Neglected on the Needles

That title sounds more than a little weird.  Ha! 

I accomplished a lot on vacation last week, including making several hats to build up my Etsy store inventory again (to be revealed soon!), three skirts (using an awesome new technique I discovered, I'll post more later!), and another big project that I can't talk about until after my brother's wedding.  :)

Now that all that is done, I want to work on a few treasures I found at the bottom of my yarn baskets when I organized my massive yarn stash a couple weeks ago.  My poor husband....I bet he never knew he would not only be marrying me, but also boxes upon boxes of yarn.  Hopefully I will finish at least ONE of these neglected projects before the end of the summer, given my tendency to start about 10 projects at once and then not finish 3 or 4 of them for a year or two.  Here they are:

This was going to be a tank top.  I started it over 2 years ago, and I really love the delicate yarn (it's knit with 2 strands at once) and how it creates a light, airy, organic texture.  The sad thing is, I don't think it would fit me now, if I kept knitting it in the size I started.  So, I either plan to start over in a bigger size (thank you, motherhood), or make something else out of the yarn.

This is the first of a pair of mittens.  The pattern is a really cool fair isle design, and I made a pair just like this (but in burgundy and white) for my mom a couple years ago.  That pair was my first experience with intarsia knitting, and it's really fun....it just takes me FOREVER.  I'm determined to finish this pair before this winter!

This is a pretty scarf/wrap I started last summer while I was pregnant.  I thought I'd make something for myself before my knitting time became forever scarce once the baby came.  Then, a couple weeks later, I learned how to crochet and haven't touched it since.  I'd also like to finish this before cooler weather comes again!  (and as a side note, I'm pleasantly surprised how much time I still have to knit/crochet, even with how busy Liam keeps me!)

This is about 1.5 hours' worth of work on a really gorgeous felted oversize tote bag.  It has a floral pattern on one side, and reminds me of those really pretty tapestry bags.  The pattern is from a book I got for Christmas, so it's the newest of these neglected projects--so I may finish the others first, but I WILL get this one done, sometime!!!

I'll update this post when I finish these projects...which will happen between my never-ending list of things I want to make for my Etsy store, plus winter things I want to make before winter comes, plus Christmas gifts...sigh.  I think somebody has a skewed sense of what she is able to accomplish in a reasonable amount of time!