Socks!

Again I am trying to overwhelm myself.   Why do I do that?  I want to do so much and I go ahead and tackle it even though I know it is too much.  I am currently working 3 pairs of 2 at a time socks and I keep trying to add more to my WIPs even though I have some fast approaching deadlines on the socks.  These socks seem to be trying to see just how many times they can be used in various KALs!

WIPS

1. The first pair of socks is the Aragorn socks.  I started these at the beginning of December, but I let them languish quite a bit.  I want to finish them for my sister’s birthday late February.  I am almost to the gusset and heal.  I am knitting these in Wollmeise Twin in Sabrina. 
2. The second pair of socks is the Mae Finch socks which are due February 15 for the Dramatic Knits CSI KAL.  I have placed the waste yarn for the afterthought heel and now need to finish the leg/cuff.  This is my first experience with afterthought heels, so I am a little nervous.  I am knitting these in Fibernymph Dye Works in Witch’s Leggings.  I am very concerned that I won’t be able to make this deadline.
3. The third pair of socks is the Diamonds in the Fluff socks which are due at the end of March for the STR KAL.  I love this pair.  I love the yarn, the color, and the pattern is easy.  I have to keep myself focused on the other pairs, so I keep putting these ones aside.  I have 2 pattern repeats already.  I need a total of 9 before I move on to the heel.  I am using STR Lightweight in Firebird.
4. I somehow started a Featherweight Cardigan this past week.  I have a gorgeous skein of Wollmeise Lace-garn in the Tandoori Masala color.  And, I received a pair of size 6 Signature Arts Needles for xmas.  What a lovely combination!  I only work 2 rows here and there.

Queued

1. I just purchased the No More Tears sock pattern from Mommy Needs Yarn.  She made this pattern to help raise funds for the Autism walk that her family participates in each year.  This pattern has a KAL that starts February 1, so of course I want to cast on another pair of socks.  This may have to wait till the Mae Finch socks are further along or done.

Purchases

1. My first shipment of the STR club should be on the way soon, so another pair of socks is begging to be started.

Events

1. I went to the Loopy Ewe grand opening in Fort Collins this past Saturday.  Awesome store.  I can’t wait to go back and explore without my toddler with me.  I couldn’t believe my eyes because she had Wollmeise in the store just sitting there.  I guess she doesn’t post the entire inventory online so that there is some for the store location.  I picked up a Graf Ratz for a friend and an Orient for me in 100%.  I am really having a hard time letting go of the Graf Ratz.

Podcast Notes

1. Dramatic Knits – I am planning on doing some of the CSI KAL socks, but not all of them, so I have to wait and see which sock pattern is next.  But, I am currently working on the current one, which is Mae Finch.
2. Mommy Needs Yarn – She is doing 12 socks in 2012.  I have joined in because I seem to be in a sock mode this year and I want to see if I can do it.  Plus, I have a lot of sock yarn stash and I should use it up!
3. Knit 1 Heart Too – They are having a sock KAL right now, so I am trying to get my socks finished for this KAL.  The due date for this KAL is February 29.

New Blogcast

I miss my blogcast.  I have decided I like that term after listening to someone talking about a blogcast.  I want to get this going again for a number of reasons, but the main one being that it helps me to keep track of what I am working on and patterns I want to do next.  Sure Ravelry definitely helps, but I still need more help.

I seem to have really been bitten by the sock bug this year.  It seems that most of the podcasters I watch have been bitten by one bug or another, but not really socks.  Luckily there are multiple KALs that involve socks right now.  I am working on 3 pairs of 2 at a time socks right now.  One pair is for my sister's birthday.  This pair is the Aragorn that I am working in Wollmeise in Sabrina.  Another pair is for the Mae Finch KAL with Dramatic Knits podcast.  This one I am using Fibernymph in Witch's Leggings.  The last pair is for the Socks that Rawk KAL.  I am doing Diamonds in the Fluff using STR in Firebird.  Luckily all 3 of these socks will also work for the KAL with Knit 1 Heart Too podcast.

I am also trying to knit from my stash for the Knitting Blooms Knit Your Stash.  The goal of the stash down is to use up 2000 yards in the month of January.  Since I only have knit 150 yards so far, I doubt that I will reach 2000 by the end of the month, but that is okay.  At least I am using my stash!

The most exciting thing that I am doing this month is that I am selling off my doll collection.  I finally decided that I would be better off selling it then keeping it in the basement.  I am going to save the money to be spent at CampKIP.  Yay!!  I am going to CampKIP in April!