$#@*()@#$ Bella's Mitts.

After knitting them up for a THIRD time, I realized how unhappy I was with the sizing. Fortunately, I only knit up one of the pair. It's frogged. And in time out.

I've switched gears and am working on being an active participant in Tour De Fleece. I'm a member of the Lantern Rouge group, which is similar to the Lantern Rouge group of the Tour De France. Basically, we really WANT to do it, but we can't. Or don't. But we do some of it.

It's all good.

I'm working through this lovely stash I bought a year ago - in the end, it will be appx. 2 lbs of stuff. I've already started knitting with it, and know that at the end I'll have an extremely warm shawl which will be perfect for those cold autumn days.

Until then, big wheel keep on spinnin'....

Charity knitting

Today I finished the second set of hat/mittens/scarf for Tender Loving Care Ministries. I hope to also finish the Cleopatra wig for Gracie.

There's something about 'charity' knitting that is different than knitting for myself. Generally, I'm knitting with far less expensive yarns (by request - most places want acrylic!) and so the activity itself should be less pleasant by my usual standards (I'm a touchy feely type.. and a snob), but something else is present in the knitting.

It's all good. ;-)

A little more work on Rogue today as well. Perhaps this weekend I'll be able to finish it.

AND...

...the socks for April are done! Finished in June! ;-/ I've got the May socks already on needles, with a few inches already completed. Given the wonderful gift of some time at the shore later this week, I'm hoping to finish those by next week. Then I can actually begin to work on my June socks! In June! Who'd have thunk?

As the new purpose of this blog is to work out my evil plan for domination of my stash... I thought I'd outline my plan.

Next projects:
UFOs -
Rogue - sleeves
Diamonds - sleeves
2nd Quarter charity - mittens and extras

New (with old yarn!)
Cleopatra for Grace (may need to cheat on this and buy new)
Sweatshirt sweater
Bellas
Mitts for Sam
3rd Quarter charity

The above (plus the sock o' month project) should keep me busy through this summer.

Ewwwie.

So, it's not been QUITE a year - but rather close to that. I guess I spend so much time on LJ chatting about life, and FB chatting with friends... and Ravelry documenting my knitting that this has become somewhat obsolete.

I've decided to give it a go again, if only for the purpose of organizing my knitting a bit better. I'm a bit - um - flighty in the yarn department.

So more for my own good than the benefit of anyone who should stop on by... the blog reopens and we start anew! ;-)