YOP Update Sept 16th, 2012

No finishes this week in the fibre world for me.   But, I have finished some work for my next two classes so the week has still been pretty successful.  And, even with being back in class and having to play catch up since I didn’t receive my access codes until four days into the classes, I have managed to find some knitting time.  Maybe it’s the fact that I’m back in my own classroom teaching again or the fact that the weather is cooling off and certainly turning from summer to autumn, but I have been feeling the urge to get Roam back on the needles.    The second front half is almost complete despite it’s best efforts to be a thorn in my side and forcing me to frog back about twenty rows.  I am still convinced it’s going to be a disaster in the end as I firmly established here but that call of a completed cardi is becoming too much for me to ignore so it has my love again.  I also may have cast on my Hubby’s sweater in a fit of startitis.  The first sleeve in almost finished, (I’m using it as my swatch),  and it’s going to be a lovely, warm, rather rustic sweater and so far he seems to like it.

Hope everyone has had a great fibre week.

A Year of Projects the Sequel 

WIPS

• Stained glass mittens
• Fiddle Heads
• Cherie
• Slippers – mom
• Rattlesnake creek
• Roam
• Oliver’s Blanket  (finished Sept 2012)
• Noro Log Cabin (finished Aug 2012)
• Algonquin
• Walnut Grove
• Masonic Lodge Socks

Cardigans

• Stage Door
• Central Park Hoodie
• Angural Cardi
• Julia
• Iced
• Wallis
• Bohus
• Jon’s Sweater (for DH) (In Progress)
• Burr

Shawls (12 in 12)

• #7 Cliff of insanity
• #8 Earth and Sky
• #9 Wingspan (Finished July 2012)
• #10 Colour affection (Finished Aug 2012)
• #11 Turnagain (In Progress)
• #12 Jagged Edge

Socks

• Jaywalker (Finished Aug 2012)
• Lenore
• Carousel (In Progress)
• Fargyles (In Progress)
• Staked
• Flutter Bye’s
• Aargon
• Nutkin
• Cubist socks
• Annapurna

Other

• Locksley
• Stephen West gloves
• Willow mitts
• Ellipses
• Frankenstein (In Progress)
• Hypernova
• Anne Hanson fingerless gloves

Totals

5/43 Complete

14/38 In Progress

Dishcloth challenge

2/12

Balls in/out

2/12.5  July

19/4  August

0/11 Sept

YOP Update Sept 9th

This week marked my return to work and the end of the summer.  It’s the time of year when my knitting takes a little bit of a hit and I have to remind myself that the part of the reason that I can knit and have a yarn stash is because I work.  But I find that offers little comfort during the week when I am up to my armpits in paper work and crying children.  I did however survive and even managed to finish off Widget’s blanket.

I have also found the last two shawls that I want to knit this year.  One is really a cowl, but it needs a lot of yarn so I’m adding it to the shawl list.  I’ve also figured out what I am going to make with my Topsy purchase for myself and have added Burr to the list.

At some point, hopefully today, I will actually be granted access to my next two classes since that was supposed to happen on Friday and I am still waiting for the access codes to be sent to me.  (You can imagine that I have sent more than one email by now).  So how I’m going to fit all this knitting in is still rather questionable, but I am the eternal optimist and certain I will succeed 😉

Now for the new and improved list.

A Year of Projects the Sequel 

WIPS

• Stained glass mittens
• Fiddle Heads
• Cherie
• Slippers – mom
• Rattlesnake creek
• Roam
• Oliver’s Blanket  (finished Sept 2012)
• Noro Log Cabin (finished Aug 2012)
• Algonquin
• Walnut Grove
• Masonic Lodge Socks

Cardigans

• Stage Door
• Central Park Hoodie
• Angural Cardi
• Julia
• Iced
• Wallis
• Bohus
• Jon’s Sweater (for DH)
• Burr

Shawls (12 in 12)

• #7 Cliff of insanity
• #8 Earth and Sky
• #9 Wingspan (Finished July 2012)
• #10 Colour affection (Finished Aug 2012)
• #11 Turnagain (In Progress)
• #12 Jagged Edge

