February Update

Current WIPs (new ones are bolded):

Sweaters/Cardigans:

Rosemary Cardigan, Cascade 220 Heather
Quivira Coat, Patons Classic Merino Wool
Easy Top-down Raglan, Noro Kureyon and Patons North America Ballybrae

Shawls:

Dancing Bees MKAL, Debbie Bliss Rialto Lace

Hands and Feet:

2aat Toe-up Socks, Lorna's Laces
Cuff-down Vanilla Socks, Patons Kroy Sock Yarn
Accidental Girly Mitts, Debbie Bliss Merino DK Frogged - didn't really remember why I started them.

Blankets:

Snowflake Blanket, Red Heart Comfort Solids
Fuss Free Baby Blanket, Red Heart Eco-Ways; Bernat Cashmere Natural Blends (started September - oops!)
Mario Mushroom, Bernat Handicrafter Cotton

Other:

Parlour Cat, Caron Simply Soft (still deciding whether I even want to knit this ... )

Leaf Scarf completed.  Sock not completed.  Parlour Cat still loitering.

February Goals:  Maybe finish that sock?  And maybe don't start anything new?  And maybe (just maybe) have a meeting with the Cat?

Sock completed.  Now to cast on and work on the second one.  Decided to frog Parlour Cat.  Been working on portable blanket.  Trying to resist startitis.

March Goals:  Cast on project using oldest yarn.  Cast on second sock.  Plan out blanket so it looks good.

Stuff

Tasty:

New muffin, was told it was delicious, am in agreement.  Seriously, that was a two-minute muffin.

Latest stash, not including remnants and missing two massive balls of acrylic and ten balls of two other yarns.  Still cool-sheeping it.  Though I did buy yarn from Value Village a couple weeks ago.  That was a good deal though!  A ball of laceweight (800-ish yards) for $4.99 and three hanks of sock yarn for $4.99!  That's good!  But I will try to not buy anymore (thinks about gift cards for Michaels and for Needle Emporium).

Chickadee.

January Update

Current WIPs (new ones are bolded):

Sweaters/Cardigans:

Rosemary Cardigan, Cascade 220 Heather
Quivira Coat, Patons Classic Merino Wool
Easy Top-down Raglan, Noro Kureyon and Patons North America Ballybrae

Shawls:

Dancing Bees MKAL, Debbie Bliss Rialto Lace

Hands and Feet:

2aat Toe-up Socks, Lorna's Laces
Cuff-down Vanilla Socks, Patons Kroy Sock Yarn
Accidental Girly Mitts, Debbie Bliss Merino DK

Blankets:

Snowflake Blanket, Red Heart Comfort Solids
Fuss Free Baby Blanket, Red Heart Eco-Ways & Bernat Cashmere Natural Blends (started September - oops!)
Mario Mushroom, Bernat Handicrafter Cotton

Scarves:

One-ball Warmers (Leaf Scarf), Fiddlesticks Knitting Silk Sensations (started August)

Other:

Parlour Cat, Caron Simply Soft (still deciding whether I even want to knit this ... )

So, new year, huh?  I have no resolutions.  None.  But I'll still do monthly goals, they actually kinda work for me.

December Goal completed, albeit three days before the 'deadline'.

January Goals:  Make sure all WIPs are in Ravelry and here.  Finish the Leaf Scarf and one sock (notice I didn't specify 'pair').  Also, decide what to do with Parlour Cat project.

Leaf Scarf completed.  Sock not completed.  Parlour Cat still loitering.

February Goals:  Maybe finish that sock?  And maybe don't start anything new?  And maybe (just maybe) have a meeting with the Cat?

Random Goals

I'm putting a couple other goals in a separate post, just some things I'd thought about doing for a few years but never got around to doing.

1.  Delete photos from computer:  I keep all my pics.  Even the blurry ones.  Why?  Dunno, really.  But every month I think I'll work on 20 folders (they're done by date) and get rid of the excess.

2.  Catalog tea:  We have a nice collection of tea.  Ok, too much tea.  Mostly loose-leaf, and some of it getting older.  So I want to go through it, get an idea of what we have, throw out anything too old, and clean that basket up a bit!  (Yeah, only a basket.)

3.  Get rid of almost-finished/needs fixing bag:  I have a bag of knit projects that either need to be blocked, fixed, ends woven in, etc.  I no longer consider a project finished if it isn't blocked/ends woven in, but these are from before that.

4.  Catalog inks:  Got a lot of those, too, and it would be nice to know what we have without looking through them all.

5.  Clean up filing:  Shred the old income tax papers and other things that have been piling up.

6.  Put away needles:  Uh, yeah, gotta get on that.  I have a plastic container where I put all my now-empty circulars, but they actually belong in a receipt folder (one of the plastic ones from Walmart).  I need to 'file' them away properly.

7.  Obviously, pare down the WIPs.

No timelines here.  I'm not that insane.  Let's see what I can do this year.

