ELEVENTH Self-Imposed Year of Projects - You look *great* (Update #6)

 Happy Sunday! Let's get mooooooving!

 

FOs (Finished Objects)

Nope. Nothing yet. I'll get there eventually...

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

Okay kids, I'm going to be up front with y'all right now: I'm 98% sure I didn't do any actual knitting this week. Like at all. I think I moved a project bag and that was it. No actual knitting.

However, I did see that as we're unpacking, my yarn is coming out of boxes and that's always delightful. I also found the box with my WIPs (well, it's a box labeled as housing said WIPs so I can only hope that they're actually in there)...and I unpacked a box that held my Linen Stitch Scarf so I have access to that one. Originally, I was going to bring that one on the cross-country drive but decided against it and because I had already packed my other WIPs, this was put in a different box. But I found it. 

So, there is progress in other ways, even if it's not physical forward progress on my WIPs. 

 

 

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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. 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

 

 

We are getting unpacked. Slowly. It's going a bit faster now that the new counters are in and the kitchen is back in order. That happened Monday & Tuesday. They had to actually go back and redo part of the counter (cut a new piece) because someone screwed up. It wasn't a huge section; it was just a small portion of backsplash that was maybe 8' long and 6" wide (or, rather, it was supposed to be that wide). That's the only reason why the install took two days instead of one. Husband and I put the cabinets back up by ourselves. We didn't have to cut down anything. It actually worked out almost perfectly. There's maybe 1/8" gap. So we have that going for us, which is good. 

In addition to that, Husband got the "theater" area set up. The screen has been hung, we got a table for the projector to sit on (instead of mounting it from the ceiling), the speakers have been wired...actually, most of the basement is ready to go. Not entirely. But it's getting there. My craft room needs some attention but I can move around in there, at least.

The upstairs is still kind of a hot mess. The boys need to spend some time unpacking their boxes. It's a bit cramped. Honestly, the furniture is kind of an issue, too. We need proper bookshelf storage that isn't prone to falling over. We'll get there. For now, it's fine. But they do need to unpack. 

Aside from that, there's not much happening around here. The boys have been in school all week, the weather has been cold (but no snow except for an annoying dusting the other night), and that's about it. It's all very exciting around here. Or not. 

We went out to dinner where Husband went to college the other night. We met with his college advisor and his wife and had pizza. We sat up in "the boat," which looks like the side of a boat. We were the only ones back there because it was a Tuesday and it was fairly early. Stormageddon and I had a selfie.

Little Man spent some time cuddling Puppy the other day. He will literally just flop down on him and they'll sit like this for a good while.

Oh, and the boys had haircuts yesterday. Outside. In the cold. We don't have a good space to do it inside that won't spread hair all over so we went out on the front deck and I shaved it all off quickly. The bonus was a warm shower after. Maybe next time we can do it in the garage. It'll still be cold but at least we won't be out in the wind. 

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