A Little Yarn On The Side

One of the things that I hoped the "100 Projects" project would do is to force entice me into finishing some of the sewing and knitting WIPS laying around.  I mean, let's face it--the idea of starting and finishing 100 projects in 365 days is a bit crazy....even for me.  While it seems to have had no impact on the knitting WIPS, this weekend I did finish I apologize for the rather bad picture--I didn't realize it was that bad until I had already thrown the jacket into the washing machine.  I'm about 50% happy with it.  The thing is supposed to have shoulder pads, but I have really broad shoulders for a woman, so that part looks fine without them, but the sleeves are unbelievably long--and not in a way that would be fixed by shoulder pads.  In stocking feet, I am 5' 8" tall.  I don't have short arms.  In fact, I have rather long arms.  So, what Amazon tribe are the psychos at the pattern company using for models??????? Not that I'm not thrille...

Make sure one is actually WEARING the wrist pin cushion before jabbing the pins at one's wrist.....

which Theo thinks is quite disgraceful. I did finish the front of the cowl-neck sweater and I think I moved the neckline up far enough so that the world will have to continue to wonder whether my belly button is an "innie" or an "outie." The sleeves have been started, so I'm hoping to finish it before the Ravelympics start on Friday.  Of course, I'm hoping to finish a whole dang sweater in 17 days, so I am hardly one to be trusted on such things. I was really hoping to finish this fleece jacket today but since this project had been started more than a year ago, there was a good hour devoted to finding all the various pieces and parts.  I think my original plan was to do some sort of decorative stitching on this somewhere, but now I'm almost wondering about some sort of embroidery? It's going to be a bit dull otherwise, don't you think?

The lid to the lace weight bin will almost close without having to set something heavy on top of it!!!!! In my world, we learn to celebrate small achievements......

So last night--after posting my totals for the month--I finished the "WIP Celebration Scarf:" which was intended as a long scarf that would go in the gift bin, but somewhere along the line I got the idea to make it a shorter scarf to be worn tied at the neck--ascot style, I think?...and to keep it.  Unless I really, really, really need a gift before I get the chance to wear it.  (I lose a lot of scarves and socks this way) So, 11 projects done in the first month!!!!!!  Of course, after that I was so excited that I immediately cast on and if you're thinking that yarn looks suspiciously familiar, you would be correct!  It's the same yarn I used for the WIP Celebration scarf....which was left over from the Kimono shawl.  I'm not sure exactly how much of this stuff I have, but let's just say I'm in no danger of running out on this scarf.  It's going to be simple, but a wide, drape-y scarf for Andy to wear with his nice winter coat.  I've been looki...

It's the last day of the first month of the Year of 100 Projects, and..... Project number 10 is done!!!!!!!!!  (And yes, there are finished pajama bottoms as well, but we all know I can do that....it's the pajama tops that are always in doubt......or in a black hole or wherever the heck it is) Checking in on my progress for the year: Projects done: 10 Yards of yarn used up: 1442 Skeins/hanks of yarn used:  7.25 Yards of fabric used:  9.08 If I kept up the same pace all year, (which we all know is seriously unlikely, but work with me here for a second), I would finish the year with: 120 projects 17,304 yards of yarn 87 skeins of yarn 108.96 yards of fabric Which is pretty close to what I did during my first year of cold-sheeping, so I guess it doesn't sound too far off at all.  Rats....I was hoping my first month had been more...record-setting?  One of my hopes for 2010 is that by finishing all these projects, I will use up huge amounts of my stash,...

So, the front of the cowl-neck sweater is one inch PAST where I'm supposed to divide for the neck: which, by my calculations, would be approximately just above my belly button. Okay......... Now, not that I'm a prude or anything, but there's a difference between wearing a low-cut sweater and just standing for a picture.... and wearing a low cut sweater in real life....and the odds are pretty good that the difference would involve randomly flashing people.  So, I'm thinking I want to add a few inches before the neck.  Maybe 3? 4?