Almost made it!!! :)

Well, I almost made it! Got most of my list done:

1) Tudora/a friend/Holiday giftJan 31 Done!
2) Calorimetry/Erin/Valentines Day/Jan 31 Done!
3) Complete Extended CAL as far as I have the clues/a friend/Valentines Day/Jan 31 Done!
4) Baby afghan/a friend/not sure/Jan 31 Done!
5) Dishcloth/my mother/Valentine's Day/Jan 31 Started!

So, the dishcloth gets rolled to February! Pictures will follow in a day or two (after I find my camera... sigh). I will start planning my February list and have it up soon, too.

EnjoY!

Update

Well, I'm making progress. And I think I just might make it!

*The Tudora is knitted and just waiting to have it's ends tucked and button sewn on. This will be much easier to accomplish once I purchase the button this afternoon.
*Calorimetry had issues. Even though my daughter has a rather large head, it wasn't that large! So I frogged it and started over with smaller needles. (Swatches?!? We don't need no stinking swatches!!!)
*The baby blanket is finished and waiting for Tudora so I can do one photo shoot for both.
*The CAL afghan is still going strong and is on track to be finished by Thursday.
*And I haven't even thought about the dishcloth. But they work up fast, right? Right?!? LOL!

EnjoY!
Tammy

Finished!!!!

I was deteremined to finish this blanket, so I was up till 2AM seaming all the edgings on. I re-wet blocked it to flatten out the seams. I have to say, I have done other seaming projects but they were either crocheted together or whip stitched. This was the first time I've done the mattress stitch. I started at about 10PM thinking it would only take me about an hour or so to complete.... 4 hours later! But it's done!!



Pattern: Lace Christening Blanket from Vogue Knitting Baby Blankets

Yarn: KnitPicks Shine Sport, 12 skeins of Silver Sage

Needles: KnitPicks Options size 5

Notes: The pattern actually called for each panel to be knit seperately, but I didn't want to do all that seaming, so I cast on all seven panels together and used stitch markers to mark each panel.

FO2: Copihue mittens

I just finished my second January goal: a pair of mittens made out of Araucania Copihue! These are a gift for next Christmas, although I don't have a recipient yet. They are cozy and pretty. The pattern is improvised, although the wrist is based on Fetching.



More photos on Flickr.

My other January goals have due dates in February, so I am excited to see what I can get done in the next two weeks!

January Goals

Hi folks,

I'm pleased to join you here and since my first goal for this year is to finish all the overdue gifts from this year, I can certainly use the support. So without further ado, my first five projects:

1. Finish the almost, but not quite done yet projects from last year (two scarves, felted backpack, water bottle cozies, and two teddy bears - all but one bear at least 50% done)
2. Cast on and work at least one ball of yarn for afghan from Knitting Nature for Dad - Christmas. [1/17 the yarn is in the mail]
3. Felted slippers for Dad - 3/13 (his birthday) per his request at Christmas.
   
4. Four washclothes for Mom - Mother's Day.
5. Start pair of socks for one of my cousins-in-law - Christgiving. [started 1/12-yea!]

No, Christgiving is not a typo. In our family we celebrate the extended family kickoff to Christmas on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

Oh, and I accept the Q1 challenge. I'll need to add a second project next month for it.

Congratulations to (and I'm officially jealous of) those of you have already finished a project for next year already.

Good luck all,
Carol the Tardy
aka stillstranding on both blogger and ravelry

January Goal

Finish 3 sheep from the Jean Greenhowe Christmas Special pattern for Christmas gifts and to finish one strip on my Holiday Stamp afghan, also for Christmas. I have gotten 2 of the sheep done, but only a very few rows on the afghan due to a visit to the frog pond. Pictures of the sheep and afghan are on my blog: http://knitalittlemore.blogspot.com/ Susan

Ugh! When patterns are wrong!

I am so mad right now! I had planned to have the Wave Scarf done for January 6th for my sister as a La Befana gift. Unfortuntely that did not happen. Why you ask.... well that's a very good question! I don't have enough yarn!!

I pattern called for 6 hanks of Cadena yarn. BULL-JINKIES!!

I was on skein 3 last Friday and trucking along nicely. The pattern is nice and fairly easy. A 24 stitch cable is a little challenging, but you get the hang of it and it's every 12th row, so not too bad. But like I said, I was on 3rd skein and barely had 20" on the scarf!! The scarf is suppose to be 71" long!

PANIC!!!

I rush over to my computer *stepping on the poor cat's tail - who insists on getting in the way everytime I walk somewhere in my house* boot up my computer and start searching Ravelry. What do I find?? NO ONE who used the recommended yarn make that scarf with the required number of skeins. Others used between 8 to 10 skeins. *sigh*

I went over the Knit Picks and ordered 4 more skeins and I'm praying that the skein colors will match - or that they'll be close enough not to notice. So, this project is on hold till the new yarn comes in.

What have I learned.... check Ravelry before starting any more projects!

FO: 2 by 4 hat

In a surprise move, I finished one of my gifts this week. I present you with my improvised 2 by 4 hat:



This is a simple four by two rib (as the name suggests). I knit for about 6.5" and then decreased every row, first eliminating every other knit rib section, then the purls, then the last knit section. This will go to Ron next month for his birthday.

January List!

It's officially January, so here's my list for this month:

• Monkey socks / Mom / Mom's birthday / March
  
• Baby set (booties, hat, sweater) / Baby / April
  
• Yoga bag / MIL / MIL's birthday / March
  
• 2 socks for 2008 holiday advent calendar / December
  

I want to use this idea of spacing out gift knitting throughout the year to enable me to do some holiday decoration knitting as well! I really want to do one of those sock advent calendars so I figure 2 a month will get me there :)

ETA: Sock Advent Calendar information! I got the idea from Anny Purls who got the idea from Martha Stewart via Whip Up!



Isn't it adorable? I think I'm going to do something different for the numbers, but I love the idea! I was thinking about having the socks hang from a banner or similar that would have the numbers on them. Also, no second sock syndrome if you don't care about making pairs :)

Thanks so much for this most inspirational KAL!

Carrie