20th January 2007

These are the UFO’s lurking in my house which I am determined to complete or at least make progress on this year. Many just need blocking and making up (but I hate doing this).

I will update this page with my progress during the year.

Currently – 17 out of 27 still UFO

(in no particular order)

1) Chrissy – pullover
Yarn – Rowan All Seasons Cotton
Pattern – Rowan 31
Started – Sept 2006
Progress – 33% (back & 1/3 of front)
Update 31st Jan – back and front now completed

2) Nell – fairisle cardigan
Yarn – Rowan True 4ply Botany
Pattern – Rowan 28
Started – Jan 2006
Progress – 25% (back nearly complete)

FINISHED

3) Orchid - v-back pullover
Yarn – Rowan Linen Drape
Pattern – Rowan 31
Started – Summer 2005

Completed 15th Oct 2007

4) Echo – polo-neck pullover
Yarn – Kid Classic & Yorkshire Tweed
Pattern – Rowan 38
Started – Feb 2006
Progress – 95% (block, sew, knit collar. completing could take some time as there are hundreds of ends to weave in from the stripes!!!!)
Update 24th Jan – ends on back have been woven in!

FINISHED
5) Railway Sock
Yarn – Regia 4ply
Pattern – Knitting Vintage Socks by Nancy Bush
Started – Oct 2006
Progress – 50%, 1 sock down 1 to go
Completed 9th Feb 2007

FINISHED

6) childs hat & mittens
Yarn – baby DK
Pattern – Patons PBN C 4847
Started – Summer 2006
Progress – 98% (block & sew)

Finished 11th Oct 2007

7) Check jacket
Yarn – Sirdar Snowflake
Pattern – Sirdar pattern leaflet
Started – ca 2001 ? so long ago I can’t rememer was originally going to be a present for my mum but changed my mind and knit her a plain cream one…
Progress – 50% Back, left front and most of right front completed

baby lace matinee jacket
Yarn – no idea, I inherited a couple of sacks of yarn when my nan died. She used to knit items for the church bazaar and people would donated their leftover balls to her so most of the yarn in the sacks are in part balls with no labels. Much of it is baby yarn and 2ply and 4ply. She crocheted loads of stripey blankets so now I can crochet I may have to do the same!

Pattern – an old baby pattern book either my nans or my mums
Started – can’t remember, several years ago probably when one of my friends was pregnant…
Progress – 98% (block & sew)

FROGGED

9) Chunky sleeveless pullover
Yarn – Sirdar super chunky yarn (not completely sure what it is actually!)
Pattern – I remember buying the pattern leaflet but can’t now find it
Started – ca 2000? (poss earlier)
Progress – finished but when I completed it I realised it was HUGE, and I mean HUGE. I knit it exactly to the pattern with the yarn detailed so goodness knows what happened! I was so deflated I couldn’t even be bother to unpick but the yarn is nice and so I need to unpick
Frogged 18th July 2007

10) Cable Cushion Cover
Yarn -leftover aran yarn from Dave’s sweater not sure what it was
Pattern – my own, it’s just a square with some aran stitch patterns I liked
Started – Nov 2005, when we bought our new sofas and I wanted some cushions to go with them
Progress – 98% (block & sew), I even have the cushion pad for it!

(11) Polly Pocket Dress
Yarn – Rowan Denim
Pattern – Miss Bea’s Seaside by Louisa Harding
Started – Sept 2006
Progress – 95% (knit pockets, block & sew)

FINISHED
12) Jasmine – cardigan
Yarn – Rowan 4ply cotton
Pattern – Rowan 39
Started – Spring 2006

Finished – 22nd June 2007
I knitted the whole thing before I realised that the lacy border all around the edge (bottom edge up the right front, round the neck and back down the left front!) was crocheted – and I couldn’t crochet! I finally taught myself and managed to complete it ready for Summer 2007.

13) Zipped Jacket
Yarn – Rowan All Seasons Cotton
Pattern – Debbie Bliss Baby Style
Started – Spring 2006
Progress – 95% (block, sew, insert zip)

14) Rosebud Cardigan
Yarn – Rowan Cotton Glace
Pattern – Debbie Bliss Nursery Knits
Started – Summer 2006
Progress – 15% – about 6″ of the back

15) Vest & Cardigan
Yarn – Colinette Mercury bought on eBay
Pattern – a Colinette Pattern book (can’t remember which one) for Mercury and Tagliatelle (Italian style or something??)

