Saturday, November 2, 2024

End of October Update

 WIPs (new ones are bolded)

Ten Stitch Blanket, Caron Cakes (started 2019)
Walter's Blanket, Lion Brand Mandala Sparkle (Started July 16, 2024)
Stormy Day Jacket, Briggs & Little Heritage 2-Ply (Started August 17, 2024)
Bright Stripes Throw, Caron Anniversary Cakes (Started September 5, 2024)
Musselburgh for Walter, Debbie Bliss Botany Lace (Started September 8, 2024)
Slumber Cowl, Madelinetosh DK (Started September 28, 2024)
Musselburgh II, Hedgehog Fibres Sock (Started October 6, 2024) - Car knitting!
Super Striped Scarf, x3 different yarns (chenille, and two glow-in-the-dark) (Started October 17, 2024)

Hibernating

Dancing Bees MKAL, Debbie Bliss Rialto Lace (started 2015 - oops)
Havannah, Sublime Yarns Eden DK (Started  July 16, 2024)
Oranje, Estelle Yarns Andean Heathers (started 2017, frogged and restarted on smaller needles 2024)

End of month yarn stats:  61 entries, 93 skeins, 28403.60 yards.

September.  September was wild.  I actually only bought 12 skeins (three entries) on the 14th.  One entry (of six skeins) is mine, one (four skeins) is my husband's, and one (two skeins) is my son's.

I also decided to frog some of the projects started earlier this year (Ceciliana and the Goblin socks).  Ceciliana's yarns weren't playing well together, and the yarn for the socks wants to be a hat (probably a third Musselburgh - that's a fun one to knit).

For September's goals, I got through 3 and 4.  I'm so close to finishing Walter's jacket.  It's currently blocking and needs buttons, but it's otherwise done.  The camping stuff is half put away.  It was a wild month.

Here are October's goals:

1.  Put the freaking camping stuff away.
2.  Finish Walter's jacket and his hat.
3.  Don't buy yarn.  Seriously.  I don't knit that fast, really.
4.  Sharpen the reed knife and keep practicing.

Hey, I finished three things!  I did buy yarn, though, but Walter wants me to knit him grey socks.  And then we saw the glow-in-the-dark chenille yarn.  But other than that, nada!  And my total yardage went down (by not a lot, haha).  Please, no one talk about the camping stuff.  I just added it to my phone, so there's hope for November.

Here are November's goals:

1.  Y'know that camping stuff still in my car?  I'm going to put it away.
2.  While I'd love to make a goal to finish the cowl, I'm not going to risk hurting my wrist too much before the Christmas concerts.  My goal instead is to get to the third ball needed for the cowl (there are four balls).
3.  Don't.  Buy.  Yarn.
4.  Maybe I should add 'sharpen reed knife' to my phone, too.  Okay, it's in there.  That's the goal.



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