May is done, welcome June

Though I have not been hanging out here much, I have been busy trying to accomplish my May goals.
So how did I do:

1. I completed my Sideways Spencer for me (and I love it!) though not by the May 15 deadline. Finishing can certainly be tedious, but worth it when it is done!


2. I completed the fuzzy socks for my Mom's birthday and they are winging their way to her. I think that they are a bit big but we will see what she thinks!








3. I have been plugging away on my 2Q challenge project - a baby wallaby and am close to the neck.






4. I have started on the socks for A that I am making for a going away present. So far they are really fun to make, but slow going.



5. Though this was not a stated goal, I got involved in some charity knitting and made 10 hats to be donated to hospitals for premature babies. These are just 2 examples.





I have to say that I feel pretty satisfied with May. So on to my June goals, which are:
1. Finish the Wallaby - June 30 - this is for the 2Q challenge
2. Finish A's socks - June 30 - this may be a stretch for me, but I am going to try!
3. Make one hat for charity knitting - June 30
4. Start a going away present for P - to be finished by July 30
5. To pick yarn and a pattern for a present for DH by June 30

Happy summertime knitting to all!

Elizabeth's May progress update

The Q2 Challenge has entirely taken over my gift-knitting, which I decided isn't an entirely bad thing, since it's a very ambitious project to begin with. This post is going be about only this project, since I've barely touched anything else (gift-wise) since I started it.

Gift Item: Q2 Challenge! Striped Chevron Afghan by Spinrite (ravelry project link)
Pattern: available through the way-back machine (ravelry link)
Source: Designs for America by Solutia
Recipient: my parents
Occasion: Christmas
Deadline: December 25, 2008

Other info: I only just finished the latest strip (sewing it together as I go) and think I'm going to start on a green strip next. I really hope I can finish this by the end of June. This project is about 35% done.



It will (hopefully) look like this in the end:

finally!

so here i am, across the entire country (from california to connecticut). along the way i managed to work on about a third of babette. and as of today i finished the hurry up spring armwarmers from snb nation. for the rest of the month i plan on finishing unpacking,rearranging my new crafty/yarn closet, and working on whatever i feel like. i don't think i could stick to any other plan than that.

Elizabeth's Q2 Challenge progress update

I've been plugging along with my Christmas Afghan that I'm knitting for my parents. According to my spreadsheet I'm 22% done, and have sewn together the first of the stripes! I'm very excited, and wanted to share it with someone, so I'm sharing it with you!

Please excuse this sad excuse for a photo. I took it with my cell phone and tried to fix it in Photoshop. Better than nothing right?



And in case you need a reminder, this is my plan for the colours:



~ Liz