Desiree
Congratulations! Please contact me at yarnonthehouse@gmail.com to collect your prizes.
I'm super stoked to have Stephen West on the blog today! Back in September, Stephen, guests, and I spent a luxurious, fabulous, relaxing, knitting week together in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, on a trip called Knitcation. Stephen and I both had time to finally get together and chat a bit about that and all of our upcoming things…
Links and such from the videos:
- Stephen West of Westknits
- Stephen's patterns
- Knitcation
- Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- ChoreoKAL: Stretch It!
- Choreo knitting videos: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, & Week 4
- Places Where to Knit - Nuevo Vallarta
- Stephen's YouTube Channel to see other videos.
- Westknits Book 5: Midgard
- Cirilia Rose
- Brooklyn Tweed: Shelter & Loft
- Knitting Iceland Tours
- Knitcation coming in June, 2013 - DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!
- Knitty pattern: Metalouse
- Noro Shiraito
Seven lucky followers have a chance to win a random selection of left over swag from Knitcation. Check it out:
I would like you to do the following if you would like to be entered into this week's giveaway:
1. Read over the rules if you have not done so already.
2. Leave a comment on this blog post by the end of Sunday, 1/27/13. How many projects do you have on the needles right now? Be honest. Are you like Stephen and me with lots of things going at once? Or, are you the start one and finish it before moving on kind of knitters?
I'll randomly pick the winners in 2 weeks and post the results along with the new giveaway, so be sure to check back. Good luck everyone.
Sincerely,
Ve
297 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 297 of 297Oh.. I have two things on the needles, a scarf for the boyfriend that is tiny yarn, on tiny needles and sooooo very disheartening and the second mitten of a mitten and scarf set. I TRY to finish one thing, before I start on another. However, I think I work on my stash, enlarging it that is, every day.
Soooo many things on needles... a sweater that I started a couple of years ago, a rug out some hideous yarn I didn't know what else to do with, a throw blanket for the couch, and a shawl for a friend that might have been a Christmas present? Something like that. But I did just finish a couple of hats! Yay for small projects!
I currently have 3, a cardigan, a very long scarf, and a washcloth. I also have 2 that I need to frog.
mamamustknit on Ravelry
I have uhh.. 3 projects on needles another fixing to be on the needles soon. Another project on a hook. And bags of almost finished projects that just need a little extra finishing (ie sewing the blocks together for 2 blankets are the largest waiting projects)
One scarf that's prob. been on the needles since July 2010! One sweater not exactly on the needles but not done because all the pieces are done but I need to seam it. I think that's it.
I only have one!
I have 2 projects on the needles now, which is actually out of the ordinary for me. I usually only have one, or I go crazy, but I had a long flight recently and started a pair of socks, which was a lot more portable than the afghan I had on the needles at the time!
Ravelry says I have eleven, most of which I do hope to finish someday but a couple of which I've given up on and intend to frog when I get a chance. I think there's also a dish cloth or two that I haven't bothered to list on Ravelry.
I think I have 5 projects on the needles right now. A couple of small projects and a couple of big ones.
I am embarrassed to say that I have 4 projects in different stages. One scarf (boring pattern), one Debi Birkin rabbit (cute pattern), one afghan (that's been my nemesis for one year) and one top (that is very complicated and I need to have quiet time to finish).
i have only one project on my needles at the moment. Having just finished all of my holiday knitting [some of it very late] i have decided to clean house. i am making the garter squish blanket by mr. west. its a wonderful way to play with texture and color and not really have to focus. after 3 months of socks, sweaters, mittens, hats, cables, intarisa, and visiting every yarn store in the city, im glad to have only one project going. simple garter blanket made from the scraps of everyone's holiday projects. it's almost a trophy of all the completed projects from this fall. also like my own kind of knitcation.
16!!! That's crazy, right? My goal for the beginning of 2013 is to get rid of all this nonsense and get below 5. I think 5 is an acceptable number. Luckily most of them are small things, so it's OK.
:-)
Currently I only have one project going: the Bigger on the Inside shawl. I am going to a Doctor Who convention in Feb. and want to wear it there.
