Stash Dash Win!

Whew—note to self: Do NOT decide to participate in knitting challenges 2/3 of the way through them. Think if out next time dumb bunny! That being said, I totally made my 3k Stash Dash goal with a grand total of 3,245 meters knit. Yay! I am not a competitive person by nature; physical challenges totally leave me cold. But make it a personal challenge? Books read, meters of yarn knit? I am so there. So. There. This is why Goodreads and Ravelry are a double edged sword... So, to reach my 3,000m goal, I finished the Done the Impossible Scarf—so named because the yarn was a graduation gift,

And I put a rush on the Hitchhiker scarf I was doing initially as a relaxing knit, but then finished off in a whirl for Stash Dash. P.S. I LOVE this pattern and totally want to do it again. I now want to knit ALL the Behm patterns. I love the color of the yarn, and had fun draping it (very, very carefully!) over my bougainvillea.

While on the cottage cookout trip on Saturday, I started one last little project that I finished on Sunday and just squeaked in, one more Swirl hat. I love this pattern, but hate how long it has to be because it is SUPER stretchy. A real test of patience for someone who is on a deadline/bored of the pattern.

In celebration, I swatched for a pair of Monkey Socks while talking to my middle younger brother last night, which I then cast on today. These will become my river knitting socks for third term. I also started Magrathea, another Behm pattern today with that lime green yarn I have no memory of why I bought it and what I was thinking. Not sure who this is for so far, but enjoying the knit.

Today was also a sewing day. I had cut out a bunch of project bags following the Betsy Makes

and the Very Shannon tutorials over the weekend, so today was assembly time.

Don’t ask me why I am suddenly gripped with a burning desire to make project bags; my urges can be weird. A few notes in case any of you get bitten by the bug. With the wedge bag I halved the width 'cause that was the size of zipper I have access to. I'm going to try another one where I don't cut out such a big rectangle from the bottom; this one is a little small on the bottom, but a good size for a sock bag. On the reversible bags, adding a big button or bead to the pull is a nice touch and will help keep your bag closed. I accidentally forgot the interfacing in the purple one, but because it is reversible it is still nice and sturdy. I want to make the wedge at the given dimensions to see what I think of it; I'm liking the reversible bag more than I thought I would based on the pictures and what I had in my head.

I love projects like this--a good way to use up bits of fabric, and a high time to finished product ratio. I have a few more to assemble this week as well as a skirt and a bag keeper that I want to get done. Now I have my eye on some fun nerd fabric I saw on Etsy... I can't wait to hit a fabric store! Not to mention our to LYS's. I'm starting to think spinning wheel thoughts...