September 2012 recap...

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...it was a big reading month. That and spinning were pretty much the only things I could do this month.

Finished:
  • 9/23 Lupines and Poppies (spinning) {Ravelry]
    100% Merino top, approx, 2.2 oz  from the Yarn Wench
    128.42 yds chain-ply, 12 WPI
  • 9/23 Black Alpaca-Silk (spinning) [Ravelry]
    80% Alpaca/20% Silk (4oz) by Ashland Bay;
    113.5 yards chain-ply, 12 WPI 
  • 9/23 Peacock (spinning) {Ravelry]
    100% Corriedale (4oz) by Spunky Eclectic;
    308.94 yds chain-ply, 17 WPI 
  • 9/30 Blueberry Thrill shawl (weaving) [Ravelry]
    Sorry, no final picture yet
  • Books:
    1. Have Stakes Will Travel, Faith Hunter
    2. My Mother Was Nuts, Penny Marshall
    3. The Perfect Christmas, Debbie Macomber
    4. Biting Cold, Chloe Neill
    5. Drink Deep, Chloe Neill
    6. Hard Bitten, Chloe Neill
    7. Twice Bitten, Chloe Neill
    8. Delusion in Death, JD Robb
    9. Archangel's Storm, Nalini Singh
    10. Last to Die, Tess Gerritsen
    11. Widow's Web, Jennifer Estep
Started:
  • 9/17 Lupines and Poppies (spinning) {Ravelry]
    (Second skein from this top)
  • 9/30 Celaeno Shawl (knitting) [Ravelry]

Worked on:
  • Chocolate-covered Raspberries seawool top, second half (spinning) [Ravelry]
  • Carousel Socks  (knitting) [Ravelry]
  • Isonzo Merino-Bamboo top (spinning) [Ravelry] 
  • Misc studio tasks

Works In Progress, did not work on:
  • Anasazi by Susan Portra (needlepoint)
  • Happy Pumpkin Scissor Fob by Shepherd's Bush (cross stitch)
  • Jungle Songs quilt
  • Mediterranean Mermaid by Mirabilia (cross stitch)
  • Natural Dyes batts from Yarn Wench (spinning) [Ravelry]
  • Oriental Dragonfly, Dimensions kit (embroidery)
  • Peacock Pomatomus socks (knitting) [Ravelry]
  • Recipe for Summer by Pine Mountain Designs (cross stitch)
  • Royale top, 2 oz (Merino-Yak-Silk) top from A Verb for Keeping Warm [Ravelry] 
  • Sea Foam Wrap (knitting) [Ravelry] 
  • Seaweed Cardigan (knitting)  [Ravelry]

IDJ (It's Dead, Jim):
  • 1Q84, Haruki Murakami: Did not/could not finish (reading)

UFOs:
  1. Chasing Rainbows Heather--one Merino-Bombyx (2 oz) and one Merino wool (2 oz) (spinning)
  2. Peacock Majesty by Just Nan (cross stitch)
  3. Violet Needle Roll (cross stitch)

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