Update as of 20 February 2011

1 - Knooked Lucy Bag - Still in progress. Admittedly, I have not worked on this in a while. Found out by a friend's example how well Peace Fleece works up felted. Now I just need to finish this too.

2 - Luna Lovegood Sweater - I've just started this one - around Row 4 - in what was left of the Grape Caron Simply Soft. I think I'm going to finish using this yarn for this one.

3 - Cinnabar in Artist Print - Acrylic, but whatever. I just started this one yesterday. And given the way the designer's patterns work up, I should be done with it sooner rather than later.

4 - 4S vest - Restarting this thing. I should probably rip it out and start over.

5 - Well Travelled Bag - Starting this one up again too. If I can finish it, and all that, I can use it.

Projects in mind:

- Catherine the Great in Soft Serve - I hope this works because it's a smaller yarn, and I might have to play around with the gauge a bit, but I wasn't happy with it in shawl form, so...

- Lacey Lamb - considering doing a Stella in this yarn... making it bigger or whatever. That is, if the yarn doesn't make me nuts. It is cobweb/light-lace-weight which I am going to double for this.

WIP update

Currently throwing all my energy into Soft Serve from Everyday Crochet by Doris Chan.

Thanks to some difficulties in my life outside of crafting, I seem to be focused on one project and one project only.

I have finished the yoke and am started on the body. I'm going to make the body as long as possible and then use the remaining yarn on the sleeves.

WIP update

Currently in work:

Soft Serve
From Every Day Crochet by Doris Chan

Yarn: Schaefer Yarn Laurel - Empress Wu Jiao

FO! - Celtic Knot shawl

Pattern: Celtic Knot Shawl by Doris Chan

Yarn: Caron Simply Soft Brites - Grape

Hook size: Boye I

Started: 30 December 2010

Finished: 02 February 2011

[pictures forthcoming - I'm at work at the moment]

Puck This! Hat Trick - 3 hats in the month of January 2011

Hat #1 -

Maple Leaf PDQ

the PDQ from "Stitch & Bitch - The Happy Hooker"

Modifications: No holes, double stranded

Main body of hat is royal-ish blue with 2 white stripes and white ear flaps.


Hat #2 -

Bucky's Pi Striped Stocking Cap

Striping pattern followed pi (3.141592 - which is where I ran out of yarn) in inches

Alternating colours red and white.

Bucky = Bucky Badger


Hat #3 -

Blackhawks Black Jersey striped hat

crocheted the first 10 rounds, knooked (knit with a crochet hook) the body (including increases), crocheted ribbing.

hat is mostly black with red-black-white-black-red stripes 1" wide - pattern based on the pre-2009-2010 third jerseys for the Chicago Blackhawks.

Projects update

New projects in progress:
Hat: knooking/crochet combination. This will be mostly black with striping that will match the older black third jerseys of the Chicago Blackhawks.

Future project:
Doris Chan's Soft Serve - from "Everyday Crochet"
This is going to be a rework (again) of some yarn I got and had made into a shrug, then reworked into a kimono-style thing. Why another rework? Well... I'm not wearing it.

All other projects are still in progress.

Celtic Knot Shawl update

Through Row 9 right now. Total rows in the filet: 34.

It is turning out very pretty.

My previous attempt at this (which is finished, FYI) is possibly going to go up on Etsy along with a few of my other things.

Why?

Well... I never wear some of this stuff. The creative process was fun, but I've got stuff languishing in my closet.

Of course the main question would be: would anyone buy it?

Works in Progress

Knitting -

• Dr Who scarf - following pattern for length (hopefully) and colour changes.  Otherwise, its being done in white, off-white, and beige.

Knooking -

• Lucy bag - with crocheted bottom. - in stripes
• socks - maybe.

Crochet -

• Celtic Knot Shawl by Doris Chan - Am doing this one according to pattern (I know) except it's in purple instead of sage. Otherwise, I hook, Caron Simply Soft, etc.

Spinning -

• Drop spindle - fibre from Ewetopia Farm CSA - yellow
• Wheel - some misc stuff in a purple with bits of other colours in it.

Writing -
Aside from work? Umm... a slew of stuff, none of which is finished.

Test Test Test

New blog. The other one here got taken over by my Twitter feed, so I am starting a new one which is going to be strictly about my creative projects.

Topics will include:

• - Crochet
• - Knooking (knitting with a crochet hook)
• - Spinning
• - Weaving
• - Writing