Year NINE: Self-Imposed Year of Projects - Pushing and pulling (Update #49)

 Happy Sunday! I might even be on time for once! 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
14. Basic Fingerless Mitts: started 6 September 2020; finished 19 November 2020

Nothing new to report here, not that we should be surprised. It's been one of those...well, it's been a year, if you know what I mean. So, it's fine.

 

 

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. Come Sail Away: started 17 October 2020

Admittedly, I didn't work on a lot this week. I worked on the Linen Stitch Scarf during some of Stormageddon's meetings. I didn't make a ton of progress because it's one of those projects that just takes awhile, no matter how much you work on it. And I'm not even knitting it side to side! I cannot imagine how much longer it would take if I were knitting it side to side. 

I also pulled out the Come Sail Away baby blanket. I'm maybe 1/3 of the way through the last block and I have plenty of yarn left. So, I've got that going for me. I worked on that yesterday during our bi-monthly Principal Coffee Chat. Since I'm the PTA Secretary, I have to take notes during all the Board & Association meetings so I can't knit. But the Principal Coffee Chats? Those I can knit through (and do). I only managed a few rows but it was a few rows. I also worked on it last night after dinner, so I've made some good progress. I'm still on target to have it done before Christmas. 

Aside from that, there was no other knitting. I did ponder whether I should start another pair of Rose City Rollers and I probably will. I have a good amount of partial skeins that I could probably squeak a pair out of. Maybe. We'll see. Maybe after I finish that blanket...

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

 

 

Because we're now in December, I've started thinking about planning for my TENTH Self-Imposed Year of Projects. I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do. I think I'll probably be spending the next few weeks mulling it all over in my mind, maybe in writing somewhere....but it's already rolling a little bit. I only have a couple more weeks to go! I did take a hot minute to look at the 2021 calendar to see how many Sundays were hanging out so I could see if I had space to do a wrap-up post for the year and it turns out that, no, no I cannot do that for 2020 or 2021. Well, I shouldn't say that I can't do it but it won't be on a Sunday. It will probably have to be its own separate post sometime between the end of 2020 and the beginning of 2021...like maybe New Years' Eve or something. I don't know. Whatever, it's still a few weeks out and I have time to mull it all over in my brain.

 

In more tangible events, Husband is feeling significantly better. He had his stitches out on Friday and he's much happier for it. It was starting to itch. Unfortunately, they had to remove some scabs to get at the stitches so he was kind of grumpy on Friday because his ear hurt. His leg is also healing up really well and is, of course, super itchy. He's getting around much better, as well, though he's got chronic back issues so while he's still gimping around quite a bit, he's significantly better than he was. 

 

Last week was a bit of a marathon in some ways. The boys had their usual meetings but I also had some additional meetings. Both boys have Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), which is a thing in the US for kids with "disabilities." And I put that in quotes because when people think of disabilities, they think of physical things they can see and that can be fixed of modified. Stormageddon has an IEP for speech therapy and occupational therapy. Little Man has it for occupational therapy and access to the resource room and math, because of his ADHD. It's not a big deal but we have to revisit it ever year and this year, I had them scheduled one right after the other. Wednesday was a long day. Two and a half hours of rather intense meetings about my kids....yeah. I think I was still trying to recover on Thursday. 

 

Aside from that, I can't say a lot happened this week. I only have a few pictures. Like I said a couple of weeks ago, Little Man is kind of getting to that age where he doesn't want me to take photos anymore. I still sneak them. But not this week. This week, I have a couple of Stormageddon.

 

 

During PE this week, Stormageddon drew a Lego picture (don't worry, it was part of his class). They would do some exercises, draw a piece of the picture, do some more exercises, draw the next piece, and so on until it was done. And then he added some more embellishments, like the grass and the sun. Whatever, it worked for him. And he actually tried to pay attention in PE. 

 

 

 

He and I also played a couple rounds of Jenga. For being six years old, he's pretty good. Usually, he just wants to use them like Dominoes to knock over but that day, he wanted to play properly. So, I sat down with him on the living room floor and we played Jenga. 

I hope this week is a little less busy, and based on my calendar, it looks like that will be true. Of course, that never really holds true so we'll just have to wait and see. Something like that. 

I hope you've had a lovely week and weekend!