I know, I haven’t posted any pictures yet, I certainly need to, just haven’t had time or patience, also I haven’t properly updated my Ravelry notebook either. But I do need to start getting organized. I have overcommitted myself, as usual, and now am feeling overwhelmed. I created a chart below of the knitted gifts I plan to make and where I am with them and when they are due. Everything with the exception of my brother Victor’s birthday hat and the home spun yarn I’m working on my twilight swap it’s all due by Christmas. I have most of the yarn for everything here, just need patterns for some, so I’m going to knock out what I have already and started. I need to limit myself to 1 or two projects at a time, being a WIP Whore just ain’t working out!
But I can do this and have them finished in time! J
Spinning though is proving harder than expected, but I think I’m finally getting the hang of it. It’s uneven thicknesses, but it’s coming smooth, so I’m going to call it “texture”. The lady I bought the fiber from at YarnCon (I have her card and will add the link and name later), showed me a project where she did that intentionally and it turned out very nice. Hopefully my partner will like her skein.
I am happy though with the way Mommy Socks are going finally!!! I finished the heal and now feel pretty confident with Short row heels. I had a little trouble, but I know the things that went wrong for my next set of socks, and none of the problems were noticeable at all, just imperfections I noticed so I didn’t have to frog anything!
And this morning I found and cast on the perfect easiest hat pattern for Victor’s hat which he has been asking me for, so hopefully I’ll have that done in time for his birthday. I’m magic looping it on my new cables that arrived yesterday from KnitPicks! I am LOVING interchangeable needles and magic looping. I still like my double points, but with magic loop I can multi-task! I currently have both pairs of my twilight socks started on one 47” needle!!! I’m knitting 4 socks at a time, how AWESOME is that!!! Hopefully tricks like that will help with me feeling less overwhelmed.
Project Name: | For: | Deadline: | Status: |
Hand Spun Bamboo | Twilight Swap Partner | 10/19/2008 | Half Way |
Victor's Red Hat | Victor | 10/22/2008 | just started |
Fetching Mittens | Ashley | 12/20/2008 | 1 down, 1 to go |
2 pairs of Twilight Socks | Mel & Heather | 12/20/2008 | Toe Started |
Mommy Socks | MIL | 12/20/2008 | legs left |
Hat & Scarf | 12/20/2008 | Need Pattern | |
Hat & Scarf | Andrew | 12/20/2008 | Need Pattern |
Vest | 12/20/2008 | Need Pattern | |
Moose Dishcloth set | Uncle Ray | 12/20/2008 | Pattern Found |
Lace Scarf | Nana Beadle | 12/20/2008 | Started |
Ugliest Stocking Cap Ever | Roland | 12/20/2008 | 1/4 of the way |
Scarf | PopPop Beadle | 12/20/2008 | Need Pattern |
Dad Hat | Daddy | 12/20/2008 | Pattern Found |
