Startitis' Cousin

I was visited by the ghost of finished wips last night.  I managed to knock three, count em three, projects off the WIP list and call them done.  Woot.  Hang on for the ride:

First up were the socks for Alexander. These are from the leftovers of the Opal Rainforest Fish that I made myself a pair from. I think there's enough to make a third pair for Kat, but I need a break from this yarn, even with the delay in finishing these bad boys. Never attempt 4 socks in a row, let alone 6, in the same yarn. Yawn. Anway full project details are here.

Now that I was in a sock finishing mood, I completed the knitting on the Magic Loop Koigu Socks for me while on the train home last night.  That left nothing more than the grafting to do last night.  Bring it on baby.  I pulled those bad boys out next.  Toes kitchnered, they decided to lounge across Suzie Pro to have their picture taken.  I dig these socks.  Wearing them now actually.  There's a slight difference in color intensity between the two of them that really is only noticeable by yours truly and will suffice nicely on the feet.  Nice wool socks are indeed timely as it turned downright frigid this morning.  I actually pulled out the winter coats this morning.  Super zippy pair of socks and you can call me a Magic Loop convert.  I plunked the long-arse needle back in my bag, along with a skein of Sock Garden yarn in Star Gazer Lily to start a new pair of socks.  I haven't used any of Knitpicks sock yarns yet, but am curious to see how they knit up.  I'm fighting the urge to cast on as I do have 3 more scarves to complete before Christmas. 

Lets not forget though that I finished one more project last night.  Okay, I changed my mind, I'm posting them now, before judging as I'm just so excited by them.  These are the lace handwarmers that I designed for the contest at EZasPi.  In case you don't believe that I finished both of them, check here.  Too hard to take a picture by yourself of both your hands.  I tried ;)  I used a size 0US Rosewood DPNs of which I had many a saga, one skein of Jamieson & Smith 1-ply cobweb and my own design utilizing the Columns & Arches lace pattern.  They fit well, like a glove one might say!  I'm quite pleased with them.

This morning, I returned to the Shetland Scarf for teacher number two.  The fircone pattern is settled into the brain and it should be an easy knit for the remainder.  I LOVE eggplant color that I'm using and am fighting the startitis compulsion to order more yarn in that color for a sweater.  Ooooh, Elann has several yarns in "aubergine" that are tickling my fancy.  A ribby cardi in this color?  Now that sounds yummy.  Oooh, they also have this color in a new yarn...an alpaca/tencel blend.  OOOOO that they are showing knitted into a lovely shawl that is a free pattern!!!  I'm weak.  Eeew, its a poncho.  I bet I could modify it to be a shawl.  No, better stick with a new ribby cardi.  Down startitis!  Down.  See the WIP list??  Still have a bunch of items there.  Okay, look at the on-hold list.  See, bunch of stuff there.  Okay, now have a gander at the queue.  Snap out of it! 

Whew, I'm better know.  Speaking of crazy, thanks to everyone for your wonderful support in backing my non-crazy idea of putting knitting in the bathroom.  Though honestly, I didn't think any of you would think me weird for it.  I think I'll start with some cotton for facecloths.  I have a load of the awful stuff and the eternal knitting stitches calendar.  This will give me something to do for stolen moments and while the kids are in the tub.  Confessing a secret, I've knitted while they were there before. 

I think that does it for today!  Have a great weekend.

Craft on!

Comments

[Carole]

Congrats on the finished project. It's always such a great feeling to finish something!

[margene]

The lace glove looks great! Socks are certainly in the air. Must be the season. Enjoy your weekend!

[Nancy]

I hadn't remembered it until I read your email, but I used to knit on something small while the girls were in the bath. We're past the in-the-room monitoring stage (though I still hang about within ear-shot), so I'd fogotten. Washclothes would be perfect just in case they got dunked.

Gloves are lovely regardless of the contest outcome! They've got that Victorian sex appeal.

Have a great weekend.

[Vicki]

WOW! Three at once! I don't think I've ever finished 3 UFO's within the same week, much less the same day! You go girl...and beautiful too as usual!

[Allison]

Wow! You've been a little sock making fool! I really like the color choice in koigu.

[lynne s of oz]

Sock fest! I look forward to seeing how the Stargazer lily colourway knits up - I nearly ordered some but somehow forgot to for my big birthday order (Knitpicks doesn't deliver to Oz but friends in the US are handy!).
Thank pitchforks and pointy ears that Blue Goose Glen don't mail to here - BL, shetland, etc are almost impossible to get!
Argh, I forgot that comment spam stuff is enabled - wrote this a day ago!

[Sue]

Nice handwarmers! And WHY have I never realized that Elann has free patterns?? Some of those are nice- thanks!

[JessaLu]

Everything looks great! Congrats on getting stuff off of your WIP list!