Recently I have been wanting to do something different with my knitting. Go off pattern, I guess you might say. I was going through my stash, looking for my next project idea, and I spied my bag of UFOs. UFOs are Unfinished Objects. I have a fairly small bag, as I tend to rip things out that I don't like. But in my UFO bag I found 3 green fuzzy rectangles, the front part of a bear, and several swatches. Eureka! I am never going to finish these projects. So why not do something different with them, and satisfy my weird creative urges at the same time?
My plan is to use my scraps, and these UFOs, to make … something. Not sure what it will be or even if it will be anything at all. But hopefully they will scratch this itch I have. I will pick up stitches on the UFOs and knit onto them with my scrap yarn and leftovers. None of them are the same yarn and most aren't even the same weight, but that is what makes it interesting.
I am also working on my socks, and enjoying them. I am on the body of my second sock, so almost on the home stretch. I think I will try a new heel next time, but I do like the way the star toes look, so I will probably use this again. Next pair of socks, is J's though, so we will see if he wants a new heel.
I want to start a new hat as well, so that I will have more to donate. I have 2 so far, but I want to send more then that. The problem is, is that now it is getting warm here so hats are not really necessary. Oh, well. It will get cold again eventually.
Well, that's all that is going on with my knitting right now. Most of my knitting time is at work, so I am trying to focus on smaller things that I can take back and forth fairly easily.
Also yesterday I started on a cowl for myself. This is the Bandana Cowl by Purl Soho. I am using really bulky yarn and size 10.5 needles and the pattern calls for bulky yarn with 10 needles. Hopefully it doesn't change the cowl to much, other then making it bigger. I have had to rip back twice already. At first I twisted by stitches and had to frog it. Luckily it was only 4 rows long. Then I messed up the first row of short rows and it got started on the wrong side. Hopefully I can get it right.
What are y'all working on? Thanks and I will talk to you later.
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