1/14

I "finished" my first pair of socks for my 14 in 14 the other day.  "Finished" because I obviously haven't tied in my ends or blocked yet.  I am pretty sure there is even still a darning needle on one of those loose ends.  I'll get to the ends, but I've been sick... like stay home from work, lay in bed and feel miserable kind of sick for almost a week.  I don't like tying ends when I'm healthy; the thought of doing them while I was sick was unbearable.  The pattern is Ribbelmuster and you can't really see in the picture, but I carried the pattern down the heel flap.  It was a nice knit.  I wanted a nice simple sock to start out my 14 in 14, and this was the perfect pattern.  I still need to work on my picture taking skills... the socks are actually a nice forest color of green. 

Since I have a little over a week before I need to start my next pair of socks, I've been working on my priority list.  In other words... I finally, after two years of it sitting in hibernation for no good reason, got out my blanket to work on, and I've been working on it pretty steadily since I've been sick.  The pieces knit up really fast, and I'd forgotten how much I enjoy working on it.  When I started working on it the first time, I knit one of every piece so I'd have a full panel.  This time, I'm focusing on one piece at a time.  I've now knit all of my panel C's and 3/4 of my panel D's.

What I've knit since I got it back out again

I still have a long way to go, but it's so exciting to be making progress on it. Right now I think my biggest obstacle will be figuring out how to piece it together, that is where I got stuck last time. I'd love to someday have an entire closet full of knitted blankets.  MMMM.... I have several blankets already in my ravelry favorites.  But first things first...  at least I'm making progress again. 

Blurry picture of pieces blocking two winters ago.

Also on my list of things to do:
*Baby argyle socks (will be my next project when I need a break from my blanket)
*Baby vest for my best friends baby due any day now.  (I'm going to knit it about a 12mo size so not too much pressure to finish it before the baby comes, I'm still waiting on yarn for it.)
*Figure out what I want to do for my 2nd pair for 14 in '14.  (No, I'm not counting the baby socks.  I thought about it, but since they won't be going into my sock drawer, they can't count).
*Springtime skirt.  (This is a project that I'm really excited and a little nervous about, but it seems to keep getting pushed back.  I have an idea in my head and some really really pretty yarn, and I really hope what I envision will translate well into pattern.  It will be interesting since I don't have a ton of experience with garment making, but it's going to happen.)

That's it for now... at least that's it for the must do projects.  I'm sure it will grow with time though... hopefully my stash will be able to keep up. I guess I could get a second job to fund my knitting habit, but then when would I have time to knit?