FO and UFO's
First finished object of 2007, and it is a Christmas present (late). I have 2 follicully (spelling?) challenged brothers and a similar son. Since they all seem to wear beanies (only black of course) I thought I would make them in some really soft (but not girly) yarn. This is Sublime Cashmere Merino Silk. Lovely to knit but with a slight tendency to split and deliciously soft. For the next one I will increase the rate of decrease near the crown to flatten the top a bit more and maybe alternate the decreases between left and right slanting and see what that looks like.
Next up ... the table of shame. My UFOs after I frogged the ones I wasn't going to complete and removed the 4 crochet projects that currently hurt my hands.
1. Keiths brown shetland jumper that I spun and knit him and which he burnt a hole in the back of by leaning against the rayburn once too often - to repair.
2. A little damage to a tank I knitted him that needs repair.
3. Cardigan from my own handspun almost completed but not sure I have enough yarn so may have to alter it a bit (approximately 19 years old!)
4. Cushion cover in Colinette Fandango and sari silk - halfway through one side.
5. Pink chenille lotus bud bag - 25% complete.
6. Sari silk bag, too wide and shallow, need to lengthen it.
7. Shorty cardigan from Rowan pattern (adjusted) in Colinette Point 5
8. Triangular garter shawl in Colinette Silky Chic and a commercial boucle.
9. Fingerless gauntlets in Colinette Tagliatelli 47% complete.
10. Isabeau Tote in SWTC Oasis Soysilk
11. Pair of baby boottes - one done. Of course there is an incentive to finish these now.
12. A scarf in SWTC Melody.
13. A triangular shawl in some strange yarn I got from Prudence Mapstones stand at Ally Pally.
14. A coat in Colinette Shimmer 5.
Also currently on the needles (begun this year) another beanie hat in Sublime and the Swallowtail Shawl from Interweave Fall 06
Next up ... the table of shame. My UFOs after I frogged the ones I wasn't going to complete and removed the 4 crochet projects that currently hurt my hands.
1. Keiths brown shetland jumper that I spun and knit him and which he burnt a hole in the back of by leaning against the rayburn once too often - to repair.
2. A little damage to a tank I knitted him that needs repair.
3. Cardigan from my own handspun almost completed but not sure I have enough yarn so may have to alter it a bit (approximately 19 years old!)
4. Cushion cover in Colinette Fandango and sari silk - halfway through one side.
5. Pink chenille lotus bud bag - 25% complete.
6. Sari silk bag, too wide and shallow, need to lengthen it.
7. Shorty cardigan from Rowan pattern (adjusted) in Colinette Point 5
8. Triangular garter shawl in Colinette Silky Chic and a commercial boucle.
9. Fingerless gauntlets in Colinette Tagliatelli 47% complete.
10. Isabeau Tote in SWTC Oasis Soysilk
11. Pair of baby boottes - one done. Of course there is an incentive to finish these now.
12. A scarf in SWTC Melody.
13. A triangular shawl in some strange yarn I got from Prudence Mapstones stand at Ally Pally.
14. A coat in Colinette Shimmer 5.
Also currently on the needles (begun this year) another beanie hat in Sublime and the Swallowtail Shawl from Interweave Fall 06
posted by maylin at 6:07 PM
3 Comments:
It happens to all of us, though I tend to frog to yarn as soon as ther seems to be a problem. Of course the issue with that is stash collection of frogged balls... sounds dirty doesn't it! :-)
I would like to try the swallowtail but don't have the pattern. There is a KAL for it though.
Rayburn? I am envious we have a Wanders doing cooking top, oven and central heating. Want to swop recipes? :-)
Maylin, I believe it is "follicly". You neglected to mention that your siblings also have heads on the rather large side.
Love you,
Gareth
You are a woman after my own heart. I also have at least one UFO which is (too many to calculate) years old. And I'm too ashamed to list em all.
Follically Follickly Follickally Follicly. Hmm.
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