Year Eight: Self-Imposed Year of Projects - So much to do, not enough time... (Update #49)

Happy Sunday! I'm writing this on an actual Sunday...a bit later than I wanted but at least it's still 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
4. Vanilla Fingerless Mitts: started 16 May 2019; finished 24 June 2019
5. Dishcloth: started 9 July 2019; finished 16 July 2019
6. Clapotis: started 29 June 2018; frogged 16 July 2019
7. Dishcloth: started 16 July 2019; finished 26 August 2019
8. Large Sacrificial Goat: started 20 September 2019; finished 1 October 2019
9. Hufflepuff Hat: started 31 July 2019; finished 7 October 2019
10. Lederhosen Socken Hat: started 11 September 2019; finished 16 November 2019

Nothing new to see here. That's fine...next week, maybe. 

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. University of Wisconsin Ski Hat: started 28 July 2018 

7. Abracadabra Socks: started 7 August 2018

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

9. Campfire Socks: started 17 October 2018

10. Herbivore: started 15 November 2018
11. Ewetopia Stripey Socks: started 15 November 2018
12. Multi-Colored Merino Top (Viktor): stared 16 January 2019

13. Prototype Something Something Raindrops: started 11 April 2019
14. Tiny Turtle: started 7 November 2019
15. Holiday Countdown Stockings: started 2 December 2019


Because I'm working on a deadline, the only project that saw any light of day this past week were the Holiday Countdown Stockings. I have two finished and I'm working on the leg of the third one. They really don't take very long but finding the time to work on them has been difficult. Between meetings for school-related things and work and general life, I've just not found as much time as I would like to work on them. But, like I said, I have two finished and I'm almost halfway finished with the third, which I'll probably finish tonight if I have the time. 

I would have liked to work on other things but I resisted. 

The only other fiber-related thing I did this week was I washed my Age of Brass & Steam shawl. I've worn it a bit and while it wasn't smelling "bad," I noticed that it didn't smell as delightful as my no-rinse wash. So, I washed it yesterday and hung it last night. It still bleeds quite a bit of dye but I'm not terribly worried about that. I also need to wash my Rathmore cowl. Maybe tonight. 



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)

Keep moving along now, Sir. Let's just not talk about this right now. Sir, I said MOVE ALONG.

OMGLSGWTFBBQ Lists

Challenges (this is new for 2019)

1. Knit 1 granny square a month (average) until I'm out of yarn (for the Granny Square Blanket in my WIP list above): I'm definitely behind. I'm okay with it. As long as I work on them, it's all good.
2. Submit and/or publish 2 designs this year. And she laughed and laughed...

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. Rose's Wrist Warmers (DK weight - using Aran instead; hand-dyed Malabrigo Twist?)
12. Northeasterly (Sock or DK weight - but really, I can use whatever as long as I have enough)* 

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 (9) 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...

Today is going to be a photoless update. Ever since I got my new phone, my photos haven't been automatically saving to my laptop so I have to import everything, which isn't an issue exactly as it's not difficult, but it's just one more step. Also, I didn't take any photos this week. Wait, I lie: I took two photos this week. One of Puppy laying on the couch and one of Little Man during Friday Morning Gathering, which I can't post until I heavily edit out all the other kids in the photo....which I'm just not going to do. So, there's that. 

I spent this last week trying to recover (still)...and then Husband got sick. Ever since he had his throat surgery about a year and a half ago, he's hardly gotten sick but this one hit him pretty good. He's been running fevers on and off, coughing, and is generally just miserable. He might be getting over it, though. Maybe not. We'll see over the next few days. 

Little Man, Stormageddon, and I are still coughing here and there. It's nothing serious, just a lingering cough, which is happening to several others. We get the plaguecold and then we're just left with this lingering cough. ::sigh:: 

In other random events around here, Puppy has been sniffing at our dishwasher. I don't think we have mice again but I could be wrong. I don't know where they would be getting in as we blocked their old entrance point. It looks like we will have to put out the traps and such again. Ew. I hate mice. Also, Little Man swears he saw one in the garage earlier tonight and he may have but we've never had them in the garage before. I'll have to put traps there, too. 

Oh, and speaking of things going wrong at our house....we were working on a friend's car and when I came inside, I noticed some water on the floor. I noticed it the other day, too, but didn't think much about it. I thought Stormageddon had spilled some of his water. Today, I happened to look up....water dripping down from our attic entrance we had put in the last time we had a leaking roof. So, Husband moved the shelving unit and we pulled down the ladder...water came down and we now have a bucket up there, a call in to Solar City (now Tesla) about having it addressed, and I'm not a happy camper right now. 

So, that's how our week has been going. I hope you've all had a lovely week and weekend :) Maybe I'll have actual photos next week...or not. We'll see how things go.