Finishing Friday

It’s that time again.. time to announce my finishes for the week…

This was my first week where I didn’t finish an in progress WIP aka UFO from prior to the start of 2009…  it actually somewhat bothers me that I couldn’t make the time to get something from before done… but it’s all good really.. many of my remaining UFOs are rather big projects… that will likely take a good amount of time to finish… and since I am keeping the theme of finishing in my mind.. I did put in some work on the Linus Project Blanket that I expect to gift to my Cousin for his baby due in April…  so all is not lost.. I did work on a UFO this week.

Instead though of concentrating solely on those older UFOs this week I concentrated on ‘obligation’ knits.. aka.. gift knits…

First…  the cocoa swap buddys that my partner wants…  my partner and I KNOW who we each are… as the hostess of this swap last year I accidentally gave myself away to my partner… and the process of organizing and running the swap was a bit much for also keeping myself a secret to my pal ended up being too much.. so this year I opted to just swap with my co-hostess and great friend Holly… who happens to be insanely busy right now herself… so it all works out for the best for both of us.  Her two boys really wanted a marshmallow.. so I knit them each one…

and then knit an additional marshmallow for a Pay it forward friend (the middle guy in the above picture)… I dressed him up a bit with a wintery hat since she’s a northerner…I unfortunately haven’t paid it forward to her yet though as we’ve been a bit trapped at home due to our recent storm.  I should be able to get it in the mail to her early next week.

And Finally, I knit my friend Tracey a pair of fingerless mittens… I do hope she’ll love them as much as I loved knitting them.  The pattern was super easy and a very quick knit.

I’m gifting them this afternoon at the sock hop at school for the end of Catholic Schools Week.

I still have one other gift knit I’m working on … for my cocoa swap pal… but that cannot be highlighted here until the swap is over 🙂  I hope to get it done by next week… 🙂

And here’s the updated list…

Here’s my updated WIPs/UFOs list

1. Snowman Hat for Rosalie
2. Snowman Hat for Emmett’s Best Bud
3. Vine Lace Scarf for Lace Knitting Class
4. Reader’s Wrap for Bella aka ME ** More than half done, but ran out of yarn, checking for more today at AC Moore
5. Ravenclaw Trapped Bar Scarf
6. Dobby for Rosalie **Nearly complete, need to get eyes finished today if possible, again need to get something at AC Moore for this
7. Hamster for Emmett
8. Kitchen Bag for Me
9. I Love Edward Socks
10. My Eskimo
11. My Underthings
12. Carlisle’s Cabled Hat – Moved to the Frog List
13. Chewyghan ** Balled the yarn for the finishing of this lapghan, no excuses now!
14. Esme’s Crest Bag (Design)
15. Peppermint Cloth
16. Rosalie’s dishcloth afghan
17. Alice’s Dischloth Afghan
18. Alice’s boa scarf
19. Emmett’s green fuzzy scarf
20. Halloween Cloth (Ball band)
21. Alien Hat
22. Odessa for Me
23. Hemlock Ring Blanket
24. Pomatomus Socks
25. Cabled Scarf ** Can’t find pattern, may end up frogging
26. Bus Scarf (Design)
27. Blue Linus Project Pattern baby afghan
28. June is for Jag Scarf (new 2009)
29. Amanda Hat (new 2009)
30. Neck truffle (new 2009)
31. Secret PIF Gift (new 2009)
32. Swallowtail (new 2009)
33. Cocoa Swap Buddy (new 2009)
34. Tracey’s Reading Mitts (new 2009)
35. My Reading Mitts-remiz (2009)