Year the TENTH: Self-Imposed Year of Projects - The Last Sunday in California (Update #51)

It's true. Today is our last Sunday in California. The moving truck is coming on Tuesday and then we are heading to Wisconsin for our next adventure. 

For now, let's look at what's happening on the crafting front...

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
7. Rose City Rollers: started 7 March 2021; finished 1 June 2021
8. Unknown Wool (Viktor): started 26 June 2021; finished 27 June 2021
9. Abstract Fibers Merino Tencel (Viktor): started 27 June 2021; finished 29 June 2021
10. Frabjous Fibers Merino Top (Viktor): started 30 June 2021; finished 2 July 2021
11. Allons-y Fiber Arts Merino (Viktor): started 4 July 2021; finished 7 July 2021
12. Rose City Rollers: started 1 June 2021; finished 12 August 2021
13. Flax for Stormageddon: started 29 April 2021; finished 31 August 2021
14. Waiting for Winter Mittens: started 11 September 2021; finished 21 September 2021
15. Waiting for Winter Mittens for Stormageddon: started 25 September 2021; finished 28 September 2021
16. Rose City Zombies: started 13 August 2021; finished 21 October 2021
17. Sockhead: started 27 September 2021; finished 10 December 2021

With virtually everything packed up, it is unlikely that there will be any more FOs for this year. So, it looks like I came out with 17, which isn't bad for such a weird year...more on that next week, I suppose.

 

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. Vanilla Socks: started 12 December 2021

As predicted, I started another pair of socks this past week. I assessed what I had for our drive to Wisconsin and it looks like I have the Granny Square Blanket and the Herbivore shawl left so I started the pair of socks. 

The Granny Square Blanket is modular so I'm only working on one block at a time. It's not like I have a huge blanket project coming along with me. I just have the two (admittedly huge) balls of yarn to work from and I'll stack the squares as I finish them. The rest of the blanket is packed in a space saver bag somewhere. I spent some time working on a square this week while Husband and I watched The Witcher. I thought it was a good time work on those. And I didn't want to try working on the Herbivore shawl in the dark...

At this point, Herbivore is just growing. I'm probably going to work until I run out of yarn, which was kind of the point. Because the rows take forever, it's not something I can really pick up and set down. I mean, I can, but I probably shouldn't.

And then I started the socks. The socks are out of a Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks That Rock base. I got the yarn from Carrie Sullivan a few years ago, no ball band but we both knew it was STR...it's likely the Mediumweight but it might be the Lightweight. No idea of the colorway either. I just know it's going to pool and I'm okay with mismatched socks that are highly variegated. 

No photos though, because I'm kind of lazy that way. 

 

 

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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. Age of Brass & Steam (Handspun purple/white barber pole)
11. Radiate Shawl (fingering weight - Artfibers Carezza maybe?)

Children's Items/Knitting for others
1. Honey Badger: (worsted weight - black & white acrylic I have banging around the stash)*
2. 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 - after we move*

4. Stitch markers: kits and individual

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

6. Stash Fit

So, as I mentioned before, it's our last Sunday in California. The weather this past week has been kind of crappy. A lot of rain and wind early in the week. It seems to have calmed down for now. The orange tree dropped so many oranges.

The boys had their last day of school here on Friday. There were many tears, of course. The boys have both hit their....well, they are both at that point where it's really setting in that we're leaving. Puppy was picked up on Wednesday afternoon, which didn't help with that feeling. Stormageddon spent a good half hour in my lap on Friday, bawling. Little Man had the same thing happen on Thursday. It was just a rough week for the boys. It's even rougher now because we pulled things out of their room and washed their carpets. Stormageddon's bed is packed up (the box spring folds in half and goes inside the case and the frame comes apart really easily), Little Man's mattress is on the floor in the living room, all the boxes were moved out of bedrooms....it's a hot crazy mess around here. 

Next Friday we hope to be in Wisconsin. We'll see how that goes. If the weather cooperates, we should be fine. With the date change, I'm still not sure which route we're taking. We could take the most direct route, along I-80, or we might still go south through Arizona and New Mexico. We'll figure it out.  

In the meantime, we have some photos from this week. Stormageddon's class had a party on Friday and the kids made Gingerbread houses. Little Man did the same thing at his age. Here was Stormageddon's house (before we ate it).

I also got a photo with two of my mom friends at pickup on Friday. The woman on the left I've known since Little Man was in preschool (her daughter is a year younger) and the woman in the middle I've known since Little Man was in kindergarten. They're both delightful and I'm going to miss them!

With Little Man having such a rough time, he was having trouble falling asleep the other night. He came in with us and snuggled for a bit and....well, he fell asleep. I did not want to wake him but my arm was falling asleep. Poor kid. I love that he still comes in and does this once in awhile.

 
Anyway, I hope you've had a lovely week and weekend! Next week's post will likely not have photos but we'll see how things go. We should definitely be in Wisconsin by then. I hope.