Sally's 2008 Wrap Up

Cross posted at Sally Comes Unraveled and Year Long Gift-A-Long.

This is my last post to the Year Long Gift-A-Long blog. I know they are moving exclusively to Ravelry, so I probably won't post these lists on my blog anymore. (But you will see the resulting FOs.)

You may have noticed my recent barrage of FOs on both my blog and the gift-a-long blog. I'm trying to catch up and wrap up 2008. Here's an update of the last list I posted.

Things to Finish
1. Chevron Scarf finished
2. Even More Boogie Time (who knows what will happen with these. I ended up giving the recipients another gift.)
3. I have a partially finished Reversible Cable Scarf. finished

Things to Make
Forgive the all the code names - the recipients read this blog.

1. Code Name: Turning Japanese (I owe Mom and couple of Wishy Washy Fish Tawahi.)
2. Code Name: I'm a Mac finished
3. Code Name: Pink finished
4. Code Name: Wally World (I owe my sister's boyfriend a Nintendo Controller Cover for his DS.)
5. Code Name: Hollywood (I'm still working on Jules' gloves.)
6. Handwarmers 1 finished
7. Handwarmers 2 (These didn't happen. I gave the recipient something else.)
8. Hat finished
9. Scarf finished
10. Calorimetry for Grandma. Kiri just ain't happening this year. (This didn't happen either. I plan to send her some nice pictures and a letter and try the shawl again this year.)

Sally's October Gift List

Cross posted at Sally Comes Unraveled and Year Long Gift-A-Long.

Obviously, I didn't finish the Q3 Challenge. My Rainbow Socks aren't finished. I'm not sure where they are right now.

I did finish Center Square.

Right now I'm past the halfway point on my Entrelac Scarf. This was the "something just for you" (me.)



September Wrap Up:

1. Gift Item: A lace shawl. (Rollover)
Progress: No progress this month. I need to restart the thing with new needles. There are more details here, here and here.

2. Gift Item: Finish Boogie Time (2 of them) (Rollover)
Progress: No progress this month. I'm still stuck. I still need a watch face that works for a boy.

3. Gift Item: Rainbow Socks (Rollover)
Progress: No progress.

4. Gift Item: Jen's Purse (secret knitting - Rollover)
Progress: Jen found the yarn. Hopefully I'll get this done soon.

5. Gift Item: The mystery gift. I made a Mario Mushroom for Jules' birthday.
Progress: finished.

October Gift List:

1. Gift Item: A lace shawl. I'm really going to finish it! (Rollover - Again)
Recipient: Grandma
Occasion: Christmas
Deadline: June 2008, for the Second Quarter Challenge.

2. Gift Item: Finish Boogie Time (2 of them) (Rollover - Again)
Recipient: Family Friends
Occasion: last Christmas
Deadline: Overdue

3. Gift Item: Finish the Rainbow Socks (rollover - Again)
Recipient: Sister
Occasion: Birthday
Deadline: Overdue

4. Gift Item: Jen's Purse
Recipient: Friend
Occasion: Birthday
Deadline: Overdue

5. Gift Item: TBA
Recipient: TBA
Occasion: Christmas
Deadline: December 2008

Sally's August Gift List

Cross posted at Sally Comes Unraveled and Year Long Gift-A-Long.

July was better than June. Although I don't have any FOs, I did make some progress here and in other knitting areas.

July Wrap Up:

1. Gift Item: A lace shawl. (Rollover)
Progress: No progress this month. I need to restart the thing with new needles. There are more details here, here and here.

2. Gift Item: Finish Boogie Time (2 of them) (Rollover)
Progress: No progress this month. I'm still stuck. I still need a watch face that works for a boy.

3. Gift Item: Rainbow Socks (Rollover)
Progress: No progress, but they my "something old" for the Q3 Challenge.

4. Gift Item: Jen's Purse (secret knitting - Rollover)
Progress: The yarn is still lost in Jen's house.

5. Gift Item: Wickerware Socks (socks for a male relative.)
Progress: This is where I made real progress. I've finished one sock and gotten past the cuff on the second one.

August Gift List:

1. Gift Item: A lace shawl. I'm really going to finish it! (Rollover - Again)
Recipient: Grandma
Occasion: Christmas
Deadline: June 2008, for the Second Quarter Challenge.

