Saturday, November 23, 2013

YOP #19-20 or I Really Just Can't Be Bothered

It's Saturday. I could almost be writing the post for next week's update. It's taken me long enough to get to the last two weeks to write anything. Not that I haven't tried at least a few times. I've definitely opened this blog and then stared at it. That counts as attempting, right? It's been a productive, and trying, couple of weeks.

I'm nearly done with Husband's cowl. It needs to have ends woven in and then the two ends joined together. While I'm sure it's easier than my brain is currently thinking it to be, it's a little more complicated than something I can just walk and knit at the same time. Of course, it's also become stupid cold, so it's harder to walk and knit anyway. I'm very happy with how the colorwork has turned out on this and work had enough shows that I was able to spend a lot of quality time working on this project. (There will eventually be pictures).

Progress has been made on the TARDIS shawl though it won't be done in time for Chicago TARDIS, which is this next week. Hopefully it'll be done next year, though there is still a chance it'll be off the needles (though not blocked) by the time the convention starts. We're driving there in our electric car which is going to require quite a bit of charge time, so I intend to do a lot of knitting. Of course, I'll also have some hand sewing left to do. I'm working on a costume for Husband and this will be done in time for the convention.

The latest pair of test socks are also progressing nicely, though not fast enough for my tastes. Nothing seems to these days. I've finished the section the designer wanted tested though I'm planning on finishing the socks. I found an error on the large heel, which I'm actually kind of proud of as it means I'm actually getting pretty good at this whole sock knitting thing.

Now if only I can figure out how to knit faster. I want/need a new hat and mittens. I've got two items to make for my sister. I also want to start and finish another pair of Cookie A socks before the end of the year. I need to somehow become independently wealthy so that Husband and I can both do all the projects we want without having to do that whole work thing. Not that I dislike my work but it would be easier to become wealthy and get rid of work than to stop sleeping.

Finished Objects

Works in Progress

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Monday, November 4, 2013

YOP #18 or Maybe I Should Make Lists

It's a new month and my current projects are moving (mostly) along nicely. I'm nearly done with the leg of the sock I'm testing. I like the design though there are things that I would modify with the colorwork. Maybe after I make this pair, I can redesign what is now shaping up in my head. Is that pattern plagiarism though? Enough would change that I wouldn't think so but I wouldn't have the idea if I hadn't worked on these socks.

Instead of only have the 2 blue striped down the back, I'd do either all or every other one of the twisted stitches as blue and then inversing it on the other sock. I'm not sure how it would work with the stranding though. I'd be concerned that it would make too dense of a sock fabric.


The cowl for Husband is on the second section. I wish it was as simple as the first section as I could walk with that and not have to check a pattern every other row. The design is a mosaic colorwork, so the first row sets up the stitches and the next row repeats the same pattern and then things change on the third row. It's remembering the odd numbered rows that I haven't quite mastered yet.

No progress on Fuzzy this past week. I need to fix that.

The TARDIS shawl was doing well...until I dropped a stitch. I can't seem to find stitches easily in lace work (can anyone??), so I frogged it and started over. I'm not at about the same point I was a week ago...

There are things that I really need to cast on. Okay, really only two things. The hat and cowl for my sister.

I need to have the TARDIS shawl and the test socks completed by the end of the month. I'd like Fuzzy to be finished soon as well. It seems as though I've been working on it for the longest time, though not lately. While my sister's birthday is in November, she'll be receiving her hat and cowl in December as we'll all be together for Christmas.

On top of that is my competitive nature saying I must make ALL THE SOCKS from this year's Cookie A sock club before early December. I know that this isn't going to happen. I like sleeping. A lot. But if they were all made, I would have a lot of entries in the year-end prize drawing which is for a membership for the 2014 club. Mom already plans on giving me that as my Christmas gift this year but it would be cool to win it. Just not realistic.

With that, it's off to do dishes so Husband can rest his poor beat-up hands. It will also mean I get away from the bowl of evil pistachios...

Finished Objects

Works in Progress

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