Year NINE: Self-Imposed Year of Projects - All the small things (Update #43)

 Happy Sunday! Let's get going!

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

Nothing to see here. Move along :) 

 

 

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. Basic Fingerless Mitts: started 6 September 2020
14. Come Sail Away: started 17 October 2020

I only worked on two projects this week: the fingerless mitts and the baby blanket. I'm still working on the ribbing for the fingerless mitts but I'm close to being finished with that. Then I move onto the hand/thumb. If I actually work on them, I could knock them out in a few days but that requires working on them. 

I also worked on the baby blanket. Of course I'm still worried about running out of yarn, which is silly at this point because I'm still on the first (of four) skeins and I've used maybe half the skein. I think I'll be okay but I always have that worry about playing Yarn Chicken. Thankfully the pattern is pretty easy to follow but I think if I ever make it again, I'm going to chart out or write out the block portion that is repeated because then I can make alterations in width and length. But for right now, it's fine. 

I thought about working on a few other projects but nothing ever came of that. i think I pulled out socks to look at one day and I did take down the cowl I finished (though the ends still need to be woven in). 

 

 

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)

3. Update stash inventory (on Ravelry)

4. Stitch markers

5. Destash as necessary

6. Stash Fit

 

 

I worked on the book inventory for my knitting books the other day, again. I made sure the first shelf was entered into Ravelry. I didn't have to add very many as most things were already in the system but there were a few that needed to be added. I didn't start on the second shelf yet. Maybe this week I'll look into that. 

 

The weather has finally calmed down around here. It's not so hot. Actually, it's almost a little on the cold side (as in "I need a blanket to sit outside" cold - for it never really gets all that cold here). And that means fall is setting in and all the fall things are happening. The boys carved their pumpkins today. I'm still drying out the seeds but I'll probably roast them later tonight with salt and oil (because of course!). Our roommate made pumpkin soup yesterday, which was amazing. I also made an apple crumble type dessert.

 

 

 

 

Little Man continues to be an animal whisperer. This week, he caught a couple of fancy moths and a lizard. The lizard was perfectly content to sit on his arm and then in his hand. He was a little skittish at first but calmed down pretty quickly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Like I said, he's an animal whisperer. They just come to him and let him catch them. 

 

Stormageddon and I were a little goofy the other day. We decided to look like toads. I think I did a better job, honestly, but I have much more "chin" to pull the look off properly. 

 

 

 

 

I mean, really, look at us. I definitely look more like a toad than he does, right?

 

 

 

I hope you've had a lovely weekend!