2. Gift Item: Finish Boogie Time (2 of them) (Rollover - Again)
Recipient: Family Friends
Occasion: last Christmas
Deadline: Overdue

3. Gift Item: finish my sister's socks (rollover - Again)
Recipient: Sister
Occasion: Birthday
Deadline: Overdue

4. Gift Item: Jen's Purse
Recipient: Friend
Occasion: Birthday
Deadline: Overdue

5. Gift Item: Wickerware Socks
Recipient: Male Relative
Occasion: Christmas
Deadline: Let's say December 18, to give me enough time to mail it.

Sally's June Gift List

Cross posted at Sally Comes Unraveled and Year Long Gift-A-Long.

I made very little progress in May, but I feel a breakthrough coming on.

May Wrap Up:

1. Gift Item: A lace shawl. This is my large project for the second quarter challenge. (Rollover)
Progress: I actually did some useful swatches. I'm going to post more details later.

2. Gift Item: Finish Boogie Time (2 of them) (Rollover)
Progress: I'm still stuck. I still need a watch face that works for a boy.

3. Gift Item: Rainbow Socks (Rollover)
Progress: I finally found the sock!

4. Gift Item: Jen's Purse (secret knitting - Rollover)
Progress: I bought the yarn, now I need to knit it.

5. Gift Item: Dad's Topo Chico Cozy (Mystery Knitting/Felting)
Progress: finished.

June Gift List:

1. Gift Item: A lace shawl. I'm really going to finish it! (Rollover - Again)
Recipient: Grandma
Occasion: Christmas
Deadline: June 2008, for the Second Quarter Challenge.

2. Gift Item: Finish Boogie Time (2 of them) (Rollover - Again)
Recipient: Family Friends
Occasion: last Christmas
Deadline: Overdue

3. Gift Item: finish my sister's socks (rollover - Again)
Recipient: Sister
Occasion: Birthday
Deadline: Overdue

4. Gift Item: Jen's Purse
Recipient: Friend
Occasion: Birthday
Deadline: Overdue

5. Gift Item: Socks
Recipient: Male Relative
Occasion: Christmas
Deadline: Let's say December 18, to give me enough time to mail it.

Sally's May Gift List

Cross posted at Sally Comes Unraveled and Year Long Gift-A-Long.

Lots of stalling in April. I'm stuck in a couple of my projects.

April Wrap Up:

1. Gift Item: A lace shawl. This is my large project for the second quarter challenge.
Progress: Still no work since this pathetic swatch. I'm looking for the needles I want to use.

2. Gift Item: Finish Boogie Time (2 of them) (Rollover)
Progress: I'm still stuck. I still need a watch face that works for a boy.

3. Gift Item: Rainbow Socks (Rollover)
Progress: I haven't done any work on this since I lost the sock! (I'll find it eventually.)

4. Gift Item: Fetching (Rollover)
Progress: Finished

5. Gift Item: Mystery Crochet
Progress: I crocheted a red blood cell for my Mom's birthday. It's finished.

May Gift List:

1. Gift Item: A lace shawl. This month I want to settle on a yarn, pattern and needles, then knit a swatch, block it and cast it on. (Rollover - Again)
Recipient: Grandma
Occasion: Christmas
Deadline: June 2008, for the Second Quarter Challenge.

2. Gift Item: Finish Boogie Time (2 of them) (Rollover - Again)
Recipient: Family Friends
Occasion: last Christmas
Deadline: Overdue

3. Gift Item: finish my sister's socks (rollover - Again)
Recipient: Sister
Occasion: Birthday
Deadline: Overdue

4. Gift Item: Secret Knitting
Recipient: Friend
Occasion: Birthday
Deadline: Late May

5. Gift Item: Secret Knitting/Felting
Recipient: Top Secret!
Occasion: Birthday
Deadline: Late May

Sally's April Gift List

Cross posted at Sally Comes Unraveled and Year Long Gift-A-Long.

Yeah, so March kind of sucked as far as gift knitting.

March Wrap Up:

1. Gift Item: A lace shawl. My goal this month is to make decisions. This month I want to settle on a yarn, pattern and needles, then knit a swatch and block it.
Progress: No work since this pathetic swatch.

2. Gift Item: Finish Boogie Time (2 of them) (Rollover from February)
Progress: I'm stuck. I need a watch face that works for a boy.

3. Gift Item: Socks (rollover from February)
Progress: I can now say these are Rainbow Socks for my sister, and I've only gotten this far:



4. Gift Item: Brioche Rib Scarf
Progress: Finished

5. Gift Item: Either Fetching or Foliage, whichever I'm in the mood for.
Progress: I chose Fetching, and I've gotten a little farther since I took this picture:



April Gift List:

1. Gift Item: A lace shawl. This month I want to settle on a yarn, pattern and needles, then knit a swatch, block it and cast it on. (Rollover - Again)
Recipient: Grandma
Occasion: Christmas
Deadline: Let's say December 18, 2008 (so I have enough time to get it in the mail.)

