Russet Lodge Custom Knits

 Well, friends, another two weeks have passed and much more crafting has happened.  Let's see what's been in the works. The Miss BB sweater is going well.  I finished the right front and started the sleeves, which I'm doing two at a time.  This has been a lot of fun.  Such a luxury to use my own handspun.  I think I'm going to make it a rule that when I finish with a handspun project I should knit with it immediately.  The thought of handspun languishing in my stash (and there's quite a bit) is just tragic. The Hue Shift afghan has only gotten a little love, having been displaced by other projects.  I did work on it in the past two weeks though. The Lizard Ridge socks got some work done too.  I'm past the heel marker on the first sock (these will have afterthought heels. The New Year's socks are coming along slowly but surely, the leg of the second sock is almost four inches long. And finally, I started another new/old spinning project (oops).  I had loaned

Well, it's been two weeks and I have more updates on my knitting resolution, some good, some... questionable as far as my ability to reach my goals.   Miss BB sweater has had a little attention, I'm almost done with the second front, then it'll be just sleeves (hopefully I can do these two at a time) and finishing. Maybe I can get this one done in time for autumn.  Hue shift afghan has gotten a bit of work too. I briefly lost one of the balls of yarn but my daughter found it under the couch. By my math I've finished 81 of the 100 squares, then it'll just need to be sewn up and the edging done.  The Eleanora de Toledo stockings got some air time at the SCA event I attended last weekend. I got the new yarn attached and I think I have about an inch of foot left, then it'll just be making the toes and finishing. Hooray! I got a new flicker brush for my Alpaca spinning project to hopefully make processing easier. And finally, I slipped and started a new pair of

 Time for some updates on my WIPs!  Here's what's actually been going on since my last entry. Temperance Socks - something went weird with these while I was working on them and I decided I wasn't feeling the combo of yarn/color/pattern, so they've been ripped out and can be crossed off the list. Miss BB sweater - Finished another skein of yarn and a few inches away from finishing the right front.  Then it'll just be sleeves and finishing work. Hue Shift afghan - Did a few more squares of this, it's a delight. New Year's Socks - Turned the heel on the second sock and have about an inch on the leg, so progress is happening. Red and gray on the sheep spindle - I'd loaned the spindle from this project to a friend who was learning and she just returned.  I am tempted to toss the existing yarn from years ago and start over with what's left, but I'll need to reevaluate. I desperately want to be doing more spinning and possibly weaving these days, but I&