Wrap Up Friday

Good morning!  I know it is afternoon for some of you!...

I do have one finish this week...another gift for little Lucy.....she was born last week at 4lbs 15 oz, but has lost some weight.  She is home, but I have not seen her yet....

I had joined Stacey Trock's Project club last year.  She is no longer doing it...and I had several projects I hadn't done...I put a rattle in this flower, so now it is a baby rattle!

I have also been participating in GISHWHES again this year...I will share photos when I am able...I have several things to finish today and tomorrow and get uploaded by tomorrow night....

How about you?  Anything finished this week? As always, please link back..thanks!

Stitch Along Wednesday: Week 31

Good morning my friends!!!!!

Today is my 48th birthday!  I don't feel 48 (well except maybe my joints) and I don't look 48 (good genes)...but I am....I think we are just going to take a car trip today to the Berkshires....I may visit a yarn shop, I've wanted to try and we'll find someplace to eat, unfortunately, we can't stay over...but it'll be a fun day of exploring....

So I finished something this week...if you follow me on Instagram, you have seen it...I'll post it on Friday...

I also started something new yesterday, as I needed something mindless for Knit Night at the Beach...

It's a simple cowl...

And I am on the fourth and final section of Edgy Carol!

I'm loving how crazy it looks!

I am also participating for the second year in GISHWHES.....I can't share anything about it until it is over...but let me just say...Dessert Fairy.......

What about your week?  As always, please link...have a great day!

YOP: Week 31

So I finished two baby hats this week...and worked on my Reyna and my Edgy Carol...I am on the last section of the Reyna (well technically, there is another, but it's only three rows) and the last section of Edgy carol.  I really want to start another shawl, but I need to finish at least one more before I do...I think that is about it....this is my birthday week....so I'll be doing fun stuff all week....

Completed Projects:
The Dork Socks (technically 2015) 12/31/15
Screw You Rainbows socks (1/6/16)
Quick Pink cowl (1/7/16)
Yoda (1/10/16)
Bulky Cowl (1/19/16)
Jacinta Capelet (2/28/16)   
Turtleneck Capelet #2 (3/31/16) Fortune's Shawlette (7/12/16) Irish Oak (6/19//16)
2 baby hats (7/

Works In Progress:     
WIPS: Crochet:
Round Ripple: (Started 2006 (?) Aiden)
Around the World Afghan: (April 2010): about ¼ done
Sunrise Sunset Afghan: this has been hibernating awhile, 6 squares done.
Tis the Season (11/10/13)
Tabard Tunic (NW Diss 2/1/14)
  Knit:
Learn to Knit Afghan: (started 2010): 3 squares done

Shark in the Woods (11/27/14)
Vanilla fingerless mitts (12/25/15)

Zombie Vixen mitts (10/17/15) Stopover KAL (2/7/16)

Raspberry Beret (4/21/16)

Garter Path Shawlette (5/30/16)
Swinging with Winkle (6/4/16) Meandering Top (5/20/16) 
 
Socks:
Kai-Mei: (April 2012)
Johnny's Socks (Jan 2013)  
Carlos and Arne socks (July 3 2015)
Espalier Socks (Jan 10, 2016)
Glenn Lives (2/1/16)
Live Long and Prosper (4/14/16)
Spring is in the Air (2/16/16)

  Scarves/Shawls:
Splashy Flowers: (May 2011)
Larry Stashbuster Scarf (2012)

Light in Shadows (1/14/14) 

Willow Fields (9/6/14) - on the decreases now
My Shelly Valentine (2/10/16)
Reyna (May 3, 2016) 
Edgy Carol (2/14/2016)

Bags:
Beach Bag: (started May 2010)  Just needs lining sewn in 

 KAL/CALs:
Fire and Blood (5/4/14)  
Outlander MKAL (8/8/14)  
Downton Abbey (1/4/15)
 
Misc:
Sunflower: (August 2012) Need a back and to felt 
 
Projects In Mind: Gifts/Charity: 
Hats for friend's babies (ongoing)
Hats for students (ongoing)
Kimberly Skye's tunic
Two Elsa doll/blanket things