Socks

• Jaywalker (Finished Aug 2012)
• Lenore
• Carousel (In Progress)
• Fargyles (In Progress)
• Staked
• Flutter Bye’s
• Aargon
• Nutkin
• Cubist socks
• Annapurna

Other

• Locksley
• Stephen West gloves
• Willow mitts
• Ellipses
• Frankenstein (In Progress)
• Hypernova
• Anne Hanson fingerless gloves

Totals

5/43 Complete

13/38 In Progress

Dishcloth challenge

2/12

Balls in/out

2/12.5  July

19/4  August

0/11 Sept

YOP Update August 12, 2012

It’s another week where there has been little progress made in the knitting department.  However, the flip side to that is I did get all three of my last assignments finished and turned in on time, so in reality, not having a ton of knitting time was a small price to pay for the peace of mind that comes with knowing that I am not struggling with my academic work load and having to play catch up.  Two exams to go and I will have three glorious weeks to knit ALL THE THINGS!!!!!!  (And then work and academics start-up again at the same time.  I think I need to go cry a little now).  Additionally, while I am spending more time each day with the brace off (it’s off right now actually and I can push the space bar down with my right hand again!!!), I do need to take frequent breaks in my knitting to stretch out my thumb and to ward off turning the dull throb that I feel pretty much constantly into pain.  But like I said last week, I can knit so I’m not really complaining.

As for the list, due to the yarn purchasing accident last week, I’ve added a Husband Sweater to the mix. It’s the Modern Aran  from the Knitting Manual.  It should be a relatively fast and simple knit.  And since he picked both the yarn and the pattern I won’t have to worry about whether or not he likes it.

I really hope to have a few finishes soon, but for now, here’s the list.

A Year of Projects: the Sequel 

WIPS

• Stained glass mittens
• Fiddle Heads
• Cherie
• Slippers – mom
• Rattlesnake creek
• Roam
• Oliver’s Blanket
• Noro Log Cabin
• Algonquin
• Walnut Grove
• Masonic Lodge Socks

Cardigans

• Stage Door
• Central Park Hoodie
• Angural Cardi
• Julia
• Iced
• Wallis
• Bohus
• Modern Aran

Shawls (12 in 12)

• #7 Cliff of insanity
• #8 Earth and Sky
• #9 Wingspan (Finished July 2012)
• #10 Colour affection (In Progress)
• #11
• #12

Socks

• Jaywalker (In Progress)
• Lenore
• Carousel (In Progress)
• Fargyles
• Staked
• Flutter Bye’s
• Aargon
• Nutkin
• Cubist socks
• Annapurna

Other

• Locksley
• Stephen West gloves
• Willow mitts
• Ellipses
• Frankenstein (In Progress)
• Hypernova
• Anne Hanson fingerless gloves

Totals

1/42 Complete

15/41  In Progress

Dishcloth challenge

2/12

Balls in/out

2/12.5  July

18/0 August

YOP Update – August 5th, 2012

After a little bit of a hiatus, (the first Sunday we were camping, the second we were in Cuba; neither activity really would have been enhanced by the addition of my laptop) I am back with a YOP update.  And while there is not much to report in the way of changes to the list, there has been great progress made with my ability to actually knit again! I can now knit for ever-increasing lengths of time with my brace off, as long as the item is light (socks are perfect) and I remember not to use my right thumb to “push” anything.  And I have figured out how to knit with the brace on!!!!!

Again items must be light and pattern simple and as you can imagine, progress is slow, but there is progress.  And as one of my knitting cohorts pointed out “slow progress is faster progress than not being able to knit at all.”  She is of course correct and even though my normal knitting pace has been slowed, I am thrilled to be able to knit again at all.

The other things I can do, again slowly and as long as I am very careful with my thumb, is weave in ends and sew.  Which means I am almost finished the Log Cabin Blanket.  It was on track to be complete before we went away, but that wasn’t able to happen due to Great Thumb Injury of 2012.  (I figure it needs a name since that will make it faster to type and it’s been enough of a thorn in my side that it really deserves a name.  I’d actually like to call it something else, and I often have, but they are not very lady like names and I really try hard not to use those words in my blog).

