I posted a couple of quick wins early in the month, as you'll remember. My Halloween socks were an easy win, followed by Laurelhurst, that cute and simple little fair-isle number for 25,000 Tuques.
After I got those knocked out, my strategy changed a little. If I were playing along the way I have in years past, I probably would have targeted my Hitchhiker next, and knocked it out of the park.
I did work on it some, when everything else was on my nerves, and only garter stitch would do. There's maybe six more teeth than there were on January 31, so we'll call it progress.
But mostly I worked on socks for my Order Mission and on Lilli Pilli for my Potions O.W.L.
On February 1, I had less than five inches of cuff on the first sock in my Post-Apocalyptic Valentine's Day socks.
I worked on them everywhere from work to pedicure chairs to cozied up on my couch to the Atlanta airport. I finished them up on February 24, exactly one month after I cast them on. I have good intentions about doing a proper FO post for them later. We'll see how that pans out.
Anyway, those socks where my "purse knitting" and the other pair, Crocus vernus by Hunter Hammerstein are my "mild to moderate concentration required knitting." My strategy was to have one relatively simple pair and one more complicated pair going. This was a good strategy. Right up until I finished the simple pair.
The good news is that as of this morning, I have one sock of this pair done as well. These are pretty enough that I think they warrant a second, closer look.
Isn't that lovely? I've the second sock cast on, and I'm a repeat into the leg.
For those of you playing along at home, we're sitting pretty on 5 of 16 socks done for the year. And it's not even March yet. #sockwatch16
When I'd had enough of socks, I switched gears and worked on my Circles to Squares afghan. The Harry Potter Knitting and Crochet House Cup doesn't care that it's February, or that I'm meant to be finishing. I'm still supposed to turn in a few classes. But don't fret! Blanket squares totally count for classes, so I could make a few more blocks for my afghan, honor February is for Finishing by working on an old WIP, and get my classes taken care of. (Yes, I know this is all mildly ridiculous. But I'm getting stuff done, so whatever.)
Two more of the tiny squares, and one more big one, and I'll be ready to start seaming. In the spirit of continued gamification, I'm aiming to finish the blanket during Stash Dash this summer.
The rest of my February was spent in the pleasant company of Lilli Pilli. I was about half done the lace when February started.
When the picture on the right was taken I had about 75 of 100 garter stripes done. I'm closer to 85 now. Once I'm done with the stripes, there's another small lace section and I'll be done. It's going to be humongous, and completely awesome. I'm really excited to see it blocked.
So, of the eleven projects I had on the needles at the beginning of February, I've finished three. I'll have two more done within the next few weeks, and then I'll be down to six.
I'm already making plans (of course) for what to cast on next. I'll need some more socks for my purse, and probably another shawl or cowl, because I have a sickness and must be stopped. I'm also planning to haul my Monkeys out of retirement and get them finished up.
How did your February go? I know some of you out there were able to knock several things off of your lists.
