Thursday Hexipuff Update!

It is my goal to update the blog with a running total of my Hexipuff count each Thursday. I'm aiming to complete my Beekeeper's Quilt (a total of approximately 384 puffs) by the end of 2012.

Today's Tally:

As of this posting, I have completed a total of 62 Hexipuffs! Only 322 more to go!

I completed 8 puffs again this week, which has been my average pace over the past few weeks. If I can keep up at this rate, I should be able to easily complete my blanket before the end of 2012.

This week I laid them out adjacent to one another so I could get an idea of how much area they would cover. So far, so good!

62 puffs and still going strong!

WIP Wednesday

It's WIP Wednesday, and I have been busy with some WIPs over the past few weeks. Here they are, in no particular order:

1. Little Owl #2
You might recognize this pattern, as I recently finished knitting one of these little owls for my mom. One of her friends thought it was a real hoot (sorry... couldn't help myself), and so I'm making a second one for her. It just needs wings, feet, and stuffing. She requested it in green for St. Patrick's Day.

Just call me Patty!

2. Moosejaw Hat
This is a hat that I'm making for a friend of mine. He asked me oh-so-nicely to make it for him about 2 years ago, and I forgot all about it until my husband reminded me a week or so ago. I'm designing it to feature his nickname, "Moosejaw" in colorwork, along with a moose. I'm working it in Plymouth Sockotta yarn, which is a blend of cotton, wool, and nylon. It has, unfortunately, been discontinued.

Don't worry, that's not the infamous "naughty moose."

3. North Whales Road Sweater
This sweater, which I'm making with Malabrigo Worsted in the Lola Gilet pattern, got put on the back burner when I was away over Thanksgiving and needed to sit down and make up a spreadsheet for the left front decreases. It was languishing in its project bag until this weekend, when I decided to take action. I feel so foolish now for letting it linger so long; it took me only a few minutes to work out the decrease spreadsheet, and not much longer than that to work up the 40-ish decrease rows. Worsted weight yarn on size 9 needles just flies by, as it turns out, especially when each row has so few stitches.

The back is finished, and I'm working on the left front.

4. Finally, I recently pulled my Cabled Quasi-Crew socks out of hibernation. I made the first sock as a test-knit back in October of 2010, and never got around to making the second one. I have to admit, though I love the way that cables look, I find them rather tedious to make, which is probably why this has been unloved for so long. They are made out of Knit Picks Essential sock yarn (the old version of Knit Picks Stroll) in African Violets.

Thursday Hexipuff Update!

It is my goal to update the blog with a running total of my Hexipuff count each Thursday. I'm aiming to complete my Beekeeper's Quilt (a total of approximately 384 puffs) by the end of 2012.

Today's Tally:

As of this posting, I have completed a total of 54 Hexipuffs! Only 330 more to go!

I completed 8 puffs again this week, which puts me slightly ahead of the pace for the year. Yay! Here are all the puffs I've made so far:

Soon I'm going to need a bigger couch!

MOM Monday

Last weekend I went to my LYS for their annual Superbowl Sunday Sale. In addition to finding yarn on sale, I got an extra 10% off for arriving during "tailgating hour" and then another 10% when I chose a piece of candy from the basket at the register. Touchdown!

The yarn I scored is an assortment of single skeins for my next MOM project. My mom gave me the book Knitivity as a Christmas gift this past year, and I suggested that, if she would like, I would knit her a piece each month in 2012 so that she would have a set for next Christmas. She was very excited and I suggested that I would try knitting one figure and see how it went before making a firm commitment to the full set. I'm going to start with Mary and we'll see what happens from there.

Thursday Hexipuff Update!

It is my goal to update the blog with a running total of my Hexipuff count each Thursday. I'm aiming to complete my Beekeeper's Quilt (a total of approximately 384 puffs) by the end of 2012.

Today's Tally:

As of this posting, I have completed a total of 46 Hexipuffs! Only 338 more to go!

I completed 8 puffs again this week and I'm staying on pace.

Too many puffs to lay out on the couch this week! Here they are in the basket.

Thursday Hexipuff Update

It is my goal to update the blog with a running total of my Hexipuff count each Thursday. I'm aiming to complete my Beekeeper's Quilt (a total of approximately 384 puffs) by the end of 2012.

Today's Tally:

As of this posting, I have completed a total of 38 Hexipuffs! Only 346 more to go!

After falling off the pace last week, I got back on track this week and made 8 puffs. 

Puffs are in no particular order this week. I'm just glad to have a picture at all!