10,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did you see that????? I have passed the 10,000 yards of yarn mark for the year! There are now 66 (there were those 3 balls of mohair to finish the Lady's Circular Cape, after all) fewer balls of yarn in my stash than when I started the year. YIPPEE!!!!!!
But on to other things...
The Stealth Project is now in the hands of its new owner, and to directly quote from the text messages received:
"OH. MY. GOSH. I LOVE IT!"
"It fits perfect, I love the color, and I love the style!!"
"It's my favorite piece of clothing."
"Ha ha! It's so beautiful, I already had someone comment on it!"
Now THAT is what makes knitted gifts worth doing!
The "finishitis" contest--The rules:
1. Post a list of your WIPs in the comments. Remember, they must already be started.
2. Keep us posted on your progress
3. Any and all projects will count, but size and complexity of the project will be considered.
4. The winner will be the one who finishes the most projects in a row without casting on anything new.
5. Anyone casting on a new project will be disqualified, but should post pictures somewhere to allow for sufficient drooling opportunities.
6. I reserve full right to award additional prizes for "valiant efforts."
7. There is no time limit--if we're all still finishing WIPs in 3 months without having cast on anything new, well I might get that darn dem fischer sin fru done finally.....
8. I am not a competitor, but I hope that this will finally shame/motivate me into finishing these:
And that is after I've already finished 3 projects in a row! Heavens!
Tonight I was zipping along on my current WIP--Cheryl Oberle's Fir Cone Shawl--when I stopped to consult the pattern for once.
2200 yards of yarn.
Now this shawl was started sometime last year, so it's hard to remember what frame of mind I was in. In my yarn arsenal, I had this:
2200 yards of Knitpicks Bare merino fingering. I also had 1320 yards of this:
Knitpicks Bare Peruvian Wool in fingering. Guess which one I used???
Yep--exactly. So, I am 880 yards short of finishing this:
and because we're still in the middle of our 90 day spending ban, I can't purchase more yarn for 29 days (I have 8 extra days because of that darn mohair). Rats. I did finish the ball of yarn I was working on--mostly because it would push me over the 10,000 yard mark (YAY), but it has now been returned to the WIP pile.
While sorting through the WIP file, I encountered this
which is an aran baby sweater for a friend's baby that hasn't actually even been conceived yet, so it's unlikely to get moved to the front of the queue, but did you see that itty bitty ball of yarn there? That's right--I took an easy one. 8-10 rows, and I'm at 69 balls of yarn for the year. When it comes to that tally, I have no scruples at all.
The next WIP (besides Hibiscus for Hope, which is hopefully in the final pattern version & which I forgot to take a picture of) to get attention is going to be Sitcom Chic:
I have changed it to have full length sleeves--the theory being I can always push sleeves up but it's hard to pull them down without permanent sweater damage, and the second sleeve is almost ready for the joining. Of course my real motivation is that the skeins are each 82 yards and I get to add them to the tally faster, but I will get a finished project out of the deal. Could it really be number 4 in a row???????
But on to other things...
The Stealth Project is now in the hands of its new owner, and to directly quote from the text messages received:
"OH. MY. GOSH. I LOVE IT!"
"It fits perfect, I love the color, and I love the style!!"
"It's my favorite piece of clothing."
"Ha ha! It's so beautiful, I already had someone comment on it!"
Now THAT is what makes knitted gifts worth doing!
The "finishitis" contest--The rules:
1. Post a list of your WIPs in the comments. Remember, they must already be started.
2. Keep us posted on your progress
3. Any and all projects will count, but size and complexity of the project will be considered.
4. The winner will be the one who finishes the most projects in a row without casting on anything new.
5. Anyone casting on a new project will be disqualified, but should post pictures somewhere to allow for sufficient drooling opportunities.
6. I reserve full right to award additional prizes for "valiant efforts."
7. There is no time limit--if we're all still finishing WIPs in 3 months without having cast on anything new, well I might get that darn dem fischer sin fru done finally.....
8. I am not a competitor, but I hope that this will finally shame/motivate me into finishing these:
And that is after I've already finished 3 projects in a row! Heavens!Tonight I was zipping along on my current WIP--Cheryl Oberle's Fir Cone Shawl--when I stopped to consult the pattern for once.
2200 yards of yarn.
