WIP Wednesday!

Hello!

I've decided that Wednesday is the perfect day to share my progress on works-in-progress. I have a dreadful amount of WIPs, so I've decided to start focusing on getting some things finished, thus I'm only really working on two objects right now.

A Dalek for Baby Tyson

Pattern: Exterminknit
Designer: Penwiper
Yarn: Knitpicks Brava Worsted in Silver and Black
Notes: My best friend is a major Whovian and a new mom as of today! Her son's nursery is beautifully decorated in a Doctor Who theme. Since they're in Florida, he won't need a lot of knitwear and I wanted to give him something he can cherish for many years to come. I chose acrylic so it would be affordable, soft and easy to clean if necessary.

This pattern is vague when it comes to yarn weight and needle size, so I went with worsted weight yarn on size US 6/4.0mm and a US 4/3.5mm for the bobbles. Boy, am I glad I'm done with those bobbles. Talk about time-consuming and fiddly! I stuck it out though, since I love the little guy and I think this will turn out to be adorable after some adjustments and a good steam-blocking. I'm hoping to finish this soon so I can also make a Tardis plush!

The Answer is 42!

Pattern: Hitchhiker
Designer: Martina Behm
Yarn: Froebe Fibers Hand-Dyed Sock Yarn in Watermelon Bombe
Notes: I received this yarn in a swap and knew it would be perfect for a Hitchhiker. I have less yardage than the pattern calls for, but I'm up to 26 teeth so far and haven't used half of the yarn yet so I'm hoping I can stretch it out to 42 teeth. The pattern also called for a US 2.5/3mm needle, but I went up to a size US 5/3.75mm for better drape.

I cast this on in August and got to 21 teeth very quickly but as the rows got longer, my patience got shorter. Now this is my backpack project, since it's easy to pick up and set down if necessary and I don't need to look at or concentrate on the pattern. It only gets a few rows per day, but that's a definite improvement on its hibernation status. Wanna take bets on how many teeth I can have done by next Wednesday?