I’m in the middle of my bluebell silk clapotis. I finished one fingerless mitten which may have to be ripped out because it is too big – the left mitten is coming along much better, albeit slowly. I am nearly done with one Opal sock – just the foot section and toe decreases remain.

I want to make:
A bag – probably Kristin’s favourite carry-all
A swimsuit cover-up – probably something simliar to this but now I’m leaning more towards doing something similar in a tank-dress style
A baby dress – probably Knitty’s Anouk
A tank top – no specific ideas yet. But the Sugar’n Cream cotton yarn is calling my name.

There are two concerns here – time and money. Ideally, I’d have the tank top and swimsuit cover up before my jaunt to Aruba in mid-July. The baby is only 4 months old, and the pattern goes up to 18 months, so there’s no actual rush there. But it’s a cute dress and I really am good friends with the mother and would love the chance to make a baby project. The bag….oh, the bag! It would need to be a pretty rugged wool to stand up to regular use. The yarn the pattern calls for would cost me $70 for the whole project…that’s a bit steep for me right now. There is the temptation to have that for Aruba also, but it’s a rather wintery style. There is a beach bag on Knitty that looks attractive too, but it’s not necessary in theory. There are lots of nice beach bags to buy.

But I need to finish my current projects too!