Sunday Afternoon Knit-a-Palooza

(Thanks to Boran2 for this week’s diary title.)

It’s sleeting and nasty here at Chez Cabin today…in other words, perfect knitting weather!  🙂
So, first up, I did indeed finish my socks last week. I think I should have knit the smaller size, because they were just a little too big.  Luckily, CBtE was only too happy to take ownership of them:

Here they are on my feet, only moments after finishing them:

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And on CBtE’s feet the next morning (he wore them to school!):

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So, since that project was finished, I moved on to another quick project, the Wavy Gravy hat I mentioned in last week’s diary.  Well, that was so quick to knit, I had it finished in time for my walk yesterday morning.  I used Noro Silk Garden yarn, and really liked it; it’s a silk and wool blend, with lots of subtle flecks of color mixed in through the color changes.

Here’s the finished hat (The flecks on the background are bits of sleet, since I took the picture outside for better lighting):

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So, now I need to find something new to do.  I have a request for socks from CBtY, but I need something tha’s a little more long term to work on besides that.  I think this Clapotis scarf/wrap looks cool, although I think I wold probably scale the size down a bit if I do it.  It has the plus/minus of being a very repetitive pattern, so it’s easier to talk  or look up at the instant replay during the football games…but boring for the same reason.

I’ve also wanted to do a  Little Rivers sweater for just about forever, but the pattern is tricky and worked from a chart rather than written directions, which I find tedious because it requires my full attention to work on.  I think I’m going to knit a swatch in the pattern in some leftover yarn to see how I feel about it before I commit to the whole sweater.

And then there’s this one (first version), which is definitely a long term project perfect for working on while watching teevee, and I think I would knit it in 4 long strips instead of 24 blocks to cut down on the finishing work at the end.

Shall I take a poll?