Indie Designer Gift Along 2013 Series: My Planning

I told you guys in my Interview with Ambah, that I would post a blog post with my projects I plan on doing for the Indie Designer Gift Along on Ravelry.

First of all, I have already finished one item for this! I made some baby mitts for my 1st cousin, Miracle's new baby girl. We were at my uncles house and I was knitting some socks, and my cousin was having her baby any day, at this time she was 4 days overdue. So, she wanted me to knit her something for her new baby. Since she was so overdue and told me to knit her something, I was kind of in panic! But, no longer! I found out that the pattern- Sock Yarn Newborn Mittens by CorrineKnits was apart of the Giftalong! I made some out of the sock yarn I had left over from the first sock of the pair I was knitting when I was at the family reunion.

So instead of doing the icords for the ties, I decided to use some ribbons on the mitts. Now, they have been done since November 11, and I finally sent it on Wednesday, December 4, 2013. She got it the next day since she is only a few towns away from me. I know she got them, but she still has not told me she has gotten them, but I am not holding it against her, she probably hasn't had time to get onto facebook and tell me, since she does have a newborn baby to hog all her time! :P

Since the GAL started, I have been such a bad girl! I have bought many patterns, and since I talk a bunch on all the threads instead of knitting, I have won a pattern or two... And one of my rav friends sent me on because I was supportive of her, so I have many patterns I can use for this, but I haven't started most of them! I have started one pair of socks, and some mitts. Both of these I need to get done since they are for Christmas presents! The Mitts I need to send in the mail before Christmas is even here, and so those need to get done soon! I did finish the first mitt, here is a photo!

I also have lots of other projects planned! Here are they, beware, they are a lot! 

I want to make both the necklaces from Ambah: Pirra Necklace and the Petarli Necklace. I have not chose the yarn. But, I do have lots of yarn I can use for it! I want to make the Pirra Necklace for my sister for Christmas... I haven't done it yet, mainly because I am horrible at Icords, so this will be great practice! 

I also have the patterns Jennifer Boot Cuffs, and Boot Candy Boot Toppers. I am getting some yarn to review (it is a secret!!!) for the Boot Candy. And I am totally sure that I have some yarn I can use for the Jennifer Boot Cuffs since it is just Worsted weight.

I won some patterns too!!! I won the pattern: Buttoned Cable Cowl, and Klid a Child's Cardigan. I don't know if I will get around to knitting these, especially the Klid, since it is a bigger project and I only have 3 more weeks! AH!!!

I bought some sock patterns from Maureen Foulds. I bought Nemesis Socks, and Wrought Iron Socks. She also gifted me her newest pattern apart of the Giftalong, And Then There Were None. I had originally bought the Nemesis Sock pattern and the Wrought Iron Socks because my teacher ordered some yarn from Knitpicks in order for me to knit her some socks! And guess what, I have already started the first pair! I am using Knitpicks Stroll Fingering weight in the Basalt Heather colorway. Here is my first photo I took of both cuffs done. I am doing them on seperate needles. I am using my 9" HiyaHiya US 1 needles, and I love them so much!!!

And I took a photo of my socks but it has very bad lighting and it is all fuzzy, but here it is anyways... It shows how far I am, but not the patterning very well...

My teacher bought yarn enough for two pairs. She bought 2 balls of each, Basalt Heather (which is above) and she bought some Sprinkle Heather. I think I might use Maureen's new pattern, And Then There Were None. I love the color, and the pattern will be lovely! I am majorly in love with cables, and so this pattern is full of them, and my teacher is such a nature lady! I think they will be perfect for her!

I really like the yarn, and for only $4 a ball ($8 for a pair of socks- Who can beat that!?) it is very good quality! I did rewind the yarn into a center pull ball since it is easier for me to realize how much I have left over. And there were some tangling inside the skein, but not so much. I did have to throw away a little cause I am not a very good un-tangler... But if you are good at that, it would have been much better!

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I think this wraps up all my patterns I own that could qualify for the Gift Along, so maybe if I post it here, maybe I will get more productive and finish a lot of these projects! I only have 3 more weeks left! I need to hurry!