2. Gift Item: Finish Boogie Time (2 of them) (Rollover - Again)
Recipient: Family Friends
Occasion: last Christmas
Deadline: Overdue

3. Gift Item: finish my sister's socks (rollover - Again)
Recipient: Sister
Occasion: Birthday
Deadline: Overdue

4. Gift Item: Fetching (Rollover)
Recipient: Unknown (stockpiling for Christmas)
Occasion: Christmas
Deadline: Let's say December 18, 2008 (so I have enough time to get it in the mail.)

5. Gift Item: Mystery Crochet
Recipient: Top Secret!
Occasion: Top Secret!
Deadline: April

Carrie's April List

My April list is short, short, short!

1. Yoga bag for MIL (first listed back in January -- maybe I'll get to it this time!)
   
2. 2 baby socks for holiday advent calendar

That's it! We're expecting a baby so I'm not expecting much knitting to happen.

March List

hi all -
I've got my last Feb FO to post once I can get pics downloaded, but to keep my motivation here's my March to-do list:

1) Carryover: Celtic Cable bag/S bday/March 16
2) tbd/Isabel/March 22
3) Thrummed Mitts/DF/March 31
4) Malabrigo Mist Lace scarf/Xmas/March 31
5) Jaywalker Socks/tbd/March 31

-JavaNut

Carrie's March List

Here are my goals for March! Entries for the First Quarterly Challenge:

• Shedir hat / SIL #2 / Christmas / December
  
• Fetchings / friend's mom / Christmas / December

Other goals:

• Baby hat / baby / baby due date / April 18th
• Golf club cover / Mom / birthday / mid-March (for mailing)

I think I better stop there! There's more to do (will I have time to make a baby sweater as well?) but we'll have to see how it goes. I always overestimate!

Carrie

Sally's March Gift List

Cross posted at Sally Comes Unraveled and Year Long Gift-A-Long.

Here's some housekeeping stuff for the Year Long Gift-A-Long.

February Wrap Up:

1. Gift Item: A lace shawl. My goal this month is to make decisions. This month I want to settle on a yarn, pattern and needles, then knit a swatch and block it.
Progress:I worked on it, but made no real decisions.

2. Gift Item: Scarf (already in progress)
Progress: finished

3. Gift Item: Boogie Time (2 of them)
Progress: Rollover: I'm working on them.


4. Gift Item: Socks
Progress: finished

5. Gift Item: Socks (I'm not aiming for completion. Just a good start.)
Progress: Rollover: ummm...haven't started them yet.

March Gift List:

1. Gift Item: A lace shawl. This month I want to settle on a yarn, pattern and needles, then knit a swatch, block it and cast it on. (Rollover from February)
Recipient: Grandma
Occasion: Christmas
Deadline: Let's say December 18, 2008 (so I have enough time to get it in the mail.)

2. Gift Item: Finish Boogie Time (2 of them) (Rollover from February)
Recipient: Family Friends
Occasion: last Christmas
Deadline: Overdue

3. Gift Item: Socks (rollover from February)
Recipient: Top Secret!
Occasion: birthday
Deadline: March 2008

4. Gift Item: Brioche Rib Scarf
Recipient: Unknown (stockpiling for Christmas)
Occasion: Christmas
Deadline: Let's say December 18, 2008 (so I have enough time to get it in the mail.)

5. Gift Item: Either Fetching or Foliage, whichever I'm in the mood for.
Recipient: Unknown (stockpiling for Christmas)
Occasion: Christmas
Deadline: Let's say December 18, 2008 (so I have enough time to get it in the mail.)

Carrie's February Progress

Here was my list for February:

• Two baby socks for the Baby Sock Advent Calendar / Family / Holiday season / December 1st
  
• Bonnet and booties / friend's baby due in March / Baby due date / March ??
  
• Golf club cover / Mom / Birthday / late March
  (ultimately will be a full set but for this goal it's just one to determine if it fits properly!)
• Felted Yoga Mat Bag / MIL / Birthday / late March

So far I'm running a consistent 50% done, 50% rollover rate! I'm not sure if that's good or bad! At least something is done, I suppose.

Let's see.. some FOs. Here are my advent calendar socks for this installment:



I'm not at all sure about them, to be honest. The lacey one is larger than the others, although that may not be a bad thing. But I also ran out of the green scraps I was using for it so the heel is ridiculously squashed. It's not to be worn so no big deal there, but I do think it looks sorta funny.

