Category Archives: WIPs

Hat With A Glitch

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Whelp, my Teal Dreams Hat has a tiny glitch. When I was last knitting it, it was late in the evening by firelight. Aaaannnd, that led to a glitch. When I joined in the round I didn’t line up the stitches and it created a weird fold/twist at the BOR/EOR where I had more stitches on the live stitches versus the cast on edge. I didn’t think it was a big deal and just made it work, or so I thought.

I’m too far to rip this back. But it’s enough to make me not want to gift this one. It will still make a perfectly warm hat. I will finish this as a vanilla beanie and either keep for our stash or put in a donate pile. Sigh, I really shouldn’t knit in the dark when doing technical bits…

Happy Knitting!!

Halfway There

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For this Friday, I only have a HO. My 2023 Christmas Eve Socks are halfway done.

I did split the ball in yarn by weight. And I was actually surprised by how tall these socks turned out to be. I ended up adding 4 stitches in the leg to accommodate my calves. This sock barely fits on my sock blocker but does fit my foot.

The foot is a little long and that tells me I could have started the heel sooner. But this is still a wearable product so I will I am going to continue. The second sock is cast on my DPNs, but only just barely. Have to try to beat SSS!

Happy Knitting!!

Smaller Was Better

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I finished the second and smaller mitt. And as predicted, smaller was better. The 40 stitch mitt was a better fit than the 44 stitch mitt. So I ripped back the bigger one and started it over again. Sometimes, I hate when I am right.

I fortified myself with a strong cup of coffee in my favorite Ted Lasso mug to work the now third mitt. The silver lining? The handspun did rip out fairly well and the re-knitting isn’t terrible. This has alpaca in it so I was worried about felting. So far so good!

Now I just need to finish a third mitt to make a finished pair. Happy Knitting!!

Very Slow Hat Progress

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We are still basking in Christmas glow, mostly because I love the lights and we have been too busy to undecorate. My teal dreams hat finally saw some knitting time. I have the brim turned and working up the main hat.

A coworker asked for a ponytail hat and I am considering turning this hat into one of those. I haven’t made one in this construction method but I feel like it wouldn’t be hard. I might even try to incorporate a hair tie for the closure to add stability.

I have much pondering to do. Happy Knitting!!

Planning The New Year

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I normally use a Knitters Planner but they had production problems for 2024 and so I used a Shutterfly coupon to make my own planner. I have to fill in my own months and other data inputs but it does mean I can customize to my needs.

I did a WIP run down and purged a few things but also made a list of everything on my needles. I need to get my Mom’s shawl past the cast on. I feel like if I can get into the repetitions of the body that I will feel more inclined to pick it up.

Otherwise I feel like hats and socks will continue to hold my attention! Happy New Year and Happy Knitting!!

Car Socks

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A recent car trip allowed me to finish the gusset heel on my first 2023 Christmas Eve Cast On socks. Added some color to the rather brown and bland landscape of winter in Kansas.

I will plan to weigh my sock and my ball of yarn to find the total weight. I will pull out the yarn to find halfway and make two (hopefully) equal socks by weight. I don’t use this weight of yarn to make anything scrappy so using all of the yarn is preferable.

Goals: Finish this first sock by week end! Happy Knitting!!

A Bulky Warm Mitt

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Happy New Year!! I am starting 2024 off with some handspun. Hoping this year brings me joy and different challenges than 2023.

I finished most of my first Handspun Mitts and cast on the second. I ended up using a 48 stitch count for the first mitt and it is pretty bulky and loose. It’s not horrible but not what I intended. So I have not yet added the thumb.

For the second mitt, I switched to 40 stitches to see if the smaller mitt is a better fit. When I get both done and figure out which one I like better I plan to frog the loser and reknit to that matching stitch count.

It really didn’t take me long to make this mitt after the holiday hubbub died down. And this handspun is super nice so I won’t mind knitting this again. I’m excited to have super fun handspun mitts that coordinate with my new dress coat!

Happy Knitting!!

To The Finish Line

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I made it to Christmas Eve and all 24 stripes on each of my advent socks. I was smart and worked ahead and added the heels a few days before Christmas. Now they just need cuffs!

The KirbyWirby Friends Advent is on the left. I had the teensiest ball of the teal contrast left. So I unwound it, found both ends and doubled it over to find the middle. I wanted to take what scraps I had left and split them evenly across the two socks. The stripes on this dyer are smaller therefore resulted in shorter socks

The CozyKnitter 2023 advent is on the right. These produced much taller socks and more normal for my sock drawer. I have plenty of the cream contrast so I don’t need to split the remainder.

Due to how I chose to construct these, I will have a ton of ends to weave in. I’ll have to muster up a glass of wine and plow through those when my cuffs are done….

Happy Knitting!!

A Festive Glove

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I am running this knit to the wire but I am getting there! My Teacher gloves are almost done for pair #1. I have been distracted by finishing socks and hats. These will become my next priority!

These are an adult size medium and fit/stretch nicely. So finger crossed (hehehehe) that they fit the kid’s teachers. Oh, and I can crank out a second pair of these yet this week.

The mate has been started so as to avoid SSS (Second sock syndrom) so let’s warm up the hot chocolate and get to knitting!!

2023 Advent Update

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A little toasty update to my 2023 advent socks!

The pair on the left are my Cozy Knitter advent and are for sure coming out in a rainbow. Its beyond gorgeous but sometimes late in the evening the subtle fade is hard to detect. Still so happy with it and wouldn’t change a thing!

The pair on the right are my KirbyWirby advent and its Friends themed. These stripes are random but still cohesive. These stripes are smaller than the other advent and will result in shorter socks. And that’s okay, I’m fine with executing the dyers vision

I will try to sneak in one more update before Christmas on these. I’m so stoked to have two new socks for the season!