First, I have tons of finished knit pieces, but no pictures. Part of this is the fact that many of these pieces are gifts and were given away without pictures or the pictures are in the hands of others. These include a knit lobsters that I gave to Ryan, the finished stacked ribbed cardigan that I gave to Leah, and a slouchy beret that I gave to Emma. All of these things need to be posted still. I've also finished my February Lady Sweater, buttons and all. And, my cropped jacket out of Vogue (minus buttons). I'm going to try and get pictures of everything this weekend because, frankly, all of these loose ends are driving me nuts! And even though the knitting is done, the entire process feels unfinished without posting the finished pieces either here or on my Ravelry account. Somehow it is not nearly as satisfying. Not to mention, even though I have been doing quite a bit of knitting, I have little to blog about. So, this weekend I'm going to try to rein all of my stupid, nagging, loose ends in.
Second, I'm done with the multi-project attitude. I don't think I handle it well. In the last few months I have taken on far too many things, and don't feel nearly as accomplished because nothing gets done with any speed. Now, I need focus, and thus am back to working (or attempting) to work on one (2 at the most) projects at a time. This is a great time to start over with the new simplistic attitude as most of my current projects are coming to a close. Currently I'm working on a pair of Froot Loop Socks. And planning to start the Jasper Diamond Hoodie from Vintage Baby Knits for my boss' (bosses', boss's ???) baby. She is set to have the baby in December, and seeing that I'm hoping to leave my current job around that time, I figure it makes a good parting gift for my favorite boss. The potential baby sweater is below. Plus, I need some downtime from big people sweaters, and baby sweaters go so darn quick, it will be a nice break.
Now, all I need is some snap closures, new yarn, and buttons. Hopefully I'll be done with wrapping up all my loose ends and have a big picture post on Sunday afternoon.Lastly, I really would like to get my sewing machine repaired so I improve my sewing, and possibly start quilting. The other day I went to a really cute quilting shop in Ballard to look for fabric for buttons (which turned out really wonderful, and you will hopefully see on Sunday...). The place was so bright and cheery it really made me want to learn to quilt. Not to mention many of the blogs I read are from crafty people in general, and these wonderful women make modern, colorful quilts. In particular, this blog by Pikku-Kettu Knits just makes me want to quilt everytime I see it. The woman at the quilting shop suggested that I take a class...but I wasn't convinced. Most of my knitting skill sets, and all of my crochet skills have come from books, so why would quilting be any different? I think I'm going to look around, invest in a few books, and work on getting my machine repaired.
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