Wednesday Randomness Involving Finishuary, Knit Alongs and Apocalyptic Fashion Choices

With all the Finishuary things I've heard/seen mentioned, I started to think about what I could finish by the end of February. 

Well, hello Ripple Crop Top Worsted with one sleeve!  

It does require picking up stitches, so it may be the last thing I get to.

There's the Coven re-do I've been working on.  The cowl portion is half way done, it's bulky weight yarn and it's on big needles (U.S. 11's/8mm).

The orange stitch markers are the half way point for me.

Then there's the Tearmann shawl.  Worsted weight garter stitch on U.S. 10's/6mm needles.  There is a slightly fancy border, in a different color, using a new to me stitch, which will hopefully keep my interest in the project.

I should totally be able to finish all of those in just over two weeks...right?  Provided I don't get distracted. Or do housework.  /sighs  No bets.

I may have already joined a shawl knit along for this month.  (I'm even already through the first clue.)

I've also joined another one for March.  And one in April.

If I finish all of the things that are not shawl knit alongs, it will more than double my finished object total for the year already, putting me a quarter of the way to my goal for this year, by the end of February; making twenty projects for the year seem highly attainable.

Picking Coven back up made me realize how much I am partial to a hooded piece, (also, so wonderfully apocalyptic looking with a face mask).  The bulky weight wool cowl and hood combo is outstanding for winter weather, more of which is predicted for the end of this week.

But what to wear when the weather does not involve ice and snow?

Which got me contemplating the, eventual, warmer weather, with the summer afternoon winds that send brimmed head gear skipping across the yard, ones with straps frequently taking hair with them.  Winds will take down a hood, yes, but at least the hood would be attached to something so I wouldn't have to chase it down (or have hair ripped out), with the bonus of sleeves against strong summer sun.   Something like this, in fact would be ideal!  Luckily for me, I happen to own the book the pattern is in. :-)

Happily for my current projects, I don't have yarn for the warm weather Fennec yet, keeping me from yet another impulsive cast on.  Though I do have the yarn for this Dissension poncho, it is suitable for (slightly) warmer weather.

Nope, gotta finish something, I'm running out of things to cast on with.

At some point, I will also get to my sewing.  With my craft room now being an office where some of my craft supplies are stored, I end up using the more communal spaces for cutting, piecing, and use of sewing machine; so I can't really leave things out to be worked on when I have time.  Meaning, I tend not to bother at all because of the extra work it entails.  Instead, I daydream about the wardrobe I have the supplies for, but can't seem to find the energy to get to making.

Art and Shoes

 In all honesty, they are not actual shoes quite yet.  It's the stuff to make shoes, ballet flats specifically.  I need new ones.  After much online shopping, I was unable to find a single pair that would replace my old ones, (at least in a vaguely reasonable price range).

So I did research.  Ballet flats are supposedly easy to make.  I bought a pattern, (she has a fabric boot one too).

I bought supplies, glue and sole material.

I still need to dig out fabric.  Goodness knows I have some I could use.

But the plan is to make a test pair, see if it's a viable idea or me just thinking I need to make all the things.  *stares guilty at the stacks of sewing, mountains of knitting projects, and hoard of sparkly embroidery floss for embroidery and cross stitch*  *turns head, notices shelf full of new paints waiting quietly*

The sweater I was going to finish?  The one just missing fairly short sleeve?  Yeah, still not done.

I did finish the knitting on the Ladyhawke shawl though!  Still need to block it.

As for the art, Daughter sent me a link to this particular piece (that was not the artists' shop).  I immediately went and found the artists' store.  

Smitten.  Absolutely smitten.  Hit me right in The Aesthetic.  

They have coloring books!   I bought a couple of prints; The Rabbat and The Raven.  I also bought a sticker.  The next one on my list to get is The Great Horned Scowl.  

There will likely be others.  

I will need things to look at while making shoes. ;-)