OhSewCrafty

The best laid plans....

On the cusp of a snowy holiday weekend, I have a brand new FO!  Last night I finished my Veste Everest and weaved in all the ends.  Today I'm wearing it, though it isn't blocked.  I love it and it's quite warm, considering it's sleeveless.  Pics this weekend, maybe with snow!

With one project off the needles, my thoughts turn to something new.  However, this morning I made a little bargain with myself.  I will finish Rogue Redux (seaming, zipper installation) before I cast on for anything new.  So, maybe more FO photos this weekend. 

what next?  i'm going to knit from stash, so my choices are IK's Vintage Pink Cardigan, IK's Siena Cardigan, Norah Gaughan's Swirled Pentagon Pullover, Phildar's cabled pull, IK's Simply Marilyn, or IK's Brilliant Retro.  I'm leaning towards the Siena Cardigan, because it's a fairly bulky guage, and I think it will be a quick knit.  Plus it's alpaca/wool and I could really go for something cozy- it's cold outside! 

I also have the Central Park Cardigan in progress- but I've hit a little roadblock.  More on that later. 

Other plans for the this weekend include getting started on a small, secret stitching project.   I can't wait!   I will try replicating the Cheesecake Factory's Louisiana chicken pasta and plan to see "Juno".  This is DC's restaurant week and we have reservations at Acadiana for dinner on sunday.  I have been there before and really enjoyed it- I hope C (DH) likes it!   

New Year

My crafting productivity has taken a nosedive in recent weeks, as I've rediscovered the joys of WoW on my gorgeous 17" imac. 

I am making progress, however slow, on the Veste Everest, in Kathmandu aran tweed, dark brown.  I love working with this yarn, I am quite enamored with tweed in general.  The vest has been seamed at the sides and I'm now doing the bind off on the neck trim.  The twisted rib was a bit fiddly but the finished effect seems nice. 

While visiting my inlaws for new years, I started the Veste Everest and also worked quite a bit on Royal Holiday.  I'm stitching this on 32 count Sparkling Forest linen from Silkweaver.  I love this fabric.  I started this project the first week of December and the rich green just makes me think of Christmas!  I was hoping to finish the bottom half of the chart before setting it aside, but I kind of stalled after working on large sections with the wisper thread.  I've recently read on the Mirabilia BB that you can fluff up the wisper using a toothbrush after stitching, so I'll try that and maybe my enthusiasm will be renewed.  I really like this design.

I've decided 2008 will be the year of finishing.  Hopefully my documenting this in a public forum, I'll actually be motivated to follow through.  My goals are:

-Finish Mother Earth.  This is a discontinued Dimensions Gold design adapted from the work of Karl Bang and involves a LOT of backstitching.  It's been a UFO for about 2 years, and I could probably finish it in a few weeks if I really turned my attention to it.

-Frame Waiting for the Mists to Clear.  I was so proud of this- my first computer generated chart and the effect is stunning- all the confetti stitching was totally worth it.  But it has languished, unframed in my craft cabinet.  Must frame and hang on the wall!

-Seam up my phildar ruched cardi, using my sewing machine if that's what it takes.  The pieces of this cardi have been waiting for seaming for 3+ years.  So sad.

-Seam up Rogue Redux: Little Red Rogue cardi.  I knitted this a bit at a time over 2 years or so, and the finished pieces have been waiting for attention for a few months now.

-Bind Stained Glass Star, my wall hanging quilt.  I started this is early 2003, right after I started dating my (now) husband.  The piecing was pretty quick, but I languished on the actual quilting.  It's really gorgeous and a shame it's tucked away in my cabinet. 

-Finish at least one of my sewing wips.  I have a husband shirt-in-progress, a shirt and a dress for me cut out and ready to go. 

These are reasonable goals.  I hope I can do it!