Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Progress

It's Spring Cleaning KAL check-in day! Post your blog links in the comments section if you're chatting about your project, tell us how you're doing, what you're working on, and, if you're struggling, vent. :)

Jennifer of Burke House Crafts tagged me to answer some questions which I will answer Monday (so I don't have a monster post here), but in writing up that post, I realized how small the knitting world is!

It turns out that Jennifer--who is also participating in the KAL, I believe--is the designer of one of my KAL hopefuls: Crispin Boot Socks (the pattern is called McIntosh Boot Socks), the pattern for which appears in the same book I'm using for my Lunar Legwarmers! I love it when the knitting world comes full-circle. :) I have one legwarmer done and I'm halfway through the second.


I can't wait to wear them! It was so nice today that dresses and skirts are now on my mind and legwarmers will be the perfect accessory.

I've also been working on a hat on the sly. I started it before the KAL thinking I would finish it before we started, but it's taking me a long time for some reason. It's made entirely of stash yarn, so it qualifies for the KAL, I was just too anxious to wait. :) Besides, I shouldn't be casting things on, but shhhh.


I was skeptical about how the yarns would play together. I think the hat is turning out much better than I expected, though. I love happy surprises! I'm hoping I can get the leg warmers and the hat done by the end of the week so I can work on a couple of half-finished spring sweaters that have been floating at the back of my mind and the edge of my vision for too long. I will have some sort of FO for you Friday, I just don't know whether it will be legwarmers or something else!

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10 comments:

  1. My update is up : http://randomramblingsofceleenacree.wordpress.com/2014/04/09/spring-cleaning-kal-2/

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    1. I already commented, but I'm totally loving everything! I wish I had the patience for blankets.

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  2. Two items crossed off the list already!

    - a crochet baby blankie
    http://www.caffeinatedyarn.blogspot.com/2014/04/spring-cleaning.html

    - a wee cardigan
    http://www.caffeinatedyarn.blogspot.com/2014/04/spring-cleaning-part-2-or-elsie-revisted.html

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  3. That hat has an unlikely but very complimentary color combo. Looks really nice!

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    1. It wasn't the planned color combo. It just sort of happened. Mainly because the blue-green I wanted to use bleeds and I am too lazy to rinse the yarn before I knit with it. :) Thanks!

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  4. The socks are coming along nicely and I've been feeling more creative again! http://shaylascrafts.blogspot.com/2014/04/creativity.html

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    1. Yay! I'm crazy about those socks! I might forego Franken-socks in favor of these ones.

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  5. Love the colours in your current projects!

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    1. Thank you! I'm trying to be less picky about which colors of yarn I buy so I have a well-rounded and colorful wardrobe. :)

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