Sweaters:
Test Pattern Sweater (in magazine)
Car Coat (in magazine)
Cowl Vest
 
Shawls/Scarves/Cowls 
Rockefeller
Wholehearted
West End Scarf  
Gathering Leaves
Alhambra
Petal Edge Scarf
Filippi Scarf 
Firefly Scarf 
Fraxinus 
Danube Cowl
Simple City
Fire and Ice
Multnomah
Leylines 
Holden Shawlette
Daybreak
Trellis Shawl
Bedford Springs Shawl
Brush Creek Cowlette  
Watershed  
Waterkant
The Brownstitch gradient
Leftie
Bigger on the Inside
Oeste  
Out of Gas  
Sweet Potato Twist  
Nefertem  
Falling Bobbins 
Danielle Shawl  
The Doodler
 
Hats and Mitts
Lace Kelly (soakbox)
Isabeau Mitts 
Hermione Hearts Ron
Nehalm Hat
Felicity
Stellar
Cabled Headband
Fetching  
Cayunga Hat and Mitts set
Preposterous
Ruffled hat and mitts
Evergreen Gloves
Sheepy Cuffs
Twisted Rib Mitts and Hat   
Transitional Color Mitts
Almond Comfit
Lady Violet's Dinner Gauntlets  
Wurm  
Autumn in Garrison
Baa-ble Hat

Socks:
Memento Mori
Rubus
Siren Socks
Savory Lace Socks
Autumn Flame
Firebird
Rescue Me, Chin Boy and Show Me the Stars
Twin peaks
Wizard of Oz socks
Black Widow's Socks

August Pocus

Waterkant 

Watermelon 

Monkey

Dalekamium 

Knit From Stash patterns

Dr. Who socks

 
Bags:

Sarape Shopper
Pleated Purse Circular Felted Bag
 

Stash Acquistion Saturday

I was very restrained at WEBS last Saturday! 

I knew I needed some red and white for a hat for my nephew...I went with their brand, Valley Yarns...

Then, of course, some Madelinetosh...I walked around and around the display to figure out which ones I wanted.  I finally settled on Pashmina in Odyessy and Blue Nile....

When I went down to the beach for Stitch and Beach on Tuesday, I stopped at MadWool and picked up this...

It's going to be a bandanna style shawlette.....It is by TwoHands Knitting

And in the mail....

I absolutely adore this!  She split it, so we can knit two socks, but I think I'm going to do a shawl with it...It is littlebeancrochet in Hobbit Feet.....gradient green...swoon....

I also received a kit, but can't seem to locate the yarn ATM....so it'll have to go in next week's....yes there will be a next week!  We are doing a farm tour today (sort of like a yarn crawl) and there may be yarn involved...;)

Wrap Up Friday

Good morning from a very rainy Connecticut.....

I have two finishes this week...two baby hats...

The green one is 100% organic cotton, Debbie Bliss Eco Fairtrade collection.  It's a bit tought to work in, as it's pretty thick and well...cotton...

The rainbow is left over from my socks....in White Birch Fiber Arts...Nothing Says Screw You, Like a Rainbow.

The rainbow one is also a premmie size, but may still be a bit big...Lucina was born on 7/27 and is only 4 lbs 15 oz

I have some of the green also in pink, son that I know the gender, maybe I'll make another one in that color!

Now I can get started on the sweater!

So how about you, what have you finished? Please link back...thanks!

Stitch Along Wednesday: Week 30

Hello my friends! 

It is still hot here in the Northeast....yesterday I actually went to a Stitch and Bitch at the Beach.  It is sponsored by Madison Wool, a yarn store about an hour from me.  I really like the store.  She brings in a lot of indie dyers and there are all the up and coming books and pattern available....yes I bought something while I was there, but I'll share on Saturday....

The black flies were biting constantly and none of us had brought bug spray...finally Dayna went back to the store and got some...I also met someone else who is doing GISHWHES!

Think I may go back with my friend Maureen next week...

I didn't get too far, because the flies were so bad....but the views were fantastic...

A bit of the display put on by the sunset.....

How was your week?  I have also started 4 different books, but haven't read anything this week...

YOP: Week 30

Helloooooo out there!!!!!!  It has been 7 weeks! Seven since I last blogged.....I could give you tons of excuses, but it is what it is!

So I am going to use the new banner....made by Cyra of Free Form Stitching

Most of the people in YOP go July 1 to June 30, so they have recently posted their lists and goals for the year.  I go January to December...

So what have I been up to in the past 7 weeks?

Completed Projects:
The Dork Socks (technically 2015) 12/31/15
Screw You Rainbows socks (1/6/16)
Quick Pink cowl (1/7/16)
Yoda (1/10/16)
Bulky Cowl (1/19/16)
Jacinta Capelet (2/28/16)   Turtleneck Capelet #2 (3/31/16)
Fortune's Shawlette (7/12/16)
Irish Oak (6/19//16)

Well look there! I have finished two shawls!  