The other sock uses yet more stashed leftovers and I'm concerned that the green there is too dark. But maybe not. I think I'll have to make a few extra as the year goes on and just pick the best ones when it comes time to display!

On a more positive note, I did finish the baby gift. I'm so happy with it!



The bonnet is from Last Minute Knitted Gifts and the booties are Saartje's bootees. The booties used STR mediumweight in Bunny Foo Foo (pink and brown) and the bonnet used Cotton Ease in some brown color and pink Tahki Torino (superwash merino) for the ties. They are both super tiny so I hope they actually fit!

And... that would be all from my list! Doh! The golf club cover is up next for me, the yoga bag may in fact be shunted off to Christmas. Depends on how well I'm prioritizing my knitting in March! Lots of other things on the go as well and running out of time for an April baby due date.

Two other things I just wanted to mention. I checked my January list and seems I had some rollovers I managed to neglect to roll over! I did finish one of them: socks for my mom. These were originally going to be a birthday present but then she requested the golf club thingies, so I finished them in time for Valentine's Day instead! I'm very pleased:



This is the Sweetheart Socks pattern from Interweave Knits Holiday 2007. The yarn is Tofutsies, can't remember the colorway. Love the hearts:



So, that went over well and I suppose it counts as an FO! I don't know why I didn't write it down for the February list.

I also made something for Valentine's that was a spur of the moment thing. Not on the list but thought I'd share anyway! A kitty cat for my kiddo:



It's the Wee Wonderfuls pattern called Pointy Kitty. This is the second one I've made so this one only took one night, hurrah! My boy loves it :)



And I love the heart :)

I think I may try and be more sensible for my March list, but somehow, I doubt it will happen. Thanks for all the inspiration to keep it up!

Sash's February List!

Rightio - turns out I didn't finish anything at all on my January list, but that's OK! This is about AIMING for these goals, not punishing myself when I don't make it there!!

So from my January list...

Flowerbasket Shawl - Gran - ASAP - ROLLOVER

Hiking Socks - Dad - ASAP - One finished! ROLLOVER

Soaker - Baby Bosko - End Feb - REMOVED for now, too much going on!

Washcloth - Cousins - Dec 08 - ROLLOVER

So that leaves my February list looking like...

1. Flowerbasket Shawl - Gran - for love - ASAP!
2. Hiking Socks, toe up - Dad - Bleated Chrissie 07 - ASAP!
3. Washcloth - cousins - Festivuss - Dec 08

To be truly realistic I'm keeping it even SHORTER than my January list! If I end up starting on the bubby soaker for a bit of variety, that's ok, but I'm not putting it up as a goal because I want to focus to be on the socks and shawl for now!

I've actually started on a spur-of-the-moment, instant gratification knit and have almost finished it! I was thinking of it for either August birthday or Chrissie this year, for my Sister in Law - perfect!! Just need to add buttons then will upload pictures of my first Year Long KAL FO! Hurrah!! :)

p.s. GREAT work everyone!! You all amaze and inspire me with your needles of FIRE!

Carrie's February List

I have some carryovers from January, but I have high hopes for this month!

• Two baby socks for the Baby Sock Advent Calendar / Family / Holiday season / December 1st
  
• Bonnet and booties / friend's baby due in March / Baby due date / March ?? (won't matter if it's too late but nice to have it there before the actual baby!)
  (Saartje's booties and bonnet from either Last Minute Knitted Gifts or Hello Yarn, depending on yarn I decide to use!)
• Golf club cover / Mom / Birthday / late March
  (ultimately will be a full set but for this goal it's just one to determine if it fits properly!)
• Felted Yoga Mat Bag / MIL / Birthday / late March

** I'll be glad when spring is past -- my entire family seem to have birthdays this time of year!

First Quarterly Challenge:

• Shedir hat / SIL #2 / Christmas / December
  
• Fetchings / friend's mom / Christmas / December
  

Sally's February Gift List

Cross posted at Sally Comes Unraveled and Year Long Gift-A-Long.

Here is my February gift list for the Year Long Gift-A-Long.

1. Gift Item: A lace shawl. My goal this month is to make decisions. This month I want to settle on a yarn, pattern and needles, then knit a swatch and block it.
Recipient: Grandma
Occasion: Christmas
Deadline: Let's say December 18, 2008 (so I have enough time to get it in the mail.)

2. Gift Item: Scarf (already in progress)
Recipient: Top Secret!
Occasion: Valentine's Day
Deadline: February 10, 2008 (so I can get it in the mail.)

