Fall 2010 Knitscene

I recently flipped through the Fall 2010 Knitscene magazine and was pleasantly surprised to see how many of the projects I wanted to knit. I like this issue because there are so many projects that could use my stash yarn.

Here's a list of projects and the stash yarn associated with them.

Oscilloscope Shawl knit my Joseph Galler Alpaca #1 in my queue
Bryophyta Cowl and Mitts knit in 4 colors of Louet Gems (I also have a charcoal grey) plus some leftover Orange Cascade Heritage and maybe some leftover Loden Cherry Tree Hill.
Northumbria Cowl so many possibilities here. Purple Drops Alapaca, leftover BFY Green Acero, lime green yarntini just to name a few.
Thalweg Socks in Rottersporn Wollmeise
I also like the hats and the birthstone cardigan, but don't really have a yarn in mind for them.

That's a pretty decent pattern bang for your buck.

Vacation Knitting

I have some vacation time coming up. I love to plan more than I love to do and I love lists, so I've been thinking about what knitting to do over my three day break from reality.

Option 1 - No Crap Yarn Knitting

1. Continue working on MOM's Orchid Emperor in the hopes I can finish it for Mother's Day.
2. Knit on Saroyan, by that point it should be about done.
3. Cast on Brighton bag for a lovely summer purse.
   

Option 2 - Baby Gift Knitting

1. Cast on and knit a baby hat or bonnet for Ava and likely finish it.
   
2. Continue with Ava's red socks hopefully finish
   
3. Cast on and knit a pair of pink socks.

Option 3 - A Mix of Both

1. Continue working on MOM's Orchid Emperor
2. Cast on the Brighton Bag - or maybe just string the beads
3. Cast on a baby hat or bonnet for Ava
4. Cast on pink socks for Ava
   
5. Finish working on the red socks.
   

One keeps me on track my "No Crap Yarn" knitting goal. Two will produce the most finished objects. Three gets the most projects cast on for ongoing knitting.

The DFW Fiber Fest is the following week. I'd love to somehow challenge myself and have the reward be yarn at the show. Guess I need to think about that.