I'm sinking under WIPs!

All right, there are worse ways to go than to be buried under an avalanche of yarn, but I've really got to rein in this start-itis bout I've been on lately. Confession time: here's the WIP list:

1) Peter's Mega Boots socks: 1 at the ankle gusset, and needs to be ripped back to the heel flap because I totally buggered the stitch count. It's in time out until I get its mate caught up to the heel. Guess what? Haven't cast on the mate yet, though I did pick up the yarn and a second set of the necessary DPNs.

2) Peter's Marble socks: Actually, I'm cruising on these. Just started last weekend for fun and already down the foot of the first one. I really like this yarn and the pattern; I think I can use the same pattern for worsted, like Patons Classic. I've got my Harlot yarn in stash and I think that socks would be appropriate; her paean to handknit socks in Knitting Rules (among other places) really brings home the point about the knit-love connection. Although, maybe I should do something a little... prettier? than a plain-Jane sock? Ok, sorry, I'm digressing like mad here. Next up:

3) My Jaywalkers: pathetic. I bought the yummiest yarn, cast on and have done exactly five pattern repeats beyond the ribbing of the first sock. I need concentration for this sock and I just seem - scatterbrained, I guess, lately. Ah well. They will have their day.

4) Peter's Christmas Sweater: still a swatch. Christmas is slightly over 4 months away.

5) My Clapotis: Well, I dug the yarn out of stash today (finally!) but that was not my fault - our porch (my stash storage) has been kind of a junk repository due to some major home surgery projects in the past week or so. Will be casting this on tomorrow.

6) The office curtain: It's a valance! But growing with every hour at the computer, so at least moving forward.

7) New Shawl (for neighbour Alison): Totally did NOT plan on starting this so soon, but I stopped in to the store on the way home today to get my schedule for the upcoming week and there was a whole bin of Bernat Harmony on sale for $2.00/ball. In a really pretty colourway called "Nature's Blues", which really, just had to be a shawl. So I got five balls. Which, in fairness, is a shawl and a scarf. So I will make the shawl for Alison and a scarf to go in gifting/charity stash. Altruistic knitting! (convinced yet?)

I think that's everything that's currently live or about-to-be live. I did finish Carole's shawl last night and gave it to her today (a week ahead of our birthday, but I couldn't wait). She totally LOVED it - the "Purple Poodle" was Perfect for her. So yay! Peter took some pictures of me wearing the poodle last night, so once we figure out how to get his camera to talk to my computer, I'll post those.

Now, back to reading Knitgroups and working on the curtain. Did I mention that it's about 2' x 2-1/2' of garter, worsted weight? Bleah. But - my honey wants, my honey gets. Love makes us knit funny things. :)