I only have one thing on the needles right now! An enormous, entirely stockinette stitch sweater for my brother. It's pretty boring. Normally I have multiple projects going at once, but I just want to get this sweater done as quickly as possible.
I have six projects on "the needles" , and two on "the hook"! I best get busy:0)
I currently have 3 projects on the needles ... a pink spring sweater, the Noro Shevron Pullover!!!!, and a pair of socks -- but I am knitting both at the same time so is that 4 projects? I shift from project to project as the mood strikes!
Thank you.
I usually have two to four projects going at one time... right now I have a scarf on the needles that I don't need to finish (gift for fall) and a sweater... I haven't knit many sweaters so it's a daunting task... have a headband and cowl I also want to cast on but need to work on the sweater..... Thanks for the chance to win - off to watch the interview!!! ( : Stephanie (indigodogmt on Rav)
I currently have nothing going. I recently moved and had to leave all my knitting stuff at our other home-out of state until spring when my honey will make a trip to get the second load. Looking at all the beautiful yarn in the giveaway photo makes my fingers itch! Can't wait to get my needles and yarn stash.
Are there "start one and finish it before moving on" knitters? So not me for sure!
Currently, I have 3 projects on my needles, and that doesn't include the 2 that just need 'finishing.' Also, 4 more post-swatch but pre-CO.
Oh! There's also the 3+ projects I promised myself I wouldn't start 'til I finished at least 2 gift-knits (not Christmas, but still late).
I also have a hibernating advent scarf from 2011 I really should finish.
How many projects? Hmm well I have to dive into my WIP-basket and count first... at the moment it is 6 projects but that is really due to me pulling myself together and finishing stuff lately. Usually I have more WIPs on the needles. And all the time already dreaming of more projects to cast on.
It's not even only knitting, I am the same with cross-stitching, so many WIPs...but don't tell anyone =)
Thank you for a chance to win the lovely giveaway!
Kind regards,
Maike (ToadstoolKnittery on Ravelry)
I have 4 projects on the needles... 2 of them have been UFOs for a long time now and I don't think I will finish them ever! Of the other two one is a crochet scarf for a friend and another a silf stole I'm making for myself... I hope to finish these soon!
-babyloveknit on ravelry
I have 5 active projects:
a Shawl
a pair of socks for my husband
a sweater, Dark & Stormy
a pair of socks for my niece
a double knit scarf for my niece
I have 16 projects on the needles. I've always been a multiple project kind of person, but things have gotten out of hand in the last few months since I started test knitting. Especially for the sock tests that only require 1 sock to complete the test. Between that, KALs, gifts, and my own personal knitting, the WIPS have kinda exploded.
Lets see, I have 2 hats on needles, 1 dishcloth, 1 sweater, 1 baby dress, 1 baby sweater, a scarf, a stocking, your rejoice leggings eeeeeek, too many things!
I am seriously drooling over the Skein, TIG and Quince yarns. Wipes up keyboard.
I WISH I were a start one and finish it kind of knitter... But I have ELEVEN WiPs!!!! I actually counted. :D
Lets see at the moment I have three projects going, two are knitting (although one of them is a very small project and I will finish it as soon as I'm done playing around on my computer) The other is a spinning project on my spindle that I really really must get back to as I only have an ounce and a half left to spin for it to be complete lol.
I typically knit one thing at a time, with ongoing travel knitting at the ready. I've got three things on the needles right now: my current project, a mystery kal project, and puffs of the beekeeper's quilt (which is my travel knitting and therefore going to take forever to complete).
I have 4 on needles... maybe 5, just thought of another! But i also have 5 quilts and a couple dresses as well as a beading project and 3 pairs flannel pj's.... Did i mention the rooms we are painting? Lol... just keeping busy, but never enough projects right?
Oh my the prizes look delicious! I have about.. 4 or 5 projects on needles right now. I like to do lots of them at the same time. :)
Love the yarn. I have 5 WIPs. 1 pair of gloves, 1 pair of socks, 1 sweater, 1 shawl, and 1 baby dress. I really hope to have them completed by no later than April..
sherryglover1@yahoo.com
I am normally a one thing at a time knitter, but right now I have 3 things going. Some gloves, hexipuffs, and a pair of socks for my husband.
