Efficiency Update
Posted by Elizabeth on 07-25-2007 at 1:36 pm
Well, I have some unexpected time off during the middle of today, so I am going to try to catch everyone up on what I have been doing. No pictures, though, since I have not had time to photograph anything in the mornings, which is when the apartment sees the best light.
Knitting
1. I have finished the Victorian Diamond socks. I have some issues with these socks; they are not quite tight enough to stay up well. I love the pattern, though, so I will probably knit another pair in a smaller gauge at some point.
Side note: I know I had some reservations about the sturdiness of the KnitPicks Essentials yarn. So far (and I finished these socks about two months ago), they are less inclined to pill and fuzz, after the initial bit of fuzzing, than my socks made from Wildfoote sock yarn.
2. One grocery bag is finished and another started. I *love* using these to haul things in. There is amusing photographic evidence that they will hold at least 13 pounds of stuff easily. I will probably post these on Friday.
3. Tiny Knithulhu is languishing in a project bag in my closet. I have finished the head (complete with bobble eyes. I haven't ever knit bobbles before, and I must say that they are fit for a stuffed elder-god).
4. The tiny Dulaan Project socks have been sent.
Sewing
1. The Tudor Monstrosity Underdress now has eyelets. I have figured out a way to sew the pleats on the undersleeves without making myself crazy, but I have not finished with them yet. I imagine once I do, the rest will go together rather quickly. That might be a project for next weekend, if I can get enough in the way of homework done.
2. One mundane project is finished (boring, just below the knee pinstripe skirt), and another is started (fitted pinstripe vest to match skirt).
Spinning
I finished one spindle-full of approximately fingering-weight, two-ply yarn from the stuff that I started so long ago. I used just less than one third of the 4 ounces of fiber. I have got a project in mind for this, but I have to finish spinning the rest of the stuff up before I start on it. More details (and photos of the yarn) will follow.
Knitting
1. I have finished the Victorian Diamond socks. I have some issues with these socks; they are not quite tight enough to stay up well. I love the pattern, though, so I will probably knit another pair in a smaller gauge at some point.
Side note: I know I had some reservations about the sturdiness of the KnitPicks Essentials yarn. So far (and I finished these socks about two months ago), they are less inclined to pill and fuzz, after the initial bit of fuzzing, than my socks made from Wildfoote sock yarn.
2. One grocery bag is finished and another started. I *love* using these to haul things in. There is amusing photographic evidence that they will hold at least 13 pounds of stuff easily. I will probably post these on Friday.
3. Tiny Knithulhu is languishing in a project bag in my closet. I have finished the head (complete with bobble eyes. I haven't ever knit bobbles before, and I must say that they are fit for a stuffed elder-god).
4. The tiny Dulaan Project socks have been sent.
Sewing
1. The Tudor Monstrosity Underdress now has eyelets. I have figured out a way to sew the pleats on the undersleeves without making myself crazy, but I have not finished with them yet. I imagine once I do, the rest will go together rather quickly. That might be a project for next weekend, if I can get enough in the way of homework done.
2. One mundane project is finished (boring, just below the knee pinstripe skirt), and another is started (fitted pinstripe vest to match skirt).
Spinning
I finished one spindle-full of approximately fingering-weight, two-ply yarn from the stuff that I started so long ago. I used just less than one third of the 4 ounces of fiber. I have got a project in mind for this, but I have to finish spinning the rest of the stuff up before I start on it. More details (and photos of the yarn) will follow.
Knitting, Costume, Tudor Monstrosity, Spinning
