I'm running a little late today... But I have a finished object to share with you!! My Rowe Cardigan is all done! I love it!
And this picture really sums up how I feel about it:
Once I was finished with Rowe I turned to my Texture Time Shawl and have made some progress on that! I hope to get this one finished in the next couple weeks! Then I will cast on something new as a reward :) My progress here is from the orange marker out towards the pink (it is easier to see in the second picture)
And I have a new episode of my podcast up on YouTube. I show off my Rowe Cardigan in more detail there.
Welcome back for another week!! I have spent all my spare time this week working on my Rowe Cardigan and have added quite a bit to the ribbing. I am now a bit past half way through all this ribbing! I need to have eight inches and am not at just over four inches - so a way to go yet! We are back to school now, so my free time has shrunk. Oh well! Here is a picture of the cardigan all scrunched and bunched. It is tough to get a decent picture of the progress while it is all on the needles.
Here are a couple skeins of yarn I bought recently. I bought eight of this gorgeous blue and it is destined to become a Sode Cardigan (but I won't cast it on until I get a couple other things off the needles!) I bought five skeins of the gray and I am not sure what that will become - either a sweater, a vest, or a wrap.
And I have posted a new podcast where I show you my purchases and give you a better view (sort of) of my Rowe Cardigan.
We have reached the half way point on our Year of Projects!! I suspect it is time to revisit my list and see if I am anywhere near what I originally planned or if I have ventured way off track! Maybe I will redo my list!
This has been quite a productive week!!
1. I have finished the design I was working on last week and it is set for publication in the near future. I am allowed to show pictures of the design before publication, but am not allowed ot share the pattern. Here is what the finished socks look like:
2. I have caught up on my Advent Scarf again! This includes progress from December 13th through December 22nd! Only a few more days to go and we are all done with this. Next week I should be able to show you the finished and blocked item!!
3. I have picked up my Rowe Cardigan again and managed to get some work done on the two front panels. This will be my focus project once I am done with my Advent scarf and Christmas knitting is done. I would love to have this complete before 2019 arrives! My progress is from the blue marker.
4. I have one last minute cast on to report... I decided to make a last minute Christmas gift. It is the Boyfriend Hat and it is knitting up very quickly! I have about four inches done and need about six before the decreasing. I hope to finish it up today, but still have tomorrow as well!
I posted a new podcast yesterday where I talk about each of these four projects.
Until next week everyone!! Have a very Merry Christmas (or whatever holiday you happen to celebrate) and I will see you again soon!
Today is Week 22 of the Eighth Year of Projects, NaBloPoMo Day 25, and Day 11 of my self imposed WIP-it Down Week! I have had a very productive week! I have worked on each and every WIP over the past eleven days of my WIP-it Down Week and I am sad that the week is nearly over (and that I need to go back to work on Monday). Oh well, the Christmas break is not far off now! My Sock Scrap-ghan looks the same as it did last week so I won't bother showing an update picture :) I made progress on my Vanilla Christmas socks - I have finished the gusset decreasing and am moving down the foot now. Here is where I am:
I made progress on my new sock design too. I had the cuff done some time ago and now have added two repeats on the leg. I am considering whether to add one more repeat or not. I am leaning towards adding it... Here is where I am now:
I worked on my Rowe Cardigan and have finished the ribbing on both the front pieces. I am knitting these two at a time to make sure they are both nice and even. Next up I need to get moving up the cable portion!
And I worked on my Texture Time Shawl. I am still a long way from being close to finished this. I am not even half way done yet, but I am still enjoying the knit!
I also cast on two new projects this week. I know - I was on a WIP-it Down mission, but... New cast on number 1 - the Advent 2018 Scarf. I knit the initial ribbing and the daily clues began to appear yesterday. I am working on Day 2 right now. here is a picture of what it looked like at the end of Day 1: (the markers will show the end of each daily clue)
New cast on number 2 - the Julenatt Mittens (a Mystery Mitten KAL by Skeindeer Knits). The first clue for these came out on November 21st and the second clue came out yesterday. I am still working on Clue #1 on mitten #1. Here is what they look like now:
And finally I posted my newest podcast early this morning.
Over the next week I plan to try to keep up with my two new KALs. I also have bought some fabric and I want to try to sew myself a couple of project bags! Hopefully I will have those to show you next week! Until then...
Here we are back for another day on my self-imposed WIP-it Down Week!
