4 Weeks and One Day

Four weeks and one day until Christmas.....oh, boy, I've got to get IN GEAR!!  I have a few more knitting projects to finish up and I'm having a terrible time getting it done.

I did finish the diamond brocade scarf and I've got another scarf (mistake rib pattern) about halfway completed.  The other projects are relatively small, and I'm hopeful that I can make good progress on those during a business trip this week.  I think I'll have about 8 hours on the road, and I'm not driving.  Love that kind of travel for knitting purposes!  :-)

I hope you all had a safe and Happy Thanksgiving and that you've made better progress on your holiday knitting than I have!!

The Scarf Continues

I'm still knitting the fairly mindless Diamond Brocade Scarf and am beginning to look forward to finishing it so I can move on to the next Christmas gift scarf.

I had a doctor's appointment Monday and it dawned on me then that I had a LOT of UFOs (UnFinished Objects) from which to choose my "waiting room knitting".  Hmmmm.  Maybe I need to take a little time to get my UFOs organized and get them finished up.

.....after my Christmas knitting is finished.  *LOL*

It really is a little nutsy when I think about how many partially-completed pairs of socks I have on needles.  Right now ALL my sets of sock needles are tied up with socks of various styles and colors.

I guess I have the dreaded "startitis".....I love starting new things.  Okay, I hereby resolve to organize my UFOs and get them finished up, one at a time.

Which reminds me that I have one set of circular needles tied up with partially completed dishcloths I'm making for Christmas.  Sheesh!

Okay, maybe my FIRST task should be to make a list so that I can prioritize what needs to be finished first.  I have a nifty little notebook right in my knitting bag beside my recliner that should be ideal for that.  Then I can mark them off as they're completed.

I've been a bit lackadaisical about knitting after work, and the truth is that I feel better when I knit for an hour or so each night after a hard day at the office.  I'm just out of the habit for some strange reason.

So, that will be one of my goals for the upcoming weekend.  I'm going to organize my knitting projects, make myself a prioritized list of UFOs, and get down to business.

After all, it's only 2 months, 4 weeks and 1 day until Christmas!!

Saturday Morning Knitting

Last night was a relatively sleepless night, so this morning has been very low-key in my little corner of the world.  I happily discovered that Netflix had added Season 5 of "Doc Martin" to the titles available for streaming.  So, I decided this would be a "Knitting and BritCom" kinda morning.

Not that I don't have PLENTY of household chores waiting for attention, but I'm tired.  The chores will wait a little longer.

My week was too hectic to allow any productive after-work knitting, so this morning was the first real progress I've made on the Diamond Brocade Scarf since last weekend.  I've developed a rhythm on it finally, so it's going quite well.  Very good "in front of the TV" knitting.  :-)

I did knit one mini-Christmas tree last weekend, and it turned out really cute.  I'll knit up a few more of those for office gifts.  But for today, I think I'll just continue with the relatively mindless scarf knitting.

I need the rest.

Have a great weekend, Knitsters!

Knit, Frog, Knit

Well, after finishing my sweater last Saturday, I decided to cast on a scarf (one of my Christmas knitting projects).  Because I wanted to do something new, I pulled out my stitch dictionary and found a lovely stitch called "Cells" and cast on.

The fabric that was produced by this stitch was lovely, sort of a honeycomb effect.  Due to the slipped stitches in the pattern, it worked up as a double-thick fabric.  After about 15 inches of knitting, I decided that even though it was lovely, it would probably prove to be too thick to be comfortable to wear as a scarf.  This morning I bit my lip and ripped it back out to start over with a new stitch.

Back to the stitch dictionary.  I found another stitch I liked called Diamond Brocade.  I started the household gadgetry (washer, dishwasher, and Roomba), then settled onto the deck with a cup of coffee and my freshly frogged yarn and cast on again.

I've only knit one pattern repeat, but I can already tell that it will be more suited to wearability.  I just hope that it's as easy to memorize as Cells was!  I still like Cells, and I think I'll find myself some thicker yarn and use larger needles to knit myself some new rugs for the bathrooms.  I think that stitch would be just perfect for that.

So, back to my Diamond Brocade....have a safe and wonderful Memorial Day Weekend, Knitsters!