Started – poss 2003? (or maybe earlier)
Progress – 80% – not sure I like it as didn’t have enough of one shade so knit a contrast band at the bottom. Will post pics sometime for an opinion!

16) Shetland Lace Eyelet Cardigan
Yarn – an unlabelled cone of shetland lace weight yarn in a deep red, one of three I bought on eBay when I fancied trying some shetland lace
Pattern – The Traditional Sweater Book by Madeline Weston which was given to me by one of my mums friends and is full of Aran’s, Ganseys, Fairisle and Shetland lace
Started – sometime in 2005
Progress – barely started, about 8″ knit of back

17) baby sweater with rabbit
Yarn – Sirdar Snowflake
Pattern Sirdar pattern leaflet
Started – I think I was knitting this for my God-Daughter when she was born and she just had her 6th birthday! In my defence at the time she was born I was moving house and planning my wedding so I think this got shelved and forgotten somewhere in that confusion…
Progress – 95% (block & sew & knit neck

FINISHED
18) Toddler Aran Cardigan
Yarn – Sirdar Snuggly Aran
Pattern – Sirdar Toddler Aran Knits Booklet
Started – Aug 2006 intended as a knit for my charity sale
Progress – 98% (block & sew)

Finished 14th October 2007

19) Baby stripey cotton sweater
Yarn – Sirdar soft cotton DK
Pattern – Sirdar leafler 1688
Started – May 2006
Progress – 99% (finish sewing up)

FROGGED
20)Aran jacket
Yarn – Hand-spun Irish 100% wool which I bought when I went to Dingle, Ireland at Easter 1999
Pattern – it was a pattern from a magazine called “Essentials” which I used to subscribe to
Started – Autumn 1999
Progress – halfway through I decided I didn’t like it…the yarn is wonderful and deserves to be something beautiful so I need to unpick and recreate. I’ve been looking for some yarn to knit Sunrise Circle Jacket a free project from Interweaves. I have two colours of this yarn green and deep blue and probably enough for two pullovers or one large jacket.

21) Cable sweater
Yarn – Heather coloured aran yarn (no labels left)
Pattern – no idea
Started – this could be my oldest UFO. I know I already half-knit a sweater which had embroidered flowers then unpicked and started this current incarnation…I actually have no idea what I was knitting!

Progress – as I don’t even know what this was I need to unpick, the yarn is a wonderful colour though and I would love to make something with it.

22) Sanquhar Gansey
Yarn – Stylecraft Aran in brown and cream
Pattern – The Traditional Sweater Book
Started – 2005
Progress – 5% – about 10″ knit. Very slow knit as it is a 2 colour stranded work design.

FROGGED
23) Banff- chunky sweater
Yarn – Rowan Chunky
Pattern – knitty.com
Started – Winter 2005
Progress – despite careful gaugning I ran out of yarn with 2″ sleeve to go. I do have replacement yarn to knit this sweater as I love the pattern but obviously this needs unpicking.
Frogged 18th July 2007

24) Binary scarf
Yarn – Stylecraft DK
Pattern – knitty.com
Started – Dec 2006
Progress – 15% current project for hubby

25) Leaf pattern baby shawl
Yarn – Patons Fairytale 2ply
Pattern – Patons leaflet – my favourite shawl pattern which I have knit at least 8 times, it’s now held together with sellotape!
Started – Summer 2006 when my friend told me she was pregnant.
Progress – 95% – 1/3 of border to complete and sew on.picture of current progress here. I really need to finish this as the baby is now about 2 months old…I think I didn’t finish it as my own situation re babies (failed fertility treatments and coming to terms with adopting) made me scared to go visit a brand new baby and if I didn’t finish the shawl I couldn’t go round…I am feeling a bit stronger now so will finish it.

FINISHED
26)Cowl neck pullover –
Yarn – Patons Symphony bought at Trago Mills
Pattern – Patons leaflet bought at Trago Mills
Started – ca 2002
Progress – 99.9% – 1 seam to sew
Completed 20th Jan 2007

FINISHED
27) Monkey Socks
Yarn – Hot Socks Sockret Pal Yarn from Scouts Swag
Pattern – www.knitty.com
Started – Jan 2007
Progress – 50% 1 sock finished, 1 to go
Completed Feb 2007