I’m up north this week . . . where it’s cool and rainy and the intenet is slow. Very, very slow. And yet, I can still bring you my latest project update! (Be grateful for the photos, my friends. It has taken over an hour to load them into this post.) (A long and frustrating hour.)

So. Where am I this week, project-progress-wise? Well. Nothing that involves a sewing machine, that’s for sure! But here’s what I’ve got . . .

           

           

First, I’ve got another finished Saltwater Bandana. (This was #6 on my original project inventory.) I actually finished this up before we left. It looks much like my previous Saltwater Bandana, only darker. (The colorway is “black,” but it’s really a dark navy.) (I wish it WAS black.)

Then, I’ve got my komebukuro bag project that I started during the MDK Summer Camp session a few weeks ago. (This was #9 on my original project inventory.) I was . . . let’s just say uninspired by the fabric scraps I received in my bag kit (it was the colors. . . ), so I scrabbled around in my own scrap box before I finally settled on my plan. I’ll tell you more about it once it’s finished, but I think handstitching is the perfect up north kind of project.

Then, you can see that I’m nearly finished with my Wakebrite bandana . . . the one with the pooling yarn and the linen stitch. (This was #8 on my original project inventory.) I’m at the cast off part, and I’m gonna guess that it’ll be ready for a nice soak/blocking session by the time I get back home. (Spoiler alert: I really love it.)

Last, well. You can see I dug out my Waffle Pullover for a quick assessment before we left. (And, yes. That is a Very Real photo there . . . complete with morning-hair, a belly-shot, and a toilet-in-the-background.) I thought I had knit more of the body before putting it aside for the summer, but . . . alas. I did not. So I have a ways to go yet. But now that it’s OUT again – and now that I’ve finished (or at least nearly finished) both bandana projects, I’m ready to get it wrapped up and ready for “sweater weather.” (I am very pleased with the state I left the project in, too. Good notes, nicely put away, all needles ready for action.) (Also, the fit is good!) The sweater is up here with me, but I haven’t touched it . . . yet.

So. Good progress all around!

How about you? What are you working on this week?