42 Days...Oh Nooo

OK, we have less than 45 days (42?!!) until Christmas and I need to access my list of WIP's vs FO's. I may need to adjust my mindset just a smidge. I have 2+ pairs of socks to finish- hard to finish when they aren't even on the needles now isn't it? Anyway, I need to get crakin' on those! A pair of felted slippers to get done, another hat or 2 and some cool ornaments knitted out of left over sock yarn (Vogue Knitting).

A multidirectional scarf is 50% done and will be completed in another night or 222.... I need a new handbag to match my Hanne Mermaid, but it will need to wait until all the others are DONE. Must get a move on all of this now.

LIST

2 (or 3) pairs of socks

multidirectional scarf

2 hats- double layered

felted slippers

3 to 6 ornaments

1 or 2 sets of Fetching

felted handbag- DONE

lace shawl- DONE

Hokie Koolhaas Hat- DONE

2 Calorimetry's- DONE

1 pr Monkey Socks- DONE

Calorimetry

Oops- forgot all about the Calorimetry I completed in 4 HOURS! Talk about instant gratification! I started it Halloween night before the Trick or Treaters so I'd have something to do that did not require concentration, counting and all the repeated interuptions would not create problems. This was the perfect project and fit all the criteria one the intial CO was complete.

It's a tad bit large for me.... I think if I had more hair (long and full vs short short) it would be just fine. Doesn't matter really since I'm planning on it be a gift anyway, but I wanted to see the 'full effect' and it just doesn't work well with the short cut. Maybe I'll do another on smaller needles and fewer stitches.

The details were:

Pattern: Calorimetry by Kathryn Schoendorf

Yarn: Filatura di Crossa 127 Print , color #41

Needles: size 8 Knit Picks Options

Finished size: 17" long, 7 1/2" wide at it's widest point

Koolhaas

Another FO! I finished the Koolhaas Hat last night...thrilled with how it came out. Love how the yarn feels- so soft and warm.

Pattern: Koolhaas Hat by Jared Flood found in the IK Holiday Gifts Magazine.

Yarn: knitpicks options ,size 6 & 8 knitpicks options on 24" cables and one med sized cable needle

Finished size: 8" tall and 8 1/2" across (at it's widest point)

Now we will see how the person it is intended for likes it- could be a gift that gets regifted? Back to me I hope!

Koolhaus Part I

Started another new project over the weekend- Koolhaas Hat designed by Jared Flood of brooklyntweed. The pattern is in the Interweave Knits Holiday Gift magazine that just hit the newstands. I have enjoyed the pattern once I got through the initial fits of getting the cable technique down for only one stitch.

A tad bit difficult at the start to keep up with the movement between front, back then front when there is only one stitch involved- I did get into a rhythm after one repeat. The yarn is very soft and is working out well- even though it's not worsted. I'm using Berroco's Soft Merino in a burnt orange color.

I hope to be done in another day or so- on the last repeat before the shaping of the crown. Who knows maybe I'll get that far tonight and finish the darn thing....another present almost complete!

Arrowhead Lace Shawl

Another finished object! It's destined to be a present so I'm on a roll just in time for the Christmas Season. It's an Arrowhead Lace Shawl designed by DragonWing Arts. It was a test knit of her new pattern which can be found on her site. It worked up very well- easy to memorize and knit up nicely using Malabrigo's Stonechat- 2 1/2 skeins.

My biggest problem with the pattern was lack of attention to doing each & every yo indicated. Even worse was the times I added one where one wasn't indicated. Of course it was while I was watching football games that this would occur so I must remember to only knit very simple socks until the Bowl Games are done for the season!

Pattern: Arrowhead Lace Shawl

Yarn: Malabrigo's Stonechat from The Yarn Lounge

Needle: Addi Turbo size 10 US circs, 40" long

Finished size: 57" across top, 44" from top edge to bottom point