Finishalong

loobyj · Finishalong

Wondered if anyone was interested in joining me in a finishalong?

I'd really like to clear up all those half finished things that are lurking around in various bags and boxes - I've frogged quite a lot and have come up with a top five.

Cardi for me - half and sleeve and sewing up left to do
Lacy Kerchief scarf - about a quarter left
Sublime Landgirls waistcoat - half done
Fingerless gloves - half done
Sirdar hoodie - a bit over half done

Valentine's Day (8 weeks away) is the target to get at least three of these done. I'm not doing them to the exclusion of anything else - but just a bit more focus on them.

lj

melody yarns

I like to start the new year with a projects finish-off so I'll join you! I only have five projects though one of which will be finished by this lunchtime:

a) Blaze cardigan which is currently hibernating

b) Henrietta cardigan - hibernating

c) February Lady Sweater - about half done

d) One Button cardigan from Eco Knits II - hating this but half way up the back so I might as well continue Sad

I aim to have the Feb sweater knitted by the end of December but the hibernating projects will be finished off for the warmer weather.

I also have two projects awaiting stitching up so I might make a start on one of those this evening!

FatCat

Great idea! Yeah, count me in please! I've frogged a lot recently too, and top 5 major things (not scarfs or socks) are:

Batshawl - main body of it is done, just need to pick up and do the border - FINISHED!!
Perugino throw - has been OTN for over a year, about 3/4 done - FINISHED
Sirdar hoodie (or perhaps not-hoodie) - still a sleeve and the fronts to do - FROGGED
Winter Blossom shawl - about a 1/4 done, but I'm really enthusiastic about it at the moment
Cheshire Cat stole - still a lot to do on that, and it does depends on whether I can ever find the safe place I've put my beading hook! Evil or Very Mad

FROGGED

Hmm, rather a lot of laceweight in there. Oh well! Laughing

I like the idea of aiming for 3 by Valentine's Day, and of not limiting myself just to working on these Very Happy

Wildpurl

Oh fab idea loobyj!
Count me in. I've got:

- Bergere de France Cable sweater, one third of the way up the back, I'd love to get this finished it's been OTN for nearly a year and it's lovely
- Babette blanket, progressing well and need a push now to finish it off
- Ilga Leja Queen of the Waves shawl - about one third through, it's really lovely too but I got fed up with all the wraps and then it was winter and I couldn't face it, but I'd like to have it for spring
- Mystery Stole 3 (Swan Lake) - I've hardly got anywhere with this, and I thought about frogging it but it's too lovely, so I'd like to carry on and finish it.

I've also got a scarf in Tao silk about half way done (crochet) which I'm not sure about finishing, so it's on the list, but...

Like you I won't do these exclusively, but I would like to get on and give them a bit more focus. February for the first three seems reasonable...

dreamcatcher

Great idea, I have these to finish:

- Alhambra scarf
- Sirdar cardi - one sleeve to make them seaming and edging left to do
- Flutter Sleeve cardi - this only really has a bit of seaming and edgings to do

The last two I am aiming to complete over the next couple of weeks, am currently doing some Thingmas knitting which takes priority Very Happy

malteser

Count me in. I have a Bergere de France cable jumper which I started doing over two years ago to finish. I only have the sleeves to do so aim to have a good go at them after Christmas day. Hope to get it finished be the end of January.

CJ

I'm in, but as most of my stuff is laceweight, I'm not sure it will be finished by valentine's day, but I'll give it a go. Laughing

I have a handspun shawl to cast off - all 320 odd stitches of it.
Finish the seraphim shawl in laceweight
Finish my kimono shawl, also laceweight.

cazzie

And me

Got severals things on the go - will come back and list them later

melody yarns

Lookee, here's the jacket wot I need to stitch together:

See now you will be able to see what progress (if any) I make as the weeks go on Mr. Green

Glynis

I have a shoulder shawl and the Misbehavin' Vest to finish.
http://www.oneplanetyarnandfiber....avin_Vest_p/cb-misbehavinvest.htm

Jobo

Me too, I have 2 cardigans to finish, one in navy blue Wool Cotton which I am heartily sick of, mainly because I started something else, frogged it and am now knitting this one, and I absolutely loathe knitting with frogged yarn Evil or Very Mad

Just the sleeves to do now.

