What's on the hook, what's on the needle?

So today I'm going to talk a bit about my current projects and my organization system.

Currently I have a few projects on the go:
1) a cabled scarf
2) a knitted blanket - that was to be a wedding present for my sister, but did not get finished and will now be a gift for her and her husband on a different occasion....
3) self striping fish pillow - I am not a fan of this pattern though. I only have 2 balls of this yarn - yellow/white striped colourway, so I'm going to save the yarn for the perfect pattern - the yarn may turn into a striped crochet caterpillar, not sure about that.
4) a baby blanket - with self patterning jacquard yarns....really cool and pretty - have enough yarn to make 2 blankets, but only 1 is started.

Hey, wow, I have fewer projects actually underway than I thought I did....go me!

Now, let's talk about store bought kits (comes with all the necessities for a pattern) or self made kits (yarn I have purchased for specific projects)
1) Purple yarn for a scarf for my mother-in-law for Christmas (I have a scarf in mind - very cool one - I have already made a scarf from this pattern, will be blogged about some day soon)
2) White yarn to make a slouchy cabled hat (enough yarn for 2 hats)
3) 2 extra balls of yarn from cabled scarf noted above - will become another scarf, different pattern.
4) Yarn kit to make a Sugar Plum fairy doll
5) Yarn kit to make another doll
6) Yarn kit to make a felted poinsettia wreath
7) Yarn kit to make a crocheted snowman blanket
8) Yarn kit to make 3 large Christmas Mittens (decoration, not wearable)
9) Yarn to make many Christmas ornaments
10) Yarn to make reusable bags
11) Yarn to make Allyson and her cousin Hailey matching pink fuzzy sweaters

Hmm....that's all I can think of right now. Sadly, that is also less than I thought it would be....go me again!

Then I have tons and tons of other yarn that is leftovers from other projects, or stuff that I loved at the time and bought lots of without a project in mind.

My next major project, once the cabled scarf is finished (which I anticipate will be in the next week or so), is to crochet 2 different nativity sets. One will be a shower gift for a lovely cousin of mine (if she happens to read this blog, I already asked her if she would want one, so don't worry, it's not a spoiler), and one set for a very dear friend. Now, I've never blogged about a stuffed animal I have made, but in an upcoming post I will be blogging about Allyson's birthday Care Bear. You will learn that I make, shall we say, 'Charming' stuff animals. Meaning, no matter how I try, limbs, ears, tails etc, are never, ever, ever sewed on evenly. Try as I might my stuffed animals have a very distinct home-made look. So my wonderful sister, who is amazing at sewing, Erin, has agreed to sew the nativity sets together for me. So yay! They will look professional, not 'charming'!

I'm going to sign off this blog with a request...have a look through this photo album:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=15217&id=510123273&l=6d44e1711e
and if there are any items in there that you want to know more about, patterns, yarns etc, let me know and I'll be happy to blog about it!