After finishing the epic Thin Ice shawl, I have pretty closely adhered to my casting on goals. In order to keep my sanity regarding my stash, I have been pairing yarn with projects and actually starting each project. This, of course, results in a lot in progress and not a lot completed. Thus far, however, I have finished two preemie hats and a rather oversized cowl.
Basic Knit/Purl textured striping. Picture taken before blocking.
Glücksburg Cowl by Silke K. knit in Blue Sky Alpaca Techno in the Metro Silver colorway.
Presently, I do have quite a few projects still on the needles, some matched with their yarn, and other patterns printed out awaiting a final decision. As for on the needles, I have a pair of mittens, a textured hat, and another shawl. The mittens were part of my KAL obsession, but I fell way behind with the colorwork and I haven’t made it past the first mitten’s cuff. I love the way they are knitting up… and I’m sure I will finish them by the time we actually have a winter.
Mittens For Me! by Laura Linneman. Knit in Knit Picks Stroll in the Blue Topaz and Fedora colorways.
The hat had moved to time-out for a bit when I realized that working up a hat using six double point needles just wasn’t reasonable. It did give me a good excuse to head over to my LYS during my lunch break to pick up some new Addi Turbo Lace needles long enough to Magic-Loop the rest of the hat. I’ve started the decreases and I should finish by tomorrow. The textured pattern does show a bit more in person, but it’s a gift for a friend’s son who adores orange and I actually really like the pooling that the pattern is creating.
Vegamot by Guro Djupvik. Knit in Neighborhood Fiber Co. Studio Sport in the Eastern Market colorway.
Finally, I have started the Shaelyn as a quick and simple lace-charted shawl. The pattern is simple and it has been my go-to easy knitting. I haven’t had as much time to focus on it, since I have been trying to get the gift knitting completed, but I foresee this shawl coming off the needles next week. I love the Sweet Georgia yarn I’m knitting it in and I actually dream about getting some serious knitting time with this shawl. Literally, dream about it.
Shaelyn by Leila Raabe. Knit in Sweet Georgia Yarns Superwash Sport in the Tourmaline colorway.
As for future projects, I have two sweaters, three shawls and loads of baby shower gifts lined up. Time to start my gauge swatches! 😉
a singular knitter 