April Goals

Every month I have a list of knitting goals that I attempt to accomplish. I'm a little Type A...I also have lists of every skein of yarn I own, what pattern I will use with each skein of sock yarn in my stash, what projects I will knit each month and on and on...I like lists:).

On my list for April I have the following:
1) Orangina (started)
2) Picovoli
3) Trekking #126 socks (started) and more socks after that...
4) Winter Works in Progress (WIPs) (My so-called scarf, trinket, misc. fingerless glove)

So, on to the progress...
Here's Orangina as of this morning. I've completed the front lace section and started the back. I call it front and back, but they are really interchangeable. Once I knit up the second lace part I will join the two panels together and knit the waist in the round. It's a pretty neat construction. I'm hoping to have this project all finished by the end of this coming weekend, but as I'm always getting distracted by my sock knitting I can't be sure:)

Speaking of socks, here is the completed sock #1 of my Trekking XXL #126 socks. Plain sock pattern (my own formula) with a picot edge on the cuff. For the picot I used the guidelines in Ann Budd's Handy Book of Patterns (what a great book!). I cast on for sock #2 last night, but it was late and I only knit a few rows. I really love the patterning on this sock yarn. It's knitting up a bit scratchy, but I'm hoping that it's like Opal sock yarn and it will wash up to super softness.