Pictures!

I've got pics, and totals for this past week's race.

Knitted this week:

Another snuggle in Caron Perfect Match--170g.
Baby hat in Cascade 220 Superwash--52.45g.
Baby hat in Cascade 22o Superwash--63.79.
(These 3 were knit double.)

Felted pincushion with some leftover Catalina Chunky Baby Alpaca/Merino (yeah, I *thought* it was all gone). Now, if just the pincushion is counted, it's 28.35g. But I stuffed it with yarn scraps. That weight is 77.96g. I'll go with whichever weight y'all want. Without the stuffing, my total is 314.59g. With the stuffing, it's 364.2.


Pics!


Here's the April layout on the couch:


Here's the first half of the month. The dates correspond to the posts. Sorry for the funky angle--I was trying to avoid casting a shadow.

This is the second half, including today's post. I love that pink Cascade! The funky looking green thing is the pincushion. You can sort of make out the tapestry needle stuck in it.

Things are getting back to normal here, which is making me very very very happy! Now, if I could only find where that other size 7 needle went to...

Rain, rain - hold off for a minute

I just spent over an hour trying to sign in here, the storm is moving in fast, so not going to take time to upload the picture for this week (if you have seen one sock you have seen them all), my computer almost always locks up in the storm, so really trying to hurry here as I may not be back on for a week.

This week (I will admit I slept through the race) - I am really screwed up with the Sat race - convinced myself it was Sun and then realized that Mon was now Sun and when I finally got that straight ------- well, you get the picture. It must be old age - this retirement business is for the birds - when you don't have to get up to go to work, the days all run together.

Anyway, I finished another pair of socks which have been mailed off for the birthday present. I changed my mind at the last minute, kept one of the pairs I was sending and knit another color combination. Six pairs of socks in that package, I don't really know that the color of the last pair is all that important, but maybe she will wear them. Anyway, that would be 100 gr. of yarn and 25 for finishing. I finished them Sun, no Sat :-)

I have also completed four squares for an afghan that will be mailed out. By the weight on the full skein I finished and the partial for the last square, I used 200 grams. Seems high, but I only got the three squares out of a new skein, maybe it is just because I am so use to fingering weight. I have no idea on the points for the four squares - probably 10, but just guessing.

Does anyone have the list of what we get points for so I don't have to keep asking. If it is in the file section, forget it, nothing opens for me there.

Just read this again and it sounds like I am in a bad mood, I'm really not, just trying to hurry. The phone lines go the minute it starts to rain here and that will cut off my computer - even if my computer doesn't lock up like it usually does.

Sue

Finally have some points for the Phoenix race!

Baby Kimono
Here are 4 of the 8 slipped stitch dishcloths that I made over the past week. I will say that I gave these 4 away and then the other 4 not pictured were sold at my MIL's mother's quilt shop.

Also not pictured is a pair of fuzzy feet that were a replacement pair for my husband's great grandmother that is 100.

Well after two weeks of ZERO knitting, I finally have points. I calculated the FO's for 538.640 grams, or 19 ounces.

How did I finish this much stuff? Jury duty on Monday and then standardized testing in which I don't do much teaching. I don't have pictures of everything (I gave away some and sold a few), but here are the ones I have.

Woo hoo!

My smallest amount yet!! 150g!!

I used 100g of the alpaca/merino for a small hat (used double). It was the last of that yarn (I'd bought 4 hanks of it ages ago).

While packing for our move, I found a scarf I started at the beginning of Feb. that got buried under other yarn purchases. It needed the next skein attached, so I did. And *finally* finished it. I'm only counting the one skein (50g of Mmmmmalabrigo) since I started it before this KAL.

I haven't found the cord for the camera yet, so sorry, no pics! It's here somewhere...

On the bright side, we're mostly in the new house (the big furniture comes Monday). The cats are adapting, and I didn't have to pack the contents of the fridge. Well, I sort of packed 'em...into the garbage! We were without power for two days--knitting by candlelight doesn't really work for me. (And is yet another reason for my paltry total. ) I'm looking forward to getting my stash organized in the new house. :)

a couple weeks of knitting

This post is a little late, but . . .

I'm glad there were two weeks between races, because I didn't get a lot done this week. Last week I did a bit of destashing - two 4oz skeins of vintage Lion Brand wool to a friend (4oz = 117g, unless I did the math way wrong), and a 150g skein of acrylic that I brought to school for use in a pendulum experiment and I have no intention of bringing home (does that count as destashing?). For knitting, I completed two hats, a baby sock, and a to-be-felted slipper. My camera is broken so there aren't any pictures at the moment. I'd estimate the total weight at about 580g, destashing included. Holy crap, I think I actually made it!

Have a great week - happy knitting everybody!

SOCKS, Socks and more socks

Somehow I can't seem to get away from making socks. I made (well finished) six pair - the large maroon ones are the birthday socks from He** and I finally finished them. The yellow were started before and left in the box (can't see myself wearing them) and when the temp dropped, they looked better and better for bed socks.

Anyway, the sock total for yarn used would be 700 grams and for finished socks would be another 150 points, I believe.

I sent a box of yarn to Jeanie Townsend as she requested donations and that was 1,750 grams.

I also received an envelope of yarn for my birthday - that totaled 500 grams, but I don't think we get credit for that.

I think I also have a race total in there also. I can't open the file and I can't find what we get totals for, so I am just guessing here. If you could add this mess up for me and come up with a total I would really appreciate it

Back to knitting - guess what - SOCKS.

Sue

What is up with CRAZY PEOPLE!?!

I didn't score tickets and I didn't even get to watch the race. I had to go to a wedding. Who in their right mind would schedule their wedding on race day!?!?! Crazy people!

I got a **few** points this week. I think I have officially destashed all of my fabric. Now I have a clean start. I can start filling those drawers back up! LoL