The other is an aran weight cardi in red Debbie Bliss luxury aran tweed - done the back.

I would like to get these both finished by mid January.

I am itching to cast on something new..................... Laughing

Nevisknitter

I've been an a finishalong for the last week and hoping to carry on until the end of the month.
So far I have finished
-wee socks which were filled with a sweet and toy for my sunday school class
- my sons hoodie, just got to sew it up tonight.

My nativity is nearly finished too, and I am hoping to finish at least one of the mystery shawls I started this year, one just need the border, the other is half done.

knittingnanny

Mmm - most of my WIPs are finished, I'm on the first sleeve of the February Lady Sweater, (just) I had a bit of a stall last night, as I fell asleep while watching TV. That usually means I am ill or exhausted. Hopefully it's just exhaustion, I had a really busy day.

I still have the long standing WIP - the christening gown, so that may be an early 2009 finish, but I'm not sure yet. Maybe DH's jumper? That WON'T be done by next Thursday Embarassed

Linda

loobyj

Oh goodie - lots of you with things to finish Very Happy

As much as anything I need to free up some needles! I've got loads of needles, but only a handful of pairs I knit with...

To encourage myself I've put all of the 'finishees' into a nice fresh box, made sure all the patterns are there, needles for sewing up, tape measure etc.

lj

FatCat

Nevisknitter

Well my sons hoodie is now sewn up, and I finished my goddess knits anniversary shawl, I had ran out of yarn 5/6 of the way round the border so ripped back the border and redid it in black jaggerspun zephyr. Finally finished it last night, just got to block it now.

Going to sew up the nativity next then might see if I can finish MS4, its half done at present.

pictish

I might join this as I have one or two things otn ...........

janice

Wildpurl

I picked up the needles this afternoon for the first time and have done a few rows of the BdF cable sweater. I like it so much that once I get going again I enjoy doing it, I ahve just had so many interruptions and then it takes ages to get my head round it.

dreamcatcher

I've been working on Alhambra and I have 7 repeats done, which in theory is almost half way. I then weighed the remaining yarn (Posh Eva 2-ply) and I have 34g left out of 50 Laughing

Methinks this scarf will be a bit bigger than the original - then again the original only used around 300 yards and Eva has 400.

I was doing fine on this until I decided to start the Westside cap, which I'm about to head off to finish Very Happy

malteser

I got my B de F jumper out of hiding and finally started the sleeves, like Carola now I have started it I really like it again. Hopefully will get at least one sleeve knitted over the next week, anyhow I am determined to get it finished before I pick up anything else.

loobyj

Hoorah for anyone that's finished anything - even if it's just a sleeve! I've not picked anything up for nearly a week now, tsk. Think I'll be festering indoors tomorrow, see what I can do then.

lj

Hanne

I'm joining!

I want to finish

* Riding to Avalon hoodie. I've knitted the rest of sweater, only hood left to be done.
* Aleksanteri's Tiger Sweater. It's maybe 40% done, but I got annoyed with intarsia tiger - eight tiny balls of yarn in one row - and it has been on the bookshelf since November.
* Green afghan. I'm making a garter stitch afghan from all green cotton yarns I have in stash, and it was supposed to be my brother's birthday gift last year. There isn't so much to knit, it's more about getting it done because endless garter stitch isn't very interesting.

I'm planning to start next week when children go to kindergarten and I have more free time in my hands.

craftylady

I'm heading down to see my Dad on 2nd January, maybe I could resurrect my Lady Sweater (which I'm hating) but won't let myself start Tempest until it's finished.

I've also got my sock yarn cardi to sew up Rolling Eyes

Keep your eyes peeled!! (and fingers crossed)

melody yarns

Ooooh your sock cardie sounds interesting! I can't wait to see it finished cos I have one planned too Very Happy

I'll finish my February sweater if you finish yours Very Happy

Wildpurl

I've been plodding along with my BdF sweater, I've done nearly 1/3 of the way up the back now I think. I've been helped by being not at all well but well enough to watch Stargate reruns and knit. Today I am feeling quite a lot better but someone seems to have put a red hot needle through my left sinus, ouch.

