Year the TENTH: Self-Imposed Year of Projects - Memorial Day Weekend (Update #22)

Happy Sunday! I'm confused about what day it is. Again. I mean, I know I shouldn't be confused because, seriously, there's a calendar on my phone that tells me the day, date, and time every time I look at it....but, here we are. 

Let's get going. I should also note that all links will take you to Ravelry. If Ravelry is not a safe place for you, do not click the links. I'm working on an alternative right now in my head but so far, nothing has come up. So, we'll see. If you want to know more about something and Ravelry isn't safe, let me know in the comments and I'll see what I can do :) 

 

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

No, I've not finished anything. But that's okay since I still haven't finished weaving in ends on the cowl yet. ::sigh::

 

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 only worked on the Flax sweater for Stormageddon this week. I'm on my second stripe of what will likely be three. So, here's my "vision" for the Flax sweater. It's a top-down raglan. I started off in the Grecian blue color, which is a bright, almost royal blue...but it's slightly tonal. I did that until after I split for the sleeves. Then I added in a couple inches of the Pewter grey (maybe 10-12 rounds...I should look so I can make the other two stripes the same number of rounds) followed by maybe an inch of the blue again, and I started the Milk Chocolate brown. I'll do that for the same number of rounds as the grey, then the same number of rounds of the blue as before, then another section of grey. Hopefully that will get me far enough to be able to just work til the end. We'll see how it goes. I have three skeins of each color, so it shouldn't be an issue other than mixed dyelots. ::sigh:: I bought the yarn with another sweater in mind for Stormageddon and wound up not doing it but in order to do it properly, I might need more of the yarn so I just went ahead and bought more. But different dyelots. So hopefully I won't have to get into it but if I do, so be it. 

But that was seriously all I worked on this past week. Well, wait, no...I take that back. I did work on my Rose City Rollers a little bit on Wednesday at the park. I'm almost ready for the toe decreases on the second sock so I think I'll probably finish that sock and then finish the other and call it good. They will be mismatched and I just don't care. 

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 (I don't think there's anything else)

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

 

I feel like things were relatively quiet this week for some reason. Which isn't to say that nothing happened but, really, we didn't do much. 

On Wednesday, I took the boys to the park. We haven't been to the park in.....well, it's been quite awhile. Like a year, at least. Everyone was masked and being proper...or as proper as kids can be when they're with their friends that they've not seen in person for months (if not a year). 

Stormageddon was excited to see some of his friends, too. There are a couple of kids in Little Man's grade that have siblings that are in Stormageddon's so everyone was excited. 

 

There was this lovely climbing tree at the park we went to. So, here are three of the boys....only one of them is mine. And yes, I was standing on the ground, looking up at the boys. 

 

It was nice to get out, honestly. I did some knitting at the park, talked to parents I've not seen for more than a minute in over a year, and it was just a nice time. The funny part is that the kids set it up. One of them said to the entire 4th grade, "hey, let's go do this thing," and the kids came to their parents and said, "hey, I want to do this thing," and we did the thing. 

Also, Little Man caught a lizard today (see photo below) and a snake yesterday (no photo). Stormageddon found the snake but Little Man was the one that caught it. 

Tomorrow is Memorial Day. We have no real plans other than eating food, which is probably a good thing. Tomorrow is a day to not have plans, really. This next week is state testing for Little Man and he's kind of a hot mess about it. He'll be fine but he's definitely stressing about it. I'm hoping to start training for a job this week but we'll see how things go. Any excuse to hang out with all the puppies. 

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