In a recent episode of completion, I finished the following:
- The Fiber Trends Clogs. Finished and felted the afternoon that the recipients arrived. I didn’t start the child’s slippers I’d wanted to make to match, but there’s enough yarn left that I can do that for another occasion.
- The Vera socks. More precisely, finished, found to be too long, cut apart and had 26 rows ripped out of each, and grafted back together. They’re now in the mail, hurrah!
- The green woven towel. I’ve got the warp for a few more, but I need to take a break and adjust the loom a bit; it’s taking me about twice as long to weave as it should due to tension issues.
In a recent episode of startitis, I began the following:
- KnitPicks Dancing socks in Hula. Not my favorite colorway, but it’s bright and cheery; I’m just making a generic pair of socks, so it’s good mindless knitting.
- Fat-Bottomed Bag. I’d already bought the yarn for it, so I figured I’d go ahead and chain up. It’s about a third of the way through, and it’s nice mindless crochet at this point.
- Piano Felted Bag. I’d already bought the yarn for it, so I figured I’d go ahead and cast on. I haven’t gotten beyond the handle, but it’s going to be a nice mostly mindless pattern except for the stranded section.
- Baby Surprise Jacket. I’ve never made the pattern, and it occurred to me that it’d be a good use for three skeins of random cotton yarn that’ve been in the stash for nearly ten years. So far I’ve only got a few rows and am not feeling the fascination, but hey, it’s stash-busting. It’s also not quite mindless.
In a recent episode of self-discipline, I made progress on the following:
- Flower Basket Shawl. It’s further along than I’d thought; I’m on the last repeat if I want to do it as written, but I almost certainly have enough yarn for an extra repeat, so I’ll probably do that.
- Flutter Cardigan. It’s actually good bus knitting; the pattern is easy, and I just have to remember the increases on the sleeves. (I should check whether the sleeves are fixing to turn out way too long, but we’ll see.)
- Aran Sweater — not much progress, granted, but I’ve knit a few rows.
- Latch hook rug. A few more tufts added.
- Ivy socks. Two rows, but it’s progress.
In a recent episode of apathy, I completely ignored the following:
- Every cross-stitch UFO.
- That damn crane that I should just unload on some unsuspecting person.
- The Turkish sweater.
- The Microsock.
- The moth-attacked Fair Isle hat.
- The black lineny shirt and skirt.
In a recent episode of restraint (or at least of counting the current UFOs) I did not yet start the following, in spite of having materials on hand:
- The big bobbin lace doily.
- Three more pairs of socks, even though I have needles free.
- Heere Be Dragone.
- Ice Queen.
- Several dishcloths.
- A blue jumper.
- Andean Treasure Vest.