Year SEVEN: Self-Imposed Year of Projects - Update #49

Happy Sunday! Let's get going :)


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
14. MaryAnn Wool (wheel): started 9 July 2018; finished 12 July 2018
15. Malabrigo Nube (wheel): started 12 July 2018; finished 20 July 2018
16. Paradiddle Prototype: started 19 October 2017; finished 31 July 2018
17. Frankensocks: started 1 March 2018; finished 2 August 2018
18: Cup Cozy: started 22 September 2018; finished 22 September 2018
19. Sockhead: started 11 September 2018; finished 2 November 2018
20. Violet Waffles: started 15 November 2018; finished 16 November 2018
21. Violet Waffles: started 16 November 2018; finished 28 November 2018

Every week I continue to feel like Office Barbrady. Nothing to see here, move along now, sir.

::sigh::


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 (based on that project): started 14 August 2017
5. Shetland Neck Wool (support spindle): started 8 September 2017
6. Returning: started 14 January 2018
7. Faerie Mountain Fibers Crazy Batt (EEW Mini Spinner): started 13 April 2018
8. Granny Square Blanket (1): started 28 April 2018
9. Clapotis: started 29 June 2018
10. Safari Duo - Ella the Elephant: started 11 July 2018
11. University of Wisconsin Ski Hat: started 11 July 2018
12. Abracadabra Socks: started 7 August 2018
13. Age of Brass & Steam Shawl: started 10 August 2018
14. Purl & Loop Weaving Project: started 28 August 2018
15. Campfire Socks: started 17 October 2018
16. Herbivore: started 15 November 2018
17. Ewetopia Stripey Socks: started 15 November 2018
18. Random Hat: started 28 November 2018
19. Sockhead for Little Man: started 29 November 2018

Admittedly, there hasn't been much knitting this week. Or crocheting. I worked a bit on the new Sockhead hat but I'm still in the midst of ribbing hell so it's going to be awhile. I also pulled out my Granny Square Blanket and worked a bit on the current square (which is my 6th one).

I pulled out the finished five and took a quick photo. I can figure out the order I worked them, based on how the colors are. I started with the top one. Then I did the bottom right, then the bottom left, then the top right, and lastly, the top left. The sixth one is maybe three rounds from being finished. That's lovely.

I think that was about it for actual yarn work this week. I was busy doing other things.



OMGLSGWTFBBQ Lists:

Children's Items
1. Mittens for Stormageddon
2. Oliver for Stormageddon (worsted weight - Stunning String Studio from Stitches West 2018)
3. Lancelot for Little Man (worsted weight - green Plymouth Encore)
4. Dandy Sir Cephalopod (worsted weight - Red Creek blue, maybe)

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 the Neighborhood Fiber Co. in "Charles Centre")
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. Moab (fingering - Wollmeise in "Lavender")
11. Pumpkin Pie (DK - Kangaroo Dyer orange)
12. Anne's Sweater (sport - Artfibers something)
13. Moyen Age (fingering - Vice special order either grey or green)

Random Things
1. Pop Blanket (worsted - may need to order some yarn for this)
2. University of Wisconsin Christmas Stocking kit
3. University of Wisconsin Button Beanie kit
4. 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. Sock Blanks (10) from Vice Yarns

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)

This week was.......busy. But, to be fair, what week hasn't been busy lately? I spent much of my time this week getting things taken care of around the house. Husband left for a work trip to India yesterday morning so things like laundry and cleaning needed to happen before he left. I think we'll be okay for a couple of weeks. 

Little Man and I both had dentist appointments this week. I also went back to my eye doctor about the daily contact lenses that I've had. Oh, and swimming lessons. And a few other random appointments Honestly, it was all okay and everything was taken care of accordingly. 

I spent a bunch of time this week working on auction-related things and I've still not finished. Honestly though, the work for the auction is never finished. It just isn't. 

Stormageddon saved us all from the zombie gingerbread cookie by biting the head off :)

On Thursday, Husband sent me on a quest to find a Santa hat. I couldn't buy just one...so I got four of them. Stormageddon wanted one and if I was buying two, I needed to get a third for Little Man and then Stormageddon said I needed one...so four came home. ::sigh:: I'm such a sucker sometimes.

Friday morning was a little.....difficult. Stormageddon didn't want to cooperate with anything but he did want to show me leaves on our way home and insisted that I take photos. ::sigh:: Silly child.

Thankfully, Little Man had a playdate after school.

They played Minecraft and had ice cream and played with his friend's kitties (they have two - the one above is named Nun and loved Little Man). Soooo, yeah. 

Yesterday, we took Husband to the airport and then went out to breakfast, went to the gym, and then went to the mall to see Santa. Waiting in line is always challenging but the boys were pretty good.

In addition to that, we also went to a Hanukkah party last night. One of Little Man's really good friends from school is Jewish so we did a latke party. I'm not sure Little Man is sold on latkes but he tried them and that was lovely. 

So, there's all that :) 

I hope you've had some sort of fun this past week and have had a good weekend. I'll be back next week :)  Well, that's the intention, anyway :)