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GFTC
Permanent Resident
USA
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 Posted - 10/29/2009 : 08:38:53 AM
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October is coming to an end. Is everyone still knitting? I suppose those of you who are doing holiday related knitting are sensing some deadlines coming up.
Knit (all yarn from stash)
1 hot water bottle cover
7 hats to be given away
2 small placemats
finished all parts of mohair cardi, not yet assembled
1/2 finished with crocheted silk scarf
Bought
1 skein Sugar 'n Cream because a Michaels opened in Manhattan and I had to buy something
Destash
3 skeins Debbie Bliss Merino DK sold on Ravelry
6 skeins Tahki Soho Bulky donated to local non-profit thrift shop that benefits hospital
1 large painted needlepoint canvas donated to same thrift shop
It is now 6 months since I have knit a sock.
GFTC of NYCmy knitting photos on Flickr or Ravelry
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abt1950
Permanent Resident
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Posted - 10/30/2009 : 10:27:23 PM
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October has mostly been about sock knitting. I finished the September mystery sock (Fox Faces by Nancy Bush) and the Wendy Johnson pair I was working on when I last posted. I started and finished Bloomin' by Jeannie Cartmel for the October Sock Kntters Anonymous challenge on Ravelry.
At the rate I'm going, I'll burn out on sock knitting in the next few months. But they're such a nice canvas to try different techniques. Then I'll go sit with GFTC in the non-sock-knitting corner of the room.
In non-sock-related stuff, I dug out my Ogee Tunic from "Knitting Nature" that I started at my nephew's wedding in 2006. The front, with all the fancy work is done, and I'm slowly crawling up the back. Good mindless knitting.
One of my goals this year was to do more color knitting and to learn new techniques. No major new knitting techniques yet, but I cast on for my second real piece of stranded knitting yesterday--a Jared Flood hat.
Still holding at 6 UFOs, but that number will probably go up by one or two in November.
Can we not talk about buying yarn? Or books?
Anne in NJ
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fiddlerbird555
Permanent Resident
USA
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Posted - 10/31/2009 : 11:31:41 AM
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Very little for me in October. We went on vacation, then sewed halloween costumes. (Then the socks I was doing from two ends of a center-pull ball got well tangled).
I'm ready to do more winter mittens.
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eldergirl
Seriously Hooked
USA
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Posted - 10/31/2009 : 7:35:06 PM
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Not much for me, either, not even more yarn! :)
But a few inches more on the baby blanket for A4A November project. It's going to be pretty.
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lella
Permanent Resident
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Posted - 11/01/2009 : 12:19:40 AM
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1.I will try to not buy anymore yarn until I've knit down the stash.. ha ha ha, there's about 0 chance of that happening.
2. I WILL work hard on the Aran sweater and the Pi Shawl. They need to be finished and handed to, or sent off to, the people who are getting them.
I did get a little bit done on the Aran sweater, about 20 rows so far, though nothing on the Pi Shawl. Not even a peek inside the bag!
I did knit one pair of socks in this month, but bought enough for 4 pair of socks this month also. One out of stash, four in, gain of three. 
I get this terrible rash when I don't buy sock yarn in October. What can I say.
Ann, we won't talk about books. Ok. 
My Blog @ Zippiknits
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scarfitup
Chatty Knitter
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Posted - 11/05/2009 : 04:31:15 AM
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Here were my resolutions from the original thread:
1) Continue to work off my stash
2) Develop new designs in knit, crochet, freeform, and nuno felting - accessories and jewelry.
Yes, I did!
1. Continue to work off my stash. BUT....of course I also continued to add to it - not hugely - but as needed to complete custom orders. The next resolution will be to reorganize it all once again.
2. Develop new designs: the Loopy and the Collar resulted. And both are selling, so I am gratified!
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Corddrymum
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 11/05/2009 : 07:41:07 AM
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I had 2 resolutions. 1. Make a Lady Eleanor Shawl and 2. Learn to make sox. I haven't done either but I fully indend to do both. Hopefully in the coming year.
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Sticks and String
Permanent Resident
USA
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Posted - 11/05/2009 : 11:53:58 AM
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OK. So far, I've knit a pair of socks every month which was my main goal for 2009. The September socks are the only ones not yet finished but I have (to me) perfectly acceptable reasons and they WILL be finished in time for Christmas. On the month I did socks for the Littles in the family, I did 3 pair so I didn't feel like I was cheating...lol. For November I held a meeting of the "1 Pair of Socks Each Month" Commitee of Me, Myself and I and we all agreed that the Sock Monkey pattern I picked up free at Michaels would count as socks. :) Sock Monkey is a "thing" between DH and I so he'll be getting the Sock Monkey for Christmas.
I've also been knitting down the stash which was another goal. I've used a boatload of sock yarn, most of my single skein cotton stash (for facecloths to give with lovely hand-milled goat soaps for Christmas gifts) and I've just started a basketball season sweater project using my Bartlett stash. DH is coaching A level this year so we have twice the games and a much longer season. So I dove into the stash and set a specific project just for basketball game knitting. I've also used up a bunch of bits making ornaments and mini-sock pins.
As for purchases...ok, Michaels sucked me into buying the yarn for the Sock Monkey (3 skeins all on sale) and I have picked up 4 skeins of cotton (all on sale) for facecloths. Other than that, I haven't bought any yarn! I did buy Cookie A's Sock Innovation book and can't wait to finish my 2009 Year o' the Socks so I can move onto knitting from Cookie's book. I did the Wool Tour here in NH last month and all I bought was a lovely lambskin for DH to use on his motorcycle seat. YAY!
So I'm feeling good about my knitting year. I've met my goals so far and only have one pair of socks left, the December socks. The September socks, which are actually slippers for DD, will be finished shortly...the hangup was two-fold. I made all my mistakes on this pair and I had major issues with the insoles. Now that I've worked out the kinks (and finished another pair that was for October) I'll have them done quick.
Jo
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churchlady
New Pal
Canada
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Posted - 11/05/2009 : 12:46:46 PM
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| I had forgotten about knitting resolutions until Clara mentioned them this week, and I went back to see if I'd made any. I was surprised to see how many were nothing to do with UFO's. So, I haven't spent less time online and more time knitting, but I have organized my stash and books and magazines on new bookcases from Ikea so the living room looks less like a disorganized studio. I am still trying to purchase fewer magazines--I hope scratching one off the list completely counts as keeping that resolution. I have joined my local knitting guild, and really enjoy it; and I did take the spinning class and my little dog is now having his fibre harvested as I resolved. I guess I achieved about 4 1/2 out of 6, and I did finish one sweater for me, as well as lots of little baby clothes for gifts and charity. |
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