Year of Projects 2

this Looped Picot Bindoff is taking FOREVER

Folk Knitting in Estonia: Aino's Gloves • Anu's Christmas Gloves • Anu's Mittens • Anu's Stockings • Avo's Mittens • Ellen's Stockings • Helgi's Mittens • Hilja's Mittens • Ilmar's Socks • Juta's Stockings • Kalev's Mittens • Kristi's Mittens • Laila's Socks • Landra's Gloves • Liidia's Gloves • Liivi's Stockings • Maarja's Socks • Maimu's Mittens • Marko's Mittens • Meida's Mittens • Merike's Gloves • Rita's Stockings • Sander's Mittens • Tiit's Socks • Ulla's Gloves • Virve's Stockings

Knitting Vintage Socks: Gentleman's Shooting Stockings with Fluted Pattern (1887) • Gentleman's Sock in Railway Stitch (1889) • Gentleman's Socks with Lozenge Pattern (1895) • Bed Sock in Lemon Pattern Fancy Knit Stripe (1896) • Cycling or Golf Stockings with Fancy Cuff in Trellis Pattern (1897) • Heelless Sleeping Socks (1897) • Child's French Sock in Citron Pattern and Diaper Knitting (1898) • Child's First Sock in Shell Pattern (1899) • Gentleman's Half Hose in Ringwood Pattern (1899) • Gentleman's Sock for Evening Wear (1900) • Evening Stockings for a Young Lady (1900) • Fancy Silk Sock for a Child of 5 or 6 Years (1900) • Gentleman's Fancy Sock (1901) • Gentleman's Plain Winter Sock with Dutch Heel (1901) • Child's Sock in Miranda Pattern (1904) • Baby's Bootikin (1905) • Little Child's Sock (1907) • Infant's Fancy Silk Sock (1909) • Ladies Useful Stockings (1913) • Ladies Silk Stockings with Clocks (1914)

I haven't bothered with a new photo of my Little Child's Sock because there's not much new to see. There's been precious little time to knit, and what time I have had has been devoted to finishing up my Cladonia Shawl and making small items for the upcoming craft show. Fingers crossed that by the end of the day I can complete the looped picot bind off and block the shawl.

I'd dearly love to have Cladonia off the needles as I want to cast on Summer Flies. My original plan was to complete Summer Flies for my sister's birthday but I'm not sure how likely that is now. Can I start and finish a shawl in six days? I guess we're going to find out. Working in my favour is that I'm planning to knit it in DK weight so presumably it will knit up more quickly than a lace weight or fingering weight shawl. It will, won't it? It just has to!

Fortunately my startititis has subsided and I've been all about finishing the things I've started. Thank goodness. Mindful of the fact that the month end is looming, I'll be happier if I can bash out a bunch of Finished Objects and start June with a reasonably clear slate. I'm not sure how much more of my Year of Projects list will get done. Looking through the remaining patterns in Knitting Vintage Socks, I'm not really keen on what's left. After finishing the socks on needles now, I'm considering going back to Folk Knitting in Estonia to knit a few more patterns before calling it quits on these two books.