Year NINE: Self-Imposed Year of Projects - Another Day Late (Update #31)

Happy Monday! I was a titch under the weather yesterday so no update happened. Please forgive me my tardiness, for I know exactly what I do. Anyway, let's have an update, yeah?

I should note that all the links take you to Ravelry. If you've had issues with Ravelry in recent weeks, you may not want to click on any of the links. All FOs and WIPs go to my project pages in Ravelry. Everything else links to the pattern pages (things I've not made yet). 



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

Ha. Haha. No. Nothing new. Keep 'er mooooovin'!



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. Rose City Rollers: started 18 June 2020
11. Greenwood Fiberworks Dark BFL (Viktor): started 28 June 2020


I tried to make time for knitting every day this week (I didn't totally succeed but I tried). As a result, I added quite a bit to the second sock of the Rose City Rollers. I have about 25 rounds before I start the toe decreases on the second sock. I think I'm going to be playing yarn chicken but I'm not terribly fussed about it. I have some leftover sock yarns I can use on the toe if I need to. I did take a photo this week and posted it to Instagram. 

I also worked on my Linen Stitch Scarf here and there. I don't know that I made a ton of progress but I think I made a little...maybe a couple of rows?

But, the big thing...I pulled out my Wink sweater this week. It took a little mathing to figure out if I needed to continue my increases or not, and said math made my brain hurt. In the end, I figured out I didn't need to continue my increases and I started moving along. I even tried it on and it fits! I'm kind of in shock about that. I added maybe 2" to the length, which isn't a lot but the rows are well over 200 sts each and progress is progress. I may get back into this one. My kids are finally old enough that I can work on this and I don't really have to worry about them getting into mischief or interrupting me. In other words, they understand when I say, "mommy's counting, give me a minute." With that said, I still have a long way to go. I'm just barely past the point where I put the sleeve stitches on holders (2")....on a top-down raglan cardigan. Don't judge me. I started this when Stormageddon was just four months old (what was I thinking?!). But I worked on it a couple times this week, which is wonderful.

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. Minecraft Socks for Little Man (fingering weight - Tosh Sock in Plaid Blanket?)
3. Honey Badger: (worsted weight - black & white acrylic I have banging around the stash)*
4. Mittens for Stormageddon (worsted weight probably)
5. 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)

3. Update stash inventory (on Ravelry)

4. Stitch markers

5. Destash as necessary

6. Stash Fit

It's been a fairly quiet week around here, truthfully. With the Shelter-in-Place order being brought back to Phase I, there wasn't a whole lot we could do....not that we had anything to do, either. 

My co-worker wanted snuggles the other day. He spends good chunks of his day hanging out by me. He's definitely a lazy puppy.

Little Man has been snuggling on him, as well. 

Speaking of Little Man, this colorful clay item below doesn't look like a whole lot but Little Man decided that even though he has no idea how how this particular musical instrument works, or how to make musical instruments, he was going to make an ocarina. He didn't do so well but he did learn about the types of things he'd need to do to make one. Husband printed him one on the 3D printer, which made him happy, too. 

Little Man was also insistent that we play Settlers of Catan, which we set up last Tuesday. Husband won, which isn't surprising. Stormageddon wanted to play, too, but he lost interest after a few rounds so we just took him out of the play. It worked fine. 

I've been trying to send the boys outside as often as possible. Unfortunately, our inflatable pool died a sad death last week. We think a raccoon got at it and tore a chunk out of it. We may or may not look into getting another one. 

In the meantime, Little Man and Stormageddon have still been spending some time in the yard. Little Man brought this leaf-like bug into the house to show me. And it hopped onto our Avengers Infinity War poster. I caught it and released it outside. 

The only other thing happening around here? Sleep. Lots and lots of sleep. Stormageddon is definitely my child: I sleep with one arm up and one arm down when I'm on my back, too. 

I hope you've all had a lovely week and weekend and beginning of the week. We'll see how this week goes.