Grand plans afoot

So here's the list in no particular order...

• finish Jigsaw socks
• finish jacaranda jacket
• finish cotton charity jumper
• finish & sew up mittens
• make beanie-ish sort of hat out of the left-over Jet from my vest + mittens if enough yarn
• start jumper or cardi for me
• make small jumper or cardi for nephew
• finish purple scarf
• bedsocks for me

Unfortunately I may not get through them all before getting ridiculously busy again, but we'll see.

Actual knitting happened...

Sitting on the couch whilst sick a few weeks ago and also tonight - the pink Jigsaw sock has the cuff finished, now I need to divide for heel etc. I will do that when I have brain space (ie. not at the moment)

Have had vague thoughts as to what to knit next for myself, I will have some time coming up and need to get myself organised. A navy jumper or cardi/wrap type thing would be very handy - and I have the dark blue Jo Sharp Desert Aran cotton - one option at least. But first all the sewing up for the knit-finished objects has to happen. I think I need a list to remind myself where I am up to with everything...

Small rugby jumper done!

And given away before the photo was taken. I will need to ask for a photo. Small amounts of knitting on the sofa have been occurring intermittantly, but just haven't had much time or headspace for any major work.

Holidays are for knitting

Well, it's the only chance I'm going to get for a while. Finished off the 1st side of the front on the charity knit, just need to do from the neck split up on the other side and the front is finished. Then onto the sleeves...

Everything else still languishing - must do some sewing up shortly.

Fairly quiet on the knitting front

Have finished the back and started the front of the kiddies charity jumper, not much progress on anything else as yet, will need to wait for the holidays to have a bit more time to concentrate on knitting.

warm woollen mittens...

Two pairs knitted (though not sewn up) so far. Started on the Kids Jumper - will be a modified version of the cotton jumper I just knitted. Haven't had much time for kintting just at the moment - hope to do some more over the weekend.

Second sock syndrome

I'd heard about second sock syndrome - where the first languishes waiting for its companion. It wasn't so much that I didn't want to start it - it's just that I needed a quiet space & time to cast on as I find casting on in the round to be tricksy. So yesterday I had a spare quiet 20min and cast on pink sock 2. Of course now that it's cast on I've knitted a couple of cm of the cuff already.

All the knitting part for the cotton jumper is done. Minor variation on neckline required - but it all looks good. Just need to sew the arms on & the side seams, weave in the ends (that will take the longest - must do even numbers of stripes in future) and it's done.

Ms Q is organising a charity knit for the bushfire victims. I have offered up the pink scarf I made some time ago that still doesn't have a home and also a child's jumper and whatever other little projects (hats/mittens) I can get done before the bundle gets sent off. I need to look through the stash to see what I can turn into a nice, and quick to knit up, kid's jumper.