Good morning (well, its morning for me in Mumbai ;-))
I must say, I LOVE your house rules.. esp the first rule ! :-)
so just going by that,you sound like 'my' sort of person - up front, no nonsense, say what you mean and get along with life - sort of person. so yaay!
I've just completed a quick 'brick' infinity scarf yesterday, and am 'planning' on starting a wingspan today.. but for NOW, i'm "fingerloose, hookloose and fancyfree" (hahaha)
Not sure if I 'qualify' for a freebie, and as I am a 'newbie' on this page, not sure about anything anyway..
but I am glad that I chanced on this page..
You have a brilliant weekend too.
oooooooooh, i am definitly not a robot..well, till I have some work in hand.. :-)
I have 4 somewhat active projects going right now, with I don't even know how many others that have been set aside for one reason or another that occasionally see some action. I have mittens, a shawl, a couple sweaters, a couple blankets, a few toys.....
Gee, now I'm feeling a bit guilty. I think that I need to set to work wrapping a few of those up....Naahhh ;)
5 things are on the needles and that is about 3 too many at one time for me.
I'm doing pretty good with W.I.P.s right now. I'm finishing the borders on a baby blanket, and then I'm going to finish up a pair of colorwork fingerless mitts I started before Christmas projects got in the way. It's a new year, and I have a growing list of project ideas I'd love to start once I finish my current ones.
Fun videos!
I took an inventory at the start of the new year and have 12 projects (of various sizes) on my needles. Haven't finished any of them yet but have since cast on and completed about 4 hats!
i am constantly casting on new things. i currently have at least 7 different projects in progress. it's rare that i actually finish anything, so rare, in fact, that i have a casting-off phobia. but i am trying to get rid of this horrible habit and have recently cast off two hats so I'M MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION!
Ok, can we just say more than 10 but less than 30 and leave it at that?! Don't judge me.
Just one, really ;-) But I'm planning to CO a new one in parallel in the coming days! Great contest, thanks!
I have two projects on the needles and two other projects to weave in ends and/or felt!!! Why I keep putting it off I will never know! One is an adorable dumpling bag that I would love to carry...if it ever gets don! The other is a fabulous shawl....it just seems to be taking soooo long!
I have at least three projects "in progress" at the moment. One is a pair of mittens which are waiting for colder weather to be completed (it's summer where I am!), one is a cardigan I just started, and the third is a project that's been languishing in the WIP pile for over a year! Although all the component pieces are completed, it's the assembly that's put me off completing it for so long.
I have 3 projects on the needles right now (cardigan,scarf.hat)
Anna
ksurty@aol.com
I think I just have two projects on needles - a sweater and socks. But on crochet hooks? Probably another 1/2 dozen.
I have at least four projects going right now. Two for swaps, one from my handspun and a color affection shawl that I started several months ago.
at least 4 - i often lose count *sheepish* though i did get two projects off needles this week! with the flurry of "finishing," though, came a flurry of adding new items to my ravelry queue ;-)
I have 2 projects actively on the needles - a cowl for my mom that should be done pretty quickly, and a pair of socks that I started as vacation knitting.
Of course, I said "actively"... in terms of hibernating patterns, I have 2 lace shawls, a top, a scarf, and a sweater in varying levels of completeness. Most of these have been sitting around for years (one of the shawls was supposed to be for my wedding... 2.5 years ago) so it's ok to not count them, right?
I currently have 3 projects "on the needles", a little puppy, a kitten, and a queen size hexagon afghan. I will be working on the afghan until I am old and grey. The puppy should be finished in 2 days and the kitten was lost in the bottom of an old knitting bag. Just found it. This weekend I made 3 scarves. That was fun.
I have 4 projects on my needles right now. One has been a work in procees for years!
I have 5 WIPs: a shawl, a pair of socks, a pair of gloves, a sweater, a girl's dress.
