On Needles

I just packed up most of my yarn and knitting supplies for my upcoming move. While doing so, I found some unfinished--and in some cases almost forgotten--projects. I decided to keep a few of them out to work on over the next month or so. No new projects until these are done! Or I get sick of them!

cable cozy

I knit one of these before. Takes forever. Super fucking boring.



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ugly slippers
Saartje-Inspired Bigger Slippers, by me
free pattern on Ravelry

You can tell by looking at the garish color scheme of the finished slipper why I haven't finished this project. Sometimes using up the odds and ends isn't such a great idea after all. It'll only take me a couple hours. Guest slippers... I guess.



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making it up as I go along
no pattern
Ravelry link

According to Ravely, I started this project in July, 2009. Not quite two years ago. It was supposed to be my first sweater design. The pattern notes are in a shambles. They're all crossed out and scribbled, on multiple pieces of paper, post-it notes, napkins, and sketchbook pages. Still, I think this project has potential. I picked it up again a couple weeks ago and I've got the back mostly done, as well as the start of both sleeves. It might end up being a one-off, though. I'm not sure I will have the energy to try to pull the pattern notes into a real pattern, let alone try knitting the damn thing again to check the pattern.

This is knit on US #2 (2.75mm) needles with sock-weight yarn. I love small needles and fine yarn, but it takes a long time to finish.



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the first sweater I ever started to knit
Short Sleeve Pullover by Mari Lynn Patrick
Published in Vogue Knitting, Spring/Summer 2006
Ravelry link

April 2006. Five years ago. That's when I started knitting this complicated sweater from a Vogue Knitting pattern. I've worked on it a bit this year. Some day I'll finish it. I'm not sure I will want to wear it when it's done, but I will finish it...