Tying up loose ends

Long time, no blog! Yeah, it's been a while, but I really haven't had a knitting project going since the baby blanket (which, buy the way, I'm hearing is well-loved). While tempted to start a new project, I decided it might be best to finish up some projects I left hanging. As you can see, I have a slew of Sheldon the Turtle parts, but no complete Sheldon. Here's how it goes: one of Sheldon's features is an attached i-cord which creates a pretty border on his shell, and also attaches the shell to the panel which holds it on to his body. I've never made an i-cord before, but practiced and it's quite simple to master. Creating an i-cord attached to and edge of a piece seems quite do-able, but joining two pieces with an attached i-cord blew my mind a bit.

So, when I would get to the inevitable attached i-cord portion of the project, I would abandon that Sheldon and start another one. After all, making the other pieces is so much fun! But alas, now I am left with bits and pieces of three Sheldons. And from these parts is born my sole goal for this weekend: finish a Sheldon! I'm going to focus on the purple and blue one. This one is i-cord-ready, and I've started it a little and it's really not as agonizing as I thought it would be. Actually, it's kind of fun!

I do believe I have run out of purple yarn though, with only two purple legs made. I guess his legs will be blue and therefore, a different color than his body. Oh, well. It's not like he's a real turtle :)

I'll be sure to post pictures of the finished product. I really just want to show of my attached i-cord skills.