Tuesday 27 September 2011

One a Day....Tuesday Tally #4.....and a little update....



When in doubt........Do nowt!!!!! 

That's what my Nana used to say! I'm afraid though, that doing nowt tends to make me feel a bit antsy in the pantsy. I am not a one for sitting still with idle hands, no, not me. So when I found myself this week with only my one a day on the go, I began to get rather ansty indeed! Yes there was much pacing in and out of my craft room to look through books, stare at the wool stash over and over hoping that it had multiplied, re-browsing my ravelry queue and even rummaging through the frogged projects, that I later found I had really frogged for good reason! Sigh! 



Not that I am not enjoying my one a day project, I am really getting into the swing but I need a bit of variety and after crocheting this rat hammock and getting rather sore hands as crocheting with old sheets is a bit hard yakka,  I wanted to knit! Of course though, I only have two balls of each colour in my gifted stash and they did not really go together so I would have to make something small......or go wool shopping....its only a click away..hehehehehe!!!!!

My poor man does not understand "But you have a room full of wool in there!" Yes dear, but they are all odd amounts and not suitable for anything I feel like knitting right now! Geeeeezzzzzz!

So with that said, and after re-frogging one little jumper that I remembered I really did not like, I came to the conclusion that I would NEED more wool. HEHE! So, I re-looked through the patterns and decided that I would buy wool to make myself a cardigan for next winter, also buying in the process an extra ball for my one a day project and a nice big ball to make a baby sweater AND some cotton which I will find a use for later. All 200g balls so enough to be happy with.



Next I pulled out the 2 ball lots which are only 50g each and started a little sweater from the itty bitty baby book and although I am dubious the 2 balls are enough, I am trusting the author and giving it a whirl leaving the sleeves till last just in case (I will make a vest if I run out).



I chose another vest for the two brown balls from the Debbie Bliss baby book AND I started a crocheted neck warmer with an odd ball of something very squishy and Alpaca-ry (is that a word? LOL) that I found in my stash, that one will be my handbag project.  (I will post more info on each of these as I progress and take some more pictures.)

Oh and I forgot, I also ordered another ball of the Apple Green Merino that I thought was too bright for my one a day, I did end up using some of it but I found the best toddler jacket in a library book and thought of it straight away. So I will be making that one for my niece as well. So hopefully my antsy hands will be quite busy for a while.



Now back to my ONE A DAY update. The squares are coming along nicely and I took the time the other day to notice that I had more circle centres than squares, so started on some square squares. I am varying the colour schemes as I go so hopefully in the end I will lay them out in some sort of fashion as to look nice. (please excuse grubby table, I took these pics half asleep this morning and did not realize the kids had left the table a little worse for wear last night. Hmmmm) ...


And so we now have around 30 or so squares. I think I need 64 to get going so I better start blocking them soon or I am going to be going block crazy when the time comes. Then I have to decide whether to sew or crochet them together. I am leaning towards the crochet idea for more character and bulk but not 100% sure as yet.

For more One a Day catch ups.....head on over to Gingerbread Girls place and check out all the links!

Hugs and smoochies all, have a wonderful week! xoxoxox

20 comments:

  1. LOL; what a funny post! Love how you ordered more yarn! Also, mahalo for that site rec. The squares are coming out so nicely. Be cute to take a pic of them blocking. What progress you've made!

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  2. Psst: Me blocking is going to be a post in itself, in 30 odd years of knitting, I have NEVER blocked a thing! It is this project that has me actually wanting to do it! LOL

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  3. Lol, any excuse to order more yarn, your squares are coming along nicely. I'm glad you like my little giveaway., thanks for taking part. Deb xxxx

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  4. Oh, you make want to go yarn shopping too!:)
    Love your pictures! Have a nice week! Barbina

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  5. Looking good! And there's nothing like buying new yarn to get motivated :)

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  6. Hahaha! I know the feeling so well - when you already have yarn, but it's just not what you want to make now! Your post made me chuckle!

    Have a great week!

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  7. Totally sympathise, I've got a crazy urge to go wool shopping today which I must resist, I might go and have a little peak though, can't do any harm!
    Your squares are looking great.

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  8. I look forward to your posts. You make me laugh. I have been on a yarn diet and told myself no new yarn or projects until current wip's are done. Well, I got down to two wip's (from 10)and cheated and went and bought some yarn for christmas things. Hehe. My husband thinks I am daft also. That's ok. He also appreciates the creativity and I get asked to make things for his family all the time. So totally get everything you are saying about having to re-motivate sometimes too, and there is nothing like new yarn to do that. Keep your happy posts coming. I love them. Your squares look great too.

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  9. hehehe, thanks for making smile :)
    good luck in my give away, i have never attemped socks! they scare me! lol
    your projects look awesome!!
    have a lovely Day xx

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  10. I hate it when you want to knit something and you don't have the right yarn or enough. Can't wait to see all your WIPs become FOs!!

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  11. I am still to discover getting carried away in a yarn store. I do get an odd feeling when I go to buy something but I am generally going for one thing not browsing. I have a horrible feeling I would be dangerous with spare money in my back pocket! I love your squares they are looking good!

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  12. I have serious issues trying to decide on projects and need lots on the go too! Do you block you squares individually? I've not done that before but I guess it makes sense. Janette

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  13. LOL I am so bad that I only block lace projects like shawls. Otherwise... no way! I rarely swatch as well... Love the projects you've made on your blocks :)

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  14. Lol, your post made me laugh! I just don't think that men understand that kind of thing, hehe ;) Anyway, looks like you've got lots of lovely projects to keep you going, and you're making great progress with your one a day squares :)

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  15. I keep trying to discipline myself to turn WIPs into FOs before buying more yarn but it just doesn't work like that! Love the squares, Judy x

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  16. So nice to read a lovely cheerful post... and especially one that gave me another reason / excuse for buying more yarn...thanks Karisma..I really like your One-a-day blanket.. I think you will fall back in love with it when you put it all together :)x

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  17. Loving the One A Day blanket and really enjoyed reading your post!

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  18. Your squares are looking great. Small quantities of yarn can be a pain but I find Ravelry's search with the option of specifying yardage to be very helpful, there are loads of small patterns, and they are good for gifts too

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  19. I enjoyed reading your post :-) There is always room for more yarn and time for new knitting and crocheting projects, that's for sure :-) :-)
    The squares are coming along nicely, Karisma, and the colous are lovely!

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  20. Your as bad as me, I never have one project on the go, I usually have three or four! loving your progress on your one a day. I have never blocked anything before but am certainly going to block my next project. looking forward to seeing the end result.

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