A Little Yarn On The Side

Sweater number 4 and hat number 6 are done! That makes me still behind, but it is done BEFORE the birth of its destined owner, so still an improvement in my normal program. The Ravellenic games are coming in a couple weeks, and I'm going to try to finish a couple sweater WIPs during the games (which have nothing to do with any televised events of any sort), which will bring me closer to being on schedule, and maybe if there's a quick shrug in bulky yarn and big needles before the start, I could actually be on target for the 12 sweaters for the year.  OK, I didn't begin the year planning that 3 of the sweaters would be baby or toddler size, but I pride myself on my ability to disregard rules flexibility.  I didn't actually say they couldn't be baby-sized, though I'll admit that I do have enough pride to be unwilling to consider doll-sized.  One has one's limits........or at least until December............

My friends know me so well.  Gaidig has DARED me to finish the mohair sweater before starting the purple one, and I think we all know that I'm enough of a child to totally get into this , so I have been diligently wrestling with mohair.  And when I've needed a break.... I have been working on THE most pathetic WIP I have.  A pair of EZ's mitered mittens in colors I love that inexplicably were started in October and have been languishing as little more than a cuff for months.  They are now cruising along and THIS time I'm taking decent notes so I don't have to examine the first pair of mittens every 5 minutes to see what I need to be doing.  Honestly--7 months for a pair of mittens?????  That's insane.  In fact, almost as insane as.......... the cross stitch!  As a severe Type-A personality, once in a while I think it's good for me to do something on a vacation that isn't productive at all , and what fits the bill better than cross stitch?...