Spring Report Card

The project bags finally got to me. There were simply too many of them stashed away in the back of my closet. As I looked into each of them, I could actually still remember the excitement I felt when I first cast on those scarves, wraps, toys.... But here they were now all languishing in darkness for a number of different reasons. The time had come to make a decision about these projects since I had--Ahem!--run out of space to hide them. So I resolved that I would not start a new project until I had finished the ones that I had already started or rewound the ones I couldn't bear into balls of yarn again. (There's only one project in the latter category. A wrap of multiple dye lots because I misread the instructions and didn't get enough yarn the first time. Shocking!I decided to leave it to last.)

Happy to report that since I set myself the goal of finishing what I started, I have completed the Feather-and-Fan scarf. Once I started knitting it again, the work went rather fast. Why had I set the scarf aside in the first place? I think I was having problems with the pattern, but this time it went smoothly, and two-and-a-half evenings in front of the TV later, it's done. I used a red tweed Woolease.

The second scarf in navy and blue-green blocks is taking a bit longer. I have lost the ability to distinguish dark colors at night. And since the lamp interferes with other people's TV-watching, I can only knit this scarf during the day. And who has time to sit around during the day? But it's getting done. The pattern is in Exquisite Little Knits a book that I adore and hope to make all of those scarves in this lifetime.... I have knit the "blocks" before in two colors, as well as in a single color, which was very pleasing.

Following next is the cable scarf that is going to be much shorter than I thought.... Options? Ascot length or--I'm considering--a contrasting color to make a longer scarf.

Happy knitting, All!