Now this shawl was started sometime last year, so it's hard to remember what frame of mind I was in. In my yarn arsenal, I had this:
2200 yards of Knitpicks Bare merino fingering. I also had 1320 yards of this:
Knitpicks Bare Peruvian Wool in fingering. Guess which one I used???Yep--exactly. So, I am 880 yards short of finishing this:
and because we're still in the middle of our 90 day spending ban, I can't purchase more yarn for 29 days (I have 8 extra days because of that darn mohair). Rats. I did finish the ball of yarn I was working on--mostly because it would push me over the 10,000 yard mark (YAY), but it has now been returned to the WIP pile.While sorting through the WIP file, I encountered this
which is an aran baby sweater for a friend's baby that hasn't actually even been conceived yet, so it's unlikely to get moved to the front of the queue, but did you see that itty bitty ball of yarn there? That's right--I took an easy one. 8-10 rows, and I'm at 69 balls of yarn for the year. When it comes to that tally, I have no scruples at all.The next WIP (besides Hibiscus for Hope, which is hopefully in the final pattern version & which I forgot to take a picture of) to get attention is going to be Sitcom Chic:
I have changed it to have full length sleeves--the theory being I can always push sleeves up but it's hard to pull them down without permanent sweater damage, and the second sleeve is almost ready for the joining. Of course my real motivation is that the skeins are each 82 yards and I get to add them to the tally faster, but I will get a finished project out of the deal. Could it really be number 4 in a row???????
Comments
Thanks for posting some rules for the finishitis contest. I sat down and made a list of all my WIPs and the official count is 13! I have 6 blankets and 7 other items. Here is a list in somewhat order of what I plan to finish:
Miss Priss Hat
Baby Genius Burp Cloth
Skulls and Stripes Throw
Large Stackable Cat
Mochimochi Reindeer
Red Monkey Socks
Mom’s Slipper Socks
Purple Ripple Baby Blanket
Fuchsia Cardigan
Scrappy Squares Afghan Project
Green Cable Throw
Not So Granny Square Blanket
Christmas Flowers Afghan
After I found your contest, I managed to finish 1 project tonight...a pinwheel baby blanket! So I have 1 wip down, 13 to go!
I have:
Embers and ashes afghan
Watery root
Rainbow socks
Dishcloths (not sure that these count as the ball is huge and it would be ongoing...)
Flower bud shawl
Two group baby blankets, Spring Fever and
Cozy Cotton
Sakura Hanami
Hunters Vest
hope that I can keep up the finishitis!
knitted bunny
bunny slippers
fish blanket
Fifi 3 shawl
swiffer cover
tube socks
my so called scarf
simple yet effective shawl
käänteinen - reversible cap
crocheted purse
punked -top
"sleeve" fingerless mittens
yoga socks
crocheted ripple afghan (big)
fluffy "afghan"
2x thigh high cabled socks
Kable -needleholder
We'll see what happens... I'll post pics in my blog when I have found all of them... :D
Daniele aka mscreate.typepad.com
crocheted stipey pouch... :D
Thanks for the invite to participate in the "finishingitis" challenge! I am up for the game!
Here is my list (way to many projects in various stages, but, you never know, lol.
3 baby afghans
1 christening afghan
4 grandkids sweaters for Christmas
1 sweater for son
3 sweaters for myself
3 tank tops for daughter
1 tank top for daughter's friend (matches one of my daughter's)
1 twin set (the top is 2/3 done, the lace cardigan to match is started (barely, designing it as I go)
4 sets of bibs and birpie cloths (each set includes 6 of each of the two items -- 12 pieces per set altogether)
4 knitted handbags is various states of completion
9 pairs of socks that all have at least one sock finished but not the other
Irish shawl from Folk Shawls book
Dem Fisher sin Fru shawl
Secret of Chrysapolis shawl
Slow Bee Mystern Shawl
Civil War Shawl
Elizabeth Zimmerman's Pi Shawl
The scary thing about this list, it isn't everything, lol! But all that I am going to even try to finish for the rest of this year. If I get through even half of it, then my goal will have been met.
Thanks again,
Janet
And yet, smug. :)
Congrats on the 10,000 - v. impressive!! At that rate, it would only take you 4.5 years to knit my stash. Gods, that's scary.