Assessing

In between knitting the Mrs. Hunter's sweater, I have been sneaking in a few rows on the lovely London Fog sweater. This colourway is everything I wanted.  Casual.  Changeable.  A little of everything. Good for year round easy wear. 

It isn't that far along yet.  I am not to the underarms but it is getting closer. I have just changed the ratio for the V neck from every four rows to every second row.  If I keep to every four all the way, the neckline gets too deep.  If I do every second row all the way it is much too short, so this is my solution.  As I get to about two thirds of the depth I want, I change ratios.  It works for me and my body.

One of the things I have been thinking of as I knit on the two sweaters is about my WIPs.  I know there are projects in the bin that are not getting knit on and it is starting to bug me.  (I know!  Who I am?)  Having lots of stuff on the go has never really bugged me before but for some reason, it does now.  I cannot pretend that all of them are going to get finished.  I looked at two particular things that are irritating me this morning.

My Linger sweater.  I love this sweater but honestly, it will probably never be finished.  I only need another sleeve and then a few inches on the body till it complete.  It is so hard on my hands that it is never ever picked up for just a few rows.  So time to face the music.  The hardest part of this knit is the sleeve.  It is in a small round which is always harder on my hands and it is a very big to me needle, also harder on my hands.  I enjoyed knitting the body though.  That seemed to go along well enough.  I have decided to pull back sleeve one and finish knitting the body and turn it into a vest.  That makes me feel very good about this project and it is a goal I can reach. Plus a vest is a really great option for my wardrobe.  I am not as cold these days as I used to be (well medicated) so a full on sweater in this bulky yarn might end up too much.  I have been thinking about making more vests anyway and it feels like the right solution to a difficult project. It is NOT a pattern problem, just aging knitter problem.  

The second project getting a review is my colourwork vest. 

I have planned this vest as long as I have been knitting.  I deeply adore the way it looks and after learning to hold the strands in one hand, it is going much faster.  This one will get finished.  I think its problem is that it is bottom up so it can never get tried on to boost my confidence.  I am disappointed in myself that while I said I was going to finish it before last fall, I did not.  I want to put it into the rotation to get it done this summer.  Who says wool knits are not for summer knitting?  Not me. I am not starting another colour work thing till this one is done.  

And then socks.  I have not yet completed a pair this year.  I have knit rather desultorily on several pairs but have not focused on any of them.  Time to focus on one and get it done.  And then the next. And the next.  Maybe I need a week where I only work on socks?

This week?  Who knows where my itchy fingers will lead me.