So Much Stuff and Not Enough Time

I'm still trying to finish a big sample knit.  It's 1200 yards.

It's the 5190 Miles Shawl.  I'm suppose to do another Everyday Shawl next so knitting time for me will be limited.

Meanwhile I'm trying to finish of this fiber before the start of Tour De Fleece which starts Jul 1st.

I started a bunch of projects too.

I also joined a KAL.  So far this is my progress luckily I have till Aug 15th to finish this colorwork hat.

Summer Means More KAL

This is my entry for PicnicKnit's Summer Shawl Along #cfssal http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/picnicknits/3431915/76-100#88

We will start knitting June 1st and run through the end of July. There will be prizes along the way, drawings for casting on, using the hashtag #cfssal online, posting pictures/projects, etc. Prizes will include yarn, notions, patterns, and books. I’m working on the prize pile right now!

This is my KAL for Judy Marples's Summer Holiday 2016 KAL http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/judy-marples-design-group/3439873/1-25#8

KAL

Why do I keep getting pulled into KAL (knit-alongs)?  I don't like deadlines and I have a bunch of things that I need to finish up but I keep sign up for them.  Here is my May KAL that I managed to finished before the last day.

 

 

This was for Judy Marples May KAL. 

Details: 

Needles:  Size 10 circular
Yarn:  Premier Yarns Deborah Norville Serenity Chunky Prints in Berry Burst
Pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cedar-grove-shawl



I have yarn wound up in a cakes for a June KAL too.  It's by PicnicKnits.  Details here:  http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/picnicknits/3431915/1-25

It doesn't help that I already have these patterns and the yarn to go with it already.

One Down, Three To Go

 

 

 

I got the socks done and they went to the new owner on Friday.  Meanwhile I still have  other projects to get done before May 6th.

 

 



This test knit is more then half way done.  It's due in May.

I'm on the last chart and see the end of this shawl.  Which I want to take with me and give to a friend in May.

This is a knit along that needs to be done for May too.  I'm more then half way through the yarn so it should be done soon.

Progress!

I'm making progress but I don't see it being done by the end of the month.  I'm making a shawl out of this pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/icehouse  I'm also worried that I didn't get enough of the blue yarn.

Yarn:  Cascade Yarns Avalon in Red Orange and Blue Radiance.

I'm Not Going To Make It

This is the start of my Icehouse KAL.  The other piece was just a sample and I realized that I will have to knit and write out my pattern as I go.  I need 2 more knit rows and then I can start the pattern.  I won't be making the Feb 28th deadline for sure!

Pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/icehouse
KAL http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/cooperative-press/3078452/151-175#151

FO (Finished Objects)!

I finished my Flamboyant Shawl!  I had 15 yards of yarn left.  Details here:  http://www.ravelry.com/projects/AtPlayWithFiber/saturns-rings-shawl

I finished Test Spa Cloth #2.  This one went a lot faster then the first one.  Details here:  http://www.ravelry.com/projects/AtPlayWithFiber/test-spa-cloth-2

Twist Stitches

Pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/saturns-rings-shawl
Yarn:  Cephalopod Yarns Skinny Bugga! in Flamboyant cuttlefish

This is what I seem to be spending most of my time knitting.  This and 2 test knits.  What gets me is the twist stitches.  There is a yarn over (YO) that you drop.  The design is to make long stitches.  What happens is try to knit the YO rather then the stitch.  This is hard to correct without ripping back.  Which isn't fun.  Sometimes I can pick it up and fake it.  Other times if your stitch count is off it doesn't twist right so that is when I have to rip back.  I just need to take my time and make sure I have the stitch and NOT the YO.

Learning something new

This is my shawl for the KAL.  I'm learning a new stitch "elongated right twist".  It takes a bit of time to wrap it around my brain but hopefully I got it.  I like it when I learn new stitches.  You never should stop learning.

Pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/saturns-rings-shawl
Yarn:  Cephalopod Yarns Skinny Bugga! in  Flamboyant cuttlefish

Another KAL (Knit A Long)!

I should be working on the business so I can open up the shop and I really need to get some WIP done from 2013!  What do I do instead?  Plan my WIP for 2015.  I've been making yarn cakes and here is my first project for 2015.

Pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/saturns-rings-shawl
Yarn:  Cephalopod Yarns Skinny Bugga! in  Flamboyant cuttlefish

Why?  One, there are prizes  Two, its a 3 month KAL  Three, I get a bonus entry for using my Peg’s Procrastinations bag.  Her shop is here:  https://www.etsy.com/shop/pgprcrst8n   Here is the thread for the details:  http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/verybusymonkey-knitters/3103823/1-25#12

Writing it out and test knitting it

I finally started this.  I'm not going to be keeping the test knit.  I'm knitting it to make sure my written instructions match the picture.  I already notice that the books on the sides were missing part of their heads.  It's slow going since I need to count and write it out then knit it.  The yarn is leftover Bugga (sport weight).  The orange is what I want the blue needs to be brighter.  I'm going to knit the shawl in fingering weight.  Here is the pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/icehouse