Today was time for reorganizing. I took all of my projects, each in its own bag, emptied every bag, and looked at it all. Make 3 small zippered pouches of tools and implements - markers, tape measures, stitch holders, sewing needles etc. and put them in 3 bags. Then realized that 7 on-going projects is too many. And, almost all of them are blue/black/green/purple or some slight variation.
So I decided I have to realign my priorities, and stick to the list or nothing will ever get done.
1. My Sherlock sweater - only 1 sleeve left to do from the armhole down, front bands, and then figure out what to do about a collar.
2. Jim's Seaweed vest -in case I get into Knitting Camp I want to have it almost done so I can secure the steek and cut it there. I got 8 rows done in about an hour, slow but steady and lots of fun. I decided that, unlike Medrith, I like being able to memorize the pattern so I am not offsetting the strands of seaweed .
3. Anna's beaded sweater from Classic Knits For Real Women. I strung about half the 2500 beads. We're talking real tedium here. And then I got the first sleeve done to the armhole. It's in Brown Sheep cotton fleece, and trying to keep the knitting even is hard because even the slightest variation in tension shows. I love the look of the cotton fleece and know it will be great to wear but I don't care for working on it.
4. Laurel - the back and one sleeve is done, the front is about 5 inches up. Again, I love the way it looks but the cotton is hard on my hands. I want to wear it this summer so I better get moving on it.
5. Malabrigo - 2 sleeves (not matching) are done. One with Joan Schrouder's idea of the decreases down the outside looks great, the other will have to visit the frog pond. One front panel is almost done and now I'm not sure I like the twisted rib stright up the front. It's heavy and very dense. Maybe I'll try again with some plain ribs in between the twisted ones.
6. Socks, more for Jim and some for me, (actually, mine aren't on the needles yet but the needles are ready with the yarn to start)
7. My second Hoxbro Kimono - knit cuff to cuff I'm at the middle of the first shoulder. I like working on this but I'm afraid at this point it's a UFO. Never gets picked up.
So that's the list and here's the plan. I'll alternate a cotton project with a wool one, one day cotton, one day wool, until at least 3 are done.
Poor Frosty, his leg got torn on something outside during his five minute stalk through the back yard, a week ago. He has stitches on his leg and he is shaved in 3 places. Sitches come out Monday or Tuesday. He's getting a lot of extra lap time and for the first 6 days we followed him around to prevent him from chewing off the stitches. He hated the little plastic collar the vet gave us to keep him from licking the stitches and he couldn't navigate in it. Bumped into things and couldn't eat or drink so we mostly kept it off.
Well, that's all for now.
So I decided I have to realign my priorities, and stick to the list or nothing will ever get done.
1. My Sherlock sweater - only 1 sleeve left to do from the armhole down, front bands, and then figure out what to do about a collar.
2. Jim's Seaweed vest -in case I get into Knitting Camp I want to have it almost done so I can secure the steek and cut it there. I got 8 rows done in about an hour, slow but steady and lots of fun. I decided that, unlike Medrith, I like being able to memorize the pattern so I am not offsetting the strands of seaweed .
3. Anna's beaded sweater from Classic Knits For Real Women. I strung about half the 2500 beads. We're talking real tedium here. And then I got the first sleeve done to the armhole. It's in Brown Sheep cotton fleece, and trying to keep the knitting even is hard because even the slightest variation in tension shows. I love the look of the cotton fleece and know it will be great to wear but I don't care for working on it.
4. Laurel - the back and one sleeve is done, the front is about 5 inches up. Again, I love the way it looks but the cotton is hard on my hands. I want to wear it this summer so I better get moving on it.
5. Malabrigo - 2 sleeves (not matching) are done. One with Joan Schrouder's idea of the decreases down the outside looks great, the other will have to visit the frog pond. One front panel is almost done and now I'm not sure I like the twisted rib stright up the front. It's heavy and very dense. Maybe I'll try again with some plain ribs in between the twisted ones.
6. Socks, more for Jim and some for me, (actually, mine aren't on the needles yet but the needles are ready with the yarn to start)
7. My second Hoxbro Kimono - knit cuff to cuff I'm at the middle of the first shoulder. I like working on this but I'm afraid at this point it's a UFO. Never gets picked up.
So that's the list and here's the plan. I'll alternate a cotton project with a wool one, one day cotton, one day wool, until at least 3 are done.
Poor Frosty, his leg got torn on something outside during his five minute stalk through the back yard, a week ago. He has stitches on his leg and he is shaved in 3 places. Sitches come out Monday or Tuesday. He's getting a lot of extra lap time and for the first 6 days we followed him around to prevent him from chewing off the stitches. He hated the little plastic collar the vet gave us to keep him from licking the stitches and he couldn't navigate in it. Bumped into things and couldn't eat or drink so we mostly kept it off.
Well, that's all for now.
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