Knitting Roundup Week 01/09

Posted byScattered Thinker

Time for a knitting roundup post, I do believe.

Completion plans for December failed to materialise into sensible outcomes. If we remind ourselves…

UFOs scheduled for completion:

  1. Mr plumbum’s desk mitts
  2. His so-called scarf
  3. Ingrid
  4. BSJ
  5. Rainbow Swallowtail
  6. Down Among The Dunes

Not necessarily in that order. Possibly concurrently. Also possibly concurrent with a new project. Or two.

ETA: Xmas.

What actually happened was:

  1. Mr plumbum’s desk mitts – knitted but no ends sewn in yet
  2. His so-called scarf – completed, gifted, and worn
  3. Ingrid – only a little progress made
  4. BSJ – no progress
  5. Rainbow Swallowtail – no progress
  6. Down Among The Dunes – no progress
  7. Private Comfort (Earl Grey socks) – additional one and a half knitted
  8. Water Socks – additional one and a half knitted
  9. Ren̩ (Rivolo Scarf) Рadditional completed
  10. Spiraluscious mitts – additional started and suspended

Redrawing the “for completion list” for (let’s say) January/February/March:

  1. Mr plumbum’s desk mitts to sew up
  2. Water Socks done 4/1/09
  3. Earl Grey Socks * live 4/1/09
  4. Ingrid
  5. BSJ
  6. Rainbow Swallowtail
  7. Bayret beret
  8. Thorfinn socks
  9. Warning! socks
  10. Down Among The Dunes
  11. Mingus socks
  12. Petra-fied handwarmers

I reckon the first five can be knocked off pretty quickly. I might even get as far as number eight in the short term. I’ll no doubt change the order as whim dictates. We’ll see.

Cast-ons envisaged:

  1. Mr plumbum’s sweater
  2. Girasole shawl

No. Really. I am allowing myself only those two until I have my WIPs under control. Once all started socks are finished I shall probably allow some concurrent sockage, as I have a stash to work through. But nothing more significant than that.

After March, I shall consider what to knit for The Show, and get stuck in to that in good time.

René is soaking, ready to be blocked today. I shall pick up the Water socks as soon as the blocking is done. I see no reason why I cannot complete both those and the Earl Grey’s by the end of the weekend.

Published by Scattered Thinker

The Scattered Thinker is somewhat past her prime, but not yet in any danger of giving up. In the Inter-world, she is often known as plumbum, or sometimes as ulygan. In the Real Life, she goes by the name of Beth. Beth is a roamer. She lives in a motorhome and has a backup static caravan that serves as a bolthole if needed. Bricks and mortar are very much a thing of the past. Contact Beth if you would like to correspond with paper and pen.