It is looking really nice, I'll post a picture when I get to the underarms, that will give me a target.

loobyj

Sinus pain is yeuch - I do sympathise Carola. Look forward to your pics too.

I've been watching The Railway Children and working on my Landgirls waistcoat. Looking for something else soothing now to keep me clicking away.

lj

blueadt

I'm in on this. I've realised that I have far too many things OTN & have finished a couple yesterday. I had a Round Dishcloth that I finished in October but hadn't grafted it. It was finally done last night Embarassed

I also had 10 rows left to do on a Christmas Lace Cloth which was also finished last night.

Then I picked up my Baby Ribbon Blanket which had been thrown into a corner as I'd missed a yo. I found that somehow two stitches had been dropped off a few bands below (at the colour change) & have to graft it back up. Firstly though I'm going to finish the knitting....

I've got the yarn to make myself both a cardigan & a jumper but want to get some WIP's out of the way first Rolling Eyes

loobyj

I've just found something else to add to the list as well. A chunky cardigan/jacket that only needs the sleeves sewing in Rolling Eyes

How stupid's that??????

Gonna try and do that tomorrow evening - give me a boost into the new year.

lj

Nevisknitter

Heres the stuff I have finished so far this month.
Kings for nativity

A hoodie for my wee boy using yarn left over from my FLS.

and the goddess knits anniversary shawl, it just needs blocking now.

I ran out of yarn doing the border on this so frogged back and knitted the border in leftover jaggerspun zephyr, main bit of the shawl is Cherry tree hill merino lace (I think)

dreamcatcher

Lovely FOs there, the black hoodie is fab!

I've finished the main knitting on my tweed cardi and at the moment all the pieces are blocking. Not quite finished but hopefully very soon!

pictish

What a gorgeous little hoodie!!!

melody yarns

Eeeeep! Boy's hoody!!

Quick, quick!! I need pattern details, yarn details, the works!!

Nevisknitter

melody yarns

Oooh thanks! I want to buy some pattern books from Diannes so I'll add that in to my basket when I do - thanks for the info Wink

!!

Nevisknitter

Its a pretty simple knit too, the cables only every 14th row so nice and mindless for the most part, I'm sure you have aran in stash too.

melody yarns

loobyj

Pah

I hate setting in sleeves Evil or Very Mad

All set to finish my first wip tonight - set in one sleeve and it's tight Evil or Very Mad

It shouldn't be - the armhole and sleeve top are plenty big enough, so I'll have to rip it out tomorrow.

Pah Evil or Very Mad

lj

pictish

Oh no!!! Hope you get it to work!!

loobyj

Hmm. Well, after trying on the sleeves on their own (iyswim) I think they are very close fitting, and not necessarily what I'd want from a jackety thing. And I'm probably a row (which is quite a lot on 10mm needles) over on the length of the armhole on the body. So, there's more than just my finishing skills to blame Laughing

I'm going to frog the sleeves and remake them a few stitches wider - they were really quick to do so it shouldn't take long. At least that way I'll have a jacket I'm happy to wear, rather than one that's finished that I won't wear!

lj

pictish

Unfortunately I think you're right Confused

Best of luck this time!!

janice

Oooppps

I seem to have slipped up on my finishing techniques, rather than finish stuff I appear to have cast on for 3 more projects.....socks, lopi cardie and a hat (Trekker) for DH Rolling Eyes

And I still need to sew up that Big Softie cardie, I hate sewing Sad

KnittingLadybird

I hope you finishers get things, well... finished Very Happy

I'm a 'top down in the round' convert for the self same reasons....I hate sewing and setting in sleeves.

Good Luck Ladies...keep going!

melody yarns

Me too Janice bleugh!

pictish

In a funny way I'm getting to like it Shocked

But before you all ask - the answer is NO!!! Laughing

Wildpurl

OK, then, I've been knitting furiously on my BdF cable sweater and as I promised, here is the back, just up to the point where I will start decreasing for the armholes. I'm quite pleased with my progress, and I like how it's looking.
I won't have so much time after today because
I'll be back at work, so I'm glad I got a reasonable amount done.
I'm going to try and focus on this now until it's finished and then maybe move onto my Babette blanket and perhaps...some socks!

