It seems so trite to be thinking about knitting, but self-soothing is important, and all the better if a person can do it with wool instead of alcohol or chocolate. There's a small measure of peace to be found in stockinette stitch, and pattern books, and the sorting and petting of wool.
Remaining 2012 Goals (2 projects: 1 FO, 1 WIP)
- Devin's Irish Sweater (Pattern: Killybegs/Yarn: Cascade Eco+/FINISHED 01 November)
- Fathom colorwork sweater (Pattern: Blue Betty/Yarn: Madelinetosh Tosh Merino/ CO 5 November)
OTNs in July (2 projects: 1 FO, 1 WIP)
- SKA June 2012 (Pattern: Bevy Socks/Yarn: Malabrigo Sock/ FINISHED o1 August)
- Summer Garden Scarf (Pattern: none/Yarn: Araucania Chaiten, Plymouth Royal Llama Linen/CO #3 08 August 2012)
Mitts (3 projects)
- for Dad
- for Devin (Pattern: Pike's Mitts/Yarn: Brooklyn Tweed SHELTER)
- for me
Socks (8 projects: 1 FO, 1 WIP)
- SKA October 2012/Socks for Mom (Pattern: Phloem/Yarn: Shalimar Breathless/CO 17 October)
- SKA November 2012
- SKA February 2013
- SKA May 2013
- SKA July 2013
- Socks for Dad
- Socks for Devin
- Circus Socks (Pattern: none/Yarn: Shibui Sock (love!!)/FINISHED 03 October)
Thinking about 2013 Sweaters (4 projects)
- lace weight
- fingering weight
- white for Yom Kippur
- contiguous sleeves
Hats (4 projects: 1 FO, 1 WIP)
- Pattern: Sheep Heid
- Pattern: Lucy Hat
- Obsessions Hat (Pattern: Sideways Grande Hat/Yarn: Alpaca with a Twist Big Baby/CO 16 November)
- Pattern: Ocean Waves Hat/Yarn: Malabrigo Rios/FINISHED 29 July
Miscellaneous and Long-Term (1 project)
- handspun bookcover for Devin
- Squares (1)
- Puffs (19/285)
We're going up to Seattle for Thanksgiving-- I'm leaving tomorrow to spend extra time with my dad-- and while I'm seriously contemplating not bringing my computer, I'm also thinking about bringing all four of my WIPs. Not because I think I'll actually get them all knit (although that would be nice), but because I've been knitting like a butterfly eats. I have about 36 hours before I board the train, so I think I'll spin a bit and stare at my pile of yarn and needles.
If you'd like to weigh in on my decision, please do-- the WIPs in questions are the hat (which you've never seen because I didn't get pictures this week), the never-ending scarf (plain stockinette), Mom's second sock (not a knit-and-do-something-else kind of project, but not something that's arduous either... could be really good on the train), and the colorwork sweater (I'm alternating skeins, so that's kinda a big project bag).