Doctor Who 50th Anniversary project

Project 1 of 11, the Insulate! Hat:

It's a nice pattern because it isn't terribly obvious that the pattern's Dalek-related. It did come out a lot smaller than I expected. If someone reading this thinks they'd like to make it, I advise taking the time to swatch.

I decided to switch from 7 to 11 patterns because a) it makes more sense to me and b) I know I'll happen upon more patterns that I just have to do. One of my favorite designers, SpillyJane, has come up with two Whovian mitten designs. Bow Tie Mittens Are Cool was released today. I'm thinking of using the new Tardis control room as color inspiration.

WIP Wednesday May 15

The Kelso hoodie is a little bit above where the sleeve starts. Misty decided to sit on that part.

Lucy socks, sock one. The yarn kind of disguises the pattern that runs down the front. This isn't all bad, because the mistakes don't show. If I could've seen the pattern better, maybe the mistakes would not have been made in the first place. Oh, well.

Mocks (Mystery Socks) front side of the left sock.

Back side of left sock. I just discovered a miscrossed cable on the right sock in this section. Arrrrgh, I almost never do that. Time for a little frogging. Ribbit.

Lots of other folks have WIPs you can see at Tami's Amis.

Crazy or Lazy

There are a number of things that need to be dealt with around the house that I am avoiding. This is what I did instead:

The supplies list for Tour de Sock appeared. Each of the six socks has its own project bag. Each bag has a tag on it with the sock requirements. I selected each yarn via Ravelry stash searches. I dug them out of storage and placed them in the bags. Two of them need beads and I found those. I even swatched to pick a needle size for each project. The picture's the swatch that has been converted into a catnip toy.

Who Anniversary Project

I enjoy planning projects even more than making them. It's a little crazy, but that's just the way I am. After picking up Heatherly Walker's set of Doctor Who-themed sock patterns, I decided to make a project out of them. I'm going to do a pattern each month from now through the Doctor Who anniversary month of November. Why 7 patterns? Because I just though of it and there are 7 months between now and then.

I've only got 6 patterns so far, but expect that at least one more will fall into my lap before November. Which one to do first? I've been wanting to do the Whovian Argyle. I'd like to play with a good color combination for the Bowties are Cool socks. Then there's the Insulate Hat. I wonder if I've got a good Dalek-colored yarn for that?

FO Friday May 10

Anastasia

Tulip

Potpourri

These were all finished at various points over the last three weeks. I didn't get that much done this week.

More Finished Objects at Tami's Amis.

WIP Wednesday May 8

Drip, Drip, Drop is the Mock I'm working on. The second clue was posted this morning for the start of the second sock.

This is the current state of the Kelso hoodie. The new rule is that every time I finish a sock I have to do one pattern repeat. It shouldn't be too long before I reach the underarm and things get interesting.

This is the first of the Michigan Slip Sport Socks. I was playing a game online where a portion of it had a Bollywood theme. Something about this yarn reminded me of the bright Indian colors in the game.

This is the April portion of my Temperature Scarf. Can you see it is getting warmer?

More WIPs at Tami's Amis.

Interstellar Yarn Alliance

My first club shipment from SpaceCadet Creations arrived today.

It's a water bottle with the club logo and an 8 ply superwash merino called Enticement. The dyer's video log about how she came up with the colors was interesting. I know that each skein is unique, but was a little sad that I didn't end up with one of the skeins with the colors she described. Mine is about half green, a quarter orange, and a quarter blue/purple. Maybe some of the colors I like better than orange and brown will appear when the yarn's wound up.