Priorities - Advice anyone?

Okay, if anyone's out there, please help! What would you do?

I've got a few projects to finish for the book. I gave everyone a deadline of November 30. The projects I've got are:

- A blanket, made of 9 squares, with possible embroidery, and crocheted together.
- A pillow - basically 2 large-ish squares. One in a fur, and one in a solid color with a small bit of colorwork OR embroidery.
- A doll, maybe. (Right now I think that's the one thing I'll drop.)

Now, I also have an opportunity to make some money. Next Tuesday and Wed. there will be a boutique, and if I can knit up a few things, I can sell them. However, all I've got right now is ONE hat. To finish enough to really sell seems crazy. I'd have 8 days to do maybe 3 more hats, and I was hoping for a few dolls, but that seems utterly impossible right now. *sigh*

An experiment

I'm part of a swap, and wanted to make something for my partner. Fingerless gloves/mitts seems to be a big thing (I'd never made them before), so I figured I'd make some for her. I thought it might be cool if they matched the Tourniquet Scarf, so I found an easy pattern and modified it for these. They're not amazing. They're my first shot, but I think they look okay, and hopefully they'll keep her hands warm. :)

Just in case she doesn't, I'm sending yarn, too. :P

Audacity!

I finished my "Audacity" scarf! IT's actually a "Chevron Scarf" but done with "Audacity" yarn. The yarn is dyed by Blackbunny fibers, and a % of the proceeds went to the Obama campaign! I'll wear it on election day. :)

Pics

Blood and Wool

So, I'm calling this scarf "Tourniquet"... Can you guess why? :)

I'm almost 2/3 done. I don't know if I like the edge. It's supposed to be "holey" so that it looks sort of like someone bit holes in it. It's curling, though. I'm going to experiment. I don't mind the curling, and will attempt to iron/steam it out. I'm not sure if it would bug anyone else wanting to make the pattern, so maybe I'll just leave it. Anyone with comments, please share them!

Adventures in Felting (or not)

Well, for my first felting project EVAH, I chose some felted potholders for my grandmother. I followed the instructions. My first one ended up measuring about 12.5 x 12.5 before felting. See picture.

Well, here's the thing... I have a front loader. Not so ideal for felting, apparently. So, after 2 short cycles, it hadn't budged much, so I ended up felting it by hand. O.M.G. What a royal pain in the butt. At least I got an upper arm workout. It still doesn't look quite right, but at least it's a little smaller (10 x 10) Perhaps it'll be a hot plate or trivet instead of a potholder.

My second try is in the washer now. It just looks like the giants slightly smaller brother. *sigh* Luckily, my grandmother has a good sense of humor.


ooh... ps - I'm working on writing a knitting book. More info to come.

Ravelympics!!

So, I've joined the "Twilight" team on Ravelry for their knitting Olympics! I'm working on finishing the fairy I started aeons ago, making a drawstring pouch, and some felted potholders to put IN the pouch for my grandmother's birthday. I have to finish it all before the torch goes out, and I still don't have the wool yarn for the potholders. (They're in the mail.)

Wish me luck! I'll post updates!

Wow. It's been too long!!

I haven't knit on a regular basis in sooo long! :(

Here's an update.

The fairy went for $65. The doll went for $25. The hats went for - actually, I don't know. I do know that a few people were bidding back and forth, but I don't think I found out the last numbers. The knitting basket went for $100, and the HP basket I made with knit bookscarves went for over $100. Yay!

I am currently working on another fairy, and my first pair of little socks for my 2 year old daughter. :)

After that, I'm going to make some more dolls, and maybe try to design a few hats for a Boutique coming up in the Fall. This, of course, takes some actual knitting on my part, so we'll see.