Craft Wrap-Up

This weekend was not for doing anything I should have been doing. It was the end of spring break! I even had off Monday. And did little I should have, and instead lazed and lounged around. It was wonderful.



Quilting

• Mystery Quilt: Did not finish my homework. And I'm running out of week. Aiiieee!


• My Quilt: No movement. August 2 block will happen after my homework for the Mystery quilt is complete.

Knitting

• Test Knit: Nothing since talking to the designer. I hold out hope that she'll sort out the issue, and maybe start using a decent program for designing.


• Spring Socks: Second one am still motoring towards the heel.


• SSK Socks: Frogged. not yet re-cast on.


• Golightly: picked up yarn I needed, and finished them. Giggled the whole way.


• Hanging Mitered Towel: Couldn't stop with the cotton, and it makes such a cute set with the Golightly...this just needs a button and it's done.


• Instead of starting the tank, I started a garter-stitch shawl that I wound up before I went on vacation. It's, um, about 1/3 or so done. Not quite halfway. And I'm enjoying the heck out of it. Once it's finished, I can use the bag that project is in to hold the tank. See? A reason for my left turn of about 800 yards of yarn.


• I *want* to cast on the LIME GREEN tank, but I'm making myself wait until after I finish the Spring Socks. Or at least get past the heel. Maybe I'll wind on one skein of the yarn...

Cross Stitch

• No movement. Sigh.

Spinning

• Selfish sock yarn is progressing to completed singles. I'm worried that I might be rushing it some, and the quality is shifting because of that.


• 3#Fiber: I'm still playing with the singles on the spindle. On Monday I sat down and broke the pounds into 4 ounce groupings, and made braids so the fiber is more manageable. Once I get done with the spindle stuff I'll ply that (I'm thinking a chain ply onto the wheel) and then start sampling for the weight I want for a sweater. I think the spindling is hurting my sock spinning--I'm spinning the new fiber a little thicker on purpose, and that "thicker" thought is leaking into the sock fiber. I'll have to watch that. But I can't wait to knit up what I've got on the spindle now, and see how it behaves when washed and blocked. Yay!