Past & Future Progress

This weekend brings Homecoming at my initial university, which in turn brings ten hours of riding to get there & ten hours back.  There will probably be some switching off on the driving duties, but the fact remains that I'll have all kinds of time for constructive fidgeting this weekend.  Here's hoping for some self-accountability to push me past the "95% done & hibernating" mark into the realm of DONE™.

So a few pictures of what I'm bringing along in hopes of completing:

Red Wine Tunic has made it past the box stitch breast piece, through personalized waist shaping, and nears my hips.  There was a bit of frogging involved in making the textured stitch section aesthetically pleasing, given my lack of rack, but I like the way it looks now.

I'm still undecided about whether or not to add side slits, but that decision may be postponed for later.  For now, there's the tail of the first skein to finish off.

The sleeve skein has been living in the shoulder of the sweater, waiting quietly & out of the way as I progress through the torso.  So perhaps I'll bring along the 4th skein to work on the sleeves while the torso skein languishes instead.

Next is the Pink Estonian Medallion Lace Scarf, which just crossed the 5 repeat line.  Just gotta keep rolling along with this one.  Stick to the chart, log hours, & stay on track.  I've gotten better about keeping everything in line with itself, mostly by keeping count of stitches along the row as I go along.  Hit the half-way point, count 'em out.  Both sides, to keep from losing/adding along the way unexpectedly.  Tedious, but not so much once you get into the habit of it.

I'm also bringing along the Red Stockings of Awesome for some mindless knitting if need be.  I've done all of the increases that are going to get done, so now it's just a romp to see if I can make it another 4 or 5 inches before switching to garter for future belt-holding tabs.

I may bring along the Forestial Colonnade I started a while back.  Working the Collonade pattern from this the Fall 2009 Knitty.  The top part was worked holding together two different shades of green silk-wool blend.  The lower part is worked using some heathered Cascade which may shed more than I like, but is in a darker shade of green that should complement the top part quite nicely.  We shall see.

That said, I may snag something completely different on the way out the door tomorrow morning.  No way to tell 'til clinical is over & the sun has risen...