Year the TENTH: Self-Imposed Year of Projects - I'm sure there's a house underneath all these boxes... (Update #47)

 Woo, Sunday! I'm actually typing this on a Sunday for once! Go me! Let's talk about all the things (or likely a lack thereof)!

FOs (Finished Objects)
1. Greenwood Fiberworks Dark BFL (Viktor): started 28 June 2020; finished 17 January 2021
2. Boo-Yah: started 26 January 2021; finished 27 January 2021
3. Minecraft Socks: started 12 August 2020; finished 6 March 2021
4. Alpaca (Viktor): started 17 January 2021; finished 17 March 2021
5. Dyeing Project: started 9 April, 2021; finished 9 April 2021
6. El Panal Cowl: started 5 April 2021; finished 29 April 2021
7. Rose City Rollers: started 7 March 2021; finished 1 June 2021
8. Unknown Wool (Viktor): started 26 June 2021; finished 27 June 2021
9. Abstract Fibers Merino Tencel (Viktor): started 27 June 2021; finished 29 June 2021
10. Frabjous Fibers Merino Top (Viktor): started 30 June 2021; finished 2 July 2021
11. Allons-y Fiber Arts Merino (Viktor): started 4 July 2021; finished 7 July 2021
12. Rose City Rollers: started 1 June 2021; finished 12 August 2021
13. Flax for Stormageddon: started 29 April 2021; finished 31 August 2021
14. Waiting for Winter Mittens: started 11 September 2021; finished 21 September 2021
15. Waiting for Winter Mittens for Stormageddon: started 25 September 2021; finished 28 September 2021
16. Rose City Zombies: started 13 August 2021; finished 21 October 2021

Ha. Haha. HAHAHAHA! No. Move along.

 

WIPs (Works-in-Progress) *these are carried over year after year, as 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. Vanilla Socks: started 9 August 2020
11. Sand Drift Blanket: started 17 January 2021
12. Sockhead: started 27 September 2021

There is no knitting, there is only Zuul. Seriously. There has been no knitting. I can see a project bag on top of a box next to me and I'm pretty sure it's my Sockhead...but that's it. I can see it. I've done nothing with it. 

 

OMGLSGWTFBBQ

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)

 

Design Ideas:
1. Christmas Stocking for Husband
2. Christmas Stocking for Little Man
3. Christmas Stocking for Stormageddon
4. Baby Blanket
5. Stomping Grounds Collection

 

Items for ME (Selfish Knitting FTW!):
1. Rose's Wrist Warmers (DK weight - using Aran instead; hand-dyed Malabrigo Twist?)
2. Perianth (fingering weight - Knitcircus Trampoline in The Whole Enchilada)
3. Stranger Things Hat (worsted - Malabrigo Rios in Archangel)
4. Autopilot (worsted weight - Sincere Sheep Cormo Worsted or htNEVELE Worsted in Reveire)
5. Fine Tune (fingering weight - uses minis so maybe a rainbow type one with the Canon Hand Dyes?)*
6. Flax (worsted weight - Misty Alpaca in the Harry Potter colors)
7. Park Slope (fingering weight - Mountain Fibers Crazyfoot in Shamrock)
8. Undone (bulky - maybe the reclaimed yarn from the Freeport Vest?)
9. Socks (fingering weight - Bob knows I have enough so I should use it - maybe with the CSM)
10. Age of Brass & Steam (Handspun purple/white barber pole)
11. Radiate Shawl (fingering weight - Artfibers Carezza maybe?)

Children's Items/Knitting for others
1. Honey Badger: (worsted weight - black & white acrylic I have banging around the stash)*
2. Maybe a Flax for Little Man...maybe...

