handmade by stefanie

There have been a lot of long-term projects in my knitting basket, and I've been working through them one by one (for the most part) in my attempt to Finish All The Things. Mostly this is because I want to start new projects, but I feel guilty about how long certain projects have been on the needles, and I also get weirdly stressed out if I have more projects in progress than I can count on one hand. The good news is that I'm very close to finishing the chunky cardigan that's been on the needles since last August; next in my sights is a lace weight striped scarf that's been in progress since last September - it's great mindless knitting, although it is a bit long and becoming tough to wrangle, especially on the go. Later this week, I'll be heading to Columbus, OH for the TNNA trade show, and this will be coming along with me. With any luck, I'll come home with another FO!

Room for a few more? Tomorrow morning, Tyler and I will be driving back to our hometown of Kansas City for my cousin's wedding - and since it's the closest thing we'll be getting to a vacation for at least another year, we decided to turn it into a leisurely little road trip!  While I'm looking forward to many things about this trip, of course one of the major ones is getting tons and tons of knitting time.  I have way too many things on the needles right now - and if I want to start mustache-making , I've gotta finish some stuff first! Packed in my knitting bag will be:  1.  Tyler's sweater - I'm about ready to take off for the sleeves.  I wound off another hank of yarn for the trip!  My next FO....I hope! 2.  The languishing Cookie A Stalagmite socks - I'm getting close the the heel turn on sock #2....this one has been on the needles for so long, it's embarassing.  I'll probably be focusing much of my efforts on this!  3....