Yesterday, I finished Marianna’s poncho. I’ll hopefully get a picture of her wearing it later this morning, and will post it tomorrow. Seeing something on a body makes for a much more interesting picture than on a hanger, plus, you’ve already seen it that way. Regardless of how it is displayed, you will certainly not be able to see how magnificent this yarn is. It is the same stuff I’m making my FIRST EVER SWEATER FOR ME out of. (Coming soon, I promise. I’m giddy). Back to the yarn. It isn’t like the other Lopi I’ve seen, or the other Lopi they had at the warehouse. It is hairy. It has long, very thin black and white hairs. It is soft. It has this “you know you need to touch me” look to it, and it doesn’t disappoint.

I spent a lot of time yesterday sorting the stash. Or cleaning the stash. Or however else you want to say it. Basically, I was feeling the stress of having my stuff stashed here and there and not all in one place. I began to be in constant fear of losing something. Plus, all the books and magazines I’ve spent good money on, or I should say Nate spent good money on since he’s the main purchaser of said magazines and books, were getting bent and rumpled, and that was getting on my nerves too.

I took the yarn that was crammed between my couch and the filing cabinet cleverly disguised as a side table, and the yarn that was no longer inconspicuously hiding behind my knitting chair, and the yarn surrounding my bedside table spilling over to under my bed, and the yarn and books/leaflet patterns in various bags, baskets, etc that represent WIP’s, or soon to be such, (is that enough of a run on sentence for you?) and I dumped it all on my bed. I began sorting, tossing, organizing, compiling, (and grouping for new future projects. I couldn’t help it. Color therapy, you know) and ended up with some space in my brain, not to mention my house. For me, right now, happiness is an organized stash. Don’t be too envious, the only reason I was able to do it is because my stash is not. very. big. Seriously. If you don’t count the second hand acrylic stuff, which I don’t, it all fits into one of those under the bed Rubbermaid thingies that are hinged in the middle and open on either side. And a large yarn store bag full of beautiful brown Lopi. But that’s it, I swear.

Ok, ok, I know. The title to this entry is The List. Since I am organizing things, (did I mention I got all my needles and notions back where they belong? You’d think I was nesting), I thought I’d work up a new list of projects.

First of all, let’s re-visit the last one. The last one, remember, was in no particular order, and so I have done some rearranging. I was going to link everything, but you can find most of them in the sidebar.

1. Mari wanted a poncho- DONE!

2. Clogs for Nate- DONE! which reminds me, I spent the entirety of yesterday wearing them. They are amazing, despite being too big. I think I need some. Also, check out the Recently Completed section of the sidebar for a new picture of the hubby and his slippers.

3. Knitalong for my slipped garter stitch hat, AKA Hayden- DONE!

that was the fun part, now here’s the rest of it…

4. Flower Basket Shawl- In progress. Haven’t blogged about it yet, sorry.

5. Poor Peter’s satchel thing- sad to say, haven’t done a thing, but I will, and soon, because it’s eating me.

6. Ah yes, the daisy swatch/scarf- considering it really is just a swatch gone nuts, I feel no guilt whatsoever. I know it will always be there for me, and it is happy to fulfill that role. I am happy to let it. So I guess it’s waiting awhile, probably ’til spring when I’m sure the desire to wear it will be sufficient motivation.

7. Frost Flowers and Leaves shawl, and the Lily of the Valley shawl– how do you convey snorting derisively on a blog? Sufficeth to say, these ain’t gonna be happenin’ anytime soon. Sad, but so it is.

8. Oooh, the Lopi cardigan for me- which has since become the Lopi sweater for me. I am so excited for this one. I know what I want to do. I think it will look really nice. And I’m thrilled I’m happy enough with my body now that I’d knit something for myself that isn’t a hat, pair of gloves, purse, shawl, stole, etc… This one’s happening soon.

9. Veronica’s poncho- well, she hasn’t been asking, so I really don’t know if and when this is going materialize.

10. Olivia and Veronica’s dolls- Christmas gifts. I’ll have to blog sneakily, most likely with links because while neither of them can read, they like to look over my shoulder at the pictures.

11. Socks- this was added because of the gorgeous Koigu I had recently acquired. I still love it. I’m not feeling in a rush to make socks, however. I’m enjoying knowing that I have the yarn, so when the call comes, I can answer. For now, I’d rather have the clogs. (They’re SO great!)

That’s it for the list. I am pseudo-adding one that I remembered shortly after compiling this list, which would be the Harry Potter sweaters. I am acknowledging their existence on the list, but I don’t feel like talking about it right now. When I do, you will know.

WOW, I’ve been wordy this week. I think I’m going to end it here, and post The List- part 2 tomorrow. Cheers!