I've already changed my mind and rearranged my goals list for this year's Christmas knitting. It now sits at (and I've included a progress report this time):
Wristwarmers for Brett - First one 95% done should take about another 3-4 hours of work to be completely done - Goal date: 11/30
Wristwarmers for Mary - Not started - Goal date: 11/27
Wristwarmers for Clara - Not started - Goal date: 11/27
Wristwarmers for Michael - Not started - Goal date: 11/30
Wristwarmers for Desmond - Not started - Goal date: 11/30
Wristwarmers for Mindy - Not started - Goal date: 11/30
Wristwarmers for Mom (different pattern) - Not started - Goal date: 12/25
Hood/Cowl for Clara - About 1/3 done and making it up as I go - Goal date: 11/30
Trouty Fishy for Seth - Not started - Goal date: 11/30
Hunting Cowl for Seth - Need to restart - Goal date: 11/30
Plaid Cowl for ? - First couple rows done, double knitting so slow going - Goal date: 11/30
Thermal Sweater for me - Just need to do a couple more inches then the yoke and neckline - Goal date: 11/29
Dishcloth - Finishing work only - Goal date: 11/30
At least one spinning project - want to blend some fiber first - Goal date: 11/30
Scarf for Magz - Not started - Goal Date: 12/31
Nymphalidea Shawl for me - set aside for now, only finish if by some miracle I finish the rest - Goal date: ?
I apparently have a lot of wristwarmers in my future... They're actually pretty quick and I think they're useful. I bought a bunch of yarn that I can use when making them too. I just have to decide if I'm going to make all of them in the linen stitch that the pair for Brett uses or if I'll switch to basic stockinette for the rest for the sake of efficiency.
The hood/cowl thing I'm making for Clara is a bit of mystery. I'm basing it off a picture her mom showed me on Facebook that I couldn't find a pattern for. I'm making my own version which is far from the same thing, but I'm hoping it's close enough that they'll like it anyway.
Trouty Fishy I don't think will take too long, but I'd like to knit it while Seth isn't around (which is pretty much never...) so it'll be tricky. Also, I'll have to try to plan the yarn pooling so that the coloring comes out at least semi-fish-like.
Hunting cowl for Seth was actually started, but I really don't like the yarn I bought for it because it's difficult to knit. It's a super bulky chenille-type yarn. I recently found my humongous crochet hook, so I've decided to give the yarn a second chance by trying to crochet it instead.
The plaid cowl was a pattern that caught my eye in the Interweave Knits Magazine. I'm planning to do a fair amount of double knitting next year (more on that later) so I figured this cowl would make good practice and a good gift. I'm leaning toward gifting it to my dad, but Seth also says his dad might like it. However, we're already getting his dad a big gift this year, and I don't have anything in mind for my dad yet. I also don't have anything in mind for Mindy or Michael yet beyond generic wristwarmers...
My thermal sweater is coming along nicely though there is a slight concern that it's going to be too short overall. I'm going to add a few rows to the body and to each sleeve before joining them for the yoke. Hopefully making the waist hit lower won't screw it up too bad...
I made a dishcloth this month already, but I've misplaced it. I think it's on my bedside table under the mountain of other projects and yarn though. I just have to find it and sew in the ends and get a pic up here. It's just a basic granny dishcloth.
I plan to use my new blending board to blend up some multicolored 'dye sopper' fiber. I'm thinking I'll end up with some possibly ugly art yarn, but since I haven't tried that before, I figured 'why not?'
I saw a pattern for a scarf called a Luna scarf and I just can't help myself. I love Luna and every time I see something Luna, it makes me think of my friend Magz. So, I picked up some yarn to make her this Luna scarf and I'm thinking I'll use some pink fun fur from my stash to accent either edge too (it's crocheted lengthwise, so first row and last row).
The Nymphalidea shawl is getting put on the back-burner for a couple reasons: (1) I don't think I can get it done by the 11/16 deadline anyway, (2) it's for me, not a present and I feel guilty for putting so much time into that so close to Christmas, and (3) I'm really not looking forward to blocking that thing!
I'll be traveling for Christmas, so I'm hoping to get most of my knitting done by the end of November so I'm not rushing about and trying to finish when I should be packing - or driving. However, this doesn't apply to the scarf for Magz because since I'll be travelling for Christmas, I won't see her until I'm back for my annual New Year's Eve party.
Let's see how long this modified list lasts, shall we?
No comments:
Post a Comment