FOs and WIPs

Alright, since I last posted about the semester-long shawl project in September, it seems that I have gotten a lot of other stuff started and finished and haven't really worked on the shawl all that much. My only consolation is that I at least started it--my mom didn't even cast on for mine :( But, I know that that is something that I will get done once I am done with school--I have had very little time and/or patience to just sit with no sounds around me and knit for a good solid chunk of time. I've been sticking to less complicated items that I can knit while watching something on tv or hanging out with my friends.

So let's discuss FOs first. There have been quite a lot of accomplishments in the FO category (not as many as I would have hoped, but whatev), including my first sweater, my first cardigan, and a pair of convertible mittens!

I can partly attribute this fountain of FOs to my discovery of the Harry Potter Knit and Crochet House Cup (HPKCHC) group on Rav--it's SO AWESOME. There are classes every month and you can get sorted into a house and knit, crochet, dye, or spin up something related to the assignment! unfortunately, the first term I found it during had already started, and I stupidly missed the sorting for this term, but I have been playing as a Not Quite First Year (NQFY) and it's been fun, even though I haven't been able to earn any points.

So, a bulleted list of FOs will follow, with picture highlights of some of my favorites, and Rav pattern pages linked. :)

• A pair of Primavera Socks for my little sister
• A pair of Simply Ginny socks for my roomie (I promised them to her like 2 years ago, glad I finally got them done!)
• A pair of Susie's Reading Mitts for my friend
• My very first sweater--a $5 in Paris--for another of my roomies

• A Dharma Dishcloth (for the HPKCHC)
• Computer Belt (for the HPKCHC)
• Chichester the Pig (for the HPKCHC)
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• A (not really) Noro spiral one-skein hat to match the above reading mitts above
• A Drawstring Pouch, just because
  
• Two Well-Dressed Wheels (one for me, one for a manager at work)
• Two Thorpes --one for my sister for Christmas (also my first-ever color work project, and the first time I've had to crochet!) and the other for my roomie

• A Lattice Scarf (to match the hat and mitts above)
• A Monmouth Cap for my Dad for Christmas
• A Slouchy Hat with Picot Edge for my Mom, which turned out to be WAY too big :(
• A Cabled Kindle Sleeve for my friend's Nook
• A pair of Podster Gloves for myself
• A Large Earflap Hat for my sister's guy friend
• FINALLY finished my Lyra's Socks
• A Cabled Mug Cozy (for the HPKCHC)
• A Ball Sack (for the HPKCHC)
• and a Pick, Pick, Pick It Up! Cardigan! My first ever cardi for myself :)

Whew, that's a TON of FOs. But that's what I've been working on for the past 6 1/2 months, so I guess it's not that many.

As for WIPs:

• The second sock in a pair of Vinnland Socks
• A pair of Ken Gloves to match the large earflaps hat for my sister's guy friend
• A semi-adult-sized Baby Chalice Blanket for my roomie
• Annnd the Freya Shawl for my mom, which I haven't worked on for at least 5 months.

So for now, I've been trying to get rid of the WIPs that have been hanging around for weeks so that I can get them out of the way and start a whole new round of fun-a-licious projects! :)

I am currently obsessed with sweaters and colorwork, so I hope to start some projects like that after I get my WIPs done! :)