Nuclear Knits: Where knitting is the bomb!

A week of FO.  Feeling like maybe this whole wrapping up projects is possible! I finished a simple shawl.  I purged most of this mandala yarn.  Not really a fan. These mittens are a pattern I wrote fir a sock tube from my cranked tubes.  Again so-so!  But at least I’m done!

Finished object time!  Took me nearly a month - but finished this shawl/scarf.  One full skein of sock yarn.  The pattern was Be Simple Variation on Ravelry. Once it was blocked it sure did come out a lot bigger!

Don’t tell my daughter … this is for her! I’m happy to say a Christmas scarf is fine!  D for done!  One more skein used and another one off the books!

I thought finishing this project would have been a lot faster than it was.  I only used one skein of the Rowan and a full skein of handspun.  But I think it came out great!  Next is a pair of socks!!

Another one down!!  1090 yards of glorious windy valley Muskox yarn.  I bought this year probably 15 years ago at the Toas Wool Festival.  II’ve thought over the years about making something amazing with it and finally decided.  Took a while to get this project done - nearly a month - but so worth it!!!

I’m feeling like progress has been better than expected.  I had for July just the Drop Stitch Scarf.  I finished that up and then moved to project 2 on the list.   Fingerless Mitts  !  I used a sport weight yarn and ended up with a bunch left over.  Thinking another pair of mitts or a hat! Since these went fast I cast on for October’s Project.  Selago Sunset.  I’m using yarn I’ve had forever and never found a good enough pattern for.  Has that ever happened to you?  I spent too much on the yarn and nothing seems perfect enough for it. I hope to finish this early too!  Fingers crossed 

My goal for July was to finish this handspun scarf!  I made it with time to spare.  This drop stitch scarf was boring but came out great.  After I finished I moved onto August’s project (fingerless mitts).  They have turned out to be a very fast knit.  I’m happy for that since the scarf felt slow!

Week two of a year of projects and I’ll be honest.    I feel slow.  I see loads of people killing projects off their lists and I’m just moving at a snail pace.  Knitting a scarf was probably a mistake for the first project on the list.  But, I'm going to stick it out and try and finish before the end of the month. I did finish hexi puffs. I took them and made this little lab quilt.   It look me weeks on weeks to make this many and I thought it would come out larger.   Instead it is a little lap thing.  I will say it is warmer than all get out!  The puff part of it really makes it warm.  This was an item on my list to finish for this year.  So that is good.