ELEVENTH Self-Imposed Year of Projects - The End is Nigh! (Update #4)

 Happy Sunday! It's cold and I'm inside (because cold!) so let's get going!

FOs (Finished Objects)

Nope. Nothing yet. I feel like it's going to be this way for awhile...oh well.

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

I didn't get a lot of knitting done this past week. Or crocheting. What little I did do was on the second pair of Vanilla Socks. I finished up the heel flap, did the heel turn, and started working down the foot this past week. That was seriously about all....

 

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. Park Slope (fingering weight - Mountain Fibers Crazyfoot in Shamrock)
2. Flax (worsted weight - Misty Alpaca in the Harry Potter colors)
3. Musselburgh (any weight - likely DK or worsted)*
4. 3 Color Cashmere Cowl (fingering weight, 3 colors)*
5. Gradient Band Cowl (fingering weight - Safronie Fairy Tales gradient and a solid)*
6. Fine Tune (fingering weight - uses minis so maybe a rainbow type one with the Canon Hand Dyes?)*
7. Stashbusting Helix Hats (worsted weight - bits and bobs of worsted)
8. Lakeline Tank (Aran weight - I have yarn for this somewhere...like I bought it specifically for this but I can't remember what it is)
9. Hüj Tüb (laceweight - maybe that 100% lace cashmere I've had forever?)
10. Undone (bulky - maybe the reclaimed Freeport Vest yarn?)

 

Children's Items/Knitting for others
1. Flax for Little Man (worsted weight - likely Baah Yarns Shasta in London Blue)
2. Honey Badger: (worsted weight - black & white acrylic I have banging around the stash)*
3. The Mandolorian (sport weight - need grey, white, and green...which I might have)*
4. Zelda Beanie (worsted weight - black or grey and yellow, which I'm sure I have)
5. Wasabi for Mr. K (worsted weight - Cascade 220 in Moss Agate if possible)
6. Bugle for Miss E (worsted weight - multicolor; htNEVELE in Reverie if possible)
7. Bonbon for Miss C (worsted weight - Cascade 220 in Vinci if possible)
8. Baby Bear for Mr. T (fingering weight - anything will work)
9. Pig for Earle & Duane (worsted weight - need pink, of course...maybe a good use for the one skein of Molly Ringwald I have?)

 

Utilitarian/Household Items
1. On-Trend Chair Socks (worsted weight bits and bobs) - I have a lot of chairs that could use these
2. Garter Chevron Blanket (KP Mighty Stitch - may need to get some more black or white)
3. Diagonal Knit Dishcloths (cotton of some sort, possibly a cotton/bamboo blend, depending on use)
4. Reusable Produce Bag (cotton or acrylic of some sort - worsted)
5. Harry Potter Blanket (worsted weight - based on several dishcloth patterns to make blocks)
6. Grandma's Favorite Dishcloth (cotton or a cotton/bamboo blend, again based on use)
7. Pop Blanket (worsted weight - a little of this and that?)
8. Holiday Countdown Stockings (worsted weight - various colors)

 

Spinning:
1. Wonderland Dyeworks BFL in Stream Bed
2. Wonderland Dyeworks BFL in Winter Night
3. Timber Ridge Farm Alpaca Roving
4. Ashland Bay Fiber 100% Merino Top in English Garden
5. Anne's Fiber Expressions Elynenium

 

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, but maybe?)

 

Other Fibery Endeavors:
1. Stash Fit
2. Create a project bag inventory
3. Update library inventory (on Ravelry)
4. Update stash inventory (on Ravelry) and reorganize yarn
5. Stitch markers: make kits and individual for Etsy shop
6. Destash as necessary/needed

 

 

So, I finally have some *good* news on the "Where Is My Stuff" front - supposedly we are scheduled to have delivery on Tuesday. I'm not going to hold my breath but we'll see. 

In addition to that, we've also been measured for our new counters. The problem is that we need to take out some cabinets and shave down about 1/4" on them to accommodate for the new counters. My brother is going to come over and help us out with that (he's a carpenter). We were actually supposed to be doing that yesterday but....well.......shit. 

There's no nice way to say it. The 'Rona has hit our house. Little Man started showing symptoms last Sunday. Monday he was grumpy with a sore throat and congested. I took him on Tuesday morning to get tested at the pharmacy in town. The school district doesn't allow the at-home over-the-counter tests which is why I had to wait to go to the pharmacy. The results didn't come back positive until Thursday afternoon but I had already talked to the school nurse and he was home all week. Stormageddon, who was not symptomatic, was allowed to go to school even though we had a likely case in the house. For peace of mind, I had him tested on Friday and am still awaiting results. 

Husband and I remain asymptomatic, though we haven't been running out and about for things, just in case. But, at this point, we don't have much else we can go out for until our stuff arrives...so Instacart Fairy and the Amazon Fairy have been visiting. And the UPS Fairy. And maybe the FedEx Fairy.

As long as Little Man's symptoms are going away and he remains fever-free, he can go back to school tomorrow. And if Stormageddon's test comes back negative, he, too, can go back to school. They have to wear their masks properly but that shouldn't be an issue. I did order more but they have yet to arrive. Oh well. 

Did I mention Little Man wasn't feeling all that great earlier in the week? Puppy climbed up on the couch beside him and basically plopped on him. He also slept with him at night.

 

 

 

By the time Wednesday rolled around, he was already feeling better and was spending some of his time at home playing with Puppy while Stormageddon was at school.

 

We also worked on painting one of the bathrooms this week. This particular bathroom, which is on the main floor, is our only 1/2 bath...meaning it has a loo and a sink. For some reason, this one has a bathroom fan, which it doesn't need. It also had a full-size towel bar. So, we left the fan because it's not a big issue but we did remove the towel bar, which left holes in the wall and needed repair. Okay fine. We've done that before. The repair itself was easy. We grabbed the paint can that the previous owner had so graciously left us and went to paint the spot because the paint can said that it was for that room....noooooooope. It was a teensy bit off. So, we had to repaint the bathroom. ::sigh:: We did the same thing in our bathroom and used the same color, with the same result. So, two bathrooms had some painting done this week.

And then we got snow. Because why not. And we're supposed to get more tonight. It's not a lot but it's enough that I'll have to get the shovel out because of the movers. If they come. 

Anyway, I hope you've had a good week and weekend. I'm going to try to relax the rest of the day :)