I went through my UFOs this morning and you know what? There weren’t nearly as many as I thought there were. There is only one small item (though there are a few large items), the blue and scarlet fuzzy scarf (Yikes! I’ve got to finish this by Thursday!!) which is still in the car as that’s my KIP piece right now. The fingerless mitts have gone the way of the frog pond. I discovered a mistake quite a lot of rows back and got this hopelessly snarled when I tried to rip
. I’m sure you’ve all noticed that I frequently have more ideas than patience :) Chances are there won’t be another mitt project this winter because things are warming up here and the cold fingers that inspired the project are (I hope) a thing of the past for this season. Likewise the fuzzy hat, scarf and gloves I wanted to make for myself. Actually, that project does stand a chance as I really would like that set and I can put it away for next winter - at which point I will probably want to try the fingerless mitts again too :)
Big Green Thing
I started this long before I even had the yarn for the Kimono and it was kinda based on the same idea. I had thought that since I had all this green yarn (a failed afghan project for Dad - he loves green) I might as well play with it. It’s lain on the shelf under the coffee table for months now and I’m still not sure what to do with it. I doubt very much that I want to continue with this piece, but when I think about frogging it…well…somehow it doesn’t seem right. I guess it will go back on the shelf to age some more until I can figure out what this yarn actually wants to be!
The Sea Blues Poncho
This is still definitely a go but has languished in its bag for a while now while the Kimono, various small gift-type projects, and the stole took precedence. I love the yarn and I love what this somewhat shapeless piece of knitting is becoming - no chance of it being frogged. It probably won’t get a lot of work for a while because it’s getting heavy and warm to work on. As spring begins to shake out its skirts in New England, the poncho becomes a less attractive project to work on. But the weather won’t always be warm and I would like to have this done so that I can actually wear it next fall.
Kimono Sweater - back
Yes, I’m sitting here feeling embarrassed and guilty for getting so bored with this project. It’s coming with me on my next trip and I hope to finish it up then. I am looking forward to having this sweater to wear, but I don’t think I’ll be tackling anything else like it for quite some time. Easy - yes! Nice yarn - Indeed! Cool finished project - Indubitably! Interesting to work - Bleah…. However, I’m determined to finish this thing even if it means I have to give up reading before bed and use this as a sedative instead :)
Zen Garden Stole and Interested Observer
This should be done in the next couple of days - maybe even by tonight if my arm holds out. I want this for the trip (I’m leaving next Monday) and am sufficiently motivated to make sure that it gets finished in time. I may have to block it on the ship (wouldn’t that be interesting!) but by God the knitting will be complete!
I’m heading out next week for another cruise with my father - a simple trans-Atlantic crossing from Florida to Portugal. This will be the last trip for quite a while (my decision). I have loved the opportunity to travel and experience life on board a luxury ship but, basically, I’m a homebody. I enjoy the food and the wine on the ships, not to mention the entertainment. But I miss Myria dreadfully. I miss our cats. I miss you folks and the blogging. And no matter how perfect things are on vacation, I can’t seem to relax effectively anywhere but home. So I’m looking forward to this; it’s a new line to me and it will be interesting to see how it compares to the other ships I’ve been on. But I’m also looking forward to it being over. This will be the third cruise since last September (at my Dad’s encouragement and request) and that’s enough.
More than enough :)
I am going to set up tutorial posts for the two Fridays that I’ll be gone and Myria will post on Wednesdays for the “And Now For Something Completely Different” entries.
Happy Monday everyone!
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Ohhhhhh, that little squirrel with his snack is just the cutest thing ever :)
LOL - thanks Pam. That’s a piece of whole wheat bread he’s got there. He held still just long enough for me (hanging out the kitchen window) to take his picture :)