I am usually a monogamous knitter, only 1 or 2 wips at a time.
To be honest, less than seven and more than three....
I'm currently working on 2 projects - a baby skirt and a shawl. But I also have a few UFOs lying around, one of which I hope to finish once I've wrapped up the 2 I'm working on.
I've got two projects going right now. I usually have more, but I kind of haven't really knit anything in about a year (a lot going on in the last 12 months that got in the way), so I'm easing back into it with a shawlette and a simple cable throw that I need to buy new needles for thanks to my gauge being too tight.
I usually have three projects on the needles - one big, slow, mindless project (a log cabin blanket, at the moment), something for me (a Snowflakes Sweater from Tin Can Knits) and something for someone else (ring bearers' cushions for my sister's wedding). Not too daunting, and plenty to keep me occupied!
I generally only knit one project at a time. But right now, I have four!!! One is a pair of socks that only go with when I travel and one is a sweater vest that I am debating whether to frog and start over. The other two are in sweaters in progress and will be finished soon.
I have 5 projects on my needles. I'm working on a cardigan and a few smaller things like a hat or mitts.
I have 2 projects on my needles. a tunic which i started a couple of days ago -and to be honest i think it'll take me forever to finish since i'm using fingering weight yarn for it- and a pair of socks. actually i've knitted one sock and i'm tempted with it's pair, because the first one didn't turn out as i thought it would. the yarn colour-pattern combination didn't impress me that much and now i'm just delaying the second sock's cast on!!
I have have three projects on my needles: a fingering weight shawlette, an aran weight shawl and a Beekeeper's Quilt. I usually try to have one big project, and one small snack-size project going so I can get the thrill of finishing a project while working on one that never seems to end!
Seriously, I only have one project on the needles right now...a second Ravi. This is a little unusual because I typically have 3-4 on the go. However, the night is young and you never know...
I have 5 projects going on right now. One I started in 2009 when I was pregnant with my first child. I will finish it one of these days I swear.
I usually have four or five accumulated projects on the needles ( I'm not talking about the ufo's from 15 years ago- although some of the count have been sitting for a year!)THen I get on my righteous hobby horse and select one that I decide I have to finish. So, instead of picking up something else when I don't feel like working on "the" project I don't knit. Such strange obsessions sometimes!
I honestly only have one project on my needles right now. Being a student doesn't give me the most time to knit, so I try to keep my projects at a minimum so that it doesnt take me super long to finish them!
Let's say seven.
patmom on Rav
I only have 3 projects right now. I have socks for a easy travel project, a bead spread that has been in the works for about a year now and a Cape that I am making from Fleece to fiber.
Oh boy... I have five projects on the needles right now (plus one sweater waiting for buttons - but off the needles at least). One is a sweater that I promised to my SO, but got bored with and have left it lingering for...several years. I know, bad me. The others are a scarf for a friend, mittens for one of my kids, socks for my dad, and a hat for my SO. I'm currently mostly going back and forth between the socks and the hat. But my plan is to get all of those projects done sooner than later - even the blasted sweater!
I have five projects! A sweater with half a sleeve done, 3/4 of a second lace mitt, a scrappy shawl, a balaklava, and a hat.
I actually have 11 projects on the needles right now: 4 sweaters, 1 pair of socks, 1 beret, 1 scarf, 1 wrap, 1 lace shawl, 1 market bag, and 1 baby blanket. I recently finished a pair of fingerless gloves and an afghan (52" x 75"), so I technically began 2013 with 13 projects on the needles. Some of these projects are, however, designs that I am working on for various companies and some are products for my Etsy shop, so don't get the idea that I am one of those knitters who never finishes anything. ;)
2 gift projects on the needles - a scarf for my son, and a shawl for my Mother in Law. On-deck are shawls for my son's & daughter's amazing teachers.
Okay if you count the ripped up and I'm in the process of putting it back on the needles - I'm at 8 - yess I seem to have yarn ADD and little or no skill. I find it calming - so now I have till April to make and complete something for a new baby. All yarn is loved and appreciated!