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Glynis

That looks gorgeous Carola!

pictish

Oh that's beautiful Carola - well done for sticking with it!!!!

dreamcatcher

That looks gorgeous carola, I love the red too!

I'm another one that doesn't actually mind the sewing up, but it does take me quite a long time as I try to be very careful Very Happy

melody yarns

looking gorgeous!

Wildpurl

Thanks guys, I've brought it into work to carry on in my lunch hour. I have decreased the first set now. I think if I can at least get the back done then it won't seem so daunting, and maybe I'll just keepon going till it's finished. Can you tell I'm trying to psych myself up lol!

pictish

Keep going!!! I'm trying to be more focussed this year too and actually enjoying seeing more rapid progress Razz

loobyj

Lovely Carola - hope your work colleagues are suitably impressed too!

Well I finished the back of my Landgirls on Sunday night - I know the remaining front will be a quick knit - but then there's all the sewing up and picking up to do Confused

Not my favourite thing at the mo!

Still I'm happy with the progress I'm making!

lj

dreamcatcher

I seamed the raglans on my cardi last night and picked up for the right side button band. First row of rib is done - hoping to make good progress on this today Very Happy

pictish

I'm just about to finish the sleeve on my Lucy jacket . Just the collar and seaming to do then.

Am going to modify the collar to make it wider and shorter (as someone on Rav has done) - more like a revered collar - as it was very open and floppy and sort of hung down when I made it last time. May not bother with the belt either.

janice

I've actually managed to sew up that Big Softie cardie Laughing

Only taken me 23 days Shocked

I used 'normal' yarn and all I can say is I'm so glad it isn't for me cos I doubt it would have even gor as far as needing sewn up Wink

pictish

It's a shame the yarn was such a pain cos it looks so lovely knitted up!!

FatCat

That looks lovely Carola! And well done to everyone else too Very Happy

I'm not doing so well after that first flush of finishing the Batshawl Embarassed

I've frogged the Sirdar hoodie, so at least that's off the list. But I've cast on something else with the yarn (Freedom Spirit), so I don't think I can actually get away with counting it as project-reduction Rolling Eyes

And I'm itching to cast on something else new too - I think I'm a lost cause at the moment Sad

loobyj

Never a lost cause - did your school reports ever say 'needs to concentrate on the task in hand'? Laughing

(As opposed to mine which said 'Louise would accomplish so much more if she stopped talking for a moment'!)

lj

FatCat

yeah, I'm sure they used to say things along the lines of "very easily distracted, could achieve much more if she stayed focused" Very Happy

Good job we weren't in the same class, neither of us would have got anything done Rolling Eyes

pictish

YAYYY!!! Finished my first WIP of 2009 (and my first of my 24) - collar done, sleeves are in and just sewing up the rest now Razz

Piccies will have to wait till the weekend when DH is off when there is daylight (for about 2 hours Wink

).

dreamcatcher

Yay congrats!

pictish

Ta!!! I'm much happier with the collar than last time and I think it is going to look ok this time size wise as well.

How you getting on with yours DC??

Wildpurl

Well done pictish! Way to go!!!

loobyj

Hoorah - well done you!!!!

lj

pictish

All done!!! Razz

FatCat

hurrah, well done you!

OK, I'm probably being very dense, or have missed loads of posts or something (haven't checked through everything posted since Christmas Eve, terribly remiss of me Embarassed

) but ..... what is it? Confused

It has a collar though, woo!

pictish

It's Lucy Cool

dreamcatcher

pictish

Great - keep going!!! I'm having a night off then will think what I might do tomorrow Wink

Anna

Well done, pictish!

My mum made me Hannah from that book and it was lovely. We were very disappointed when it stretched terribly though Sad

pictish

It's a lovely pattern that Anna - what a shame it stretched Sad

Hanne

Yesterday I finished the second sleeve for Riding to Avalon and also the back piece, now it's only the front (the sweater is knitted in round to underarms, so it's not much) and the hood. I hope I could finish it next week, and then work on Aleksanteri's sweater.

