Progress

This week seems so long. I still am not sure what day of the week is the best day to post. So, far this experiment is working out very well. I find that I want to touch each active WIP, because I want to have progress for each of them. Otherwise at least one of these projects would be sent into hibernation.

WIPS

1. I have finished the 1^st sock for the test knit. This project is not a secret so I am going to say that it is the Mablesock pattern. Not sure when I will cast on the 2^nd. I don’t like the yarn (The Sanguine Gryphon Bugga) as much as I did in the beginning. I liked it when I was knitting it for a shawl, but the more the yarn is handled the more fuzz builds up on the yarn. It might just be me, I may not like the MCN blends. I will see as I have one more MCN skein from Fibernymph.
2. I have cast off the Summer Mystery shawl! Now, I just need to weave in the ends and block it.
3. Since there is left over yarn from the SMS, I am using up the remainder by doing some more preemie hats. I have cast on the first one. I am hoping to get 2 out of the leftovers.
4. On the bird, I have the body at the point that I need to stitch on some of the other components.
5. For some reason I must have thought that 3 active WIPs and an unknown number of UFOs was not enough so I started a new project. I cast on the Hermione’s Everyday Socks with my Scout’s Swag Sock yarn in Pomegranate.

UFOs

1. I am so happy. I removed 2 items from this category and have finished them! At a minimum I have 15 projects left.

2. One of the 15 projects is the Lizard Ridge, which I know for a fact I will not finish. (The blocks have a much tighter cast on edge versus bind off edge.) But I am not sure what to with the 6 blocks that I have already completed. I am thinking that I should sew 2 blocks together and then felt them to try making totes.

Purchases

1. It arrived! I actually caught a Wollmeise update. I purchased a Gelb/Orange grab bag. I received We’re Different versions of Küken and Clementine. Okay now what can I knit with them? Must wait!
2. I bought another new circ. I was missing the actual US size #1 (2.5mm). I purchase this in the addi Lace, because I do like the sharper needles now.

Queued

1. I have added the Batik shawl to my queue because I am thinking that the WD Clementine might want to be a shawl.

FOs

1. Yay, I finished an afghan from last year! It is so funny, but I made one of these for my hubby, but I am always using it. So, he keeps saying that I stole his blanket. I finally made one for me and now my baby wants it. Maybe I will have to make another one.
2. Finished the set of preemie hats from my leftover STR Lemongrass yarn. I have been grouping these by the yarn, instead of creating a project for each hat. I suspect others have not been logging these hats at all. I was very surprised to only see 109 projects listed for the pattern.

Events

1. Estes Park Wool Festival is coming 06/11/2011. I can’t wait and I hope the weather is good!
2. The Loopy Ewe is moving to Colorado, need I say more!
3. Speaking of the Loopy Ewe, they are doing a Camp Loopy. The first task of three is to complete a two color shawl, scarf, or cape. I have the Daybreak already in my queue, so this would be perfect. The only problem is trying to figure out what colors to use.