My Lenten Sacrifice has found me

I went in search of some undyed roving in my stash today. That led to me finding oh, about 6 projects that are unfinished in various totes and bags in my 'she-cave'. So I think this will be my sacrifice; to finish up these projects and get them off the needles. Three of them are sweaters, which is my bane. I cannot finish sweaters for anything. This is going to be a challenge for me, so to do so during Lent should give me new perspective.

1. These mittens are 2/3 done. That should be my first goal since it will give me a sense of accomplishment quickly. The yarn is Malabrigo worsted; which I would love to buy a million yards and just sleep on it. It's so squishy!

2. The Dockside Cardigan is a funky knit sweater that starts on the outside and moves to the inside. That's why it looks like a jumble of crap right now. I'm on the back and from what I remember, the issue was that the textured pattern was giving me fits because it's hard to see on the white yarn. I need to get more Lion Brand Sock Ease for this.

3. the Icarus Shawl is something that I've been working on as a mindless project for meetings and such for a while now. The interesting part of this one is the fact that the yarn is a Goat Down yarn spun and sold in Russia. I think I got this stuff from Betsy.

4. the Aidez Cardigan has been marinating in a bag for a while now. A few weeks after I started Spring Semester, I started the back and put the sleeve on a holder until I work out the bind-off for it. It will be a while for this one to be completed, but at least over 1/2 of it is done already.

5. A sweater of cables that I've designed myself. I need more Cascade 220 for this one and then I must figure out how I want to work the sleeve openings. I had contemplated using a steeking technique...

6. A sweater made from some Vanna's Choice that I don't recall much of at all. Looking at what I have done, I'm on the back and I've bound off some for the arms. What pattern I'm using, and what to do next will be the biggest challenge. For the yarn choice, I think I'll make it into a cardigan. The ability to wash it would be a good thing.

Wish me luck! I'll update when I can.

Comments

Summer!

Yes, Sissy's death has been a big blow to all of us. We miss her terribly. We suspect she became egg-bound, a condition that is most often fatal in poultry. She had not laid eggs this year and I knew she'd been shagged. There are a few things you can do, but you have to know that she's egg bound to start treatment. My laptop had been shutting down randomly, so I had Dave take it apart and blow out the fan. It's been sporadic since. I've been using Alex's laptop (he has a desktop also) but it's frustrating. His touchpad is extra touchy and if you rest your hand on it, well...the laptop does crazy things. We sold 2 of Molly's babies to a lady who lives near the Dells. She had bought 2 geese from someone and one died. Geese need a flock to survive, so I offered her two of Molly's babies. She said they are doing well and bonding with her gosling. It's good to have a flock of happy geese. There's a good video of what it's like to have ...

1000th Feedback!!!

KIP Bags by Ruddawg has gotten their 1000th feedback! In honor of this momentous occasion, I am giving away a One of a Kind KIP Bag filled with goodies. The stuff? A sampling based on the idea "A Few of my Favorite Things." What are a few of my favorite things? Well, KIP bags, of course. This one is red velvet, 10" high by 7 1/2" wide. A red velvet wrist strap allows for knitting and walking at the same time. It has a decorator fabric bottom and fancy stitching at the top to give it a more festive look. What is in the bag? The top fuzzy item is a pair of socks. Not just socks, but a pair of those fuzzy and oh so soft socks. I am a fiend for socks! I ask for a new set of socks every year for my birthday. Next is a skein of Alpaca yarn - Caramel in color. I love, love LOVE alpaca! This skein is from Blue Sky Alpacas, 120 yards of Sport Weight Yarn. The red item is my most useful tool for knitting, sewing and everything else. It's a small swiss army knife that ...

How To: DIY Envelopes

My Sister sent over some templates for envelopes with a note that said she didn't know how to use them. So here is my photo montage of how to use an envelope template: First of all, let's pick out some pretty paper. Mine came from a stack of paper purchased at Michaels' in the clearance aisle. Two pages out of the stack were damaged, but at 60% off, I could deal with that. I put the template on the paper, positioning it where I thought it would look best. Then I drew around the outline of the template with a pencil. Why pencil? Because you can erase the marks later. This box template, as I look at it will have a sort of triangular shape. It will be long and have a very narrow bottom. So I traced around the whole thing, leaving out the parts in the middle. We will get back to those in a minute. I grabbed a pair of scissors and cut around the basic shape of it to get it off the bigger part of the paper. Then carefully, I cut the smaller shape...

Way out in the Middle of Nowhere

Search This Blog