It never fails. The best of intentions to get things finished end up being sidetracked, with rationalizations of course :P I have finished a few of the things, but have also started 3 other things and I am itching to start another project. The dress for Baby B may not get finished this month. It makes sense to save that for warmer weather. See my procrastination skills at work.
The rationalizations went like this. Ok, I need something portable to take to knitting night at the coffee shop so I'll start Shedir hat from Knitty. I got it going with a dark yarn and then realized it wouldn't be much fun if the lights weren't bright enough because I'm still waiting on new glasses. Ok, so I'll go ahead and start another market bag - I want to compare patterns and yarns to see which I'd like to make more of. So I started that. Then I went to see Baby B and found out she has no hat! Gasp! A hat was started right away without even looking for a pattern, and there should be more hats to follow.
The one I am itching to start is another tam. The idea for it formed in my head about a year ago, but I kept putting it off. Lately, it has come back to the forefront of my brain and I want to make it. Then I saw this hat which has only fueled my desire to get started. My hat will different but some of the same ideas apply. Seeing Katherine's hat has now sparked an interest in argyle.....and so it goes.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
February - The FO Month
Ok, now that I have declared Feb as my FO month, I better stick to it or I will be annoyed with myself. I won't finish the wool sweater on the needles, but I do plan to finish these items.
The baby blanket. It needs to be blocked and then a duplicate stitch flower put on. Simple? I thought so until I tried duplicate stitching on something else yesterday. My eyes only saw the stitches upside down. I had a heck of a time with that and took it all out. But the knitting and crocheting the edges are all done.
The lace valance. It needs to be blocked. Notice a theme? :) I have brand new foam blocks to use (thanks DH!) and I have a nice table upstairs to use to place the blocks to keep things safe from pupper paws. The obstacle? Clearing off the table.
The dress for Baby B. Yikes. It needs to be stitched up. I was trying the duplicate stitch on the pockets I made for the front. Oh, then stitching on the pockets. Then crocheting around the edges.
I know all of these things are not complicated. I'm just not that great at it and I want this to look really nice.
The market bag. I don't think I will have any issues finishing this. This was my airport/airplane project. I didn't want to risk my Options being considered a lethal weapon and I didn't want to knit with anything else, so I found a crochet project.
Daughter's scarf. I cheated and counted it as an FO on Ravelry, but it's so simple there would be nothing to add when it was done. Only it isn't getting done. When daughter saw it, her face looked less than thrilled even though she was polite. She chose the colors but I guess she had something else in mind. Anyway, I need to get it off of the needles, so it's on this list.
By the time I finish all of this, I hope it's still cold enough (did I just say that????) to continue working on the Big Wool Sweater.
My plan to quit my job in January has been change to in "about 3 months". It looks like if I stick it out for 3 months, I can keep the part of the job I like and not have to do the part I don't. We'll see how that works out.
The baby blanket. It needs to be blocked and then a duplicate stitch flower put on. Simple? I thought so until I tried duplicate stitching on something else yesterday. My eyes only saw the stitches upside down. I had a heck of a time with that and took it all out. But the knitting and crocheting the edges are all done.
The lace valance. It needs to be blocked. Notice a theme? :) I have brand new foam blocks to use (thanks DH!) and I have a nice table upstairs to use to place the blocks to keep things safe from pupper paws. The obstacle? Clearing off the table.
The dress for Baby B. Yikes. It needs to be stitched up. I was trying the duplicate stitch on the pockets I made for the front. Oh, then stitching on the pockets. Then crocheting around the edges.
I know all of these things are not complicated. I'm just not that great at it and I want this to look really nice.
The market bag. I don't think I will have any issues finishing this. This was my airport/airplane project. I didn't want to risk my Options being considered a lethal weapon and I didn't want to knit with anything else, so I found a crochet project.
Daughter's scarf. I cheated and counted it as an FO on Ravelry, but it's so simple there would be nothing to add when it was done. Only it isn't getting done. When daughter saw it, her face looked less than thrilled even though she was polite. She chose the colors but I guess she had something else in mind. Anyway, I need to get it off of the needles, so it's on this list.
By the time I finish all of this, I hope it's still cold enough (did I just say that????) to continue working on the Big Wool Sweater.
My plan to quit my job in January has been change to in "about 3 months". It looks like if I stick it out for 3 months, I can keep the part of the job I like and not have to do the part I don't. We'll see how that works out.
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