Self-Imposed Year of Projects: Update #16

Based on the number of weeks (16), we can deduce that I have been participating in my Self-Imposed Year of Projects for four months.........which isn't quite right because there aren't a perfect number of days per month. But, I've been going now for sixteen weeks...and it's about four months. Let's see how things are going, shall we?

FINISHED OBJECTS
1. Claudia: started January 3, 2012; finished January 10, 2012
2. Mama's Simple Skyp Socks: started May 22, 2011; finished January 9, 2012
3. Little Man's Cobblestone Baby Blanket: started July 2010; finished February 2, 2012
4. Dalek Dishcloth: started February 6, 2012; finished February 8, 2012
5. Baby Traveling Vines Socks: started September 18, 2010; finished February 17, 2012
6. Snail Hat: started February 18, 2012; finished February 19, 2012
7. Lothlorien Hat: started January 25, 2012; finished March 5, 2012

WORKS-IN-PROGRESS
1. Mama's Vanilla Socks: started December 6, 2011
2. Little Man's Giraffe: started May 11, 2011
3. Icarus Shawl: Started March 15, 2010
4. Honey Badger Don't Give a Shit Socks: started January 23, 2012
5. Pine Forest Baby Blanket: started February 21, 2012
6. Hermione's Everyday Socks: started March 6, 2012
7. Habitat: started April 10, 2012

I've been spending most of my extremely limited knitting time working on the Pine Forest Baby Blanket and my Habitat hat...for the most part. I've worked on Mama's Vanilla Socks, too. Normally, my knitting time is just limited....but with the opening of Pottermore, I've been spending some of my knitting time there. It could be worse. I'm just feeding an obsession that began long before my knitting.

With that said, don't expect much in the way of actual progress for awhile.

Let's talk about my socks, first, though (my vanilla socks)...I'm a little worried. I never swatch for anything, much less socks. So, here I am, just about ready to do the heel flap and I'm wondering if these socks even fit. I'm thinking I'm going to put them on circulars and try them on. I have a bad feeling that these socks aren't going to fit me...and I'm making them for myself. I'm going to be totally bummed if I have to rip them out and start over. I may wind up doing these on two circulars, too....after I buy more circulars, of course. 

Also, I decided that I'm going to participate in Ravelympics this year...which isn't until the end of July so I have some time to wind yarn and figure out what I'm going to work on. So far, I'm on Team Tardis. We're bigger on the inside. I may join one more group and do something completely different. We'll see. I think for Team Tardis I'm going to make My Little Slug (hey, it's an alien...) or the Freeport Vest.

Oh, and speaking of things I'm participating in (or things I'm wanting to do), I'm also going to be doing the Third Annual Knit & Crochet Blog Week (which starts tomorrow - so expect a full week's worth of posts...every day). I don't think I'm going to win any of the fabulous prizes but I'm still participating. I'm even going to throw in the bonus question one of the days...haven't decided which one yet.

Anyway, onward...

PLANNED HATS
1. Hermione Hearts Ron
2. Ogre Babies!
3. NIN Hat
4. Brandon Ribbed Beanie
5. Godric's Hollow Hat
6. Raglan Hat
7. Bergen Street Tuque
8. Nolan
9. Simple Baby Cap #1
10. Candy Cane
11. Little Pumpkin

OTHER PLANNED PROJECTS
1. Freeport Vest
2. Hippo
3. My Little Slug
4. Shaun (as in Shaun the Sheep)
5. Curly Snake
6. Penelope the Empathetic Monster

So....my totals stand thusly:
FOs: 7 projects
WIPs: 7 projects
Planned: 17 projects
TOTAL: 31 projects

How are things going with you?

Brief 203: WIP Wednesday...except it's not. Just sayin'.

First of all, mark your calendars! The Third Annual Knitting & Crochet Blog Week is coming up, April 23rd-April 29th, 2012.

I fully plan to participate again this year.......pending no major hospital visits with Little Man (and I think that can be avoided this year). Even last year, while we were in the hospital with Little Man, I managed to fully participate :)

So, now that's out of the way...

Anyway, it's Wednesday and that would normally mean a WIP Wednesday but I really have nothing to show. I started work on another baby blanket and I'm hoping that this one goes significantly faster than Little Man's ever did. I'm a couple inches into it so I'm thinking it'll be faster...but we'll see.

Oh, I should probably share what this blanket is all about, right?
Pattern: Pine Forest Baby Blanket by Ingrid Aartun Bø.
Needles: US #9 32" Addi Turbos
Yarn: Knit Picks Swish Worsted in Dublin (so far; I may add another yarn and make a stripped blanket)
Size: Baby
Modifications: I'm using a larger needle than called for in the pattern, I CO an extra three repeats of the Gull Lace pattern (which is a total of 21 stitches), and I'm considering doing three repeats of the Gull Lace pattern (12 rows) followed by the same number of rows in stockinette...just for something different. If I don't like how it looks, I won't do it, though...

Anyway, since I'm still only in the very early stages, there's nothing to really show for this...except for going to look at the color on the yarn link above :)

So, that's all I know about right now. I hope you're all having a lovely Wednesday :)