Catch Up

I've had "Blog" on my To Do list for well over a week. As soon as I get ready to check in, a little voice in the back of my mind says, "Wait! Let's get one more project done and photographed!" The entry on my To Do list finally won. In the past few weeks, much has been completed, some has been started. The following is a mere summary. I won't bore you with the dishcloths I completed!

OFF THE NEEDLES: Pair No. 34 in the 52 Pair Plunge III were made from the leftover yarn from the Herbivore Shawlette/Scarf I completed a few weeks ago. The socks are in a simple cable pattern. I really love the colors of turquoise, blue and purple.

Pair No. 35 in the 52 Pair Plunge III are mosaic socks which were part of the Knitting Brewing Company's mystery knit-a-long (KAL). I learned a new technique and came away with a great pair of socks. I did have to significantly alter the pattern to get them down to my size. It's a little difficult to tell in the photograph, but there's also a patterned design in the green section.

I also signed up for another KAL. This one was The Enchanted Wood by the Unique Sheep and designed by Janine La Cras from Guernsey. I used the Unique Sheep's Gradience yarn in the Peacock colorway, Gradience meant it came in six different little skeins which I blended during the knitting of the shawl.

ON THE NEEDLES: I realized after well into the two KALs that I might be developing a problem with saying "no" to KALs. This occurred to me after I signed up for Evenstar by Susan Pandorf. Fortunately, Evenstar did not start until one KAL was completed over and the other had the last clue arriving on the same day as the Evenstar first clue. I fussed and fumed over the cost of lace yarn and what it would cost to come up with the 1700 yards of lace weight yarn. Then it dawned on me. I received a ten-pound cone of lace weight by accident - it just needed to be dyed. I decided on "legal pad yellow" and dyed up 1800 yards just in time for the first clue. Now that the first clue is completed, I very pleased with the results, but have vowed to give up signing up for KALs for Lent. This one should be done about Easter. Then who knows.

Also on the needles, is a Celtic Knot Pullover in pale pink. It's very different from the pullovers I usually wear in that it has a deep v-neck and no ribbing on the cuffs or bottom. I do wish I used something a little fuzzier for the yarn, but I really love this color. That's a good thing, I think the pattern may have a mistake in the yardage or the yarn label is wrong, because I seemed to have purchased twice as much as I needed! Pair No. 36 in the 52 Pair Plunge has also been started.

As you can see, I've been way too busy to get into much trouble in the past few weeks!