The only other major change is the balls in/out tally.  I may have had a little accident in a yarn shed yesterday.  More about that tomorrow, but believe me when I say no right thinking fibre person can fault me.

Without further rambling, on to my very static list.

One more thing – To answer a Morning Grouch’s question, July 1st was about two months after I first presented the idea to a group of other Ravelry folks.  That gave us enough time to get a group set up and for other people to join in and make lists.  It’s also a long weekend in North America so it seemed to make sense.

A Year of Projects the Sequel 

WIPS

• Stained glass mittens
• Fiddle Heads
• Cherie
• Slippers – mom
• Rattlesnake creek
• Roam
• Oliver’s Blanket
• Noro Log Cabin
• Algonquin
• Walnut Grove
• Masonic Lodge Socks

Cardigans

• Stage Door
• Central Park Hoodie
• Angural Cardi
• Julia
• Iced
• Wallis
• Bohus

Shawls (12 in 12)

• #7 Cliff of insanity
• #8 Earth and Sky
• #9 Wingspan (Finished July 2012)
• #10 Colour affection (In Progress)
• #11
• #12

Socks

• Jaywalker (In Progress)
• Lenore
• Carousel (In Progress)
• Fargyles
• Staked
• Flutter Bye’s
• Aargon
• Nutkin
• Cubist socks
• Annapurna

Other

• Locksley
• Stephen West gloves
• Willow mitts
• Ellipses
• Frankenstein (In Progress)
• Hypernova
• Anne Hanson fingerless gloves

Totals

1/41 Complete

15/40  In Progress

Dishcloth challenge

2/12

Balls in/out

2/12.5  July

18 (!)/0 August

YOP Update July 15th, 2012

Week two of this the 2nd YOP year turned out to be a very productive one.  And I am amazed that while I was very, very  tempted to cast on something new, I managed to work only on pre-existing WIPS.  In reality it was torturous really very simple to stick  to that goal.  (I also know of a place where you can get yarn specifically for left-handed knitters.)  But, it does mean that there has been great progress on a bunch of stuff.

First, the Jaywalkers are over the half way mark and the second sock is underway.  After a little fiddling with my Mum’s slippers I figured out how to alter the pattern and I’m almost finished the first one.  Another square has been added to the blanket for Widget.

Seven down. Five to go.
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But, and this is making me happy, the log cabin blanket is one huge step closer to being finished.  I had tossed it aside for months because I hated the way the finishing was going.  It just wasn’t looking right.   The thought that I was going to have spent so much time and energy knitting something that was going to look rather terrible in the end made me a little nauseous and if I thought about it too much the room would start to spin a little and I’d need a cool cloth and some water and a very comfy place to sit until the horror passed.  So after months of pondering I finally decided to finish the same way I finished my Lizard Ridge blankets and I am crocheting around the edge of each square and sewing that together.  My hubby was awesome and ripped out all the black joins that were in the first row for me while I worked on the other squares.  Well over half the squares have completed edging and there is now a real possibility that I might be finished the blanket in the near future.

The only change to the list is one more pair of socks.  They are simple and basic and will show off some of my more outrageous sock yarn well.

Hope every one else had a wonderful fibre filled week.

 A Year of Projects: The Return! 

WIPS

• Stained glass mittens
• Fiddle Heads
• Cherie
• Slippers – mom
• Rattlesnake creek
• Roam
• Oliver’s Blanket
• Noro Log Cabin
• Algonquin
• Walnut Grove
• Masonic Lodge Socks

Cardigans

• Stage Door
• Central Park Hoodie
• Angural Cardi
• Julia
• Iced
• Wallis
• Bohus

Shawls (12 in 12)

• #7 Cliff of insanity
• #8 Earth and Sky
• #9 Wingspan (Finished July 2012)
• #10 Colour affection (In Progress)
• #11
• #12

Socks

• Jaywalker (In Progress)
• Lenore
• Carousal
• Fargyles
• Staked
• Flutter Bye’s
• Aargon
• Nutkin
• Cubist socks
• Annapurna

Other

• Locksley
• Stephen West gloves
• Willow mitts
• Ellipses
• Frankenstein (In Progress)
• Hypernova
• Anne Hanson fingerless gloves

Totals

1/41 Complete

14/40  In Progress

Dishcloth challenge

0/12

Balls in/out

1/7.5  July

YOP Year Two – July 8th

Technically the first official update doesn’t have to happen until next week.  So if you’re reading this, and you’re new to YOP and you don’t have a post ready, don’t worry.  Sit  back, relax, read some blogs, fondle some fibre …… it’s all good.

