8:00 a.m. Day 3: looks like someone tried to take it off, and then stopped. Since it's just wrapped and tied, it could have been taken off quickly - wonder why it wasn't? I re-tied it and will check in on it again tomorrow (day 5).
Pom Pom Yarnbomb
We'll be doing a Pom Pom Yarnbomb up at Spalding House during ARTSPREE (more details on the Honolulu Museum of Art's exhibitions page).
I'll be checking on this yarnbomb at least twice per week, and if it starts looking tatty or it interferes with the bicycles, I'll take it down.
The yarn club in my stash
Well. Would you want to give this up?
At that point, I went through my Ravelry stash (that helped me figure out how long some yarns had been in my stash) and my favorites, and did some pattern suggestion searches. With that, I started a Ravelry queue and have been bagging yarns together with notecards that have the pattern name and hook/needle size written on them. No printed patterns, because 1) I don't own a printer, and 2) I have been using my Kindle for patterns and really liking it.
This is the first bag, which I now have in my portable project bag. I've started the Wham Bam Thank You Lamb cowl by Susan Chang, and it's at just the right speed for winding down from the holidays - garter stitch and quick progress, resulting in a cowl that is very gift-able (that is to say, Muggles will like it). I'm over halfway through after one car ride, and if I knit during the drive back home tonight (I'm not going to be the one driving!), I'll be done and ready to cast on for the Cabled Button Toque by Amy Swenson, which I think could coordinate well with the cowl without being too matchy-matchy.
For yarns that I don't have a project in mind for, it's time for my trade/sell list on Ravelry. I don't need any more yarn right now, so it's all sell (unless you have some marvelous handspun yarn to trade). Because I need to move these yarns out of my stash, I'm asking for 10 - 20% below average retail price for untouched skeins that have been sealed in plastic bags away from light and odors, in a pet-free home. As I continue to sort through my stash, more yarns are likely to be added.
Slouchy Spiral Hat
Still no scarf, and this used up most of the yarn.
Ravelry: Slouchy Spiral Hat
Holiday Hot Water Bottle Cozy
It's not perfect, but it's done. I'm reminding myself that I can knit another one, and having this gift checked off my list is more important right now! Weaving in all the ends and washing this tonight, then getting it wrapped up for Mom.
Ravelry Project: Holiday Hot Water Bottle
Pattern: Rachael's ISBN Hot Water Bottle Cozy by Rachael Herron, modified to use stranded colorwork instead of the cable panel and with a shorter neck. The heart band at the bottom is from the chart in the Hearty-stripy sock pattern by Patty McEldowney.
Yarn: Plymouth Yarn, Galway, color 16 (red) and color 127 (light green)