February Update

Well, I didn't have a big list for February. I did finish my Blueberry Pie socks. They're AWESOME! :)



I also managed to finish socks for my friend Dina. Her birthday is in October, and since I managed to finish them, she'll get them for her birthday instead of Christmas. This is my 2nd 4th Quarter FO, so I guess that makes it a Q1ChallengeFO! :) The picture was taken very early this morning, around 1am, before I finished weaving in the ends, but the ends are woven in now.



Here's my updated list:

1) Coronet / Grandma / Christmas 2008 / Jan. 31 Finished 1/1/08
2) Strawberry Lime Socks / My Sister / Birthday (04/04/08) / Jan. 31 Finished 1/5/08
3) Baby Shower Gift (Baby Cardi, Hat, Washcloth) / Co-Worker / Baby Shower / Jan. 31 Finished 1/27/08
4) Blueberry Pie Socks / Me! / Just Because / Feb. 29 Finished
5) Waving Lace Socks / Mom / Mother's Day 2008 / Mar. 31
6) Nutkin Socks / Me! / Just Because/trying to finish UFOs / Mar. 31
7) Vesper Socks / Dina / Birthday (10/7/08) or Christmas 2008 / Oct. 3 Finished 2/24/08
8) Rowan Tapestry Scarf / Undecided / Christmas 2008 / Dec. 1 Finished 1/15/08
9) Fetchings to match scarf / Undecided / Christmas 2008 / Dec. 1
10) Peacock Feathers Shawl / Mom / Christmas 2008 / Dec. 10
11) Felted Clogs / My Stepdad / Christmas 2008 / Dec. 15
12) Dublin Bay Socks / TC / Christmas 2008 / Dec. 15
13) PIF Socks / Teresa / PIF gift / Dec. 23 (but hopefully sooner)
14) PIF Socks / Renee / PIF gift / Dec. 23 (but hopefully sooner)
15) Charity Item / Sue / PIF gift / Dec. 23 (but hopefully sooner)
16) PIF Socks / Lisa / PIF gift / Dec. 23 (but hopefully sooner)
17) Ripple Afghan / Joe's Dad / Christmas 2008 / Dec. 25
18) Flower Petal Shawl / Joe's Mom / Christmas 2008 / Dec. 25
19) Booga Bag or Socks / Joe's Sister / Christmas 2008 / Dec. 25
20) Hat (Pattern Undecided) / Grandpa / Christmas 2008 / Dec. 25

I rearranged my list a bit, and now my goals for March are to finish my mom's Waving Lace socks as well as finishing the Nutkin socks I started back in November/December for test knitting. Nutkin socks will be for me - "just because" and because I'm trying to clear some of the UFOs off the needles. The Waving Lace socks will be for Mother's Day. :)

January Update / February Goals

I've finished all of my January items for this month. I've completed the Baby Shower Gift as of today, but I changed some of the items. I couldn't find a baby bootie pattern that I liked, so I nixed those, and I don't feel like knitting a bib, so the set is just the hat, cardi, and a wash cloth.

Here are the hat & cardi, complete w/ buttons!


I also finished an item for the Q1 Challenge... the Rowan Tapestry Scarf. It's probably going to be a Christmas present for a co-worker or somebody.


I updated the list, and now I only have one goal for January. To finish a pair of socks for myself. They were my traveling socks during Thanksgiving, and I had to set them down in favor of Christmas Knitting & then Gift Knitting. My gift to myself in February is to finish them! If I finish them, my next goal is to finish Callie (not currently listed) for myself as she was also set down in favor of Christmas Knitting.

I'm also making some very nice progress on Dina's Socks & I hope to have them done soon. I've been in an easy stockinette-in-the-round frame of mind, and I'm so happy that I'm knitting them 2 at a time. lol. :)

1) Coronet / Grandma / Christmas 2008 / Jan. 31 Finished 1/1/08
2) Strawberry Lime Socks / My Sister / Birthday (04/04/08) / Jan. 31 Finished 1/5/08
3) Baby Shower Gift (Baby Cardi, Hat, Washcloth) / Co-Worker / Baby Shower / Jan. 31 Finished 1/27/08
5) Blueberry Pie Socks / Me! / Just Because / Feb. 29
4) Felted Clogs / My Stepdad / Christmas 2008 / Mar. 31
5) Dublin Bay Socks / TC / Christmas 2008 / Mar. 31
6) Waving Lace Socks / Mom / Birthday (9/19/08) / Aug. 31
7) Vesper Socks / Dina / Birthday (10/7/08) or Christmas 2008 / Oct. 3 (In progress)
8) Rowan Tapestry Scarf / Undecided / Christmas 2008 / Dec. 1 Finished 1/15/08
9) Fetchings to match scarf / Undecided / Christmas 2008 / Dec. 1
10) Peacock Feathers Shawl / Mom / Christmas 2008 / Dec. 10
11) PIF Socks / Teresa / PIF gift / Dec. 23 (but hopefully sooner)
12) PIF Socks / Renee / PIF gift / Dec. 23 (but hopefully sooner)
13) Charity Item / Sue / PIF gift / Dec. 23 (but hopefully sooner)
14) PIF Socks / Lisa / PIF gift / Dec. 23 (but hopefully sooner)
15) Ripple Afghan / Joe's Dad / Christmas 2008 / Dec. 25
16) Flower Petal Shawl / Joe's Mom / Christmas 2008 / Dec. 25
17) Booga Bag or Socks / Joe's Sister / Christmas 2008 / Dec. 25
18) Hat (Pattern Undecided) / Grandpa / Christmas 2008 / Dec. 25

FO, Challenge Acceptance

I've updated my gift list a bit...

