Last week the children were on holiday for half-term and this week will be spent mostly in trying to restore the house to a presentable state... At the moment, it still looks like it has been hit by a mini tornado!...
Of course, knitting and crafting of any kind, usually take a back seat when the children are around. I just pick up a "wip" where and when I can... I finished Martha's sleeve some time ago, but I have to thread more beads for the back and I haven't found the energy to do that yet... Once I find a moment to do this, I can carry on. The Tyrolean cardi's back is almost finished and I am glad of it as I find plain stocking stitch very soporific... Another row of Granny squares is also almost done and it looks as if, after all, I will have enough grey wool for yet another row...
Actually it has been some time since I had a few projects on the go at once and I kind of like the choice it gives me to jump from one to another as the mood takes me...
But you have managed to make big progresses on all 3 designs. I am mostly staying with one knitting, it´s always so exhausting for me to get into the rhythm and instruction again when laying it aside for a while. But I also have to say that this is a bit boring sometimes. Much much better to have a choice between knitting beads or st st, or do some crochet. And 3 are a real good number.
Posted by: Krawuggl | June 05, 2007 at 10:57 AM
Oh look at Fred and Ginger: Knitting Night and Day I think. I'm crocheting 6 big Granny squares to make a lap rug by, well, soon!! Happy Crocheting!! The squares look lovely.
Posted by: 2paw | June 05, 2007 at 11:21 AM
What is it about children and school vacations? This house is a wreck, too!!!
Posted by: Kim | June 05, 2007 at 11:23 AM
Three is probably the ideal; enough to hop from one project to another, but not too many so that you don't make good progress on each. They're all looking great!
Posted by: dawn | June 05, 2007 at 12:32 PM
Multiple wips - the more the merrier :) Helps to distract me when I run into hiccups with one project, I go and pick up another. When all my wips have hiccups, I simply go and cast on for something else. But there are pitfalls with this method, loads of them!
By the way, I'm so impressed that you're sticking with your sqaures. I've given up, those yarn ends just kills me. I like how you have 2 types of sqaures, one with multicoloured rows and another type with a little square within a sqaure, that's so cool to give it your own personal touch.
Posted by: erin | June 06, 2007 at 04:03 AM
Francois - I love all the photographs you find! The brown with the blue beads is gorgeous together.
Posted by: Gina L. | June 09, 2007 at 05:01 PM
C'st bien ce nouveau projet, en suivant ton humeur du moment. Ca repose de laisser courir son imagination je trouve. CA y est, j'ai dméénagé, plus qu'à déballer tous les cartons ! Et à revenir d'ici 10 jours sur mon blog, vous me manquez ! Bon dimanche.
Posted by: Christine | June 09, 2007 at 05:31 PM
I think it's fun to work on several projects at once especially when you get close to the end. The beaded knitting looks beautiful.
Posted by: little jenny wren | June 12, 2007 at 02:32 AM
I have a bag of cotton just waiting for me to go crochet crazy. That's not happened yet as there's too much knitting on the horizon but I feel it's close. Yours looks lovely and I know what you mean about all the books and sites with gorgeous granny squares everywhere. A.x
Posted by: Amelia | June 22, 2007 at 04:42 PM