Nerd Wars

So I haven't been keeping up with Nerd Wars as well this tournament. I mean, I've been following the threads and stuff, but between moving, internet and all kinds of other things, I haven't been participating as much, which makes me sad, really. So I'm going to go through and, even though the month is almost half over, I'm going to go through the challenges for this month, like I used to.

Scientific (WAVES): I'm thinking about doing something with Professor X and his psychic waves. I'm thinking something yellow, in honor of his crazy floating wheelchair from the original cartoon series. :P

Intellectual (FINISHING THE RACE): It's another WIP challenge! Yay! I actually finished a WIP this month, but I forgot to take in progress pictures like a fool. :< So I'm going to see about finishing the Riverbanks hood and my Dalaran Reading Mitts. Hopefully.

Technical (GUILTY PLEASURES): I'm crocheting a pair of fingerless mittens for this one. I was not sure what I would do at first, but then I realized that sometimes I will crochet something because it's easier/faster than knitting, and fingerless mittens are kind of my go-to project, which is silly.

Team Spirit (NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION): I was thinking about making a utility belt for Isaac or something like that. Or possibly the Bat Signal, to fit in with our Team Unity project.

Nerd Culture (KNOW YOUR ROOTS): For this one, I was thinking about making a Superman cape for Isaac. Superman was the first major super hero, according to Wikipedia.

Giving Geeks (RESPECT YOUR ELDERS, ESPECIALLY THE LONELY ONES): I was thinking about doing or making something for Gramma Sue. Other than that, I don't really know what I'd do.

So yeah, I'm working on some Nerd Wars stuff, including my dissertation. I'm hoping to get a lot of knitting done, especially now that we can use Netflix and watch movies again on our new (super bitchin) TV. :D

Mitts For My Sister

I finally finished them!

I'm pretty pleased with them, really. I gave them to Ellie and she seemed to really like them. :D I'm hoping that I will see her wearing them this winter.

I showed her this entry and she goes, "They're the exact same as mine! They even have the same yarn! ....Oh...."

Because I don't know what else to do~

Guess what it's time for? A Post-Move WIP update! :D With pictures this time!

Scrapghan 

This thing is getting freaking huge. I'm having a lot of fun knitting it, and there is now more blanket than extra yarn in the bag, which is exciting.


Blue's Shawl

I have to have this finished by the end of the month if I'm going to have it for Nerd Wars. I'm on my 9th of 12 repeats, plus the border. I will have to get my second skein wound, probably. And if not, oh no, I have a super pretty skein of yarn.


ACen Socks

These have not had any progress, though I did really like how they were coming along last time I worked on them. I'm hoping to finish them soon. One of the Nerd Wars challenges this month is to finish WIPs, so I might do that.

Crochet Scrapghan

I've been making a lot of progress on this one, since it's smaller than my regular scrapghan and John likes to watch the crochet motion. I am more progressed than the picture shows.


Dalaran Reading Mitts

I need to work more on these, since they're so close to done and I really like them. Once I figured out the edging, they became a lot prettier and I liked them a lot more. The colors are really pretty, too.


Test Knit Fingerless Mitts 

I need to finish these so my aunt will stop bugging me about her needles that I have. Also then I would have one less WIP and that would be nice.


Longcat Scarf

Not a lot of progress on this one recently. I need to get more yarn wound. We're going to get Netflix hooked up again soon, so I'll be able to sit, knit, and watch docs. Which will be good.


Sunshine Shawl
This thing barely counts as a WIP. I only knit two rows of it so far. I'm really excited for the finished product, though, so I will work on this one in September, at least.

Riverbanks

I still hate this pattern, but I love the project. And the yarn. I finally have internet again, so I can look up the pattern, because the "print the essentials" button didn't print any of the charts. So.. yeah.

Purple Shawl
I did a couple of rows the other day, but I'm working mostly on other projects right now.

Yoshi Blanket
No real progress. I'm still trying to deal with my gauge issue, so I'm nervous to work on it any more, in case I have to rip everything. I might try blocking the squares I have to see if that helps at all.

Another WIP Update

Scrapghan
It's actually getting pretty big now. I can't believe how wide it is! I never would have guessed. I've been working on this one a lot while watching BS:G, so I've done a fair amount with it lately. I'm worried that it will get too big for the bag soon.

Blue's Shawl
I'm working on this one for Nerd Wars. I'm using the Boneyarn Shawl pattern. It will have 12 little sections, plus the ridge on the edge, and I'm on the 8th section. To get points for it, I will have to have it done by the end of August. I think I'll do it.

ACen socks
I started these ACen weekend, and only got through the toes. I have not worked on them much since then, but I really liked how they were coming out so far.

Crochet Sock Yarn Scrapghan
Yes, I started another one. This one is crochet, though, rather than knit, and made with sock yarn instead of worsted yarn. It's not very big yet and is already packed for the move.

Dalaran Reading Mitts
I have not made any progress on these since the end of last Nerd Wars tournament. I'm hoping to finish them shortly after the move.

Mitts for my Sister
No progress. I bet if I worked hard, I could finish them before the move. ..Maybe.

(Test Knit) Fingerless Mitts
I still don't like these very much, but I need to finish them. I'll hopefully finish them soon and give the needles back to my aunt.

Longcat Scarf
I've made a little progress on this one, but I need to get more yarn wound. John has been so patient about this project, and I'm really glad. I would love to have it finished for him this winter.

Sunshine Shawl
I'm only like four rows in to this one, so I'm putting it on hold for now. I think I messed up already, though, so I'll have to see what happens with it. I really want it, but I might have to start over.