As for my list, I realized that there was one WIP that I had missed adding to my original list, so it’s there now, and I have my first finish. Wingspan is off the needles!!!!!

Clearly I need to weave in the ends and block it.
I’m hoping to have better pictures this week for Finished Object Friday

Now before you start thinking that I am some sort of knitting genius or speed guru let me assure that I am not.  This was started in June as part of Nerd Wars and not finished before the start of the second Year of Projects began.  It made it onto my list for a few reasons.  First, it is a WIP and I really am committed to finishing my WIPS and getting out of control project polygamy into something resembling “reasonable”.  Two, it’s a Christmas gift for my Mother in Law.  Three comes from a lesson that I learned with the first Year of Projects.  If it’s on the list I am far more likely to knit it than if it is not.  I like seeing things get crossed off the list.   I also don’t change my list too much throughout the year (last year I removed two items only – one because I realized that the sock pattern was toe up and I hate toe up socks with a passion and the other because I realized a truly had no interest in making the item at all).

All that aside, I have one project off my list and have started the “balls out” of stash count in the right direction.

And…… here’s the list

A Year of Projects the Sequel 

WIPS

• Stained glass mittens
• Fiddle Heads
• Cherie
• Slippers – mom
• Rattlesnake creek
• Roam
• Oliver’s Blanket
• Noro Log Cabin
• Algonquin
• Walnut Grove
• Masonic Lodge Socks

Cardigans

• Stage Door
• Central Park Hoodie
• Angural Cardi
• Julia
• Iced
• Wallis
• Bohus

Shawls (12 in 12)

• #7 Cliff of insanity
• #8 Earth and Sky
• #9 Wingspan (Finished July 2012)
• #10 Colour affection (In Progress)
• #11
• #12

Socks

• Jaywalker (In Progress)
• Lenore
• Carousal
• Fargyles
• Staked
• Flutter Bye’s
• Aargon
• Nutkin
• Cubist socks

Other

• Locksley
• Stephen West gloves
• Willow mitts
• Ellipses
• Frankenstein (In Progress)
• Hypernova
• Anne Hanson fingerless gloves

Totals

1/40 Complete

14/39  In Progress

Dishcloth challenge

0/12

Balls in/out

0/7.5  July

A 2nd Year of Projects July 1st

I can’t believe that the year passed so quickly and that year two starts today!!! So first, Happy New Year to everyone!!! I hope that our projects fly off our needles, hooks, and wheels with ease and grace.

First a quick recap of my first YOP List.

I completed 26/45 listed projects and I have another 11/19 remaining projects on the needles.

I frogged one project and removed one other different project from the list.

I finished all 12 of my cloths for the first half of my dishcloth challenge.  (I’m posting the last one later this week).

And my Balls in/Balls out number balanced perfectly at 25 so nothing gained but no ground lost either.

Overall I am very pleased with my progress last year and I am looking forward to doing this again with everyone.  So without further adieu, here is my new list.

A Year of Projects the Sequel 

WIPS

• Stained glass mittens
• Fiddle Heads
• Cherie
• Slippers – mom
• Rattlesnake creek
• Roam
• Oliver’s Blanket
• Noro Log Cabin
• Algoquin
• Walnut Grove

Cardigans

• Stage Door
• Central Park Hoodie
• Angural Cardi
• Julia
• Iced
• Wallis
• Bohus

Shawls (12 in 12)

• #7 Cliff of insanity
• #8 Earth and Sky
• #9 Wingspan (In Progress)
• #10 Colour affection (In Progress)
• #11
• #12

Socks

• Jaywalker (In Progress)
• Lenor
• Carousal
• Fargyles
• Staked
• Flutter Bye’s
• Aargon
• Nutkin
• Cubist socks

