Hanami?

I really love the fancy pattern search on Ravelry.  The hardest thing for me is to go through all of the patterns, wondering how much yarn they call for, so a pattern search that allows me to limit based on the yardage I got and my stitch gauge (not important, because I'm thinking about lace) is a wonderful tool!  I have enough yardage in the lovely laceweight to make Hanami, so I'm adding it to my list of projects.

So, I am fully expecting to finish two items this weekend.  I have the finishing work to do on one project (tiny amount of sewing and a few more ends to weave in) and I'll be finishing Convertible as well.  That will be two projects down (and only one more to go to earn me a free day for buying more yarn)!

A few weeks ago I was commenting on Bitter Purl's hypoteneuse stole and it came up that I have knitted garments that I don't actually wear.  Now for some of them, it is a matter of doing something simple:  the skirt that needs belt loops (or for me to open up the waist band and shorten the elastic) is a prime example.  But I made one of the items from Loop-d-Loop (umm, the faded ribbed stole), where I was so in love with the knitting that I completely ignored the yardage requirements.  I bought 6 skeins of single ply yarn from Mostly Merino and I was going to use them.  But I made what was effectively a wide-striped tube dress.  Not a great fashion for me regardless of weight, because the wide stripes did nothing for me.  So, earlier this week I ripped it.  Because the yarn is a wool (and mohair?) blend, it spit spliced super well.  I now have 3 skeins of yarn in a maroon, light maroon and a heathered oatmeal.  I'm thinking of Vestish for these.  Probably without pockets and with a contrasting hem and neckline (anywhere there is ribbing).  It will be good to bring the yarn back to something I can wear. 

This isn't the only item I plan to rip.  I'm also planning to rip the Pinup Sweater, though I'm not sure that the yarn will take the abuse quite as well.  We'll see.  I just know that I'm not likely to ever add the lace and modesty placket to the front and fix my issues with how it fits on me.