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Wednesday, September 24, 2003
    8:37 PM  
One Down, and Found One

Well, the seed stitch dishcloth is done! Yay! Unfortunately, it didn't come out as well as I'd hoped, so it won't be a gift after all. I'll just use it myself. The stitching was all okay and everything, it was just a little... askew? Sorta. And I'm a perfectionist.

Unfortunately, right after I finished that I found a tote bag with another WIP in my bedroom. (Remember, I said I'd add those as I came across them.) It's a pair of kid's mittens for charity, and I'm just about up to the part where you separate out the thumb stitches on the first one. So, basically, not very far.

But at least I finished something! Productive day!

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Monday, September 22, 2003
    6:06 PM  
THE LIST

Well, I did it. I got all my WIPs from the living room (and one or two from the bedroom) sitting nicely together on the couch and typed them all up. Frogged a few things too far gone. So. I'm going to tell you about them, and then within the next few days will also get the list up on the sidebar here. And you will make me finish them!!! Right? Right? There are... 15 of them. 15. I think my goal is to be at 4-6 at all times. Anyone else want to join the WIP reduction club?

THE WIPS

Project: Diagonal striped variegated hat
Intention: Started last winter when I realized I didn't have a hat I liked
Status: Just needs finishing
Comments: A little nervous about this, but I should just dig out the pattern and try.

Project: Seed stitch dishcloth
Intention: Will be added to the Christmas gift stock
Status: Just needs ends woven in
Comments: Umm, yeah. I should finish this.

Project: White/blue/rose variegated garter stitch cushion
Intention: Started this summer to sit on outside
Status: A few more inches and stuffing
Comments: Simple, pretty, mindless. It'll be quick gratification when I get back to it.

Project: Purple sparkly hood (vaguely based on Smoke Ring from Knitting Goddess)
Intention: I will have this to wear by the time the weather turns cold!
Status: About half done
Comments: Fun fun fun. This is what I've been knitting on the most of late.

Project: Fisherman's Wool diamond & basketweave scarf
Intention: Christmas. For whom? We'll see.
Status: About ten inches in.
Comments: One of my stash-reduction measures

Project: Homespun prayer-type shawl (brown-ish)
Intention: If it's as cuddly as I think it will be, I'll probably keep it
Status: About eight inches in.
Comments: I'd forgotten about this! Another stash-reduction attempt.

Project: Turquoise acrylic baby hat
Intention: Charity
Status: About an inch and a half in.
Comments: Don't buy single (small) skeins at the Dollar Store unless you REALLY want them. I'll plug away at it, though.

Project: Cotton tote bag
Intention: To further reduce my consumption of disposable plastic bags
Status: Almost half done
Comments: Haven't worked on it in a while, but I remember liking it.

Project: Basic Homespun Sweater from first Knit It
Intention: Me! I have still never finished a sweater.
Status: Front is almost done.
Comments: One of my New Year's resolutions was to finish a sweater. I will do it I will do it. And the kitten likes it to, as she's kneading it as I type.

Project: Table runner sort of thing from Knitted Counterpanes
Intention: To try out teeny lace knitting before I commit to a whole counterpane
Status: First square about half done, I think.
Comments: I had to return the book to the library, but I'll take it out again soon. Anyone have one they'd like to sell used?

Project: Crocheted blanket-turned-scarf
Intention: Scarf for charity, at this point.
Status: Need to frog back to appropiate scarf-like point and weave in ends.
Comments: Blanket started a while back that I have finally admitted I just don't like. But I realized the first section of it would make a fine scarf, so I'm frogging back to there and giving the blasted thing away. I'll knit hats and scarves for charity with the rest of the yarn.

Work knitting (things intended for sale, rather than personal/gift/charity):

Yellow farrow rib hat
Needs ends woven in and a pompom. Must learn to make pompom.

Pink standard square dishcloth
Needs ends woven in.

Pink standard square dishcloth 2
About 1/5 done. It lives in my purse.

Grey triangle shawl
The main work thing I'm working on now. Around a third done? Not sure, I'm writing the pattern as I go.

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The WIP Reduction Crusade
Phase one: knitting
Starting WIP count: 15
Current WIP count: 15
Goal: 5

Starting WIPs 9/22/03

Personal:
diagonal hat
seed stitch dishcloth
garter stitch cushion
purple hood
fisherman's wool scarf
prayer-type shawl
turquoise baby hat
cotton tote/grocery bag
Knit It Basic Sweater
mini-counterpane
crocheted blanket-turned-scarf

Work:
yellow farrow rib hat
pink standard dishcloth
pink standard dishcloth 2
grey triangle shawl

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