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I learned how to knit in the summer of 2002. Over the following eight years, I amassed a yarn stash that filled twelve wire baskets to bursting. I often thought of projects to get rid of some the yarn, but I didn't get around to actually doing it until the summer of 2010. As I was leaving Bass Concert Hall after a load in one day in the summer of 2010, I got talking to the master carpenter, Hank Schwemmer. One thing led to another, and I offered to knit him something. I looked through my yarn stash at home later, wondering if whatever I knitted him could be made with existing scrap yarn. I noted irritably that I probably had enough scrap yarn to knit something for every stagehand in the place. Then I thought, 'Why the hell not?'—which, incidentally, is not the best motto when considering a project of this scope, but it's too late now. I decided I'd knit a bunch of hats, socks, and scarves; put them all in a box; and then take the box to Bass when the weather started cooling off, giving Hank Schwemmer dibs since he gave me the idea.
It occurred to me that small projects would knit up so quickly that I could probably do at least one a week, even if I got busy with work. I decided to have some fun with it and design a different pattern for every project I created, thusly the name of this project.
After the first few projects, I changed the scope and goal of PAWP. I realized that, due to carpal tunnel syndrome, I would be unable to keep up with much of the actual knitting. I posted the patterns weekly anyway, resolving to catch up with the knitting when my wrists would permit it. Also, I discovered that I had enough yarn to take me well into the new year, so I wouldn't be done with knitting through my stash by the end of the year. To complicate matters further, I began work on Dom's Blanket II which took precedence over my other projects. Blankets take a while to knit, and I swore I wouldn't work on anything else other than Hank's hat while I was working on Dom's blanket.
likely not be able to bring the completed projects to work around the new year as planned, but rather later on.
Below is a list of my projects and patterns posted in chronological order.
June 17, 2010: First pattern posted. Trellis Rib Cap Pattern
June 19, 2010: First project posted. Trellis Rib Cap
June 20, 2010: Second pattern posted. Parallelogram Cap Pattern
June 26 , 2010: Second project posted. Parallelogram Cap
June 27, 2010: Third pattern posted. Basketweave Cap Pattern
July 3 , 2010: Third project posted. Basketweave Cap
July 5, 2010: Fourth pattern posted. Lattice Back Tank Top Pattern
July 10, 2010: Fourth project posted. Lattice Back Tank Top
July 11, 2010: Fifth pattern posted. Baseball Pattern
July 18, 2010: Fifth project posted. Baseball
July 19, 2010: Sixth pattern posted. Bevo Hat Pattern
July 25, 2010: Sixth project posted. Bevo Hat
July 26, 2010: Seventh pattern posted. UT Hat Pattern
July 31, 2010: Seventh project posted. UT Hat
August 1, 2010: Eighth pattern posted. Plain Moebius Scarf Pattern
August 7, 2010: Eighth project posted. Plain Moebius Scarf
August 8, 2010: Ninth pattern posted. Plain Klein Bottle Hat Pattern
August 14, 2010: Ninth project posted. Plain Klein Bottle Hat
August 15, 2010: Tenth pattern posted. Kermit Scarf Pattern
August 21, 2010: Tenth project posted. Kermit Scarf
August 22, 2010: Eleventh pattern posted. Men's Socks Pattern
August 28, 2010: Eleventh project posted. Men's Socks
August 29, 2010: Twelfth pattern posted. Celtic Knot Scarf Pattern
September 4, 2010: Twelfth project posted. Celtic Knot Scarf
September 5, 2010: Thirteenth pattern posted. Dana Carvey Hat Pattern
September 11, 2010: Thirteenth project posted. Dana Carvey Hat
September 12, 2010: Fourteenth pattern posted. Pink Striped Hat Pattern
September 18, 2010: Fourteenth project posted. Pink Striped Hat
September 19, 2010: Fifteenth pattern posted. Milky Way Hat Pattern
September 25, 2010: Fifteenth project posted. Milky Way Hat
September 26, 2010: Sixteenth pattern posted. Nine Inch Nails Shirt Pattern
October 2, 2010: Sixteenth project posted. Nine Inch Nails Shirt
October 3, 2010: Seventeenth pattern posted. Men's Socks II Pattern
October 9, 2010: Seventeenth project posted. Men's Socks II
October 10, 2010: Eighteenth pattern posted. Striped Lace Up Arm Warmers Pattern
October 16, 2010: Eighteenth project posted. Striped Lace Up Arm Warmers
October 17, 2010: Nineteenth pattern posted. Striped Arm Warmers (in the Round) Pattern
October 25, 2010: Nineteenth project posted. Striped Arm Warmers (in the Round)
October 26, 2010: Twentieth pattern posted. Striped Arm Warmers (Flat Knitting) Pattern
October 30, 2010: Twentieth project posted. Striped Arm Warmers (Flat Knitting)
October 31, 2010: Twenty-first pattern posted. Checked Hat Pattern
November 6, 2010: Twenty-first project posted. Checked Hat
November 7, 2010: Twenty-second pattern posted. Yoked Keyhole Sweater Pattern
November 13, 2010: Twenty-second project posted. Yoked Keyhole Sweater
November 14, 2010: Twenty-third pattern posted. Gray Striped Hat Pattern
November 20, 2010: Twenty-third project posted. Gray Striped Hat
November 21, 2010: Twenty-fourth pattern posted. Dom's Blanket II Pattern
November 27, 2010: Twenty-fourth project posted. Dom's Blanket II
November 28, 2010: Twenty-fifth pattern posted. Sideways Cable Hat I Pattern
December 4, 2010: Twenty-fifth project posted. Sideways Cable Hat I *knitted for Hank Schwemmer!*
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