Crochet update

In this post last year, I talked about my local yarn store's work-in-progress event. Where you basically dig through your stash of unfinished projects, register them, and have a deadline to get them finished. It's a great way to clear out the craft room, get stuff off the needles, and rediscover those projects that looked like such a good idea way back when. It's also an opportunity to throw a few more things into the queue and have a defined time to get them done. So far I have registered:

• A knit cabled cape for my mom
• A knitted winter hat for J
• A crocheted fish for S
• A knitted dress for S (more on that in a bit)
• Another knitted dress for S (this one for the summer)
• A pair of gloves for me
• A crocheted sweater that I've ripped back more than once (it's a tricky pattern)
• A baby sweater that has been on needles for 4 years
• A baby sweater for a friend who had a baby in November

I've also started a few projects I need to register:

• The beautiful cowl I talked about a few days ago
• A Valentine's Day sweater for S for next year
• A cupcake hat for my niece's birthday

Now, the crocheted fish for S is part of a pair, described as a daddy and little fish in my amigurumi crochet book. I made the Daddy Lish (that's what we call fish around here) sometime last year. Baby Lish was sitting on the hook for while yet, until the other night:

They turned out so, adorably, cute. I love them, and S does too. She throws them around the living room.

More to come...

Knitting success!

In this post, I talked about the work-in-progress event my local yarn store was doing. I am proud to announce that I finished all 5 of my registered projects within the deadline! I was one of only 6 people to do so, and I managed to do it with a newborn in the house. Yes, I am quite proud.

My last project was these mittens. I had made them before, but I wanted a pair (for me this time) to match this scarf.

Ta da!

So now that I don't have a deadline, things are progressing more slowly on the knitting/crochet front. I started a dress for S, but it's tedious going. Good thing I have a year to get it done before it fits her. I started crocheting a baby and daddy fish, but they won't be done in time for Father's Day. J doesn't seem to mind. I have a couple of other random projects I started last year that I'm trying to get back to. The mojo will come back soon, I'm sure.