Other

• Lockley
• Stephen West gloves
• Willow mitts
• Ellipses
• Frankienstein (In Progress)
• Hypernova
• Anne Hanson fingerless gloves

Totals

0/39 Complete

14/39  Wips

Dishcloth challenge

0/12

Balls in/out

0/0 July

Now, before you all start thinking that I have lost my mind completely, let me explain that some of the items on my list are deep hibernation WIPs that resurfacing.  Since returning to school and consequently have a huge plummet in my available knitting time, I have started to make some hard decisions regarding some of my long-term WIPS.  Some of them have been frogged and a lucky few are going to be finished.  Contrary to how it looks, I really want to get things finished and clear our the basket for new projects.

So there it is.  That’s the plan.  Wish me luck. Actually no….wish me time.

For more list and knitter check out

YOP Update June 17th, 2012

I actually had some knitting time this week! I even managed to make it to a knit night at one of my favourite LYS.  That was a real treat as I haven’t done that in ages.  It was great and I got to catch up with other knitters I haven’t seen in a while.  There is very little chance on the list.  But I did sneak in another dishcloth and I’m pretty sure I’ll manage one more before the end of the month which mean that I will be right on track for completing all 24 cloth this year.  I also have a frogged item on the list.  The pattern really needs a chart and I just was not enjoying knitting it so instead of continuing to suffer I opted to take it off the needles and move on.

I’m really looking forward to doing this again.  My list is already really long which will be really interesting since my knitting time has decreased so dramatically.  But, I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it.

 

WIPS:

• Clockwork (cast on June  &  part of the Knit-a-long of Doom) (Finished July 2011)
• Wallis Cardi (cast on August of last year)
• Rattlesnake Creek socks (cast on about 1 1/2 years ago)
• Noro Log Cabin Blanket (cast on in June & it’s Christmas Knitting)
• Toe Up Socks

Christmas:

• Super secret BFF gift (I know you read this.  No peeking, but you’ll like it.) (Finished Sept  2011)
• Super Secret Husband gift (He reads it too.) (Finished Dec 2011)
• Urbana  (Finished July 2011) (Dad)
• Podsters
• Saturday morning slippers x2 (FIL, mom)
• Minion (Teiff) (Finished October 2011)
• Gargoyle (Sean) (Finished October 2011))
• Strangling Vines scarf (Christine) (Finished Dec 2011)
• Windcheif hat (dad) (Finished November 2011)
• Cherie socks  (mom)(In Progress)
• AStericks (MIL) (Finished November 2011)
• Dog Chewie (Maggie) (Finished October 2011)
• Super Secret Little J gift (See first super secret gift.  That’s her mum.) (Finished Oct 2011)
• Kleenex covers x6 (Finished October)
• Algonquin (In Progress)
• Washcloth x2 ( I really thought I was finished with those!)  (Finished Sept 2011)

 

Shawls

• Flamboyan (Finished Jan 2012)
• Reunion Cowl (Finished Jan 2012)

Cardis

• Roam (In Progress)

Socks

• Lenore (The third) (Finished Dec 2011)
• Flaming Desire 
• Staked  
• Fishbone Gansey  (Part of the Knit-a-long of Doom) (Finished October 2011)
• Cut & Paste
• My Vampire Boyfriend (Part of Nerd Wars) (In Progress)
• Cauchy 
• Masonic Lodge (In Progress)
• Flutter-by (Finished February 2012)
• Aragorn
• Duckies  (Finished Aug 2011)

12 Shawls in 2012 (first 6)

• Different Lines (Finished March 2012)
• Sharktooth (Frogged)
• Flavia (Finished Jan 2012)
• Stephen West Club shawl (February 2012)
• Stephen West Club shawl (Feb) (Finished April)
• Walnut Grove (In Progress)

 Dishcloth Challenge (first 12)

• 11/12 complete

 

Newly added

• West Knits Mystery KAL (Finished Sept 2011)
• Julia
• Minion Army (Finished October 2011)
• Blue Whale shawl – replacement MIL Gift (Finished Dec 2011)

 

The running totals so far are:

26/45 complete

11/19  in progress

To try to have a better idea of what happens in my stash

Balls in/Balls out

0/11  (January)