FatCat

dreamcatcher

Just have side seams to do and sew on the buttons on the tweed cardi Very Happy

Might get pictures today but it's gone very dull and damp here overnight.

dreamcatcher

pictish

Wildpurl

I've finished the back, and here it is:

I'm very pleased with it. It really is a lovely design, I agree with Malteser that the pattern seems to be unnecessarily complicated or difficult to follow, but the actual knitting is fairly straightforward.
This is pre-blocking which is why it looks as though it's made for a stick insect. Laughing

I'm casting on for the front as I type Cool

pictish

It looks very lovely Carola Razz

You have done very well getting all that done. It is going to look really stunning Cool

(Another one I have otn Wink

)

knittingnanny

It's looking gorgeous - it LOOKS really soft.

It's in my to do list for this year, but I keep swapping colours of yarn with patterns I want to make Confused

At the moment it's going to be beige, but that could change before long Embarassed

It's good to be reminded what a beaitiful pattern it is, and why I bought it.

Linda

Anna

I could have sworn that I posted a response to this. Oh well, never mind.

It's looking lovely Carola. I can't wait to see the finished item

Wildpurl

Thanks guys! keep that motivation coming LOL.
I have been sorely tempted to get some more Berlaine in Metal, all the BdF yarns are either 20% or 30% off on their own website at the moment. even taking shipping into account it works out cheaper than buying anywhere in the UK. I really fancy knitting another one some time.

loobyj

That's really lovely Carola - really soft, but good stitch definition too.

lj

Jobo

melody yarns

It's looking lovely and I LOVE the colour!! heart

dreamcatcher

It looks fab!

pictish

Wildpurl

Their designs are lovely, pictish. I bought the CD of the year's designs last year, my French is just about good enough to translate the patterns - in theory anyway, I haven't tried any yet! I'm tempted to do the same this year. And I agree about the yarns too, and they are such a bargain a the moment as Jo says. No! no! puts head under pillow. Away you evil temptesses! Laughing

FatCat

you're casting on the front AS you type? Wow, that's dedication! Very Happy

It's looking fabulous Carola. I've also got the yarn and pattern for this - mine's in Sarrasin, a honey/beige colour. But I've always been a bit put off by the pattern sounding as if it's complicated. Maybe I should just dive in Very Happy

On a separate note, I've crossed another thing off my Finish-along list - the Perugino throw is done

Photo is in the Look What I Made section Very Happy

loobyj

Oh yoo-hoo! I finished the pieces of my landgirl waistcoat last night Very Happy

Started joining the shoulder seams and picking up the border now!!

You know, I sometimes think, if you just get on and do something instead of worrying about how long it will take and what could go wrong, it's a whole heap better!

lj

Wildpurl

I'm well into the front of mine now and have begun the first cables. I'm really looking forward to doing the v neck as I think that looks really great on those I have seen. More pics when I've begun the neck!

I think you are right FC and loobyj, it's better to jfdi than to think about things too much. I'm going to try to keep to doing and finishing one thing at a time this year, I really do think I am more efficient if I do that and also I finish more things.

pictish

It's definitely thw way to go for quick finishes Carola if you can stick to it - I am not so good at that Rolling Eyes

melody yarns

FatCat

I'm still trying to work it out ... the f has me stumped Confused

Unless it's the very obvious and rather rude word that I think it might be Shocked

well done loobyj! Looking forward to seeing pics of the landgirl waistcoat Very Happy

pictish

melody yarns

Wildpurl

LOL
JFDI Just Freakin' Do It (polite form)
(www.thefreedictionary.com)

melody yarns

I was ALMOST there Wink

but mine wasn't too polite was it??? Laughing

FatCat

Well I was way off - I'd thought the same as Debs about the f, and I had the di as Dive In not Do It Very Happy

Although I kinda like my version too Very Happy

dreamcatcher

Just finished sewing the second front band on the Flutter Sleeve cardi and have pressed the pieces prior to seaming. Almost there now Very Happy