 I would have another done, but I ran out of yarn...so I can either buy another skein or rip it out and weigh it, as it is a corner to corner type shawl...haven't decided yet...

I have put work into several of my projects....but for awhile I had no mojo, so didn't work on anything...back to the mojo and want to work on ALL THE THINGS! I have been good and not cast on or started crocheting anything new....but I do have to do that today...as a baby is on it's way....she is being induced on Tuesday...yeah!  So I'll have some baby things next week, hopefully! So I guess that is it for me...also I'm typing this on my desk computer and there is no a/c in this room and we are having a heat wave...so I'll say goodbye for now...
 
Works In Progress:     WIPS: Crochet:
Round Ripple: (Started 2006 (?) Aiden)
Around the World Afghan: (April 2010): about ¼ done
Sunrise Sunset Afghan: this has been hibernating awhile, 6 squares done.
Tis the Season (11/10/13)
Tabard Tunic (NW Diss 2/1/14)
  Knit:
Learn to Knit Afghan: (started 2010): 3 squares done

Shark in the Woods (11/27/14)
Vanilla fingerless mitts (12/25/15)

Zombie Vixen mitts (10/17/15) Stopover KAL (2/7/16)

Raspberry Beret (4/21/16)

Garter Path Shawlette (5/30/16)
Swinging with Winkle (6/4/16)
Meandering Top (5/20/16) 
 
Socks:
Kai-Mei: (April 2012)

Johnny's Socks (Jan 2013)

Carlos and Arne socks (July 3 2015)
Espalier Socks (Jan 10, 2016)
Glenn Lives (2/1/16)
Live Long and Prosper (4/14/16)
Spring is in the Air (2/16/16)

  Scarves/Shawls:
Splashy Flowers: (May 2011)
Larry Stashbuster Scarf (2012)

Light in Shadows (1/14/14) 

Willow Fields (9/6/14) - on the decreases now
My Shelly Valentine (2/10/16)
Reyna (May 3, 2016) 
Edgy Carol (2/14/2016)

Bags:
Beach Bag: (started May 2010)  Just needs lining sewn in 

 KAL/CALs:
Fire and Blood (5/4/14)  
Outlander MKAL (8/8/14)  
Downton Abbey (1/4/15)
 
Misc:
Sunflower: (August 2012) Need a back and to felt 
 
Projects In Mind: Gifts/Charity: 
Hats for friend's babies (ongoing)
Hats for students (ongoing)
Kimberly Skye's tunic
Two Elsa doll/blanket things

Sweaters:
Test Pattern Sweater (in magazine)
Car Coat (in magazine)
Cowl Vest
 
Shawls/Scarves/Cowls 
Rockefeller
Wholehearted
West End Scarf  
Gathering Leaves
Alhambra
Petal Edge Scarf
Filippi Scarf 
Firefly Scarf 
Fraxinus 
Danube Cowl
Simple City
Fire and Ice
Multnomah
Leylines 
Holden Shawlette
Daybreak
Trellis Shawl
Bedford Springs Shawl
Brush Creek Cowlette  
Watershed  
Waterkant
The Brownstitch gradient
Leftie
Bigger on the Inside
Oeste  
Out of Gas  
Sweet Potato Twist  
Nefertem  
Falling Bobbins 
Danielle Shawl  
The Doodler
 
Hats and Mitts
Lace Kelly (soakbox)
Isabeau Mitts 
Hermione Hearts Ron
Nehalm Hat
Felicity
Stellar
Cabled Headband
Fetching  
Cayunga Hat and Mitts set
Preposterous
Ruffled hat and mitts
Evergreen Gloves
Sheepy Cuffs
Twisted Rib Mitts and Hat   
Transitional Color Mitts
Almond Comfit
Lady Violet's Dinner Gauntlets  
Wurm  
Autumn in Garrison
Baa-ble Hat

 Socks:
Memento Mori
Rubus
Siren Socks
Savory Lace Socks
Autumn Flame
Firebird
Rescue Me, Chin Boy and Show Me the Stars
Twin peaks
Wizard of Oz socks
Black Widow's Socks

August Pocus

Waterkant 

Watermelon 

Monkey

Dalekamium 

Knit From Stash patterns

Dr. Who socks

 
Bags:

Sarape Shopper
Pleated Purse Circular Felted Bag