Picking up the slack
After NaNoWriMo is over there's the traditional post-novel slump, and wondering what to do with all that free time you're not using to bang out a novel. I have a few craft plans for December:
A sleeve on Eris
Next time Hubby's out of town for business, I want to work on a sleeve for my Eris cardigan. I'm ditching the pattern sleeve because I don't want it to be floppy and I need to do some calculating for the decreases and cuff. Happily I have the whole body as a swatch for row and stitch gauge.
Orange DNA scarf
I've loved the DNA scarf pattern for years, I've been wanting a Seaman's Scarf, and I have the perfect Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sport yarn for it, in a slightly variegated satsuma colour. I must knit bright colours in winter.
Finish the Slayer socks
These need a heel and a cuff on the second sock, and I'll have a pair of blood red socks. It won't take long once I get past the complicated part. These will go through the washer and dryer, I need them to shrink a little.
More on the Larix shawl
This may be a long term project. There's a 12 row repeat and I have 900yds of sock yarn to get through. I like the pattern a lot, it's a shawl with no lace, just columns of twisted stitches and two plain panels that show off the yarn. Four repeats done so far.
![Larix shawl.](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/5208512773_c6e6a6eb57.jpg)
Learn tatting
I'm blaming Laura for this, she turned up at knitting morning with an amazing tatted lace flower, and made a lace ring while we watched. There's an article with an instruction video, all you need is crochet cotton and a standard (preferably blunt) needle.