Oh noes. I think Blogger ate my comment. [please delete if it gets submitted twice]
I have 4 active WIPS - a second mitten, a hat, a baby sweater, and a pair of socks. Of course, there are also 2 sweaters waiting in the wings, but I'm trying to be good and wait until I have an FO before casting on anything new.
Thanks for the interview with Stephen. Very fun!
I have three projects on the pointy sticks at the moment , which I don't really like the feeling of having unfinished business but that is how it is. They consist of one scarf, one stole and one jacket.
I don't know how many projects I have on the needles, a sweater for me, a sweater for my oldest daughter, 4 different hats, a vest, a couple of cowls and a few headbands.
I have about 7 projects on the go which is pretty much the standard for me.
I have 2 projects on the needles - a pair of mitts one of which is finished and the second half-done. A tunic which has about 6 inches to go. then I have a couple of potential blankets (in other words a pile of squares). One is an American afghan and the other from a pattern to use up sock wool.
I have at least half a dozen WIPs lying around right now but only two that I have actively worked on this week. I love starting new projects so that number can increase at any time.
Currently I think I have 7 projects. A scarf, 2 shawls, 3 bags, and a hat.
Hm, one scarf that's been on the needles since July 2010! One sweater for my husband which is not exactly on the needles because the pieces are finished but it needs to be seamed and finished. I think that's it at the moment, but I need to start hats for my parents soon.
I have 12 WIP projects on my needles right now. BUT - I did seriously re-evaluate some projects after reading this post and ended up marking 4 of them as frogged in Ravelry, so that helps. A little.
I have 5 WIPs: a shawl, a pair of socks, a pair of gloves, a sweater, and a child's dress.
sherryglover1 on Rav
2 that need ends weaved in. 4 in progress :)
I have just two projects going now, a chevron Noro type sweater and a crochet Octopus. However, I promised my knitting buddy to do a Knit A Long with her. Oh well, it's only January and my resolution is broken.
I think I have five things on the needles, but only two are active. I have finished some things lately, so I'm not feeling too bad about my WIPs!
Well ONT right now I have 4 pairs of socks, 1 Creekbed..and one scarf...I also have several (many) other projects on the hook.....so too many...but I like being able to pick up something different to work on...
I met Stephen at Rhinebeck this year, as I was stalking the many Rockefellers in the crowd..
I currently have 8 projects going, but expect to finish one this afternoon. Course, then I'll cast on at least one more! LOL!
Just finished a project today, so now I have 2 active ones left! BUT, I need to redo 2 hats I just recently finished and really need to start thigh high socks for my sister's birthday in March... so really I feel like I have 5 projects, because I am thinking about all of the above, not just the WIPS... also I have non knitting projects on the go as well... Definitely not bored;p
I have just one project on my needles. It is a scarf. I like to finish one project at a time. However, I have been admiring some yarn!
Chelsey
chelseyb5@aol.com
One scarf, a second sock, a sweater sleeve, a baby mitten, and a doll hat.
Checking my projects on Ravelry I apparently have 13 WIPs! That's about 5 more than I thought...apparently I need to go digging!
Ugh...a dreaded question! I have knitting ADD and get bored easily. I currently have three projects on the needles - one of which only needs the sleeves completed. I hate sleeves. I also have 2 other projects that have sat on needles for a while. One is the lintilla scarf that is dark yarn and I just can't seem to pick up the wraps on the short rows. Sigh...so if sits and waits. For what, I'm not sure. :)
I've got 3- socks, a monster, and a cowl :)
I have one project on half a needle (snicker).
I gather only famous people with blogs get the second letter. That REALLY made me furious.
I have 5 projects on the needles right now. I'd like to be the kind of knitter who has only one, maybe two, projects going at once, but it hasn't worked out that way so far :)
I have 12 projects on needles- 8 I am working on actively and 4 are sitting in a bag in the closet. I keep some togo knitting that I do not work on at home. Beaded and charted projects stay home. Cables usually stay home. Thinks with lots of kitchner get left until the mood strikes and that can take years.
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