TWELFTH Self-Imposed Year of Projects - Clearly, I cannot be trusted... (Update #27 and #28)

Yeah. Um. Uh. Hi. I clearly cannot be trusted sometimes. 

Hi. My name is Renee and while I am a yarn addict, I am also a lot of other things. And right now, the biggest things are tired and forgetful. It's been roughly two weeks since my last post and while I can't say that I have a *lot* of readers, I do have *some* and it would be nice to update properly or something. So, here we go....

 

FOs (Finished Objects)
1. Josh's Winter Hat: started 20 December 2022; finished 2 January 2022
2. NEYCO Hat: started 31 December 2022; finished 20 January 2022
3. Hat: started 15 February 2023; finished 25 February 2023
4. Linen Stitch Scarf: started 2 June 2020; finished 12 April 2023

Haha. No. 

 

WIPs (Works-in-Progress) These are carried over year after year, if 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. Sand Drift Blanket: started 17 January 2021
9. Dishcloth: started 25 February 2022
10. Mixed BFL (Annie): started 18 March 2022
11. Lakeline Tank: started 18 March 2022
12. Socks: started 28 September 2022
13. Bonbon 2: started 15 October 2022
14. Smile & Wave: started 15 November 2022
15. Kitty at Christmas: started 28 January 2023
16. Wasabi for Mr. K: started 10 March 2023
17. Star Stitch Shawl: started 8 June 2023 (link to the kit)
18. Baby Blanket: started 30 June 2023

Soooo....you know how Tour de Fleece is going on right now and I had loose plans to spin? Yeah. No. That's not happening. I have not spun in two weeks. I am very disappointed in myself. I really do enjoy spinning....but I just haven't done it. 

The baby blanket continues to grow, albeit slowly. Currently, I'm just working on the 50ish rows before I change colors again. I think that means I've got somewhere around 20 rows finished at this point. 

My Star Stitch Shawl is on time out right now to think about what it's done. I went to knitting last night and was working along on it just fine....and then my stitch counts were off when I got to the center so I tinked back and found the mistake, kept on going, and wound up with the other side being off. So I tinked back the entire row. And the row before it. And now I need to tink back another two rows. Thankfully  I only have about 80 sts on the needles right now. I'm still not very happy. So, it's sitting in it's bag to think about what it's done. 

Admittedly, that's about all the knitting I've done over the past few weeks. I'm not very fancy apparently. Or I've been ridiculously busy. I don't even know. 

Moving on....

 

OMGLSFWTFBBQ

Items for ME (FTW!)
1. Nottingham (worsted weight, ~1200 yds; Cascade 220 Heathers)
2. Ishbel (fingering weight, ~610 yds; Happy Hands Yarn)
3. NIN Hat (worsted weight, 2 colors, ~220 yds + scraps; partials bin)
4. Boneyard Shawl (fingering weight, ~750 yds; KP Hawthorne Fingering)
5. Wilf's Hat (worsted weight, ~240 yds; Psych Ward Yarns)
6. Skoufaki (DK weight, ~175 yds; handspun)
7. Kaweah Hat (DK weight, ~240 yds; Houndstooth DK)
8. Chunkeanie (bulky weight, ~160 yds; madelinetosh Chunky)
9. Sockhead (fingering weight, ~400 yds; so many choices)
10. Stranger Things Hat (worsted weight, ~200 yds; Malabrigo Rios)
11. Huj Tub (laceweight, ~900 yds; Laceweight Cashmere)
12. Rose City Rollers (fingering weight, ~250 yds; so many choices)

Children's Items/Knitting for others
1. Flax for Little Man (worsted weight; Baah Yarns Shasta)
2. Honey Badger: (worsted weight - black & white acrylic I have banging around the stash)*
3. The Mandolorian (sport weight, ~165 yds; need grey/black, white, and green...which I might have)*
4. Zelda Beanie (worsted weight, unknown yardage; black/grey and yellow)
5. Pig for Earle & Duane (worsted weight, ~300 yds; need pink, of course)
6. Hippo for Sweet Girl (fingering weight, ~400 yds total; purple & pink)
7. Elefante for Sassy Girl (worsted weight, ~250 yds; maybe if I can find the original...otherwise, something new/different)...but she's requested a cow as a replacement so we'll see what I can find.

