Tardis the 4th

I started this glorious piece of work on April 16th 2015. As of May 16th 2015 It is off the needles and will be subject to various bits of torture in order to get it finished.
I am amazed that I did this much knitting in such a short time frame.





Some notes on this blanket:

1. C/O 141
2. Knit 16-20 rows of garter, corners are seed stitch
3. Knit 4 rows stockinette
4. Begin colourwork

The colour block on the bottom could have done with being 4 rows larger and maybe a touch wider, as it is a base, and is holding up the rest of the Tardis.

I have decided to do duplicate stitching to come out with the lettering regarding the words "Police Box, Public call" as knitting them in seemed stressful and unnecessary especially having to place them backwards. I will let you know how that goes.   I decided against this for multiple reasons. I will explain: It got tricky to do working on the black....and then I decided that I did not want to drive the point home to viciously, because I was sure that people would get that it was in fact a police box, so there you go. 



I am about 50% complete on weaving in the huge number of ends that have occurred as a result of this project. The ones I am having a hard time with are the ones that occur around the wraps, they are inevitable, when you do not know how much yarn you will need, but they are also a PAIN. Getting very close. I am going to start with the ones where there are two ends that are in the 'middle of the work if you will, then do the ones around the wraps. 

Made a bit of a mistake, but we learn from them do we not? That I should have knit Police Box into the knitting, as originally planned and not put in afterwards. I think at this point I will weave in the ends contemplate the words further and then just sent it off to its new home sans lettering. 

Blocking time, if I figure out how to rotate this I will.

May 16, 2015: This little beauty has all of its ends woven in and it is blocked and sitting in a box ready to head off on its great adventure living with the Clark family. I am thrilled chuffed and every other possible version of excited possibly known to man. 

May 19, 2015: this beauty is on its way, so it is now safe to post this....I think.



Oh the relief of having this completed is just somewhat overshadowed by the hatred of the one I started first not being finished yet, but it will be complete soon. 

*Mental Note: when joining a yarn of the same colour knit two stranded for 6 stitches, this will reduce the weaving in time. 
*Mental Note 2: Hold the yarns very tightly together when doing intarsia, and then you do not get loose stitches on the attached, or wrapped, sections of knitting. 

-A

To Accomplish

So, I spend a decent amount of time knitting, but I also spend a decent amount of time wondering what I should work on next. That list is about as long if not longer:

1. Heart Wood Collection: Mesh Crew Neck
1. Yarn - yes
2. Needles - yes
3. Pattern - yes
2. Giant Knitting
1. Yarn - yes
2. Needles - yes
3. Pattern - needs developing/finding
3. Giant Crocheting
1. Yarn - yes
2. Hooks - no
3. Pattern - maybe
4. Hue Shift Afgahn #2
1. Yarn - yes
2. Needles - yes
3. Pattern - yes
5. USE UP ALL THE YARN
1. Like any good knitter I have stashed away quite the stash of yarn. I want to use some of it up on goodness knows what so that I can clear out that corner, and feel less like it is going to devour me one night in my sleep. Also I want some new yarn, but to get new yarn I need to use the old yarn
6. Knit a pair of socks - A good new challenge for me 
1. Yarn - maybe
2. Needles - yes
3. Pattern - no 
7. Knit a pair of mittens
1. Yarn - maybe
2. Needles - yes
3. Pattern - no

I also have some other accomplishments that need doing:

1. Chris Baby Due in August - Girl
2. Paul Baby Due in July - Boy
3. Heather Baby Due in November

Will all of these people get a blanket, that is yet to be determined, but we shall see. All in all I just need to get some stuff finished or I am going to feel like I am going mad. 

-A

April...

I started another corner to corner blanket, and I am enjoying this pattern far more than the other pattern that I was following, We will see how that goes to get the border on. These are so mindless, and handy to have around in case someone you know is suddenly 'expecting' and have not told you.




Oh that Tardis Afghan, it has a post all of its own here. It must be in the mail before May 8th or so (approximately) I so want to take it down to her personally but I do not have time for a 9 hour flight I really wish I did. I have on the whole enjoyed working on this project, I do plan on doing a couple more and putting them in a corner to have around in case there is another surprise baby. Its sooooo gorgeous and I love it so much.
I decided to start another one because I realized that two friends who enjoy Dr. Who were both having babies, so I did two...I got 25% of the second one done in one weekend, so I am at 60% with that one, and 72% with the other.

For reading I am re-reading the first book in the Outlander series, that being said the first time I read it I started where the half season in the show cut off, as I needed to know what happened, but I thought I should read it in its entirety. So this would count if I had finished it.

Sadly my finished rate this month has been nil, but I have got so much accomplished, so it was not a wasted month when all is said and done. The Tardis blankets have made astounding progress, and that is what counts for a lot. I think after I finish these Tardi, I will once again tackle the Illuminated Lines blanket, I do want it finished.


Knitting I have on the go:

1. Dragon Stole: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dragon-stole
2. Illuminated Lines Blanket: Thank you Knit Picks
3. Circlet Cardigan: Thank you Knit Picks
4. Tardis Afghan x 2 (Yes I have two on the go)..might soon have three, scary.
1. One of these I need to have finished by May, but the yarn is a bit scratchy so I just need to either figure out how to make yarn softer, or use the softer Yarn I have to make a different one...Thoughts?
5. Fingerless Mittens: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fingerless-mittens-8
1. I have 1 complete and about 25% of another one complete, a matching pair is within my grasp. These are beautiful, I want to do them on smaller needles with smaller yarn, it will take longer, but they will be less thick. Sadly these ones are in black which makes them hard to photograph nicely.
6. Reverie Beret (I have done so many of these I could do them in my sleep, but I have made 1 or 2 minor adjustments to make it my own)
7. Entrelac scarf, I do not think I am going to finish this per se... who knows
8. Feather and Fan Blanket
9. Mitered Square blanket in Parrot...I was crocheting this into something, but I did not like it, I still don't really like it but it will happen. 

Why is my list not shrinking???

-A