Like this:

1. 2 lace weight projects – I have to finish finishing the one
2. Use at least 20 skeins of sock yarn from stash -2 skeins down
3. Finish the socks on the needles down to one pair (no change)
4. Finish the sweater on the needles – DONE with major difficulties but DONE
5. Make at least one  sweater – working on gauge swatch
6. Knit at least 2 projects with handspun- not started

The sweater was a challenge, I almost ran out of yarn – this is surprising because I was on gauge (very close to the row gauge but exact on the stitch gauge) and I made it 4″ shorter than the pattern called for and I made the neck a log shorter.  In addition the sleeve caps were wrong, I had to substitute another sleeve cap in for this one.  When you start with 74 stitches and decrease 8( 66 stitches) and then bind of 2 stitches every two rows until you get to 32 stitches (68 rows) then 2 stitches for 8 more rows and the row gauge is 26 rows= 4″ the sleeve cap gets a little long.  6.5 rows per inch, a total of 78 rows = 12 inch sleeve cap.  It seemed a little long to me – plus I would have run out of yarn.  I think there is a typo in the pattern.

Based on my list it looks like all I’ve done in the sweater, not true.  I’ve finished a pair of Anastasia socks.  Like the sweater they didn’t want to cooperate but I made them work.  This should mean I was three skeins down -  except I added a skein of sock yarn so I’m still even at two skeins down.   I was going to finish the lace project today but instead I fell into the rabbit hole of startitis.  I’ve been a monogamous knitter for a while.  Well this has change.  I’ve got three projects going.  An Ericka scarf, a pair of circle socks and gauge swatching for the bellflower vest (I’m calling it a sweater because it has cap sleeves if you want them (and I do)).  All fingering weight projects so still on target for decreasing the fingering weight yarn in my stash.

I also need to cast on for a 6″ square I promised for a blanket.  I should have done that today, but …

In addition I found a new apartment.  I’ll be moving in the middle of May.  The new place is slightly further out but I can walk to the bus and take that to the metro.  It’s a true first floor so no steps for Balloo (a definite positive), it’s slightly bigger and the complex has two pools.  I’m hoping I like the place once I get there.  It was built in 2006 so to meet code it has to have more insulation than this place.

What’s on your needles?

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