WrapUp Friday - Week 9

I have a finish!!!!

Jacinta Capelet

I wore it today and received many compliments

The Deets:
Pattern: $6, but was gifted to me
One Size
Yarn: Malabrigo Rasta in Teal Feather
Amount: 3 full skeins
Modifications: I went down a needle size, I didn't do a gauge swatch, but I'm a loose knitter and was afraid I might run out of yarn.
I changed the amount of rows between decrease rows, mainly because I didn't pay attention to the first set...I also did not do 16 knit rows before bindoff, as there was not enough yarn...so it's a smidge shorterr, but because the yarn is more of a super bulky, it's not too bad.

Thoughts:  The neckline is a bit wide for me...I wish I had decreased one more row....but it does stay up.  It was comfortable to wear, not long enough to get in the way...

So how about you?  Any finished this week? Please link back...thanks...

Stitch Along Wednesday - Week 9

Hi ya' all.....how was your week?  I finished a project...yeah!!!!!  I think I only want to work in bulky yarn...things just finish up so quickly!!!!!

I put a little more length on my Stopover arm...but it's looking a bit wide, so don't think I'm going to increase anymore...I don't like tight arms, so I'm glad it'll be somewhat loose...just afraid of running out of yarn...

Sorry so dark

I also added a few rows to my Glenn Lives socks...which I'm hoping is true...and a few rows to my Edgy Carol....but there is not much difference in them...

Yesterday I was absolutely knackered....we had a field trip to a tech high school's culinary program to help make lunch...as our children will be running a one day restaurant in May....it was a great field trip...but exhausting....plus I'm heading into that time of life...and I guess one of the symptoms is being tired...that's not going to play well with my anemia, as I'm already tired a majority of the time...*sigh*

Anyway, I came home and took a 2.5 hour nap and still went to bed by 9:30 and slept through...very tired!

How was your week?  Wednesday is Read Across America Day and/or Dr. Seuss's birthday....I get to wear my Green Eggs and Ham shirt....yeah!   Do you have a favorite Dr. Seuss?  I enjoy Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat, etc...but I love Oh The Places You'll Go...and The Lorax....

As always, please link back...thanks!

Year of Projects - Week 9

Well, I skipped a week...I had no crafting mojo and I just couldn't be bothered.....

Between then and now....I started and finished a project...it's blocking now, so I'll have a "show you" on Wrapup Friday!

I bought some new yarn...I need to make some bunny rabbits....a friend's twin girls started a charity a couple years ago...they collect bunnies and donate them to a children's hospital and a women's shelter...This pattern is free until tomorrow, so I'll make a couple....and I also decided I needed to make a penguin....also the Hubs went shopping for some yarn for me to make him some mittens...*sigh*..he's got good taste...Malabrigo Rasta....

I started the first sleeve on my Stopover, but didn't get too far...need to get back to that...other than that....

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)

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
Light in Shadows (1/14/14) 

Turtleneck Capelet #2 (8/12/14)  

Willow Fields (9/6/14)  

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

Zombie Vixen mitts (10/17/15)

Stopover KAL (2/7/16)

My Shelly Valentine (2/10/16)

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

 

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

Wrap Up Friday - Week 8

Good morning!  I have not really worked on anything....mojo has gone away again...so no finishes for me...how about you?

Stitch Along Wednesday - Week 8

Hello there!  So how was your week?  I haven't worked on anything since last Thursday...when I started this...

I joined my friend, Maureen, in making the Jacinta capelet...we are making it in Malabrigo Rasta..

I was frustrated because I kept coming up a stitch short....didn't figure it out, but fudge something and now it's going along swimmingly....I did put a few minutes in on it Tuesday night before the blog..

I also spent Saturday finishing the third book in that series I was reading, Knit One, Pearl One.  On Sunday I bought the new Clara Parkes.....read one chapter, so far..

So anything new with you???  As always, please link back...thanks...

Friday Wrapup - Week 7

Nothing for me...how about you?  always, please link back...thanks...

Stitch Along Wednesday - Week 7

We have had an exciting weekend of weather!  It ended with an unexpected Snow Day today....although it is now in the 50's, this morning we had about 3 inches of snow and about a half inch of ice on top of it....it didn't warm up fast enough to melt things...so Snow Day....

So what have you been doing?  As I posted on my YOP post, I did start a few projects...I've mainly spent time on my Stopover sweater and the new shawl I cast on Sunday night...

My Stopover, almost ready for sleeves...

And my Edgy Carol....

I actually think they complete each other quite well!

So what have you been up to this week?


After I finished this post, I checked the mail and I'd gotten the sock yarn I ordered from StrayCatSocks in New Zealand.....and I had to cast on! I ordered the kit, which came with dpns and a vanilla pattern.  Just doing my regular vanilla pattern, as hers was on 64 stitches and I need to do 56 stitches....so here it is...

The color is a little off...the dark color is a dark purple...looks more blue in this picture...

As always, please link back...thanks!