Whee yarn

[ysobel]

So I have, over the course of the year, set myself various crafting goals. I have no hope of getting them all done, but. For the sake of having them all in one place, here they are.

(DT) finish wips. Definitely niecelet sweater, possibly zombie dragon tail and/or June mitts. Possibly also mini Cthulhu if it counts as enough left. Deadline Dec 21.

(RR) kal, sort of, lol. Vague deadline end of year.

(EFQ) hat cal. Set up due end of October, item due end of November. Note: satisfies 5/9/16 of SKC.

(CP) October goals:

Go to Lambtown - DONE
Add Lambtown purchases to stash and link to queued items
Finish the body of niecelet’s sweater. For realsies this month
If #3 gets done: Do the trim on niecelet’s sweater
Work on rainbow shawl EDIT: or zombie dragon, if unable to find rainbow
Practice brioche (an actual swatch, le gasp)
Cast on something new (if Wings, incomplete cast-on allowed)
Look sternly at mitts currently in timeout and ask if they’re ready to behave yet
Actually color something (okay that’s not really crafty but close enough)

(SKC)16 in 2016:

1. Finish baby sweater
2. Organize queue Done 6/23
3. Organize files on my computer hahaha
4. Start something brioche
5. Start something crocheted (not Tunisian or slst) **Done** 2/10
6. Start something Tunisian
7. Start a shawl for myself **Done** (rainbow)
14. Start something slipstitch crochet **Done** (orangenhaut)
8. Finish one of the above five items
9. Make a hat
10. Make a pair of fingerless gloves
11. Make a cowl
12. Finish up my mini cthulhu (needs wings and sewing)
13. Design something that's actually mine **Done** 6/18
15. Make a BB-8
16. Do a MK/CAL **Done** (orangenhaut)

I am allowing myself overlap, i.e. making a completed brioche hat satisfies 4/8/9. Except for item 5, as noted.


(Note to self: skc and rr items need tagging)

Comments

[babs_bee]

So I have heard of Lambtown on Ravelry--mentioned on various threads but I'm still not sure I know what it is. Is it a fiber festival?

You've inspired me--I need to start knitting up and using my handspun!

And although I love the look of Brioche--I've been too chicken to try it. Of course it is yarn and can be frogged so no biggie. Right now though, I'm working on finishing what seems like a never-ending shawl and then need to start my Christmas knitting.

[ysobel]

Lambstown is a sheep and wool festival in Dixon (California) which is not huge but is, unlike most yarn events, close enough for me to get to -- Dixon is like ten minutes from here by freeway. Fifteen if there's traffic, but. It has the added advantage for me that there are people I know through Rav that go, so I actually get to meet people in person. (One is a vendor -- invictus yarns -- and the others are just regular people, but we coordinate when we go to maximize the people-hanging-out-ness.)

And yay knitting! Tbh I haven't tried brioche either, but it can't be *that* hard, right? ...I understand the structure and mechanics fairly well, just haven't done it per se. But one of the items in my queue, Two For Joy, is a brioche shawl so I am determined to do it.

[babs_bee]

Brioche looks so cool--and fun. I will have to set myself some new knitting/spinning goals.

I love fiber/yarn festivals. Rhineback is this weekend which is about 4-5 hours from me. I went one time but haven't gone since. Maybe next year I'll plan a weekend away at it. My favorite festival is Maryland Sheep and Wool--very "sheep-y".