1) Coronet / Grandma / Christmas 2008 / Jan. 31 Finished 1/1/08
2) Strawberry Lime Socks / My Sister / Birthday (04/04/08) / Jan. 31 Finished 1/5/08
3) Baby Shower Gift (Baby Cardi, Hat, Booties, Washcloth, Bib) / Co-Worker / Baby Shower / Jan. 31
4) Felted Clogs / My Stepdad / Christmas 2008 / Mar. 31
5) Dublin Bay Socks / TC / Birthday (4/18/08) / Mar. 31
6) Waving Lace Socks / Mom / Birthday (9/19/08) / Aug. 31
7) Vesper Socks / Dina / Birthday (10/7/08) / Oct. 3 (In progress)
8) Rowan Tapestry Scarf / Undecided / Christmas 2008 / Dec. 1
9) Fetchings to match scarf / Undecided / Christmas 2008 / Dec. 1
10) Peacock Feathers Shawl / Mom / Christmas 2008 / Dec. 10
12) PIF Socks / Teresa / PIF gift / Dec. 23 (but hopefully sooner)
13) PIF Socks / Renee / PIF gift / Dec. 23 (but hopefully sooner)
14) Charity Item / Sue / PIF gift / Dec. 23 (but hopefully sooner)
15) PIF Socks / Lisa / PIF gift / Dec. 23 (but hopefully sooner)

I have finished the hat portion of my baby shower gift, and I expect to finish that this weekend if I don't get sidetracked by the hat I'm working on in Malabrigo, lol! :) The sweater is finished w/ the knitted portion, and I'm getting buttons tomorrow, so I'll post a picture once those are attached.



I am accepting the Q1 Challenge. I've already cast on Dina's socks, and I hope to cast on the Rowan scarf soon, which I moved back because I don't really know WHO I'm knitting it for, so it can go in the Christmas pile. Let's see if I can make this happen!! ;) SO far everything I've finished this year has been for someone else, so I'm doing pretty well. :)

2nd FO Gift!

I managed to finish my 2nd giftie FO on the 5th, as scheduled! :) This brings my total this month to two!






I also finished one of the parts of the baby shower gift. I didn't KNOW this was going to be part of the gift until it was finished, though.



How cute is that? I'm currently working on the baby cardi. I'm going to visit the stash for the bib yarn, and the hat and booties will be made out of the same yarn as the cardi, then I'm done with January's gifts! :)

1) Coronet / Grandma / Christmas 2008 / Jan. 31 Finished 1/1/08
2) Strawberry Lime Socks / My Sister / Birthday (04/04/08) / Jan. 31 Finished 1/5/08
3) Baby Shower Gift (Baby Cardi, Hat, Booties, Washcloth, Bib) / Co-Worker / Baby Shower / Jan. 31
4) Rowan Tapestry Scarf / Undecided / Christmas 2008 / Feb. 29
5) Fetchings to match scarf / Undecided / Christmas 2008 / Feb. 29
6) Felted Clogs / My Stepdad / Christmas 2008 / Mar. 31
7) Dublin Bay Socks / TC / Birthday (4/18/08) / Mar. 31
8) Waving Lace Socks / Mom / Birthday (9/19/08) / Aug. 31
9) Peacock Feathers Shawl / Mom / Christmas 2008 / Dec. 10
10) PIF Socks / Teresa / PIF gift / Dec. 23 (but hopefully sooner)
11) PIF Socks / Renee / PIF gift / Dec. 23 (but hopefully sooner)
12) Charity Item / Sue / PIF gift / Dec. 23 (but hopefully sooner)
13) PIF Socks / Lisa / PIF gift / Dec. 23 (but hopefully sooner)

Update: Jan, 5, 2008

I have an update! Actually, I should have posted January 1st, but things were busy.



For all intensive purposes, I am done with my January knitting! lol. I finished Coronet on January 1st. All I have left to do is knit the toe on my Strawberry Lime socks, but in the interest of not screwing it up and having to rip the whole thing out (because I just know that would happen), I am putting it down in favor of going to bed... but in the morning? Finished socks. I was just invited to a baby shower, so now I'm going to have to knit some baby gifts. Ideally, I'd like to knit a little layette set, but I'd settle for some bibs out of the Mason-Dixon Knitting book, or maybe some burp cloths and washcloths.

Gift Item / Recipient / Occasion / Deadline

1) Coronet / Grandma / Christmas 2008 / Jan. 31 Finished 1/1/08
2) Strawberry Lime Socks / My Sister / Birthday (04/04/08) / Jan. 31 Will be finished 1/5/08
3) Baby Shower Gift (Burpcloths & Bibs, maybe washcloths) / Co-Worker / Baby Shower / Jan. 31
4) Rowan Tapestry Scarf / Undecided / Christmas 2008 / Feb. 29
5) Fetchings to match scarf / Undecided / Christmas 2008 / Feb. 29
6) Felted Clogs / My Stepdad / Christmas 2008 / Mar. 31
7) Dublin Bay Socks / TC / Birthday (4/18/08) / Mar. 31
8) Waving Lace Socks / Mom / Birthday (9/19/08) / Aug. 31
9) Peacock Feathers Shawl / Mom / Christmas 2008 / Dec. 10
10) PIF Socks / Teresa / PIF gift / Dec. 23 (but hopefully sooner)
11) PIF Socks / Renee / PIF gift / Dec. 23 (but hopefully sooner)
12) Charity Item / Sue / PIF gift / Dec. 23 (but hopefully sooner)
13) PIF Socks / Lisa / PIF gift / Dec. 23 (but hopefully sooner)