Tuesday, April 01, 2008

March 2008 Recap...

...no pictures, just the recap!

Finished:
  • 3/23 Lenore Socks from BMFA Rockin' Sock Club (knitting)
  • 3/22 Penngrove Purples yarn
    Royale Hare superwash merino (4.0 oz) in Penngrove Purples
    Spun and plied on Lendrum Folding wheel
    2-ply, yield: 315 yds.
    Weight: 11 WPI average
  • 3/14 Knit2 Bag Pattern
  • 3/8 Knitted wire necklace (copper and beads)
  • 3/9 The Wright Stuff quilt

    Edited to add:
  • 3/30 "Block Party" pillow by Pine Mountain (cross stitch kit)
  • 3/29 "Best Things in Life" pillow by Pine Mountain (cross stitch kit)

Worked on:
  • Black leg warmers in Caron Simply Soft yarn (knitting)
  • Secret birthday present components (will update recap after they are opened by the birthday girl)
    See edited list above
  • Ravelry Notebook!
Started:
  • 3/25 Knitted bunny from Last Minute Knitted Gifts
  • 3/15 Spinning Copperhead 2 (Falkland) from Yarn Wench.

Works In Progress (did not work on):
  1. Montego Bay wrap in Walking on the Wild Tide yarn, using Montego Bay scarf pattern from Interweave Knits Summer issue (knitting)
  2. Spinning 4 oz of Angora Cottage 70% Merino and 30% Silk roving in purple
  3. Spinning 2 Chasing Rainbows rovings together in the Heather colorway: one Merino-Bombyx (2 oz) and one Merino wool (2 oz)
  4. Violet Needle Roll (cross stitch)

UFOs:
  1. Cascade Fixation anklets (knitting)
  2. Central Air socks (knitting)
  3. Hopi by Susan Portra (needlepoint)
  4. Peacock Majesty by Just Nan (cross stitch)
  5. Paint it Black quilt
  6. Flower Power quilt; top finished, need to sandwich and quilt (quilting)
  7. Jungle Songs quilt; top finished, need to sandwich and quilt (quilting)
  8. Queen Mermaid by Mirabilia (cross stitch; still languishing in its stretcher bars)
  9. Sangria shawl (knitting)
  10. Twinkletoes slippers; just need to make one (knitting)

So, going into April I have 10 UFOs and 4 WIPs that have had no activity yet. Since I started the year with a total of 14 UFOs and 5 WIPs, this is progress!

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