Yesterday I got a goodly amount done, plus we went out and did some shopping too. I finished the ribbing section on the two front panels of my Rowe Cardigan. Here is what it looks like now:
And I cast on the ribbing portion of my Advent 2018 Scarf. I think my hand dyed yarn will work out just fine! I am excited for the new clues to begin coming out every day later this week! Here is what the ribbing looks like:
We also went out and did some shopping yesterday. I found a few things - a couple knitting books, some little Christmas decoration things (lights - which will probably make an appearance in my next podcast), and a laminator (found this at my local Goodwill for $4 - I have no sheets for it so I will have to wait to test it out!)
I am not 100% sure what today holds! I am thinking I may do some sewing and work on a project bag - I just need to decide on what pattern to try! I suspect it will be a drawstring bag with a boxed bottom. And the first clue for Skeindeer's Mystery Mittens (Julenatt) came out earlier this morning. I imagine I will cast those on today as well. The second clue comes out on the weekend. I think I may be missing the point of my WIP-it Down Week!! hehe Here is my yarn selection for the mystery mittens:
Welcome to another day of my self imposed WIP-it Down Week!
Yesterday I managed to get a goodly amount done on my new sock design! I am nearly finished the leg! I am contemplating where the best round is to transition into the heel flap and I may have another 4 rounds to go before I am ready for that. I'll mull it over until it is time to pick up the socks again for their second day during WIP-it Down Week! Anyway, here is what it looks like now:
Today I plan to work on the two front pieces on my Rowe Cardigan. I may also cast on and do the ribbing on my Advent 2018 scarf but I will see. If I finish the ribbing early then I will get moving on the scarf and will come back to the Rowe Cardigan after I have finished the ribbing. Or at least that is my plan so far this morning! The hubby and I may run out to do a bit of shopping today also. If we do that it will eat into my knitting time... What a tough life :)
Today is Week 21 of the Eigth Year of Projects, NaBloPoMo Day 18, and Day 4 of my self imposed WIP-it Down Week! Whew!! I have had a good week crafting even though I had quite a few work commitments interfering with my crafting time! My WIP-it Down Week began on Thursday and I have been able to give some attention to a couple languishing projects! I finished the sleeves on my Rowe Cardigan! I am happy with that and now am ready to begin the two front panels. This sweater is getting closer to completion! YAY!! My progress this week on the sleeves is from the green marker:
I shook the dust off my Sock Scrap-ghan too! I tucked in some tails, I sorted all my sock yarn balls into two baskets - already used in the blankie and still need to be used in the blankie - and I added three little squares. Hopefully I can add several more squares later in the upcoming week when I devote a second day to this project. The red, brown, and blue squares are the new ones:
And I have spent some time on my Vanilla Christmas Socks. I am now ready to pick up and do the gussets. I usually gauge myself as around half way through a pair of socks once I begin the gusset decreasing! My progress from last week is from the blue marker:
I also did a couple rows on Texture Time, but will wait and show a picture next week as it looks very much the same as last week! And finally I dyed three skeins of yarn to begin the Advent Scarf 2018 pattern! I will cake up the yarn and cast on the ribbing this week sometime this week. The regular clues will begin to appear daily on November 24th.
I also posted Episode 10 of my podcast last night!
Good morning and welcome to Day 2 of my WIP-it Down week. Yesterday we had a snow day and the university was closed, but I was already at home with no plans to go anywhere! I have seen reports that we got between seven and nine inches of snow! It is expected to reach 40F today so much of it will melt!
So I had plenty of time to knit yesterday and I also spent some time in the kitchen. I finished the sleeves on my Rowe Cardigan! I had also hoped to start the two front panels, but I didn't get that far. I'll tackle those pieces on my second day I work on Rowe. Here is a picture of the completed sleeves (my progress is from the green marker to the top of both sleeves - working them two at a time):
And I show on my vlog what I was doing in the kitchen and also show a bit of the snowfall.
Today I plan to work on my Sock Scrap-Ghan. First I need to count how many squares I actually have done, second I need to tuck in a few ends (I try to keep up with this so it is not too daunting!), thirdly I want to go through all my little sock scraps and see which ones have not appeared in the blanket yet, and fourthly I need to get knitting on this again!! Here is what the blanket looks like now:
Check back tomorrow to see how much progress I made!!
