I’ve been rocking the knitting lately, but much of it is for other people, and is at least nominally a surprise.
These socks are on hold for the time being. I’m more than halfway through the second one (past the heel turn and somewhere on the leg), but projects with a firm deadline are getting my attention right now.
This Christmas present is flying along. It’s Reynolds Andean Alpaca Regal, on 6’s, and despite the fact that it’s a heavily improvised pattern (and thus is occasionally cussed at and frogged), it’ll be done soon. This is also the project that’s getting my attention and love right now, because the improvisation makes it interesting, and I’m very intrigued to see what happens.
This Christmas present is basically done. Or, well, the knitting is done. There’s some fairly elaborate finishing involved, but I picked up most of those supplies this evening.
The big blue sweater, like the socks, is languishing. This is not just the Christmas-knitting-trumps-all phenomenon, but also an mysteriously missing sleeve. That’s right, this sweater’s back, two fronts, and one sleeve were all completed. The second sleeve was about two-thirds finished, and somewhere in the process of gathering up projects to bring along last weekend, it has entirely disappeared. Please, if you’ve seen about two-thirds of a dark blue sleeve, let me know! (I suspect that it is in Dan’s car, under the snow tires in the back seat. We shall see if it shows up.)
And then there’s the _____ I want to make for _____, which is still nothing but several balls of yarn, as is the second _____ for _____ _____. And I really want to make a little _____ for _____, which isn’t too ambitious of me, right? (I’ll leave the idea I got just yesterday for next year. I can’t give everyone handknits every year. Y’all understand, right?)
Oh, and for those who have been asking, the wishlist is at http://thundersnow.us/wishlist-2007/