Cast On: The Green Hat

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Summer vacation is here and we have some fun travel! I am posting this after we have returned as internet safety is real.

We went to Alaska for a family cruise! Alaska has been on my dad’s bucket list and he turns 70 this year. So we flew to Anchorage to start our adventure.

I grabbed the two skeins of Potions Yarns that I bought at KITH KC to start Jellybeans’s next winter hat. It’s just my basic 88 stitch folded beanie but with a sock yarn and mohair held together. I got a lot done thanks to 8 hours of flying and some Diet Coke.

I was going to start a murder mystery book but Jellybean left his book in the car at the airport so he is reading that one now. Ah, parenting. Don’t worry, I have others!

Happy Knitting!!

Lopsided Stripes

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I was using my 2018 Cozy Knitter Advent Socks as dark knitting this week. I thought I was alternating stripes on each one. Turns out I was knitting more on one than the other!

Looks like I am heading towards a blue section. I am not mad at it. These is really nice yarn and it’s comforting to just go round and round all day long.

Happy Knitting!!

Bibliophile 2 Collar

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The Bibliophile 2 collar is complete!

This crew neck collar is a whole whack of twisted rib. Which is interesting as the cuffs were not to be done in twisted rib? Most muggles won’t notice anyway but it does seem odd. There is the outside chance I read the pattern wrong.

I do have some travel plans upcoming so I think I am going to consolidate this down to suitcase knitting. I’ll get a ziplock/flat pack bag to shrink it down for less space and only pack those tools I need. Hoping I can finish on the trip to take some fun photos.

Happy Knitting!!

Cast On: Sharing Creativity Cowl #2

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I couldn’t help myself and it was easy to do because I still had all the supplies rounded up, I cast on another Sharing Creativity SB Cowl

I used the last end from the first skein and then joined the full second skein. I will just tuck in the ends. This was my knitting that kept me sane during a public work meeting that went to 11:50 pm.

I still have a ways to go on the increases but it’s a solid start. I still don’t love increasing on this super bulky but I shall persevere!

Happy Knitting!!

Two Sleeves and Starting A Neckline

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I finished the second sleeve on my Bibliophile 2. Just like the first sleeve, I left the stitches live just in case I need to adjust.

I think I did a pretty good job matching sleeve 2 to sleeve 1. Having all those stitch markers REALLY helped. And then it was just a lot counting to make sure the last few rows matched. I did decide to dig up needles to start the collar.

This pattern has a few pattern variations available for the collar. I chose the crew neck with a little modification. I had a little trouble getting the stitches picked up. I needed US 5s and I wanted to use the needles I had one hand. The first sent of fixed circulars was too big so I used a smaller size. It was slightly too small but I am making it work.

Here’s to finishing this collar and on to the soothing stockinette of the body. Happy Knitting!!

Finished: Frankensocks

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The Frankensocks are done done done!

Pattern: My own 68 stitch toe up sock “recipe” with a gusset heel

Needles: US 1s

Yarn: A whole mess of random sock weight yarn leftovers

The socks fit decently well though the heels are a little baggy. The negative ease in the foot is perfect and the cuffs are neutral ease at best. The color scheme definitely came out kooky but it felt amazing to use up all these scraps.

I did end up using every bit of every scrap so I cleared those from my stash. That is DEEPLY satisfying for me. And I am still feeling the sock mojo so I think I will start another pair but maybe this time in self striping?

Happy Knitting!!

Finished: Sharing Creativity Cowl

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The Sharing Creativity Cowl is DONE!

Pattern: Sharing Creativity SB by Pamela Kay (Rav Link)

Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Caracol – Indecita colorway

Needles: US 13s

This was a pretty easy pattern and I only made one mistake. I found it close the end and chose to live with it. It’s too warm in the Kansas summer for any finished photos on a human. I did use exactly one skein of the Caracol for the second/larger size of this cowl. This means I have a second skein left that I could make a matching pair for this.

I think I will try and make the second one to use up the yarn and to correct for the mistake I made in the first one. Just not sure if I will start this summer or save for the fall?

Happy Knitting!!

Cast On: 2018 Advent Socks

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I finished my Frankensocks and they are currently resting on sock blockers. I’ll do post later this week with the FO. I pulled something easy from my stash to start my next socks. This is the 2018 advent calendar from The Cozy Knitter

These are so easy to hand wind and get going easily. I need some autopilot knitting for upcoming events and this backlog of advent stripes seems perfectly portable and easy. I have a ton of her white contrast in the bliss base.

I used the white contrast to cast on the toe and I also plan to use for the heel. And then started the self striping in endless round and round. I don’t have them exactly even yet but I do plan to work them in tandem to reduce second sock syndrome. Here’s to some great sock progress this summer!

Happy Knitting!!

Sharing Creativity In The Round

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My Sharing Creativity cowl is now officially in the round!

I still have a decent amount of yarn leftover so I think this will be a one skein project. I really only have 12 rows or so left and I will do the cast off. It calls for an i-cord cast off. Not my favorite but I will probably do it anyway.

Happy Knitting!!

A Single Sleeve

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The first sleeve of the Bibliophile 2 is complete!

That 2×2 ribbing felt like it would never be done. I did make the choice to leave the stitches live and I’ll put some waste yarn in. I want to wash and block the sleeves before I bind off. I have been burned by sleeve length in the past and this way I can rip back or add if I need to without picking out a cast off.

I have even got the needles in and picked up for the second sleeve. Im tempted to find needles and get the neckline picked up as well. Do all the fussy bits now so I can cruise for the rest of the body.

Happy Knitting!!