Projects finished this last week:
- Jayne Hat
- One of the summer gloves
Project added to list:
- Taxi wallet
- Fluted choker
Does cooking count as a craft? Because I spent a good four hours on it yesterday. I made muffin-sized meat pies and lemon ginger scones for my family last night. As a post-graduate bum, I figure I will make up for my in-between undergrad and grad work by cooking a lot.
No pictures today, but soon! I promise! I'm casting on summer glove #2 now. It should be a quick finish, then I should really get back to those Aeneid socks... the second one isn't even charted yet, and I'm getting to the decreases for the ankle, which means I'm almost halfway through the first sock!
Friday, May 27, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
Knitting Away the Summer
Here's some advice for you: don't catch Mono. It is unpleasant and takes forever to recover from. This is the first time in three weeks that I've been able to swallow without my throat being sore.
In other news, I am joining my friend, Spiffy, in some stash busting this summer. I have a bunch of yarn that needs using. Some of it I have had for over a year, and knowing how fast I knit, I think this is unacceptable. Therefore, my goal this summer is to reduce my stash by knitting a lot of projects, at least one a week. Some I will give to friends as gifts, and others I will post online for sale and see what happens. I may even knit a few things for myself!
Spiffy set up some rules for this endeavor, so I will, too, although slightly altered. Knitting does not quite allow the same kind of abundant usage as sewing, especially as I am not fond of making plushy objects, like pillows and toys. And, at times, a project comes up that I simply don't have enough of the right kind of yarn for. With that in mind, here are...
THE RULES:
1) No buying anything. (This rule can be broken if you get a brilliant idea for a project that absolutely can't be completed in the stash, but planned things only, no random buys!)
2) There shall be approximately one project a week. They shall be determined and organized each week to balance long term projects with shorter projects. Stash shall be cleaned up and organized in between projects.
3) Try not to throw anything away. At the end of each week, scrap yarn that is too short even for knitted jewelry will be knit into squares for a blanket.
Another goal I would like to make for myself this summer is to take more pictures, mostly of things that I have made. A lot of times I forget to photograph projects before giving them away or wearing them, thus rendering them beyond my reach, or very worn looking. So, as I knit my way through piles of yarn, I will have my camera at my side.
In the midst of this, I am reorganizing my room. This includes setting up a crafting corner. Once this little niche is established, I shall take and post photos.
The current knitting project list is:
1) Jayne hat(s) (halfway through one, will have yarn enough for another one, maybe two)
2) Aeneid socks (1/4 done)
3) Summer gloves
4) Morgan scarf (started, but at no significant amount)
5) Tarot card bag (needs finishing touches only)
6) Sweater vest
7) Scalloped rib gloves (one glove made; need to find the project to knit the next one...)
8) Knee High Stockings (one cuff almost done... will probably go insane finishing the rest - definitely a long term project, may devote an entire week or two to it)
In other news, I am joining my friend, Spiffy, in some stash busting this summer. I have a bunch of yarn that needs using. Some of it I have had for over a year, and knowing how fast I knit, I think this is unacceptable. Therefore, my goal this summer is to reduce my stash by knitting a lot of projects, at least one a week. Some I will give to friends as gifts, and others I will post online for sale and see what happens. I may even knit a few things for myself!
Spiffy set up some rules for this endeavor, so I will, too, although slightly altered. Knitting does not quite allow the same kind of abundant usage as sewing, especially as I am not fond of making plushy objects, like pillows and toys. And, at times, a project comes up that I simply don't have enough of the right kind of yarn for. With that in mind, here are...
THE RULES:
1) No buying anything. (This rule can be broken if you get a brilliant idea for a project that absolutely can't be completed in the stash, but planned things only, no random buys!)
2) There shall be approximately one project a week. They shall be determined and organized each week to balance long term projects with shorter projects. Stash shall be cleaned up and organized in between projects.
3) Try not to throw anything away. At the end of each week, scrap yarn that is too short even for knitted jewelry will be knit into squares for a blanket.
Another goal I would like to make for myself this summer is to take more pictures, mostly of things that I have made. A lot of times I forget to photograph projects before giving them away or wearing them, thus rendering them beyond my reach, or very worn looking. So, as I knit my way through piles of yarn, I will have my camera at my side.
In the midst of this, I am reorganizing my room. This includes setting up a crafting corner. Once this little niche is established, I shall take and post photos.
The current knitting project list is:
1) Jayne hat(s) (halfway through one, will have yarn enough for another one, maybe two)
2) Aeneid socks (1/4 done)
3) Summer gloves
4) Morgan scarf (started, but at no significant amount)
5) Tarot card bag (needs finishing touches only)
6) Sweater vest
7) Scalloped rib gloves (one glove made; need to find the project to knit the next one...)
8) Knee High Stockings (one cuff almost done... will probably go insane finishing the rest - definitely a long term project, may devote an entire week or two to it)
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