Another One Done

My thirteenth project of the year is finished. While this one was crochets and not knit it still counts.

The scarf that was the original part of this crochet adventure has been done for some time. But yesterday, I managed to finish and stitch them both up.

I am planning on making these the first gifts destined for the Christmas present pile. They will need a bath and blocking but there is plenty of time before they need to be ready.

Now to finish some of my Works in Progress. The WIP pile is way too large to start anything new, so I will ignore the fact that November is NaKniSweMo. National Knit a Sweater Month. While I do have a couple I could finish, I think I will work on the socks I have going and the couple blankets in progress. I need to finish the Baby Hap for the Purple Princess, even if she is no longer a baby.

Let's see how long I can avoid casting on something new.

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A Knitting Interruption

After working on the heel of my Guernsey Smocked Sock, I opted for some variety. I worked some more on Sandy's Traveling Woman shawl.

I then remembered I still had some crocheting that needed to be done to finish the sampler Christmas presents. I got one of the squares finished for one mitt and have started the second. It does take a while, since I still need to count stitches after each row.

And for some reason, I never get much knitting done on Wednesdays.

 

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Look at Me Crochet

Well not actually look at me, but I can show you progress from my class today with a crochet sampler scarf.

The yarn is, as you can see, a worsted wool superwash. Wool because then I can stand to knit it. I am a yarn snob after all. And superwash because I think I will be putting it into the gift box and it probably won't go to someone who wants to mess with hand washing.

The pattern is a simple repeat of three basic stitches. I am working on the scarf and should have enough yarn left for the fingerless mitts to match.

I think I am getting the hang of it. I discovered I was wrapping the yarn around the hook wrong. And the wavering sides I had when I tried crocheting before seem much better.

I just need to count stitches after every row.

So far so good. I will see how far I can get before the class on finishing next week.

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