Riverbanks
I hate hate hate hate this pattern. But it looks so pretty. I'm working on the hood lace section, but I'm only on row eight of 50 or something stupid like that. 

Purple Shawl
Kari found the pattern for this while we were packing for the move yesterday. I hope to work on this again soon, because I really like how it's coming along.

Yoshi Blanket
I haven't been able to fix my gauge issue yet, so I haven't been working on this one really at all. I'm too nervous about it. :(

Traveling Shawl

I finally finished that lace shawl I was working on!

This is it in all of its fresh-off-the-needles glory~

Pinned out to its full extent. A view of the middle part, obviously.

I had to get John to take the photo because I wasn't tall enough. But this is the whole shawl. That tape measure is 60 inches at its longest.

A sort-of-decent-for-now shot of the end of it, pre-blocking.

I don't have a pretty picture of it yet, since it's pretty much been either raining (which would undo the blocking, of course) or stupidly hot and I don't want to wear an alpaca shawl when it's that stupidly hot. :/

I will, though, get a better picture of it once the weather decides what it's going to do. There's actually a heat advisory right now...

UFOs

I realize I just did this, but it's been more than a month and I need to do it again.

Ok. I'm moving in 3-4 months. I don't want to be dealing with WIPs and taking care of things when I'm worrying about everything else already. I fret. It's what I do. So basically, I want to have at least 95% of my WIPs done before moving day. Everything left needs to be able to fit in a purse. A normal purse, not a me purse.

Here we go:

Scrapghan
Oh, scrapghan. Will you never end? No, likely not. I will use this project to de-stress after ACen while I sit and watch movies for a week straight. Yay summer vacation?

Dalaran Reading Miits
I was working on these for Nerd Wars, but did not get them done in time. They're super cute and a pretty quick thing. I'll probably have these done before too long.

Mitts for my Sister
I was also hoping to finish these for Nerd Wars, but didn't get to. They're close to done--I'm almost finished with the ribbing on the second mitt.

Test Knit Fingerless Mitts
Ok. I'm gonna come clean, here. I don't like these. I would never wear them. I don't enjoy fun fur. But I'm going to finish them, dammit. I'm working on the second mitten already. I just need to freaking do it.

Creepers Galore
I'm working on these for ACen. So any of them that aren't done by then will be put into the conbox and out of my hair until next con season.

Red Traveling Shawl
I am so close to this one, it is stupid. The rows are very long and that is my only excuse. I will finish this one soon, too.

Longcat Scarf
Oh gosh. I am not really making any progress on this one. I don't honestly remember the last time I worked on it. But John is so excited and I have put so much work into it already, I can't just rip it. Next time I go to knitting, I will get the two skeins wound so I can work without fear.

Purple Shawl
I am incredible at losing the pattern for this one. It's getting kind of stupid. The shawl is beautiful, but not very far along, so it's of a lower priority.

Yoshi Blanket
I encountered a problem with the Yoshi Blanket and it is making me wary of working on it. My gauge has changed as I've gotten more comfortable with crochet. The new squares are smaller.

Cthuluclava
This one hasn't actually been cast on yet, so I'm off the hook here. Er, needle.

Dreamless Calorimetry
Similarly, this one is not on the needles yet.

Golden Socks
Being knit for the express purpose of learning toe-up socks. I don't care that they're coming out too small to fit my feet because they are made of yucky acrylic. I don't care at all. Really. :|


So, it looks like most of the things I'm working on are either really close to done or really not close to done. I'm going to try to finish up the ones that are really close and then see where we're at. :)

An Update

So I'm going to do an update on all of my WIP's because they are making me feel guilty. And I don't have any photos or notable progress to share. :(

Scrapghan: I have been unabashedly throwing half-balls of worsted wt yarn into that bag, but I have not been doing a whole lot with the thing. Probably because my nice, big TV watching chair is covered in crap. I did knit a good two rows on it the other day (that's 800+ sts), but it's not even half done yet.

Capillary Action Socks: These are my most active project at the moment. I am really liking them, and am getting close to the heel of my second sock.

Mitts for my sister: I feel bad even calling this one a WIP. I haven't even gotten past the ribbing of the first mitt. Maybe I'll work on these on Sunday while I'm out with my family. Something easy and simple that I know well.

(Test Knit) Fingerless Mittens: GUH. That is all I have to say about this. I am not really having fun making it, but I am obligated to finish them. Preferably by Sunday. ...Crap.

Creepers Galore: These are gonna be little plushies for ACen. I have not finished the first one yet, but to be fair I did not have the yarn to make his face.

Red Traveling Shawl: This one tried to escape under my desk, but I have found it and have since done a couple rows on it. I only have one more repeat after the one I'm on, then I get to bind off. :)

Christmas Present for the Boy: This is my guilt project. I just feel so bad every time I see it that I have not completed it yet. I have not really made any progress. I should work on it some after my more time-constrained ones. I have the most understanding boy ever. ;-;

Purple Shawl: Now that I have found my red shawl, this one has been bumped down in priority. I did make some good progress with it so far, and the color changes are beautiful.

Yoshi Blanket: There is a part of me that really wants to sew together the bits I already have to see how far I am and a part of me that feels that would be very depressing. I do love how mindless the granny squares are, though. I have made one square recently.

Little Blue Sock: I was putting this one off because the st st part was boring, but now that I have turned the heel of my other sock, I am really quite excited to turn this one.

Cthuluclava: I have not actually cast this one on yet since I have so many projects going right now.

That's 11 projects. I have plans for two more before the end of March. I would really like to do them, at least. We'll see.