Just keep knitting

Happy Birthday, to my sister!

Wollmeise has 3 new colors: Nautilus, Lapislazuli, and Babe.  Why did I have to look at what showed up in the update.  I am trying to very good and not buy any new yarn.  I have been very good so far.  Keep on knitting, nothing to see on the WM website!

I didn’t get as much done on the sewing front as I wanted.  I finally figured out one of my issues.  I have become addicted to caffeine and wasn’t having any on the weekend.  I crashing so bad by Sunday that I didn’t want to do anything.  I did much better yesterday once I figured it out and had a coffee.

WIPs

1.      I only completed a few rows on the Aragorn socks.  I only have to complete the foot and toe.  Why don’t I want to finish these? 

2.      I didn’t touch the Diamonds in the Fluff socks again this week. 

3.      I didn’t touch the STR January club socks this week.

FO

1.      I made my 2^nd box bag this week.  It did go a little smoother, but I still need to do slightly better.  Do I find issues with the bags I make in order to keep them for myself?

Plodding along

I have been trying to focus on making project bags and also finishing my sister's birthday socks.  It is hard to work on the project bags when my son is awake because it is too dangerous to have him around the sharp things and the hot iron.  I am so happy that I was able to get the progress that I did on the socks.  Like everyone says it just takes knitting a row at a time to get things done, or something like that!

WIPs

1.      I finally finished the most difficult part of the pattern, the heel and the gusset of the Aragorn socks.  I only have to complete the foot and toe.  What is nice about this pattern is that the foot is almost halfway complete by the time the gusset is gone.

2.      I didn’t touch the Diamonds in the Fluff socks this week, because of the focus on Aragorn and project bags. 

3.      I only completed a few rows on the STR January club socks.

Purchases

          1.     I received my last purchase of Wollmeise yarn for awhile.  This time I got 2 skeins of regular Mistelzweig 100%.  I am not sure what I would like to make with these.

FO

1.      I made my first box bag this week.  It was a little tough, but I am sure they will go better now that I have made one.

Projects

I actually have been successful in not buying more yarn this week.  Because of the March Challenge from Knitting Blooms, I have loaded all of my stash into Ravelry.  I have 92 entries on my stash page!  I know that is small potatoes compared to some people, but it is overwhelming to me.  This is not even counting the number of UFOs that I have.

WIPs

1. The Aragorn socks are coming along, but it is slow going because of the intricate stitches and small needles.  I am currently working on the gusset and heel.  
2. I completed one more pattern repeat on The Diamonds in the Fluff socks.  These socks are cuff down and need a total of 9 pattern repeats on the cuff.  I have completed 3 so far.
3. The STR January club socks are my go to easy sock for the moment.  I have gotten them started and have a portion of the foot completed.
4. The featherweight is going into hibernation for now, until I can decided on the color choice.

Frogs

1. I frogged an afghan that I started in 2009 for my future baby, but since it was a girl afghan and I was having a boy, I stopped working on it.  The yarn has been added to my stash.
2. I also frogged a sweater that I started for my boy last year and now is too small for him.

Queued

1. Tina from Knitting Blooms has selected my March Challenge yarn.  She chose the Chasing Fireflies Lorna's Laces Shepard Sock.  This yarn is highly variegated and contrasting.  I think that I will do socks with it.  I am decided on the pattern still.  The other pattern I was contemplating is the TGV shawl, but again I think the yarn is too variegated. 

FO

1. My FO is not knitting, but it is for knitting.  I finally made my own project bag!  It was much easier than I thought it would be.

More Socks!

I am having a hard time stopping myself from buying more yarn and from starting more projects.  I keep thinking of new projects to start and what yarn I need for them.  I need to concentrate on the yarn stash I have currently own and not add to it!

WIPS

1. The Aragorn socks in Wollmeise Twin in Sabrina were not touched this week as I was focusing on the Mae Finch.
2. The Diamonds in the Fluff socks in STR Lightweight in Firebird have not been touched this week either.
3. I did not touch the Featherweight Cardigan in Wollmeise Lace-garn in the Tandoori Masala for the same reasons as the others.  Except because of trades I am thinking of restarting this project in Ruby Thursday.  I may actually use Tandoori for the Evenstar Shawl.

Queued

1. I cannot wait to cast the No More Tears sock pattern from Mommy Needs Yarn that I just purchased.  She made this pattern to help raise funds for the Autism Speaks walk that her family participates in each year.  I am going to use a yarn that I purchased many years ago.  I am so excited to work on them.  These socks require size 1 needle.  It is exciting to finally use a yarn that I have not used before but has been in my stash for such a long time.
2. I received my STR January Club kit!  I can’t wait to cast these on!  I am going to do the sock pattern that came in the kit.  It is very different from anything I have done before, so I am pretty excited.  These socks also require size 1 needle.  I have 2 pairs of size 1, but they are both on projects, one for Diamonds in the Fluff and one for Mae Finch.  I need more size 1 needle. 

FO

1. The Mae Finch socks in Fibernymph Dye Works in Witch’s Leggings are complete!  Not only did I want to meet the deadline for these socks, I wanted the needle to cast on something else!  These are my first pair of self striping socks and my first time doing the afterthought heel.

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 did finish the first sock in the KAL, the 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!  In the same line, I want to do her No More Tears KAL.
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.
4. Knitting Blooms – I have jumped into the deep end.  She is having an awesome KAL in which she chooses the yarn and you decide which pattern to do.  I have caught up with my stash on Ravelry in preparation of this March KAL.