Last year, I participated in my first mystery knit along by Stephen West and I had so much fun. The MKAL is usually in October so, to prepare, I set out to finish out all of my WIPs. I finished the Nightshift Shawl a couple weeks ago and now I’ve just finished the Overthrow Wrap. Keep reading for my experience knitting this wrap:
I made another Fantastitch shawl! This is my third time working the Fantastitch pattern by Stephen West. Keep reading for details on the yarn I used, why I love the Fantastitch, and some updates on what other projects I’m excited about.
I recently finished knitting my second Briochevron Blanket as the ultimate stash-busting project, but I ended up not using up all of my stash. I felt like some of the colors weren’t a good fit for the blanket, so I saved them for another project which ended up being this Scrapbuster Satchel!
I knit the Single Malt sweater by Maxim Cyr as a gift for my husband. The Single Malt sweater is knit in the round top-down with raglan sleeves. It uses a simple, yet beautiful stitch motif in an Aran weight yarn on size US 8 needles. Continue reading for my experience knitting the Single Malt Sweater.
I knit a second Fantastitch out of left over stash yarn. I love this pattern so much and revisiting it after a year helped me get my knitting motivation back. Keep reading for my experience knitting another Fantastitch Shawl by Stephen West.
At the beginning of the year, I set a goal for myself to try to create my own knitting pattern/design. I’ve made a few freestyle sweaters for my dog and she looks super sweet in her custom sweaters, but I wanted to try something a little bigger.
I decided I wanted to create a sweater for my niece and customize the pattern to something she would enjoy. Instead of starting from scratch, I made a mashup of a couple of different patterns. Continue reading for more about my freestyle sweater mashup knitting experience:
I had quite a few knitting projects planned this year. I knew it was a pretty ambitious list, but I was excited to work on so many fun projects. Now that the year is halfway through, I wanted to share my progress and some updates to the plan.
The October Hat by Sloane Rosenthal is free pattern. It is worked in the round from the bottom up using aran weight yarn. I had been working on a Honeycomb Aran sweater with all over cables, and thought I would also enjoy a smaller cable project.
This cute little sweater was in my queue last year, but I never got around to making it. My niece’s birthday is coming up, and I wanted to make something fun for her. The Pengweeno is the perfect party jacket that I think she’ll love.
It seems like there are new, fun knitting patterns being released each day. I love planning for my next projects and wanted to share what’s in my knitting queue. If you’re looking for some knitting inspiration, here’s a look at the projects that I plan on knitting this year:
The Flax Sweater by Tin Can Knits was the first sweater I ever knit. I first tried it out by knitting a child version for my niece, and then felt confident enough to make one for myself. Recently, this free pattern was updated to include more sizes, a cropped-body option, a new collar option, and a supplement for optional short-row shaping in the back.
I knit up these super cute, celestial sweaters for myself and my niece. The Astraeus is the adult version, and the Moonbeam is the child version. Read all about my knitting experience here:
While I was knitting my Briochevron Blanket, I started looking for my next fun project. I am still newer to knitting, but I feel like I’ve knit a good variety of items that I am confident researching new techniques and executing a pattern. I wanted a challenging project and I found a really pretty cabled sweater, but I thought it would be too advanced for me.
At the beginning of the year, I shared my knitting project plans. I wanted to challenge myself with new techniques and practice my brioche. Now that we’re halfway through the year, I thought it’d be good to check in and share my progress and changes in my plan.