Putting some intention into finishing second Swiftie Beanie. March is bearing down and that is when the recipient is turning 50.
I’m using my interchangeable needles for this hat. So that’s two short cords hooked together with the short tips for my US 5s. I am hoping that as the decreases get the hat smaller in circumference that I can just take out one cord and keep working for longer. I have also misplaced my US 5 DPNs…
Happy Knitting!!
After thinking about some of my previous In The Light shawls (My moms, Pink version, Green version, Purple version) and I decided I needed a blue version. So I grabbed some fade versions out of my sock yarn stash.
I have four colors where the pattern only has three. I am still deciding if I want to adapt the pattern to work with four colors or cull one of these and just do the three. I think I will get these wound up and play with it for awhile before casting on.
Yarns (from left to right):
The second Swiftie Hat is coming along nicely. I have finished the colorwork already.
I decided to break with the pattern instructions and make the colorwork in my own fashion. Normally the pattern would have the background be white and the letters in yellow. But I like the look of the band in the gold and red. I knew I had enough yarn to make this work. I think it makes it look like a purposeful band.
I just need to finish the hat in the white and then clip and weave my end for the colorwork. PB has gymnastics this weeks and I should get some good catch up time.
Happy Knitting!!
I wanted a new sock project for some vanilla knitting. But I am not feeling the oomph to go downstairs and get into the stash. So I had some larger skeins in my bag for my Super Scrappy Granny Stripe Blanket that could make some scrappy socks.
I think the pink and green are leftovers from some In The Light Shawls whereas the black and white are leftover from some recent socks. I am going to work on some socks for myself. So that is US 1 needles and 68 stitches in a toe up vanilla sock.
I just need to organize the mental space and time to get them cast on. Until then, they wait for me as wishful knitting!
I need to get cracking on a re-do of my Swiftie Hat after my last one came out too large. I wound the yarn and started working on a doing in a size medium. (I knit a large last time.)
I have to switch up the colors because I used up so much in the last one. I think I can still make a super cute white version as I have the most of that. I did have to cast this on no less than three times. The first time I had the wrong size needles and I counted wrong. And the second time I had the wrong sized needles and I counted correctly. The third time I finally got the correct smaller needles and correct number of cast on stitches.
I am going for a folded ribbing looks so I knit about 3.5 inches of hat and then started the main body. I am pretty happy with the gauge thus far and this looks much more appropriate for an average women’s sized head. Next up is the colorwork!
Happy Knitting!!
As a Valentines Treat to myself, I pulled out my Super Scrappy Granny Stripe Blanket. I have put little bits and bobs on but I haven’t spread it out in a long while.
This has been kicking around since March 2024. I have enough minis and scraps to make this king sized but I am not that dedicated. I’m happy with the width for a twin sized throw. So now it’s just cranking on the length until I’m happy. I think my next few phases will be using the super small bits completely up before I open new minis.
Happy Crocheting!
I have finished the legs of Rhiannon’s Socks and they are ready for gifting.
Pattern: A basic 60 stitch toe up vanilla sock
Needles: US 1s
Yarn: Urth Uneek Sock in Zebra colorway
I am really happy with these socks. They worked up quickly once I actually knit on them. Turns out knitting for smaller feet does in fact go faster. The self stripe portions really was consistent across the two skeins. (This yarn comes caked up in two 50 gram skeins). And the finished fabric feels like it will wear super well. I did use less yarn than normal due to the size. I used 62 grams or 272 yards of yarn. I might have enough yarn for some small shorties? But likely this yarn will go into my scrap blankets.
Now the hard part is trying to schedule time with this friend so she can have her gift. World peace is easier than our schedules, lol. Happy Knitting!!
I am really not on a good roll with the advent spinning. I am moving from super sparkly and hard to spin green to blaze orange. I am feeling very Oregon Ducks over here.
I guess the upside is that the orange fiber is a high micron fiber count of some origin. It is very soft and spinning fairly easily. I am trying to spin this fiber in the order it came in the calendar. Some of my bags have lost there stickers and so I am guessing on some of them. Though I do know this orange is day 16.
Just going to keep spinning along.
There are two turned heels on my Rhiannon’s Socks.
I had to dig out the pattern I have saved on my phone because the online pattern I used is on a website that doesn’t exist anymore. But it is a toe up gusset heel. And they pretty fast when you are only working 60 total stitches.
And bonus points to me that they slightly match! I didn’t try to manipulate it that way, just a happy accident.
Happy Knitting!!
Okay this third advent mini on my 2024 Advent Spinning #2 project is AWFUL. I hate spinning it.
This is some sort of long wool fiber mixed with a metric poop ton of stellina. It sheds everywhere and feels awful moving through my fingers. And it’s terrible to keep a consistent single size. 10 out of 10 would never do again.
I have most of it spun and I’m going to make a second cup of coffee and power through so I can pull the next skein and move the heck on!
Happy Spinning!!
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