Category Archives: Finished Objects

Finished: 2018 Advent Socks

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The 2018 Advent Socks are done and dusted!

Pattern: My own 68 stitch toe up vanilla sock “recipe”

Yarn: The Cozy Knitter 2018 Advent Stripe skein and The Cozy Knitter Bliss Sock white mini skein

Needles: US 1s

I used about 15 grams of the white contrast for the toes and heels. While I used exactly half of the advent skein. The Cozy Knitter sends hers with two full repeats of the 24 color design. So I can get two pairs of socks out of these skeins for my US 9 womens shoe size. I did mess up one sock slightly as the heel and toe are just slightly off alignment. But that doesn’t affect their wearability so I’m rocking it.

I do have the remainder of the skein to do something with. I think I will move on to the 2019 skein and save all the second halves. And then I will take all the seconds and send off to be cranked into sock snakes. Then I can batch create the second pair of each color.

Seems simple right? Happy Knitting!!

Finished: Bibliophile 2

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The Bibliophile 2 is finally off my needles after almost exactly one year on the needles.

Pattern: Bibliophile 2 by Alicia Plummer (Rav Link)

Needles: US 7s and US 5s

Yarn: Berroco Vintage DK in Blue

Mods: I didn’t knit the cuff ribbing as long as called for. And I lengthened the body to have a finished length that hit below my hips, also a pattern deviation.

This ended up being a nice comfy sweater. Just slightly oversized without swamping me. The sleeves are slouchy and cover my knuckles. I used just under four full skeins of the Vintage DK. Finished weight is 372 grams of yarn or 1,078 yards of yarn. I have a little numb and one full skein left over.

I literally tried this on and took photos in the 100+ degree heat. So I didn’t linger in this FO for very long. It will be a minute before I need this sweater for warmth. The pattern was fairly easy to follow and the finished look is good. But I likely wouldn’t knit this one again, once is enough.

Now I need to plan my fall sweater knit and what I want to work on for the 2026 Pigskin Party KAL! Happy Knitting!!

The 2026 Great Packing

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I have been procrastinating dealing with all my clean woolies from winter. And I woman-ed up and dealt with them this past weekend.

Everything was sorted, inspected, folded neatly and put into vacuum bags for the rest of the summer. I ended up with two bags of sweaters and two bags of accessories to be stored. And in full disclosure, some of my store bought items went in here too. I wanted to clear up some space in my closet for summer even though they didn’t see protecting per se.

Now they are living nicely in my craft room closet until I need them again. Next year, my goal is to get this done before summer is half over!

Happy Crafting!!

Finished A Second Green Hat

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The Second Green Hat is done washed and formed on my mannequin head. Not as pretty finished pictures as my first one at the Glaciers but still nice.

Pattern: My own 88 stitch basic beanie “recipe” with folded stockinette brim

Needles: US 8s

Yarn: Potion Yarns Foxy Sock and Potions Yarns Phantasma Lace in Lady Absinthe

Each of these hats used used up a combined 231 yards of the yarn that were held double. I easily got two adult sized hats out of 50 grams of mohair and 100 grams of sock yarn. I may make my 2026 Pigskin Party plan to crank out more of these projects with yarns doubled.

I could use a few more fuzzy hats but I could also maybe make some cowls or other accessories that are cozy and fun? I need to do some searching on the Ravelry site to get some inspo.

Happy Knitting!!

Finished: The Green Hat

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I got to finish The Green Hat just in time to do a photo shoot with the Hubbard Glacier!

Pattern: My own basic beanie recipe

Needles: US 8s

Yarn: Potion Yarns Foxy Sock and Potions Yarn in Phantasm Lace. Both in Lady Absinthe

That’s the glacier in the blurry background. It was so clear and blue. The day was overcast so the photos were amazing!

I have no idea how much yarn I used in the hat since I didn’t bring any scale. I would say half of each? I cast on 88 stitches on US 8s. It’s so warm and soft and Jellybean can’t wait to wear it.

Let’s see what else I can finish this vacation! 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!!

Finished: In The Light Blues Take Two

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The In The Light Blues, Take Two is done!

Pattern: In The Light by Casey Day-Crosier (rav link)

Yarn: Multiple single skeins from my deep stash: Rav Notes

Needles: US 7s

Mods: shorted the lace section to conserve yarn

All in all the remains of the yarn from the In The Light Blues first version amounted to just over 1,005 yards of yarn in this scrap version. I literally didn’t have even an inch leftover. I am happier with the fade on this version as it looks more organic to the eye. There are less hard lines.

It feels nice to have some other color palettes available in this versatile shawl. This is the sixth iteration I have made of this pattern. It wears well and I get a ton of compliments on each of them when I wear them.

I need to quit messing around and get back to my Vary the Gate. It has not grown appreciably as I have worked all these other faster shawls. I need to pull that out!

Happy Knitting!!

Hotel Blocking

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I managed to get my In The Light Blues Take Two done but not blocked before leaving for a weekend away.

I used some white variegated with rainbow speckles to finish the last of the fringe. And then chunked into some water. I didn’t do a full soak or use any wool wash as I was improvising. I did use a hotel towel to squish out all the water and then dry over the hotel shower door.

I hope the hotel cleaning staff got a kick out of it, lol. I am going to wait for some sunshine and I’ll take some FO photos of this this week and measure all the yarn. The good news is that I didn’t have any scraps leftover!

Happy Knitting (And Blocking)!!

Finished: In The Light Blues

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The In The Lights Blues is DONE!

Pattern: In The Light by Casey Day-Crossier (Rav Link)

Needles: US 7s

Yarn: Random single skeins of sock yarn, see my Ravelry page.

Mods: I didn’t follow the fade pattern and this ended up using five colors instead of three

This finished shawl weighs approximately 220 grams of yarn or roughly 972 yards of yarn. This would have been a great stash buster if I had mathed differently the the beginning. Hence my In the Light Blues, Take Two shawl…..

The last color I added ended up being a VERY dark transition. I am not sure how I feel about it but it is what I completed. Still a very wearable shawl but the fade had some lines in several areas. It did, however, block and relax beautifully and I can never be mad at that.

Happy Friday and Happy Knitting!!