December Update

Current WIPs (new ones are bolded):

Sweaters/Cardigans:

Rosemary Cardigan, Cascade 220 Heather
Hooded Baby Skyrim Sweater, Patons Roving
Quivira Coat, Patons Classic Merino Wool
Easy Top-down Raglan, Noro Kureyon and Patons North America Ballybrae

Shawls:

Orchid Thief, Classic Elite Yarns Alpaca Sox (will be frogged)
Dancing Bees MKAL, Debbie Bliss Rialto Lace

Hands and Feet:

Toe-up Socks, Zauberball (on a 9-inch circular)
2aat Toe-up Socks, Lorna's Laces
Cuff-down Vanilla Socks, Patons Kroy Sock Yarn
Toast, Unknown Acrylic
Toast, Unknown Acrylic
Accidental Girly Mitts, Debbie Bliss Merino DK

Blankets:

Snowflake Blanket, Red Heart Comfort Solids
Fuss Free Baby Blanket, Red Heart Eco-Ways & Bernat Cashmere Natural Blends (started September - oops!)

Scarves:

Tentaculum, Marks and Kattens Fame Trend (will be frogged ... when it stops hiding)
Dudester Scarf, Loops & Threads Charisma
One-ball Warmers (Leaf Scarf), Fiddlesticks Knitting Silk Sensations (started August)

Head:

Tyson Hat, Classic Elite Yarns Liberty Wool
Easy Ombre Slouch Hat, Patons North America Astra (Solids)

Other:

Parlour Cat, Caron Simply Soft (still deciding whether I even want to knit this ... )

I didn't do a lot of knitting (or anything else) this month, so no goals reached.  I'm moving the armwarmers to next Christmas because stress is a killer (and who needs that, eh?).

December Goals:  Tyson Hat to completion.

So, new year, huh?  I have no resolutions.  None.  But I'll still do monthly goals, they actually kinda work for me.

December Goal completed, albeit three days before the 'deadline'.

January Goals:  Make sure all WIPs are in Ravelry and here.  Finish the Leaf Scarf and one sock (notice I didn't specify 'pair').  Also, decide what to do with Parlour Cat project.

November Update

Current WIPs (new ones are bolded):

Sweaters/Cardigans:

Rosemary Cardigan, Cascade 220 Heather
Hooded Baby Skyrim Sweater, Patons Roving

Quivira Coat, Patons Classic Merino Wool

Easy Top-down Raglan, Noro Kureyon and Patons North America Ballybrae

Shawls:

Orchid Thief, Classic Elite Yarns Alpaca Sox (will be frogged)

Dancing Bees MKAL, Debbie Bliss Rialto Lace

Hands and Feet:

Toe-up Socks, Zauberball (on a 9-inch circular)
2aat Toe-up Socks, Lorna's Laces
Cuff-down Vanilla Socks, Patons Kroy Sock Yarn
Toast, Unknown Acrylic (there will be two of these)

Blankets:

Snowflake Blanket, Red Heart Comfort Solids

Scarves:

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

Head:

Tyson Hat, Classic Elite Yarns Liberty Wool
Other:

Parlour Cat, Caron Simply Soft

Goals completed!  For once, eh?  Scarf is blocked, mitts are given, and I've also finished the knitting part of the Hooded Baby Skyrim Sweater.  I'm gonna line it with some flannel for some extra warmth and to keep little fingers away from the intarsia backside.

November Goals:  Finish the hat I started yesterday, and the second sleeve of the Noro/Patons sweater.  And the lining of the Skyrim sweater.  Oh, and start armwarmers for Christmas.

I didn't do a lot of knitting (or anything else) this month, so no goals reached.  I'm moving the armwarmers to next Christmas because stress is a killer (and who needs that, eh?).

December Goals:  Tyson Hat to completion.

October Update

Current WIPs (new ones are bolded):

Sweaters/Cardigans:

Rosemary Cardigan, Cascade 220 Heather
Hooded Baby Skyrim Sweater, Patons Roving

Quivira Coat, Patons Classic Merino Wool

Easy Top-down Raglan, Noro Kureyon and Patons North America Ballybrae

Shawls:

Orchid Thief, Classic Elite Yarns Alpaca Sox (hibernating - ran out of yarn four rows from the end)

Dancing Bees MKAL, Debbie Bliss Rialto Lace

Hands and Feet:

Toe-up Socks, Zauberball (on a 9-inch circular)
2aat Toe-up Socks, Lorna's Laces
Cuff-down Vanilla Socks, Patons Kroy Sock Yarn
Mini Motif Baby Mittens, Patons Astra

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 (re-started on a smaller needle ... here's hoping)

Head:

Tyson Hat, Classic Elite Yarns Liberty Wool

Other:

Parlour Cat, Caron Simply Soft

Sweet.  The Newborn Vertebrae is finished!  I may still have to block it ... had a tiny moth scare (in the form of yarn breakage) but I think it's ok to bring into the apartment now.  I am halfway through clue 3 of the MKAL, so half-completed that goal.  I started some baby mittens for a friend, and I figure I'll finish them tonight during our WvW raid.

October Goals:  Finish those mitts and the Lanthir Lamath scarf (by the way, the yarn I bought almost perfectly matches!).

Goals completed!  For once, eh?  Scarf is blocked, mitts are given, and I've also finished the knitting part of the Hooded Baby Skyrim Sweater.  I'm gonna line it with some flannel for some extra warmth and to keep little fingers away from the intarsia backside.

November Goals:  Finish the hat I started yesterday, and the second sleeve of the Noro/Patons sweater.  And the lining of the Skyrim sweater.  Oh, and start armwarmers for Christmas.