8/5 (February)

0/3 (March)

16/4.5 (April)

0/0 (May)

1/0 (June)

YOP Update – April 22nd

 

I’m starting to feel a little like a broken record in these updates………..lots of progress, no finishes.  This week is no different.  But it has been fun.  First, two swaps for sock yarn were arranged and it looks like there may be a couple more in the works.  My yarn ends have been sent off and there are yarn ends coming to me.  I  was able to send off a ball from my stash to a knitter in the UK who contacted me because she was going to be short a ball of yarn for the Jersey she was knitting and strangely I had the same dye lot that she needed.  Not sure how that happened.  She’s  sending me some stitch markers in return and maybe I should see if she has some sock yarn ends too.

 

The Knit and Crochet Blog week starts tomorrow and I’ve been working hard to make sure that is all set to go since I know that I do not have the time to write a blog entry every day.  I’m almost finished and I hope that you enjoy what’s coming up this week.  For more info about the blog week you can go here.

 

I’m starting to think that it may be about the right time to start organizing Year Two of “A Year of Projects”  so if you missed out and want to join for this coming year or you want to start thinking about doing this again next year, check into our Ravelry  group here.  I’ll post the new info within the next seven days.  The new year starts for us on July 1st, so not to worry, we have lots of time to think about it.

 

Also, my pesky minions have been up to no good again and something may have to be done about this.  Maybe after the blog week is over………

 

Anyway, here’s  my list. 

 

 WIPS:

• Clockwork (cast on June  &  part of the Knit-a-long of Doom) (Finished July 2011)
• Wallis Cardi (cast on August of last year)
• Rattlesnake Creek socks (cast on about 1 1/2 years ago)
• Noro Log Cabin Blanket (cast on in June & it’s Christmas Knitting)
• Toe Up Socks

Christmas:

• Super secret BFF gift (I know you read this.  No peeking, but you’ll like it.) (Finished Sept  2011)
• Super Secret Husband gift (He reads it too.) (Finished Dec 2011)
• Urbana  (Finished July 2011) (Dad)
• Podsters
• Saturday morning slippers x2 (FIL, mom)
• Minion (Teiff) (Finished October 2011)
• Gargoyle (Sean) (Finished October 2011))
• Strangling Vines scarf (Christine) (Finished Dec 2011)
• Windcheif hat (dad) (Finished November 2011)
• Cherie socks  (mom)(In Progress)
• AStericks (MIL) (Finished November 2011)
• Dog Chewie (Maggie) (Finished October 2011)
• Super Secret Little J gift (See first super secret gift.  That’s her mum.) (Finished Oct 2011)
• Kleenex covers x6 (Finished October)
• Algonquin (In Progress)
• Washcloth x2 ( I really thought I was finished with those!)  (Finished Sept 2011)

 

Shawls

• Flamboyan (Finished Jan 2012)
• Reunion Cowl (Finished Jan 2012)

Cardis

• Roam (In Progress)

Socks

• Lenore (The third) (Finished Dec 2011)
• Flaming Desire 
• Staked  
• Fishbone Gansey  (Part of the Knit-a-long of Doom) (Finished October 2011)
• Cut & Paste
• My Vampire Boyfriend (Part of Nerd Wars) (In Progress)
• Cauchy 
• Masonic Lodge (In Progress)
• Flutter-by (Finished February 2012)
• Aragorn
• Duckies  (Finished Aug 2011)

12 Shawls in 2012 (first 6)

• Different Lines (Finished March 2012)
• Sharktooth (In Progress)
• Flavia (Finished Jan 2012)
• Stephen West Club shawl (February 2012)
• Stephen West Club shawl (Feb) (In Progress)
• Walnut Grove (In Progress)

 Dishcloth Challenge (first 12)

• 10/12 complete

 

Newly added

• West Knits Mystery KAL (Finished Sept 2011)
• Julia
• Minion Army (Finished October 2011)
• Blue Whale shawl – replacement MIL Gift (Finished Dec 2011)

 

The running totals so far are:

25/46 complete

13/21  in progress

To try to have a better idea of what happens in my stash

Balls in/Balls out

0/11  (January)

8/5 (February)

0/3 (March)

0/4.5 (April)

YOP Update April 15th

It’s been a scattered knitting week for me.  I’ve picked up whatever project strikes my fancy at any given moment and work on it for a bit.  It’s really perfectly fine and it means that I have made progress on a bunch of things.  I blame the lack of focus on the rather high level of stress that’s been hovering around me this week, and unfortunately it threatens to get worse before it gets better.  But that’s just the way life is sometimes   I will knit my way through it and maybe come out on the other side with a few more finished objects.

