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All my knitting adventures

All The Letters

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The chart portion of the Swiftie Hat is complete and shining by the fire

I cranked most of the rows out in a single evening of post kid bedtime knitting. I think the colorwork is getting easier with practice. I cut the red yarn leaving a tail to weave in on either side of the letters. It used less yarn and was less fussy than carrying all the way around.

I am hoping to make this a New Year’s present…maybe. So the deadline is motivating me. I just need to crank through the decreases!

Happy Knitting!!

Swiftie Chart

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Christmas is upon us and I’m procrasti-knitting. I can’t put this Swiftie Beanie down.

The brim is done and I have worked the set up to get started on the colorwork chart.I need to get some focus time so that I don’t mess up the chart or work it backwards like my Crown Town Hat, lol.

I have counted and started the first few stitches for the chart and stopped for better light. And besides, Duke was pouting and waiting for his head scritches….

Happy Knitting!!

Another Folded Brim

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The 2025 Conference Hat has a turned brim and is roasty toasty in front of the fire.

My ball of Yarns Northwest Silk and Merino is disappearing rapidly so I need to dig out the second ball from my stash in order to finish this hat. I can still work this one on auto pilot after getting the brim turned.

It’s been hard to keep working on this one as the Swiftie Beanie has been calling to me to work on. The bigger yarn and changing colors are giving me more dopamine than solid color in the round.

Happy Knitting!!

Casting On: Swiftie Hat

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I couldn’t help myself, I cast on another hat. I am staring a Touchdown Beanie by Katie Carlson with a Chiefs kit from TreasureGoddess and her fall sale. I am calling this one the Swiftie Beanie though. I have a colleague turning 50 next year and she both loves Chiefs and Taylor Swift.

I had just enough mojo to power through a TON of 2×2 ribbing for the brim. I extended the ribbing a bit so that she can fold the brim. But I do not plan to turn and sew it down, at least just not yet.

Happy Knitting!!

Slogging Along

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The 2025 Conference Hat is still muddling along. Not much progress but at least another inch or so of brim has unfolded.

This silk and merino brim can work up to be quite splitty. I have to be very careful with my metal needles. This project bag has been living in my work back pack. It counts as “emergency supplies” for long meetings and boring conference calls.

It’s my only “vanilla” or “auto pilot knitting” on the needles right now. I have to pay attention to my advent socks, my Cozy Classic Raglan and count in the shawl. Maybe I should have some more socks or another hat? That surely is exactly what this holiday seaon needs, lol.

Happy Knitting!!

2025 Advent Sock Progress

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I’ve been beavering away on my 2025 Cozy Knitter Advent Socks. This photo is round about day 13.

I am loving the flecks again this year. I kinda wish I had done them mid stripe like the Cozy Knitter did on her instead of at the color transition. Perhaps something I can do in the next pair. I will have a second set of 24 stripes after these socks are finished.

I am a little worried about the heels. I am pretty sure the accent flecks are going to burn a ton of yarn and I won’t have enough to do the heels. I have some grey sock yarn in stash that would work but I can’t lay hands on the white Cascade sock yarn that should be somewhere….

Happy Knitting!!

Almost Finished: Basic Round Yoke Pullover

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The Basic Round Yoke Pullover is done and blocked.

The body is great, the sleeves are great and the neckline is loosy goosey. I need this to finish drying and then I think I will grab a crochet hook to add a line of reinforcement inside the neck ribbing. Maybe two?

I think that will give some structure to keep the neck from stretching past my bra straps. And if I hate it….it rips out super easy. I just need to find my hooks….

Happy Knitting!!

Raglan On The Road

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As I had hoped, the short rows didn’t mess me up too much on my Cozy Classic Raglan. I am now fully working in the round on a long circular.

I am at the point where it’s just raglan increases for several inches. Doesn’t take a lot of brain space but I do need to count occasionally. The increases in this pattern are new to me but I think they will work out just fine. It should be interesting to see how this one comes out compared to KFB that I have done a ton.

Happy Knitting!

A Candy Apple Hem

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It’s finally done with endless stockinette! My Round Yoke Pullover is at the hem!

That does mean I have a very large amount of stitches on the needle that I will have to do many rows of 1×1 rib…..not super sure why I am celebrating! I have a few meetings today and then plans tonight. Can I power through ribbing?

Happy Knitting!

Short Rows Can Be Tricky

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With Round Yoke Sweater getting so close I game myself permission to start the Cozy Classic Raglan.

I knit the neck ribbing and then worked all the short rows. I latter finishing and counting the stitches in each section…..I realize I didn’t short row correctly. I mixed up my stitch markers. It’s not super evident unless you count.

I think on the next row I am just going to true up the stitch counts with some increases/decreases hidden along the raglan seam. The overall effect is still a raised back neck. But who knows, I may regret this later!

Happy Knitting!!