 

Utilitarian/Household Items
1. Garter Chevron Blanket (KP Mighty Stitch - may need to get some more black or white)
2. Diagonal Knit Dishcloths (cotton of some sort)
3. Reusable Produce Bag (cotton or acrylic of some sort - worsted)
4. Grandma's Favorite Dishcloth (cotton or maybe bamboo, depending on the use)

Spinning:

1. Wonderland Dyeworks BFL

2. Mixed BFL

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

4. Fiberlady.com 100% Bamboo 

Dyeing:

1. Sock Blanks (I think I have 5 left)

2. Random worsted/sport skeins (I have maybe 2-3 left)

3. Anything else I find along the way (I don't think there's anything else)

Other Fibery Endeavors:

1. Create project bag inventory

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

3. Update stash inventory (on Ravelry) *needs to be redone - after we move*

4. Stitch markers: kits and individual

5. Destash as necessary (it's always necessary)

6. Stash Fit

 

 

Moving is exhausting. 

Currently, we still have all the stager's stuff in our house (so there's an extra couch, end tables, coffee table, side table, dining table & chairs, rugs, mirrors, and wall hanging stuff....that's the worst of it, actually)...but it's making my house choppy and I've been unable to just shove all the boxes into one space into logical stacks by size. 

I'm kind of grumpy about it, actually. We have a buyer (hoooooray!) but they have a contingency on their offer of selling a house in Daly City. That's fine. The buyer is actually someone I've known for a few years now. I'm not particularly fussed about the fact that they want to sell the house in Daly City first. That's generally how things work outside of the Bay Area. But our realtor is kind of miffed about it because that's just not how it's done here. So, she doesn't want the stager to come get her stuff out because she's thinking the buyer is going to fall through and the we'll have to restage the house and she doesn't want to pay the stager twice. In the meantime, we have all this......shit in the way. Sorry. I'm grumpy about it. I want the stager's stuff gone. I want to organize the boxes so we can get an accurate box count so we can tell the moving company. Also, I just want space to move around and with that extra stuff in the front room, it's extremely difficult to work in there. 

With the boys home this week, not much happened. The boys spent far too much time playing video games, which is fine, honestly. I spent time packing, as you do. Husband had to work. So.....yeah, nothing terribly exciting. And this week is Thanksgiving break. This is the first time we've had a full week off for Thanksgiving, not that I really care all that much. I'm perfectly fine with them having just Wednesday-Friday off but apparently that wasn't good enough. ::sigh:: All we're going to be doing is packing, homework (for Stormageddon), reading (both kids), and having Thanksgiving here. Woot woot. Oh, and visiting friends down toward Santa Cruz next weekend (Saturday, I think). 

I don't even think I took many photos this week. Far too much packing...

I think last week I mentioned that Puppy had found a spot on the staging chair near the front window...well, here's proof. Unfortunately (for him) there are many boxes in the way so he can't quite get over there anymore.

We had our sewer lateral fixed this week, as well. Apparently it's a new(ish) thing in our county that when you sell a property, you have to have the sewer lateral inspected and repaired/replaced as needed. It's the sewer line from your house to the main sewer line. Generally speaking, it's not covered by your insurance and if it has something wrong, you're liable. Or so the mailers have been telling us for years. We finally got fed up last January and Husband called our homeowners insurance agent and asked what it would cost to add it. $25 per year (or around that)...and it covers tree roots and breaks and such in the line. So, we added it. And then we had the line checked because we're moving...and tree roots and such broke the line. What would have been a $9200 job cost us all of our deductible of $500. So, if you live in an area where you have a sewer lateral line, get it added to your insurance. Totally worth it.

They came on Friday and we were sure they were going to rip up from our deck to the back corner, including the sidewalk, and mess up the sprinklers....

No joke, that's what it looked like when they finished. They had to take out part of our deck (the step and a few of the boards) and then they dug downward to the line and had this nifty cable that pushed and pulled the old line out and put the new line in. And then they replaced the deck pieces. Aside from some dirt residue on the deck, it doesn't look like anything was done.

I also took Little Man to a movie on Friday afternoon. We went to the local Cineópolis to see Ghostbusters: Afterlife which was absolutely worth it. I may or may not have cried. Often. Also, if you see it, wait until the absolute end of the credits. Seriously. You won't be disappointed.

 

And that brings you all up to date with my boring life here in California. Lots of packing, no knitting, and that's about it. Exciting, right?

 

I hope you had a lovely week and weekend!