3. Gift Item: Boogie Time (2 of them)
Recipient: Family Friends
Occasion: last Christmas
Deadline: Overdue

4. Gift Item: Socks
Recipient: Mom
Occasion: last Christmas
Deadline: Overdue

5. Gift Item: Socks (I'm not aiming for completion. Just a good start.)
Recipient: Top Secret!
Occasion: birthday
Deadline: March 2008

Jan FOs done & Feb list

Hi all... well it's not the best sewing I've done, but not the worst either. Clearly I need to get used to my sewing machine again. But here is my last gift from my Jan list, a flannel baby blanket which is a fun 'block' pattern in girly colors backed with pink.

Here's my completed Jan list:

Syncopation bag for tbd - Jan 31 => DONE
Felted clogs for mom - Jan 31= DONE
Rib scarf for Lisa - Feb 2 => DONE
Baby Raglan for B.E. - Jan 16 => DONE
Baby blanket for baby girl (sewing) => DONE (was going to make burp cloths, too, but ran out of pink fabric so just the blanket for this one)

And my Feb list:
Golf themed burp cloths/S&S twins/Feb 7
2 baby sweaters/S&S twins/Feb 7

Zen Garden Clapotis/tbd/March 2
tbd/swap pal/Feb 29

Q1 Challenge:
cowl or scarf/mom/Christmas
Blue Syncopation Bag/tbd/Christmas

Happy Knitting!

JavaNut

It's just a list...

1. Scarf / YEAH Shelter / Just because / Feb. 29

2. Fuzzy Feet / Nicole / Valentine's Day / Feb. 14

3. Fuzzy Feet / Allie / Valentine's Day / Feb. 14

4. Shawl / Me / Just because / Apr. 03



Yay! I made a list!

Febuary plans

It's time to set my goals for Feb
Since I joined this group as away to get Christmas done early I am going to continue to focus on Christmas gifts.
For February :
I would like to get a fair amount done on the blanket for my brother. ( x-mas)
A hat for my aunt ( X-mas)
A scarf to be giving away in March as a B-day gift.

Introduction and my List!

G'day my fellow gift-knitters!

My name's Sasha, or knit nutt on my blog and ravelry, and I am most pleased to make your knitterly acquaintance!

I am super thrilled to get stuck in to this Gift Along, but only wonder if I can restrain myself from gifting as soon as I've finished rather than saving and squirreling away for the designated occassion!

In anycase, getting the gifts actually knitted up at ALL is the first step, right? And with that in mind, here is my current List!

1. Flowerbasket Shawl / maternal Gran / for love! / ASAP(by end Feb)
2. Toe-up socks / Dad / belated Chrissie 07! / ASAP!!
   
3. Soaker / Baby Bosko / because he's lovely / end of Feb
4. Dish-Face-cloth / my cousins / Chrissie / late December
   

I'm sticking with just the four items at the moment, seeing as two of those (1 & 2) are already on the needles and I want them knitted up and gifted away as soon as I can! But I'd definately like to get a start on the other two - it's helpful to have them on the lsit so I can aim high, right?

Good lcuk and speedy needles to us all! But of course, our needles can be relaxed and enjoyable as well as speedy, for we are early gift knitters - hurrah!! =D

Hello - My January Gift List

Cross posted at Sally Comes Unraveled and Year Long Gift-A-Long

I just joined the Year Long Gift-A-Long, which I need badly, considering I'm still working on Christmas 2007 gifts.

The idea is you set monthly gift knitting goals all year long. Hopefully I'll be prepared next Christmas.

Since January is almost over, I'm setting a very modest goal. Only one gift.

1. Gift Item: Hat - I have Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Astrakhan and Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Superchunky in complimenting shades of yellow. They are begging to be in a hat together.

Recipient - I don't know. (I'm stockpiling.)

Occasion - Christmas

Deadline - December 24, 2008

Update and change to list

Good thing Marce said we could change our lists... baby girl arrived early so that booted one of the other items to future Feb list. Here's my modifed list

1) Syncopation bag for tbd - Jan 31 => DONE
2) Felted clogs for mom - Jan 31
3) Rib scarf for Lisa - Feb 2 => DONE
4) Baby Raglan sweater for B.E. => Jan 16
5) Baby blanket/bibs for baby girl (sewing) - Feb 15

The clogs are half done (i.e. one)... and as everyone else always comments, it's HUGE. The pic is a little blurry (still learning my new camera). Hopefully will finish the other one this weekend because I can't wait to felt them!

Happy Knitting!
JavaNut