Welcome to another weekly update!! I hope you all have had an amazing week! I have kept busy with knitting and work. Here is what I did this past week:
One of these weeks I will finish the sleeves on my Rowe Cardigan! This past week I did make a fair bit of progress, but still have a little ways to go. I have finished the sleeve increasing and now am working on the shoulder cap decreases. I think I have about 25 or 30 rows left to go and the sleeves are complete. Maybe by next week?? My progress from last week is shown from the little green marker on the sleeve here:
And I made a little progress on my Sockhead Slouch Hat! I have rolled the cake into a ball since it was getting pretty disheveled from being my travel project. I have added maybe two more inches to the hat and hope to have this one done one of the days soon! Here is my progress:
Spoiler Alert!! I you are slower than me on the Texture Time Mystery Shaw do not continue to read because I will be posting a progress picture a bit lower down here.
And I finally cast on my Texture Time Mystery Shawl! I got a start once and messed up so I frogged it. Now I am still working on Clue #1 and Clue #2 was released a few days ago. I suspect I won't catch up... Oh well, I plan to continue and hope to finish Clue #1 before Clue #3 comes out! Maybe I will even have some progress on Clue #2 before I show you next week. I am thinking I may regret this cast on while I look at all the ends!! We have been told we will deal with them later so I guess I have to be patient! Here is where I am now (I am about 1/3 to 1/2 way done Clue #1):
And I have Episode 5 posted on my podcast!!
And I have been keeping up with Vlogtober and now have 13 posts!! Check out my playlist!
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Hello for another week! I hope everyone had a nice week and got lots of crafting done!
I had a fairly productive week, although work took up quite a bit of my time! I managed to get a few more rows done on the sleeves of my Rowe Cardigan. I had honestly hoped to finish the sleeves this past week, but didn't... Oh well, maybe this week I will get them done! Here is my progress - from the green marker up:
And I made some progress on my Sockhead Slouch Hat. I moved on to the next color now. I need to practice dying gradient yarns - this isn't really a "gradient". Oh well, I still love the colors! My progress from last week is from the blue marker.
And I got my yarn all dyed up for the Texture Time Mystery Shawl. The first clue was released a few days ago but I have not cast it one yet. Maybe I'll do that this afternoon. Here is the yarn I dyed (the pattern also includes a fluffy yarn, but I forgot to take a picture including that...
I posted my latest podcast yesterday:
And I have posted each day so far in October for Vlogtober!! If you have not had a chance why not check them out?? They are each less than ten minutes long and this morning's vlog includes alpaca butts!
And another week has flown by! It seems that time is flying by so quickly!! This has been a productive week for work and crafting!
I spent some time on my Sockhead Slouch Hat and made some decent progress! I am enjoying this mindless knit! Here is what it looks like now - pretty much the same but longer. I am anxious to see the next color appear! The blue marker shows where I was last week.
And I got a lot of work done on the sleeves of my Rowe Cardigan! I have only about 30 rows to go on the increases and maybe an inch after that to get it to the proper length! I am really hoping to have the sleeves done to show you next week!! Here is what the sleeves look like now - I left off last week where the stitch markers are.
And I posted Episode 3 of my podcast last night! I am having so much fun creating my podcasts! I wish I had started doing it sooner. I am also planning to attempt Vlogtober where I will post a short vlog every day during the month of October. That will be a challenge, but one that I am excited to attempt. It will be about my daily activities plus my knitting and other crafting. Should be fun!!
Well, another week has come and gone. Looking forward to seeing everyone here next week!!
This week I managed to finish my Bicycle Race socks and they are gorgeous (if I must say so myself!). I enjoyed this knit!
I also got some more work done on my Sockhead Slouch Hat and made some decent progress. I finished off the brim and got some of the plain stockinette done. I plan to work on this some more in the upcoming week when I need something mindless to knit. Here is what it looks like now:
And I have some progress to show on my Rowe cardigan. I am finally back to working on this. I started figuring out what more needed doing on the back and discovered that I needed a whole four rows of shoulder shaping to finish it up... If I had know that I likely would have finished the back ages ago! Oh well. The back is now complete and some of the stitches are sitting on a cable until it is time to finish.
I also got going on the sleeves too. I cast on the sleeves. I decided to do them two at a time so that I can make sure my increasing and shaping matches and so that once I am done knitting them they are both complete - no issues with having to cast on the second sleeve and do it all over again! Right now I have about 2.5 inches of the four needed for the cuffs. Here is my progress:
And I uploaded Episode 2 of my podcast last night!! Thanks for your support ♥ Here is the link to episode 2 (don't worry, this episode is only about a half hour - not as long as last week!):
