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!
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!!
I had a successful swatch yesterday. But today is not as lucky. Swatching for my Rock It Tee was a total fail
I checked the pattern like 5 times and measured three different ways. I am just way to big at my gauge and needle size. And I can’t fathom going down to much smaller needles and knitting at that gauge. I am also not willing to do the math to pick a pattern size in this pattern to work up a garment that fits me.
I am going to take this swatch and do a Ravelry search to find something that works at this needle size and gauge. Going into the holidays, I don’t want to think that hard!
Happy Swatching!!
This past summer I participated in the Two Ewes Fiber Adventures Podcast KAL called the Summer Spin In and I won a prize!
I was the lucky recipient of a $50 gift certificate from Abstract Fiber. In true crafter fashion, I spent a little more than my gift certificate. Starting on the left I grabbed a skein of the Worsted base called Dakota and the color is called Dragonfly. In the middle a sport weight OOAK called creatively “Color 8”. And finally there is a skein of DK in the Tahoma base in the color Molly.
These will all probably end up in some sort of a hat situation. It’s my go to easy knitting and my gift stash is getting pretty low. For now I need to get back to sweater knitting!
Happy Crafting!!
My Online Training Hat is done and this was my first score for the Down Cellar Studio Podcast Pigskin Party 2025 KAL.
Pattern: My own basic beanie “recipe” with 88 sts
Yarn: Big Sky Yarn Company Squish DK in “Do You Want To Build a Snowman”
Needles: US 8s
This hat used 62 grams of the DK weight and equated to 143 yards of yarn. Not bad for an adult sized small beanie. I think the 1×1 rib for the folded brim looks really neat in this variegated yarn. I hate knitting it, but it looks so great finished.
Now I need to decide what hat to start next! Happy Knitting!!
I passed my online training and took a HUGE load off my brain. And in the process I got my Online Training Hat all the way to the decreases
I know this is DK being worked on Worsted gauge, but I don’t think it is causing any issues. The hat may be more on the smaller snug size and it will still be adult size. I think 20 more minutes of knitting and I will have a finished hat!
I still have a decent ball of yarn left and therefore leftover will be involved. My next hat WIP might need to be a Musselburgh and use more scraps as that bag is full.
Happy Knitting!!
I am past the infernal one by one ribbing on my Online Training Hat! Though I am still stuck in the training classes…
The brim is folded and attached and I can cruise along in stockinette now. I could have done the attachment a little bit better as it is not as stretchy as I would normally desire. But now I need to get back to ceaseless training and note taking…
Happy Knitting!!
One by one ribbing is quite something. My Online Training Hat is slowly growing as I watch slide dec after slide dec.
I am finally more confident and comfortable with flicking and switching between knits and purls. I am getting faster without having to drop the needles or the working yarn. Well, as fast as you can be in one by one rib LOL.
This DK yarn is working up more like a worsted. I think I should be fine at this gauge and needle size. The hat might could be small or could be fine. There is a head for every hat!
Happy Knitting!!
This is my finished Crown Town Hat!
Pattern: Crown Town Hat by Carina Spencer (Rav Link)
Yarn: TreasureGoddess Merino Sport Treasures is Poseidon’s Trident and Making Waves
Needles: US 5s
Mods: So many. I knit the colorwork backwards, I added unnecessary rows to the main body, I worked the KC as stranded colorwork, and I decreased at a faster rate to mitigate the elongated body.
It really turned out okay-ish. It is just a big hat. Which should be fine since my dad has a big head. The finished hat used just over 200 yards of yarn between the two colors and the finished hat weighs 75 grams.
I do think I will attempt a second one to see if I can get it right and follow all the rules this time. Sometimes you win and sometimes you learn!
Happy Knitting!!
The sleeves of Autumn Gold are complete and happily matching.
I ended the second sleeves with just one tiny nub of yarn left from the skein. Both sleeves knit nicely from one skein of yarn. I will have more than enough to finish this sweater based on what I have caked up.
Now I am just on the forever knitting of the body and adding the ribbed side details. So I have to pay attention on every other round. I wonder how many times I will get that wrong?
Happy Knitting!!
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