Progress Report

I haven't had as much a chance to post here as I had hoped, since I was extremely busy for most of this summer with an intensive language class. But, now that it has ended, I've been turning out some long-lingering projects from the stash!


First up is the "Big Bad Zoe Blanket," a.k.a. "Big Bad Baby Blanket" from the first Stitch 'n Bitch book, but for my dog Zoe. She loves curling up on towels or small blankets, so I figured I'd make her a little blanket of her own. Despite the August heat she took to it right away!


I also recently finished this little crochet towel border, made with some leftover Cotton Classic, which (to my surprise) turns out to be a great yarn for this kind of project. The pattern is from the book Crochet Basics by Jan Eaton.


Hot off the needles are some bedsocks for my sister from Wendy's toe-up pattern. (Hey, when you make socks for your sis you know she won't mind your feet modelling them!)

And last but not least, I have made some progress on my cabled sweater, which I adapted from an old Classic Elite pattern. That's seven big skeins gone from the stash when I finish this one.

I've also made a few potholders from leftover cotton, both to practice my crochet skills and to use up some stash yarn. Also, I made up a bag of yarn to give to my mom - I have an overabundance of white and ivory-colored yarn and she is planning some projects in just those colors. All in all, I feel pretty good about my progress - but I am going to keep going with my own private "Autumn of Stash" (and probably Winter and Spring of Stash - let's be honest!) until I am down to a "clean slate" (aside from some of my grandma's yarn that I am saving for heirloom projects). I am determined!

It was lots of fun knitting along with y'all - here's wishing you lots of fun fall knitting!