I had dragged all my yarn, all of it, into the den and spent several days going through it all, deciding what to put in a gypsy kit, which of the more complete or untouched yarns to sell or trade, what I might as well give away to a newb (hello lion brand homespun!).
Then the real fun began: I went through all that was left, the stuff I couldn't bear to part with, and put them into gallon zip top bags with their sibling yarns, if they had any, sometimes even a copy of the pattern that I have earmarked for them. Oh my. So I have a big really embarrasing list now. Want to see? Of course you do!
These are current projects that I intend to finish within the next few weeks
1. Funky Scarf - this is a really interesting project that I'll go into more detail later
2. Secret Pinwheel Blanket - for an undisclosed with-child recipient
3. Pink and red naturespun squares - for another undisclosed with-child recipient (one of the many)
4. Beaded Scarf - using the yarn from a few posts back - for a client
These are projects that are on the needles but I don't know when or if I'll finish them
5. Will's scarf - a totally simple scarf in sock yarn but it's pretty low on the priority list
6. Crochet scarf w/ Artfibers Gypsy silk yarn - Yarn from my best friend last year and at the moment just a very long chain. I will learn to crochet dammit
7. The Ugg Set - I just need to do the front flap and the ears on the hat but inertia has really set in
8. Shadow Shawl - I love this project. Really. But other projects constantly overshadow it - so to speak.
9. Baby Sweater - oh yeah! That one! I think we've found my oldest UFO here! The good part is it's maybe a year old so that's not TOO bad for a UFO. I guess.
10. Sprout Giotto Sweater - oh yeah! I forgot about that one too! I've gone back and forth about frogging it and making something else. But it's actually kind of cute. I don't think I have the stamina for "actual sweaters" because...
11. The Big Girl Knits Sandy Cardigan - I'm still on the first panel and it's cute! The brown bear lion's brand turned out to be way more red than the photos showed so back to kaleidescope it goes. I did go ahead and order the color cards for several knit picks yarns and I'm going to check out the Cascade at the LYS too.
12. My Fleur De lis shadow pattern - yeah, that. I hate that now.
Just wait until you hear about the ones I plan to do sometime...
1. Thuja w/ lt grey Trekking XXL - for Cody
2. Besotted w/ Jo Sharp - probably not until next January haha
3. Felted Clogs - also for Cody, believe me the guy's earned some toasty feet with his wonderful fiber husbandliness
4. Booga - I have never done one! And with all the noro I have, I really should
5. Felted hedgehog - still haven't gotten to do this one. Now I did knit a stuffed hedgehog toy last year for my nephew but that one wasn't felted and this was before the FiberTrends pattern
6. Cabled Baby hat - yeah, there's another one. This will be in the same pinky acrylic stuff as the bootie socks
7. Fair Isle Socks - the first fair isle pattern I'm going to try! That cool knitpicks pattern with the self-patterning sock yarn and the solid.
8. Knee High socks w/ koigu - these will be done sometime this fall
9. City Shawl - has been sitting around waiting. Ramona called me a shawl queen and I'm afraid that I am. Not the biggest, but I'm working on it.
10. Windy City Scarf - this is a simple ribbed scarf pattern with some cool handpainted loopy mohair. Stuff from Chez Casuelle always gets me.
11. Favorite scarf and hat patterns using some Maisy Day Handspun
12. A Felted pottery pattern from Plymouth using some Neutral Noro Silk Garden, sort of an experiment with some leftover noro
13. Multi directional scarf using grey manos
14. The Magknits multidirectional scarf pattern using some Jaeger Baby Merino
15. Sabrina Tam from Knitsimple using Berroco Optik
16. Something fun with some great handspun silk blend I bought from Greenwood a while back
17. Comfy Shawl using some handspun from Hello Yarn
18. Feathery Lace Stole using marmalade kidsilk haze
19. branching out using yellow la luz silk
20. Airy Scarf using a white blend from a local artist, Robin Pascal
21. Heartstrings' Beaded Swirls beaded lace socks using Lorna's Laces Yellowstone.
You can be honest. Does this make me look crazy?
Oh! I also put this site together for a friend of mine who's hosting a knitting retreat at Ghost Ranch north of Santa Fe during the last week of October. I'm not sure if I'm going to get to go. All the discretionary funds are being saved up for the cruise and to be honest I'm a bit princessy about my sleeping and bathroom arrangements, and I've heard that they're pretty rustic at the retreat. But it looks like it would be really fun and a beautiful landscape to explore if you weren't a big ninny like I am.
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Which of those projects do you think you'd enjoy knitting on the most? You've been so organized and gift/sales-oriented for the past few months, I think you should try knitting something that's just fun, and that's just for you.
Also, I'm delighted that you're using the gypsy yarn I got you! I was afraid it was too orangy of a red, and wouldn't go with anything, so doing a project with it on it's own sounds perfect.
Posted by: jocelyn at September 10, 2006 2:34 PM
You're braver than I am. I'm still in a daze from flashing my stash back in the spring. :-)
I'm your knitflix partner and I replied to your e-mail. I'd sent an earlier e-mail as well. I'm wondering if their getting caught in your spam filter.
Gwen
Posted by: Gwen at September 10, 2006 6:48 PM
Hey Noelle, this is rather random, but what spinning wheel do you use? I think I'm going to finally break down and buy one, but there are just so many different ones to buy!
Posted by: Gabby Kang at September 11, 2006 12:25 AM
I am SO glad to see that the Ghost Ranch info is out! I went last year and it was great.
And I have almost as many projects as you, and I can testify that as a more-than-sixty-years-old person, it hasn't killed me yet! Think of it as "knitting security." You spin and knit and dye, and some projects are replaced with others, but the basic situation remains the same! Life is good.
Posted by: Kay at September 11, 2006 6:49 PM
Hehehe - I'm glad to see I'm not alone in my bizillion projects going at once!
Missed you last night and Stitch and Bitch!
Posted by: Jody at September 13, 2006 3:08 PM
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