Year the TENTH: Self-Imposed Year of Projects - What time is it?! (It's Syttende Mai Time!) (Update #20)

Happy Sunday! Today is May 16th so it's actually sekstende mai.....syttende mai is actually tomorrow. But what is Syttende Mai?

Norwegian Constitution Day. It's a national holiday in Norway and because I grew up in a town filled with Norwegian immigrants, it became a celebration of my hometown heritage. My hometown actually hosts the largest Syttende Mai celebration outside of Norway. And it's this weekend. And I'm missing home.

But, that's not why we're here....we're here because it's Sunday and that means Self-Imposed Year of Projects time!

FOs (Finished Objects)
1. Greenwood Fiberworks Dark BFL (Viktor): started 28 June 2020; finished 17 January 2021
2. Boo-Yah: started 26 January 2021; finished 27 January 2021
3. Minecraft Socks: started 12 August 2020; finished 6 March 2021
4. Alpaca (Viktor): started 17 January 2021; finished 17 March 2021
5. Dyeing Project: started 9 April, 2021; finished 9 April 2021
6. El Panal Cowl: started 5 April 2021; finished 29 April 2021

Admittedly, I'm still weaving in ends on the El Panal Cowl....oops.

 

WIPs (Works-in-Progress) *these are carried over year after year, as 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. Vanilla Socks: started 9 August 2020
11. Sand Drift Blanket: started 17 January 2021
12. Rose City Rollers: started 7 March 2021
13. Flax for Stormageddon: started 29 April 2021

I did not do a lot of knitting this week. I maybe added a couple of rounds to the Flax sweater but that was about it. I did bring my Rose City Rollers with me for a few things but I never brought it out of the bag to work on so......yeah. 

 

 

OMGLSGWTFBBQ

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)

 

Design Ideas:
1. Christmas Stocking for Husband
2. Christmas Stocking for Little Man
3. Christmas Stocking for Stormageddon
4. Baby Blanket
5. Stomping Grounds Collection

 

Items for ME (Selfish Knitting FTW!):
1. Rose's Wrist Warmers (DK weight - using Aran instead; hand-dyed Malabrigo Twist?)
2. Perianth (fingering weight - Knitcircus Trampoline in The Whole Enchilada)
3. Stranger Things Hat (worsted - Malabrigo Rios in Archangel)
4. Autopilot (worsted weight - Sincere Sheep Cormo Worsted or htNEVELE Worsted in Reveire)
5. Fine Tune (fingering weight - uses minis so maybe a rainbow type one with the Canon Hand Dyes?)*
6. Flax (worsted weight - Misty Alpaca in the Harry Potter colors)
7. Park Slope (fingering weight - Mountain Fibers Crazyfoot in Shamrock)
8. Undone (bulky - maybe the reclaimed yarn from the Freeport Vest?)
9. Socks (fingering weight - Bob knows I have enough so I should use it - maybe with the CSM)
10. Sockhead (fingering weight - I have tons...pick something!)
11. Age of Brass & Steam (Handspun purple/white barber pole)
12. Radiate Shawl (fingering weight - Artfibers Carezza maybe?)

Children's Items
1. Honey Badger: (worsted weight - black & white acrylic I have banging around the stash)*
2. Mittens for Stormageddon (worsted weight probably)
3. Maybe a Flax for Little Man...maybe...

 

Utilitarian/Household Items
1. Garter Chevron Blanket (KP Mighty Stitch - may need to get some more black or white)
2. Diagonal Knit Dishcloths (cotton of some sort)
3. Reusable Produce Bag (cotton or acrylic of some sort - worsted)
4. Grandma's Favorite Dishcloth (cotton or maybe bamboo, depending on the use)

Spinning:

1. Wonderland Dyeworks BFL

2. Mixed BFL

3. Allons-Y Fiber Arts Merino, Trilobal Nylon, Silk

4. Fiberlady.com 100% Bamboo 

Dyeing:

1. Sock Blanks (I think I have 5 left)

2. Random worsted/sport skeins (I have maybe 2-3 left)

3. Anything else I find along the way

Other Fibery Endeavors:

1. Create project bag inventory

2. Update library inventory (on Ravelry) *in progress*

3. Update stash inventory (on Ravelry) *needs to be redone*

4. Stitch markers: kits and individual

5. Destash as necessary (it's always necessary)

6. Stash Fit

 

 

 

It's been one of those weeks here in California. I felt like there were errands that needed to be done omgrightnao this week so I've been feeling rushed and a bit out of sorts. Probably why I didn't get a lot of knitting done. 

We have had my car for over a year. It still does not have license plates on it. We have been going around and around and around. All the paperwork has been sent in (verification form, smog certificate, application).....then we get a letter saying they need the title....queue months of going back and forth with the lien holder to get the title to the correct place, only for the DMV to lose it and then the lien holder dragging their heels to send another one in because of a $10 fee that they supposedly waived twice but nothing got moving until I sent in the damn fee.....and now the DMV is telling us we need to re-do everything because they have no record of it. 

Queue major frustration.

Husband contacted our local senator's office (state, not federal) because right on their website it says that if a constituent is having an issue with a government office or facility, to contact them and they can have someone help us sort it out. So.....that's what we did. 

Friday, I sent off our paperwork, again, to a specific person at the DMV's main office in Sacramento, gave the person in the senator's office the tracking number to send to her contact at the DMV (to whom this paperwork is heading), and Jesus Tapdancing Christ, this had better get me my damn license plates!

So. Frustrating.

Aside from that, the boys had a fairly regular week of school, usual meetings, homework, and extra meetings with friends. We also sprung for an in-person playdate on Friday. The adults in the house are vaccinated, as are the adults in our house, so they had masks on and played for over two hours and they needed it so badly. Stormageddon did manage to scrape up his knee pretty good but he'll be okay. We cleaned him up and bandaged him and all was well. They chased each other, played with (empty) Nerf guns, played with the dog (they have a Shiba Inu), and just had time being normal kids.

 

Stormageddon has asked a couple times this week if he could do a drawing tutorial. This is kind of a big deal. When Stormageddon entered TK last year, he was still very resistant to holding anything in a pencil-shape and using it to color or draw or write or even scribble. We eventually had him evaluated for occupational therapy services and he has come so so far with his writing. So, when he asked to watch some "how to draw ____" tutorials so he could draw things he wanted to draw, I was on it. He asked me to find him one for how to draw a Bokoblin (from Zelda). This was his result and it's pretty good.

 

Little Man didn't want to be left out of the fold, though. He drew the dog from Duck Hunt. I think that's what he said it was from. He drew it on his own and showed us. Ignore his goofy face ::sigh:: I don't know what I'm going to do with that kid.

Stormageddon has also had a drawing component in PE (because they can). I think this was his version of an ice cream cone in a dish type thing. I know ice cream was involved. He's gotten a lot better about his fine motor movements. He also started Adaptive PE for some of his gross motor skills and he's been showing those off, as well.

Other than that, I can't say a whole lot has been happening. I think I'm going to attempt to dye something of Husband's a dark brown for his Mandolorian costume. We'll see how that goes. The problem is that it came in a dark blue...and bleach did nothing. I may have to soak it in bleach & water and then dye it. I really don't know what's going to happen. Something?

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