Chickadee

Chickadee

Sunday, May 10, 2015

March and April Update

Current WIPs (new ones are bolded):

Sweaters/Cardigans:

Wispy Cardi, Malabrigo Lace
Rosemary Cardigan, Cascade 220 Heathers (not technically new, as I started it in August)
Hooded Baby Skyrim Sweater, Patons Roving (out of yarn)
Newborn Vertebrae, Wollmeise "Pure" 100% Merino Superwash
Quivira Coat, Patons Classic Merino Wool
Short Row Sweater, Madame Tricote Paris Star

Shawls:

Orchid Thief, Classic Elite Yarns Alpaca Sox (hibernating - ran out of yarn four rows from the end)
Old Flames Scarf, Knit Picks Wool of the Andes

Hands and Feet:

Toe-up Socks, Zauberball (on a 9-inch circular)
2aat Toe-up Socks, Some yarn that my husband bought and that I'll look up later


Blankets:

Snowflake Blanket, Red Heart Comfort Solids

Scarves:

Tentaculum, Marks and Kattens Fame Trend (will be frogged ... when it stops hiding)

Lanthir Lamath, Handspun from Ireland (out of yarn)
Clapotis, Patons Classic Wool (finished in March)

Hats:

Forester Hat, Debbie Bliss Merino DK (finished in March)
Quaggan, Loops & Threads Charisma

I finished most of the hood section early in the month, and then promptly ran out of (handspun from Ireland!) yarn.  I'm going to a yarn store tomorrow morning to see if I can find a close replica.  Mary Maxim had nothing close.  Also, I made good progress on the hat!  So I don't consider this month's goal to be completely lost.

March goals:  Keep looking for a replacement yarn.  If one is found, finish the bloody scarf.  Until one is found, work on the hat (and finish it, too, maybe ...).

So, still no luck on a replacement yarn, though I did try to get to Romni Wools last Saturday (the Gardiner Expressway was closed and the traffic on the streets was just too much).  I'll try again next week.

Successfully completed two projects in March, but in April I mainly focused on the Quaggan hat (it's for a friend).  It's almost done, which bring me to ...

May goals:  Finish the Quaggan hat, the Old Flames Scarf, and decide what I'm gonna do with the Wispy Cardi (continue or frog).