I am a terrible blogger. Three months between updates is terrible, especially when the goal here is to keep track of my projects so that I remember what I’ve done, how, and to some extent, why. I’m going to try to play catch up here, just to get things back on track.

I finished Simple Things. Mostly. It’s been sitting, folded, unblocked for about 3 months. I’ve been waiting to have some money to spend on those foam puzzle piece things that people seem to be using for blocking. I’m still getting back on my feet a bit, so it hasn’t happened yet.

I spun up my Happy Hands BFL that I purchased at Wisconsin Sheep and Wool last fall. It made a lovely 3-ply. I’m not 100% sure how I split the roving for this one. I think I split it into 3 equal pieces, and then I split those pieces into not-so-equal strips lengthwise. I kept the thirds separated, and I spun each ply from a whole third. I was planning on knitting socks with it. Mmm, BFL socks.

I also spun up the Pigeonroof Studios Falkland that I had in my stash. I went for a navajo ply with this one, although I originally had a 3-ply in mind when I bought it. If I remember correctly, I split the roving in half, then just predrafted each half out and spun. It’s a pretty dense, springy yarn, and I’ve been trying to knit socks with it, but I keep stalling out or getting bored with it. Not to mention, I knit the heel on one, plus about a half inch around, and it’s too small. I hate when that happens. I just do not feel like frogging and reknitting a heel. Boo.

Back in February I started some fingerless mitts that were shorter than the other pairs I had, so they wouldn’t be so weird under long-sleeved hoodie things. I decided to just wing the pattern, looking at some examples and trying on as I go. I finally got to finish them last month at work. I’ve been getting some downtime, which is pretty nice for knitting.

I also was inspired to crochet a little last months, and I made this silly little cat ball thingie. It’s sitting on my desk at work because I need to start personalizing my workspace somewhere, and a silly little cat ball seemed like an okay place to start.

That catches me up to everything that’s been completed up to this point. I’m in the middle of spinning my Jean-Luc batts from Sugarbee Studios. I’m aiming to get some lace singles out of them. I split the batts into solid colored strips, and I’m planning to spin each color one at a time to make one long color transition. I was thinking of knitting a Citron, but I didn’t realize how little yarn is needed for that project, and I know I’m going to have way too much to knit one and get all the color transition into one project. So, I may revise my project idea, depending on what kind of yardage I get. Or I may ultimately go for a navajo-ply, but I was really wishing for some singles. I guess we’ll see!

Oh, and I spoiled myself with a sewing machine with my birthday money, so maybe I’ll have some fun stuff from that, soon, too. If I ever get a chance to buy myself some fun fabric and crap.