I did however, finish the last of the knitting for Oeste and only had to fudge the very last triangle a little bit.  Now I just have to sew it all up.  It will be off the list soon.  There are  also some super fun things happening with the sock yarn blanket or as it will now be known as, the Epic Blanket of Insanity (or EBI for short).  (Thanks Suzy for letting me use that name too.  It’s perfect.  If you want to you can check out Suzy’s blog here.)  More about those details later this week, but I will say that my EBI has become my go to project (at least for now) and it’s great when I am too tired or cranky or stressed to focus on something bigger.  Needless to say, it’s gotten a lot of love from me this week.

In other exciting new, I’ve ordered the yarn I need to start working on the TKGA Master Handknit Program.  I’ve printed everything off and have it all organized in a binder.  In theory when the yarn arrives, I will be ready to start.

So, not a lot of change on the list.  3 More balls out and one more dishcloth finished.

 

WIPS:

• Clockwork (cast on June  &  part of the Knit-a-long of Doom) (Finished July 2011)
• Wallis Cardi (cast on August of last year)
• Rattlesnake Creek socks (cast on about 1 1/2 years ago)
• Noro Log Cabin Blanket (cast on in June & it’s Christmas Knitting)
• Toe Up Socks

Christmas:

• Super secret BFF gift (I know you read this.  No peeking, but you’ll like it.) (Finished Sept  2011)
• Super Secret Husband gift (He reads it too.) (Finished Dec 2011)
• Urbana  (Finished July 2011) (Dad)
• Podsters
• Saturday morning slippers x2 (FIL, mom)
• Minion (Teiff) (Finished October 2011)
• Gargoyle (Sean) (Finished October 2011))
• Strangling Vines scarf (Christine) (Finished Dec 2011)
• Windcheif hat (dad) (Finished November 2011)
• Cherie socks  (mom)(In Progress)
• AStericks (MIL) (Finished November 2011)
• Dog Chewie (Maggie) (Finished October 2011)
• Super Secret Little J gift (See first super secret gift.  That’s her mum.) (Finished Oct 2011)
• Kleenex covers x6 (Finished October)
• Algonquin (In Progress)
• Washcloth x2 ( I really thought I was finished with those!)  (Finished Sept 2011)

 

Shawls

• Flamboyan (Finished Jan 2012)
• Reunion Cowl (Finished Jan 2012)

Cardis

• Roam (In Progress)

Socks

• Lenore (The third) (Finished Dec 2011)
• Flaming Desire 
• Staked  
• Fishbone Gansey  (Part of the Knit-a-long of Doom) (Finished October 2011)
• Cut & Paste
• My Vampire Boyfriend (Part of Nerd Wars) (In Progress)
• Cauchy 
• Masonic Lodge (In Progress)
• Flutter-by (Finished February 2012)
• Aragorn
• Duckies  (Finished Aug 2011)

12 Shawls in 2012 (first 6)

• Different Lines (Finished March 2012)
• Sharktooth (In Progress)
• Flavia (Finished Jan 2012)
• Stephen West Club shawl (February 2012)
• Stephen West Club shawl (Oeste)  (In Progress)
• Walnut Grove (In Progress)

 Dishcloth Challenge (first 12)

• 10/12 complete

 

Newly added

• West Knits Mystery KAL (Finished Sept 2011)
• Julia
• Minion Army (Finished October 2011)
• Blue Whale shawl – replacement MIL Gift (Finished Dec 2011)

 

The running totals so far are:

25/46 complete

13/21  in progress

To try to have a better idea of what happens in my stash

Balls in/Balls out

0/11  (January)

8/5 (February)

0/3 (March)

0/3.5 (April)