: started 11 September 2020; finished 17 October 2020
14. Basic Fingerless Mitts: started 6 September 2020; finished 19 November 2020

Not a thing, Sir. How about you? We ain't finished shit. I'm having a Spaceballs moment. Forgive me.

WIPs (Works-in-Progress) (These are carried over year to year if needed):

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): started 13 April 2018
5. Granny Square Blanket: started 28 April 2018
6. UW Ski Hat: started 11 July 2018
7. Purl & Loop Weaving Project: started 28 August 2018
8. Herbivore: started 15 November 2018
9. Linen Stitch Scarf: started 2 June 2020
10. Greenwood Fiberworks Dark BFL (Viktor): started 28 June 2020
11. Vanilla Socks: started 9 August 2020
12. Minecraft Socks: started 12 August 2020
13. Come Sail Away: started 17 October 2020

 

I would like to say that I'm on track to finish the baby blanket by next weekend but I'm pretty sure I'd be lying. It's not that I'm not working on it, because I totally am, but I think I've overestimated my knitting speed. I still have around 45-50 rows left (half of which are garter stitch) but I've not been knitting as much as I would like. Story of my life. I'm sure I'll have it finished before 2021 hits, though.

I did work on it though, I promise.

I also pulled out some granny squares and the Herbivore Shawl. Little Man and I watched Home Alone and Mickey's Christmas Carol the other night so I worked on both of those. I only managed one pattern repeat on the Herbivore shawl but that's fine. All forward progress is good progress.

But that's about it. I think.

OMFGLSGWTFBBQ Lists

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. Paradiddle Socks: started 19 October 2017 - write pattern (iteration: here)

Children's Items:
1. Oliver for Stormageddon (worsted weight - Stunning String Studio from Stitches West 2018) - I may change this to a different sweater using the same yarn
2. Honey Badger: (worsted weight - black & white acrylic I have banging around the stash)*
3. Mittens for Stormageddon (worsted weight probably)
4. I Love Stockinette Baby Bibs (worsted - cotton, acrylic, something)

Items for ME (Selfish Knitting FTW!):

1. Autopilot (worsted weight - Sincere Sheep Cormo Worsted or htNEVELE Worsted in Reveire)

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

3. Perianth (fingering weight - Knitcircus Trampoline in The Whole Enchilada)

4. Pembroke Scarf (fingering weight - Fresh From the Cauldron Schoodic Sock in Sookie)

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

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

7. Socks (fingering weight - I have tons...pick something!)

8. Washcloths/chewcloths (worsted weight - cotton)

9. Sockhead (fingering - I have tons...pick something!)

10. Age of Brass & Steam (Handspun purple/white barber pole)

Designs:

1. Christmas Stocking for Husband

2. Christmas Stocking for Little Man

3. Christmas Stocking for Stormageddon

4. Baby Blanket

Spinning:

1. Wonderland Dyeworks BFL

2. Mixed BFL

3. Allons-Y Fiber Arts Merino, Trilobal Nylon, Silk

4. Alpaca (from Lambtown 2014)

5. Fiberlady.com 100% Bamboo 

Dyeing:

1. Sock Blanks
2. Skeins of sock yarn

3. Anything else I find along the way

Other Fibery Endeavors:

1. Create project bag inventory

2. Update library inventory (on Ravelry) *in progress*

3. Update stash inventory (on Ravelry)

4. Stitch markers

5. Destash as necessary

6. Stash Fit

 

 

 

This past week was the boys' last week of school before the winter break. It was kind of a rough week in a few ways, mostly just trying to make sure we got through everything...which reminds me, we need to finish up some Science work for Little Man by Tuesday. That shouldn't be an issue but I don't want to forget. The boys are caught up on their work (aside from that one assignment noted above). We also received "class lists" for when (haha, really, no...it's if) we go to a Hybrid model. Little Man will be staying with his teacher in Distance Learning. Stormageddon will switch to the other Kinder teacher as she's doing Distance Learning but his teacher will be doing Hybrid. I'm not that fussed about it, because it's a really big if at this point.

Aside from that, Stormageddon's room had some overhauling done. Since his new bed was put in place, his toys were kind of all over, disorganized, etc. So, I spent a good portion of yesterday going through his toys, collecting things that went together (like puzzle pieces, cards for games, game pieces, blocks, etc.), tossing out things that were broken, and we have a bunch of stuff for donation, which is so delightful. I'm not 100% finished as we still need to go through his stuffed animals but the worst of it is done. Stuffed animals will be easy. He did work with me in the beginning but then he got bored. Honestly, it's easier to make decisions without him. There wasn't actually all that much that was thrown out. He doesn't tend to break/mutilate his toys like Little Man can so a lot of things were donated. 

 

On Stormageddon's last day of school, they had a project to make gingerbread houses out of paper bags. If they were in-person, they would have made them with cookies and candies. Little Man had the same teacher for Kindergarten and 1st grade that Stormageddon has this year for Kindergarten. So, I know what she does. But, this year is different so they made them with paper bags. It was still a cute project. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I've mentioned that's it's increasingly more difficult to catch a photograph of Little Man. He's getting to the "mom, don't take photos of me" stage of the...tween years. Is he officially a tween? He's ten. I don't know. Regardless, I caught this one while he was eating breakfast yesterday morning. He has no idea I took it.

 

 

 

 

Little Man and Stormageddon did an art project together...of sorts. Stormageddon drew the gingerbread man body and colored it; Little Man did the face (eyes & mouth) and the buttons down the front. But of course I couldn't get him in the photo...so, it's just Stormageddon showing off their work.

 

 

 

 

I hope you've had a lovely week and weekend and all that. I'm looking into my next Self-Imposed Year of Projects (I think) and how this year is shaping up and...well, we can talk about that later. 

 

This is how I feel about this year so far....and yes, my hair has gotten really long.