The problem with jumping from project to project is that I don’t have very much in the way of interesting progress to show. I still haven’t forgotten about the 12 sweaters in a year project–although I’m a wee bit behind, technically, I only have to finish the sweaters this year. With that in mind, I hauled Sizzle out of my UFO pile.

I had a few inches left on the front, which were finished quickly, then I settled down to seam it up during the Oscars. On the principle that doing two things that always seem to take forever at once would somehow speed them both up? (Also, can we take a minute here and talk about the Oscars? There were a few great looks–Sandra Bullock, Cameron Diaz, Sandy Powell–and Meryl Streep and Helen Mirren are my role models on how to age gracefully, but what was up with the fooferah on all the skirts? It’s a dress, not sculptural art. Also, Zoe Saldana? I love you, I do, but didn’t anyone tell you that Ursula from the Little Mermaid was attacking that dress? Seriously. Take it off.)

Ahem.

I also picked up and worked the neck. It’s not overlapping quite as much as I’d thought, but is still cute. And dangerously low-cut, so that could be interesting.

And I’m still plugging along on the Atlantis sock. The problem with this is that the chart is just long enough that I can’t memorize it, or easily tell where I left off, so I can only wor on it when I have a little over an hour free, which isn’t always workable. I’m getting there, though!

Is it just me, or do toe up socks look really strange when you’re turning the heel? I prefer cuff down socks, but I’ve been working from several patterns that are toe up lately, and I still find the socks look quite odd as I work the heel.

These are the Atlantis socks plugging along. I’m enjoying these, but the chart is just long enough that I don’t want to work on them unless I have an hour or so to knit. Which makes it difficult to find time! I have been good and held off on casting on for other projects though, no matter how tempting they may be. So that has to count for something…

I don’t think I’ve shown you my newest project, so here it is! This is one of the socks for CAYA folk–as I mentioned before, I’m giving up any pretense of surprising folks at this point. Largely because I wouldn’t have anything to talk about!

I’ve already forgotten the yarn I’m using, but it’s nice–and a lovely dark teal. The pattern is Atlantis, from Janel Laidman’s book The Enchanted Sole. I LOVE THIS BOOK. Seriously. I am sure I’ll find a recipient for pretty much every pattern in there. So far the sock is zipping along–the first repeat of the chart was a little slow, but it’ s zipping along nicely now.