Utilitarian/Household Items
1. Garter Chevron Blanket (worsted weight; KP Mighty Stitch - may need to get some more black or white)
2. Diagonal Knit Dishcloths (any weight; cotton of some sort, possibly a cotton/bamboo blend, depending on use)
3. Reusable Produce Bag (worsted weight; cotton or acrylic)
4. Harry Potter Blanket (worsted weight; superwash or acrylic - based on several dishcloth patterns to make blocks)
5. Grandma's Favorite Dishcloth (any weight; cotton or a cotton/bamboo blend, again based on use)
6. Pop Blanket (worsted weight; superwash - a little of this and that?)
7. Holiday Countdown Stockings (worsted weight; various colors from partials bin)
8. Cat Butts (worsted weight; "cat" colors and pink for the butthole)
9. Yer Mom Licks Cat Butts (worsted weight; "cat" colors and pink for the butthole)

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

 

The past few weeks have been fairly even and perhaps even boring...but I also feel like I've been busy, which may or may not be a good thing. 

I've spent more time than I like at the gym the past few weeks. To be fair, I did sign up for a 6 week challenge, which also means I'm going to the gym at least 3x per week for small group training. And then any other time I want. Right now, I'm not sore like I was but my body is still angry with me about some of what's been going on. That gym business takes up far more time than I anticipated, especially when I'm also working full-time. 

In addition to going to the gym, I'm trying to keep up at home, which is not going as well as I would like. Stormageddon's room is a hot mess. I discovered that because Husband and the boys are up at the cabin and I went upstairs to clean up the boys' bathroom (spraying the shower, cleaning the toilet, changing out the garbage)....discovered that it was piled with dirty clothes (jammies and underwear mostly). So, I started cleaning the bathroom and then figured I should start gathering all the boys' dirty laundry......which led to discovering a hot mess in Stormageddon's room and I started cleaning in there, putting things away, throwing things out, boxes for donations (books and outgrown clothes mostly)......and I have not finished. On top of that, there's Little Man's room, which is also a hot mess but in a different way. And then there's the space between the bedrooms, where their computers are set up, and the TV, and the couch...and there is crap everywhere. 

I'm not very thrilled about that. I'll get there. It'll be fine. 

In addition to that, with the boys gone, I've been binging shows that I want to watch, since it's rare that I actually get to watch something I want to watch. So, I've plowed through the first season of the Umbrella Academy....and started the second season. I hope to get through all of it before the boys come home on Sunday. We'll see. I also watched an episode or two of Enchanted, which is a cartoon done by Matt Groening, of Simpsons and Futurama fame. 

I'd like to say there's been a bunch of other things going on but I'd be lying. I did go to the local art fair last weekend. One of my friends was vending and I bought a few things from her that I've been eyeing. And I've been outside picking blackberries. We have blackberry bushes/vines all along the edge of the property and, of course, it all comes ripe at once. And we compete with the birds and other wildlife. But we've picked maybe a couple cups of blackberries. Or, rather, I have....the boys did help before they left with Husband but I definitely went out last night and picked more. And there are still more to be picked. The only unfortunate part is that I have to fight with the wild parsnip, which is pretty brutal if it gets on your skin as it can blister and burn. I bumped some while we were in California last summer and it burned and blistered. It was not a fun time. I still have a faint scar. Do not recommend. 

Husband found Legend of Zelda sweatshirts for the boys. The problem is that it only came in one size. So, while it fits Little Man pretty well.....

.....it is entirely too large for Stormageddon.

And then there was the drink Husband handed me about a week and a half ago, on Friday. It's a brandy old fashioned. It needed a bit more sweet but it was still good. He picked up some brandy from Wollersheim Winery, which isn't far from us.

My excitement on Saturday...I was driving home from the art fair (and buying new shoes)....and one of the neighbors cows was in the road. I wish I were kidding. I stopped at the nearest neighbor's house to see if they were his cows. They weren't but he knew which neighbor they belonged to and called them to let them know the cows were loose. Cannot make this up.

 

Anyway, I hope you had a lovely couple of weeks and so on. I'm going to wander off because I'm due to be at the gym in about 20 minutes. I hope to be back on Sunday, nice and proper.