One Done, One To Go!

It's all done!  I just need to weave in the ends and block.  I didn't get the 10" length but then again I didn't knit till 6.5" before decrease.  The owner loves it!

Progress Shots

I have lots on my plate right now.  I need to finish a KAL.  Hopefully I won't run out of yarn before I can bind off.

Here is my latest shot of my Tour De Fleece progress.  I think I have a couple of days before I ply.  It depends on how much time I spend spinning.

Here is my progress on my test knit hat.  I signed up for it since a hat usually doesn't take much time.  I like how its coming and you will be seeing more of this pattern.  You will definitely see a purple version.  It's nice that I can use leftover yarn from other hats.

Does this hat's color look familiar?

This is my test knit shawl.  It's at 29 repeats.  Only 19 more to go and then the decrease.

Another Test Knit

I am a glutton for punishment!  I have a HUGE shawl (over 1,000 yards) test shawl that needs to be done by the end of July.  July is Tour De Fleece for which my goal this year is just to spin each day.  I missed one and will probably miss a couple more days due to travel.  Then I decide to sign up for another test knit.  I have to say though that both my girls wanted a hat from the test knit.  I hope it will go fast.  I did managed to finish the brim last night and it should be quick after the color work.  If you want to check out the pattern, look here:  http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/knit-wit-designs-fans/3458834/1-25#22

Tour De Fleece 2016!

I'm on Team Into The Whirled.  I'm a captain for BME team but I managed to finish all my BME fiber so I'm just commenting and encouraging.  Here is my progress for Day 1!

50/30/20 Alpaca/Merino/Silk Blended Top in colorway Sentinel  

Next Long Term Project

Since I finally finished my last of 3 robots, I decide to start another long term project.  I bought yarn to make two of these scarves.  It should make room in my yarn bin!

Needles:  Size 8 (I will be using size 6)

Yarn:  Knit Picks Swish DK

Pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/neck-kraken

Sometimes You Just Have to Give Up

Certain projects of course.  Not knitting in general.  I've notice that certain patterns get done right away (sometimes being a part of a KAL helps).  There are a few of my projects are a years long.  A couple of blankets (which a know they are going to take a while using up scraps).  There have been a few cardigans and a shawl that have been LONG projects.  I decide to get rid of 2.  The one shawl has been lovely but complicated.  I work over 3 charts and since I don't work on it much, I tend to forget the order.  There are no rest rows and worst of all, I don't have enough yarn!  I tried to see if I could get more but the company has closed and it was a special lot of 2 skeins.  I have 750 yards and the pattern calls for 825 yards.  At the best of times, I run out of yarn with my loose knitting.  I figure the yarn should go for a smaller project.

The other project is this finger weight cardigan.  Again its a complicated edge which you have to remember the order of the rows so not something you can just pick up and keep going.  The other 2 cardigans are DK weight and Sport weight.  Also its been years in the process.  Luckily I just signed up for a test knit that I can use the yarn for!

When Is It Finished?

I considered my project to be done when the knitting it done.  I don't weave in the ends till after I block the project.  Some knitters don't consider an item done till its washed, blocked and ends weaved in.  I don't like blocking.  One of my issues is that I don't have much floor space to block.  Shawls take a lot of space.  I finally got around to washing & blocking a bunch of shawls that I've finished.  A few of these might be entries for the County and State Fairs.