WIP Wipeout Week 3

I hope no one has noticed that I'm a day late.  I hope everyone is working hard in getting their WIPs whittled down!  Here are the happy updates:

Claudia:

The Fleur-de-Lys scarf is finally off the needlles! I have started the second SP sock but haven't really worked on it, but I am working on Cinxia and I have 6" of the lower body, all around! I decided to take off the needles the wrap I had started a while back. I only had about 5" and I wasn't really liking it, so maybe that's cheating :-) on the wipe out! I still have to finish the Dolores Scarf.

Lorrie Valley:

I am almost done with another sock for my daughter.  I'm also about 20% complete with a knitted triangle shawl.  Completed a baby sweater for my cousin's baby (yeah)!

Marji:

I am right where I want to be now.
I have just a few projects on the needles, which are progressing - however I've knit off the off-season knits and will cast on for rest of pieces (sleeves etc) later in the summer.
This week I finished Gyrid and cast on for Orangina - my summer knit that needs paying attention to, and last night I cast on for the Drops Cardi - my spring knit which I can work on in company or in front of TV.
Did not make any progress on the second Lady E - must do something about that next week.
And, I've started the Stashalong which means I won't be adding anything to stash or project pile for the entire Spring season....Yay!

Kim:

Braid Throw - 99% complete - need to weave in 16 ends. see blog for pic - it looks awesome!

Slip Stitch Sock - 17% completed - purchased yumscrumpious yarn, cast one, and knit cuff, leg, and heel

I haven't touched anything else as the throw took all knitting time and energy. I probably should have my lungs checked as I was knitting so fast that the Pumpkin colored alpaca was flying.

Nancy (blogless :)

I did it! They're done! The moccasin socks are from EZ's Knitters Almanac. They look kind of strange, but fit beautifully. Good house slipper kind of socks or heavy boot socks in this worsted weight.

The Pi Are Squared is finished! It's currently dressing in the bedroom with Nikki's assistance! Item number 2 for WIP update #3. I can't believe I finished it!!! Have the feeling I may not be posting next week -- don't really think any of the other projects are close enough to finish, but never really know for sure!

Risa:

A whole lot of nothing finished around here.  I did take advantage of the sale that WEBS is having though ;)  Oh wait, this isn't the Buy More Yarn update?  Nevermind :)  I couldn't pass up the sale price of the Cascade 220.  As Deb can attest, I have a weakness for it, not to mention a shopper's keen sense of Bah-gain dah-ling.  I naturally bought some.  I bought: 7824 burnt orange x5, 8555 black x2, 8400 charcoal grey x4, 8012 doeskin heather x5.  Oh and some other stuff that I'll mention when it gets here. 

One other purchase that bears noting is the CVM lamb fleece from my favorite purveyors of CVM.  It's that time of year!  If you want one, head on over there and pick one up quick.  I went for a lamb fleece this year.  This feller sports the name Harley and has some of my very favorite colors.  Which reminds me, two years ago I bought Zeus' fleece.  Sadly the thing sat in a container in the hallway waiting around for me to get to it.  A couple of weeks ago I decided that that wasn't proper for such a gorgeous fleece and sent it off to Wooly Knob for some proper treatment.  I got the call, its ready to come home.  I should have it early next week.  Yay!  I can't wait to try out that roving. 

I'm not entirely sure what I have planned for all of this Cascade, but heck, as Deb said while shopping, it is Cascade, its not like it will go to waste.  I did have to send Webs an email yesterday after the box arrived and I did some math.  I was hoping to get the burnt orange to be  a Ribby Cardi, except I did the math wrong and came up 100 yards short of the requirement for my size.  Yeah, I nearly majored in math.  Simple stuff always gets past me.  Anyway, I sent an email to see if they had a skein in the same dyelot for both the orange and the doeskin (who knows, that could be a ribby someday too, at least I have the yardage for it).  Thankfully they do and have added it to my second anniversary sale order.. which email reveals shipped today.  I might just have it tomorrow. 

Since my active WIP list has been effectively cut down to nothing more than a pair of socks and two shawls, and there's all this new Cascade in the house, I figured I could start a sweater.  I really haven't done much knitting in the last week.  I'm still a bit twisted between the job hunting / packing / Yeti that I haven't been able to really knit.  The shawls are more than my brain really wants to deal with as Birchington is begging for a pattern change and well, the Shetland Tea Shawl is one round away from starting the Madeira section.  I do have the errata for this section when I have the brain power to deal with it.  That left the socks.  While I'm close to halfway through the foot, I'm just not feeling the love for it.  I can't even make myself knit the thing.  I'm seriously tempted to rip it out, but geez, I finished the first one!  Not sure what is up, except it might have to do with the broken thumb nails (way too short) and the thin metal needles not getting along so well with my knitting style. 

