WIP-it Wednesday...

...in which mostly knitting happened.

• Worked on the Saratoga shawl during Stitches West.
• Worked on the cardigan on and off during the week.
• Finished repair #2 on the spinning wheel. I let the wheel sit upright for a couple of days after reconnecting it. Then I attached the regular flyer and let it sit for another couple of days to see if the additional weight would cause any issues. So far, the wheel is still upright. If I feel brave enough today, I'll test it out.

I spent a good deal of yesterday finishing up my Macro Yubinuki class project. I pulled out what I had stitched during class and restarted it with brighter colors. I found it difficult to keep the stitches even at the edges. I resorted to a cross stitch technique to help the floss strands lay side-by-side: I separated the 6 strands, ran each through a thread conditioner, and recombined the strands before stitching.

Here's the completed project:

There are a few gaps on the edges and the stitching is not as even as I'd like. It will take practice to make it more even. I'm not sure whether I'll continue with this craft.

WIPs Roll Call
Worked On:

• Pure Comfort Cardigan (knitting) [Ravelry]
  I've knit about 4 inches of the cardigan body
• Saratoga Calypso Shawl (knitting) [Ravelry]
  I finished the lace edging--hooray! I'm now working on the shawl curve.

Works In Progress, Did Not Work On This Week:

1. Be My Baby for My Baby (knitting) [Ravelry]
2. Earthdancer (cross stitch)
3. Finishing work for some old crewel pictures (sewing)
4. Look Through My Window quilt for me (quilting) 
5. Malachite (needlepoint)
6. Valley of the Heart's Delight sampler design (cross stitch)

UFOs/Hibernation:

1. Bear Paw pottery (needlepoint)
2. Christmas sweater ornament (knitting)
3. Estrella Marina Shawl (knitting) [Ravelry]
4. Mother of Dragons shawl (knitting) [Ravelry]
5. Peacock Majesty by Just Nan (cross stitch)
6. Tucson Twilight (needlepoint)