Three Done and Started Two More

There is a reason why I always have WIP.  It's because I finish a project and then decide to start 2 or 3 more!  I finished my test knit and the shawl I need for a gift in May.  I also finished the shawl I wanted to wear at Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival.

I spent 57 hours of knitting for the test knit.  It used more then 1100 yards of yarn!

This is what I want to bring to Maryland.  It should be light enough if the weather is hot.

My gift shawl which I will deliver to Maryland.

My two new WIP.

The Many Colors of Mesa Sunset

This is my Loop batt.  The colorway is Mesa Sunset.  I hope to get another batt just as pretty at Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival.

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.

Project Linus

This is my stash from Project Linus yarn.  What happens is that people donate yarn (sometimes fiber) for Project Linus.  Here Project Linus only uses acrylic yarn to knit blankets for babies.  The yarn that isn't acrylic gets sorted and picked up by one of our knitting ladies.  She brings that yarn to the knitting group.  We pick what we want and make a donation.  Usually the suggested amount is $1/skein but I usually donate more since often the retail price is still on the yarn and the money is going to charity.  I try to pick yarn for certain projects but for Project Linus yarn, I usually pick yarn that speaks to me and then try to find a perfect project for it.  I really do try not to bring too much yarn home since I probably have more then enough to knit for the rest of my life!

Deadline WIP

 





 



First on the list is these socks.  I a bit further then the picture but the 2nd one still isn't done.  They are for someone's birthday and I need to have them done before Apr 8th.

 

Needles:  Size 0 circulars

Yarn:  Plymouth Yarn Diversity in Denim

Pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gusset-heel-basic-socks



 





 

 

This is a KAL which is due in May.  I started it before the KAL but the designer is letting us do WIP.  The KAL is here:  http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/maliha-designs/3398520/126-150#142

 

Needles:  Size 7 circular

Yarn:  Cephalopod Yarns Traveller in multicolor and naked

Pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/frieze-shawl

 

 



 

 

This shawl needs to be done before my trip in May since I want to gift it to someone I will be seeing in person.

 

Needles:  Size 7 circular

Yarn:  Cephalopod Yarns Nautilace in Honeycomb cowfish?

Pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/perles

 



This is the yarn for a test knit which is due May 2nd.  I had fun digging in my leftover yarn (which I must organized better) for it.  The red will be the main color and then scraps for the lace part of the yarn.

 

 

This is the start of my test knit wrap.

 

 



Lists

This is my list of patterns that I want to shop for at Maryland Sheep & Wool.  It doesn't mean I want to get them all but if I run into yarn I love then I can at least get enough to do a pattern I have.  Speaking of patterns.  I have 291 patterns that I have yarn to knit up.  You don't want to know how much yarn I have.  There are people on Ravelry worst then me though.  Some have over 1,000 yarn entries.  That doesn't mean they have 1000 skeins they could have 10 for each entry!!

These are the vendors that I want to make sure we see.  I'm sure we will get time to look at it all. 


Only 49 days left till MSWF!!

Washed, Blocked and Ends Weaved In

These turned out big.  Well, not the middle one.  I wished I had more yarn to make that bigger.  It's so sparkly and colorful.  These pictures were taken on the Great Room floor and it was hard not to include the furniture in the photos.