So what's a girl to do?  Start a new project!  Thankfully I've kept the needles, swift and ball winder here while all the other knitting stuff has already moved including the book collection.  I started a Ribby.  I'm using the black Cascade for the sleeves and the body will be the charcoal.  It must be exactly what the doctor has ordered as I knit last night, on the train both ways today (well except the short decongestant induced nap on the way home!) and above the elbow of the first sleeve.  This is the most I've knit since before getting laid off.

A few people have asked how the job hunting has gone.  I've had a couple of interviews, including another one on Tuesday.  Nothing yet on any of them.  I was contacted yesterday by a recruiter through my resume on one of the boards for a job that's skills were right up my alley.  It was for my two strong suit languages, programming that is, in NJ.  And get this, for a law firm!  The recruiter was quite interested when I told her I have a Juris Doctor on top of being a code jockey.  She submitted my resume to them.  It would be a 3 month Right To Hire (not sure what that really entails) for a hourly rate prior to hire hititng a little higher than my previous salary at BN.  The hiring salary would be a good step above.  The commute could either be by train, and a longer ride at that depending on what time, or by car without having to deal with NYC exhorbitant parking rates.  I just want to hear something already.  Oh wait, no whining, don't want to exhaust the good kharma points I must be earning.  On the up side, the short term thing has been extended through the month of April.  Still, I wish it were a permanent job with benefits, but the money is good, the people are nice and the work is doable.  COBRA is going to be a tad expensive, to the tune of $934/month family, so I'd rather get something sooner rather than later!

The move is now scheduled for the weekend of the 22nd.  As I mentioned above, all the yarn stuff left the living room last weekend, along with all the new fiber and current spinning projects.  Not so smart since I still have the wheels here!  While I do have a bit of fiber around here (like two garbage cans disguised as night tables full) most of the wheels have some long term projects going on them and well, that's old stash stuff!  Heck, not having spinning stuff made '24' and 'House' watching difficult this week!  Oh well, I might have to do a little stash diving for next week.

Finally I want to thank everyone for their well wishes and condolences on Yeti.  Once again you people astound me with your support.  Thank you!

Craft on!

Comments

[--Deb]

It's so not fair that you have your (first) WEBS order already when mine hasn't even shipped yet . . . assuming they have the Cascade I ordered . . . I'm not believing anything at this point until I actually get the box! . . . Hmmm, that sounded a bit like whining, too, didn't it? Sorry about that . . .

[janna]

Cascade doesn't count -- it's so, so useful!! I'm knitting with some hot pink at this very moment. And a fleece from a lamb named Harley -- my cat who is not Simon is a little girl named Harley. My neighbors have a dog named Harley, too!

[Kim]

Sale - where - of yarn - webs? Did I fall off the knitopia universe? How could there be a sale with so many yarns I love and me not know about it. Thanks for the heads up. Now, I must go and spend $$$$$$. Don't you just love Cascade 220 (I agree, you can never have too much 220 on hand) and Cascade Premiere. I'm going to buy the yarn for Harmony on http://blackpurldesigns.com/_wsn/page5.html.

Glad to hear things are turning up with the job search. Good luck! We'll be thinking of you while knitting on WIP's and sending good/happy thoughts your way.
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[Marji]

Keeping all fingers and toes crossed for you. COBRA is ridiculous.

[Juno]

I got one of those lamb fleeces - I pre-ordered it last fall after seeing your Zeus pics. It's so fine I think I might send it out for processing - don't want to mess it up because it is delicious.

[Susan]

I have an update -- I finally finished something! My gigantic Jaywalkers are done, and I'm on to the next WIP.

[Lisa]

Hey there. I tried emailing you last week but I kept getting back an undeliverable mesage. May have been the server here at work. Anyway, the Opal Ladybug socks are finished and 2 new projects were cast on - the Pomatomus socks and a baby sweater.

Sending you good vibes for the job and for the move!

[Lizzy B]

It was wonderful to meet you on Saturday Risa!

Good luck on the job front! I'm rooting for you!

[margene]

Haven't heard from you for awhile and hope all is ok. You must be very busy working on packing and hopefully you found a job, too. My best to you and the kiddos.

[Sherry W]

Hello dear:

Pardon the interuption, I was looking for yyour opinon on your Merlin Tree Hitchiker. I'm looking to try my hand at a wheel, but my home space is limited. Would this be a good choice for a newbie?
Good luck with your move!