WIP-it Down Thanksgiving 2015 - Wind Down

Yesterday was the final day of my WIP-it Down week (well, week plus a couple days)  I am back to work today, but yesterday I managed to get a fair bit done even though the morning and early afternoon were tied up with Church stuff.

My plans for yesterday were to:

1. Frog my Advent Scarf and reclaim the needles, yarn, and beads for something else.  This was done and now I have my needles freed up!

2. Tuck in the tails on my Sock Scrap Blanket and maybe add a few more squares. - I got the tails all tucked in but that was all.

3. Finish my Herding Cats Mittens and get the pattern written up so I can get it out for testing. - This I did not finish...

4. Add more squares onto my charity afghan.  This I also did not get to.  I did not sleep well the night before and was too tired and fuzzy to focus on much...

I would say that this WIP-it Down week was a great success!!  I finished several projects that had been languishing away and made some serious progress in several other projects.  Now I can keep up with these and hope to arrange another WIP-it Down week soon!! Maybe in mid December once the school year is over?

WIP-it Down Thanksgiving 2015 - Day 10

So yesterday this was what I accomplished:

1, All my yarn is now photographed.  I still need to get it posted into my Etsy store.  That will have to wait for a bit.  I need to double check that my pictures are a good representation of the true colors!

2. I got some good pictures of the two samples and the ten swatches for my book idea.  I got the patterns for the two samples all written up and got the first draft of the proposal written!  I want to let it sit for a day or two and I will go back to it in a few days to proofread it before I send it away!  Wish me luck!!

3. I got some more work done on my Herding Cats design.  I just have to bind off and finish the thumb.  I may work at finishing this off today since I am so close!

Day 10: Today is the final day of my WIP-it Down week (well, week plus a couple days) Tomorrow I am back to work, but today (after we get home from Church) my plans include:

1. Frogging my Advent Scarf and reclaiming the needles, yarn, and beads for something else (this has not been touched in ages - check the date in the picture - July 24th 2013!!).  It is time to let this project go.

2. Tucking in the tails on my Sock Scrap Blanket and maybe adding a few more squares.  I have quite a few tails already tucked in but I have several more that need to be tucked in.  I have not done anything with this project sine July or so.  Time to shake the dust off it!

3. Finish my Herding Cats Mittens and get the pattern written up so I can get it out for testing.

4. Adding more squares onto my charity afghan.  I got some work done on this one earlier this week and I want to get some more squares added on today!

WIP-it Down Thanksgiving 2015 - Day 9

Yesterday I managed to get a lot done on my Herding Cats Mittens!  Here is my end of day progress picture:

Day 9:  My WIP-it Down Week is nearing an end :(  Today is my last full day to play around with my WIPs and I originally had nothing specific set for today. I have a few things I want to accomplish today.

1. I have numerous skeins of fingering weight yarn that I hand dyed which need to be photographed and posted into my Etsy store.  I want to get this done today!  I'll post another link to my store tomorrow once I have it updated.

2. I have an idea for a book that I want to pitch to a publisher.  I have knit two samples and I also have several swatches (ten of them actually!) complete.  Today I will get decent pictures of the samples and swatches and I will work on getting my first draft of the proposal written.  No pictures here as this will be kept private until it is (hopefully) accepted for publication!

3. I managed to get several projects WIPped down this week and I think today I will pick something that is closest to completion and will focus my last day on that project (after I get 1 and 2 on my list done).  So that means I will be working on my Herding Cats Mittens.  I have 42 rounds complete and am five rounds from finishing the thumb gusset increases.  Then I have about 10-20 rounds to complete on the body to complete it (plus finishing off the thumb). I am hoping that I can finish the mitten today so that I can get the pattern finished off and then get the pattern up for testing.

WIP-it Down Thanksgiving 2015 - Day 8

Yesterday I made some decent progress on my newest sock design.  I got the chart all settled and corrected.  I also managed to complete the leg (a full repeat of 32 rounds), plus finished the heel flap, the heel turn, picked up the gusset stitches, completed all the gusset decreases, and got a little way down the foot!!  It was a good day and I managed a lot of knitting!!

Here is my progress picture:

Day 8:  Today I plan to work my Herding Cats mitten design.  This is a companion piece to my other Herding Cats designs (Herding Cats DK Cowl and Herding Cats Hat).  These mittens (fingerless and full) are done in double knit and I also need to get a pair done up in a stranded version.  I love this design!!  Once the mittens are complete and out for testing I need to get onto the Herding Cats sock design that is in my head.

So far I have the cuff plus 15 rounds complete.  Let's see how much I can accomplish today!!  Here is where I am at as the day begins:

WIP-it Down Thanksgiving 2015 - Day 7

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!  We have a quiet day planned at home with just the two of us.  Hubby will be sleeping part of the day as he has to work the midnight shift beginning at 10pm tonight.

Yesterday I was able to get both charts for my latest sock design settled.  I also managed to get part way down the foot.  I knit 54 rounds so that is good, although I had hoped to get more done (but am happy with some progress)!

Here is my progress picture:

Day 7:  Today I will work on the third in my Four Seasons design set.  Vivaldi's Spring!  I have one repeat of the chart complete so far and we shall see how far I can get today!  I do have to rework the chart as there was a small problem that I located while knitting.  I will get that all settled and then will keep cruising along the leg and beyond!!

Here is my starting point:

WIP-it Down Thanksgiving 2015 - Day 6

Yesterday I got a fair bit of work on my Autumn socks.  I began the day with the cuff on the second sock complete and by the end of the day I had the leg almost complete (only about 12 rounds to go and I will be ready to begin the heel flap).  Here is where I am now:

Day 6:  Today I plan to work on my new design Vivaldi's Summer Sock design.  This is another in the four pattern group - one pattern for each of the Four Seasons by Vivaldi.  I have one leg, heel flap and heel turn complete.  Today I will pick up the gusset stitches and start moving down the foot.  I also need to get the second chart done up to mirror the first chart.

Here is where I am at the beginning of the day (not the best picture but...):

I'll show you where I get to by tomorrow morning!!

WIP-it Down Thanksgiving 2015 - Day 5

Yesterday I managed to get the borders on 16 squares and then I also got them all sewn together and added the border!  Here is the finished afghan:

Day 5: Today my focus project will be my new design called Vivaldi's Autumn.  One sock is already complete and the second is my focus project for today.  So far I have the cuff complete on the second sock.  I need to double check the chart to make sure I have the design properly mirrored.  Then it is time to print it out and see how much I can get knit in one day!!  Here is where I am now:

I'll post an update picture tomorrow morning to show you how much I did!