I feel like I am on a roll here, but let's be honest, they are only little knits. Still, progress is progress, right? So here is finished object number 3 for 2020!
It's another sockhead hat!
- Sockhead Hat
- by Kelly McClure
- size: adult medium, as written
- Knit for: me, well, originally the Savvy Barbarian in my life but then I decided for me.
- Yarn: Canon Hand Dyes in the Virginia base, self-striping
- Colorway name: "make not your thoughts your prisons" Antony & Cleopatra
- Needles: US 2.5 (3mm)
- Began Oct 2019 - Completed January 16th, 2020
Notes: Not too much to say. Followed the pattern as written again. No changes needed. One of these days I'll try some with patterning on the portion above the ribbing. It is just so hard to mess with it though because it is the perfect purse/no thought knitting.
I had to include pictures of my 'helper' of course. She is constantly under my needles and in my way while I am knitting. She is pretty sure all yarn & needles are made for her pleasure and her pleasure alone.
Now that my desk project is completed I need to decide what will take its place. Some days are just really slow and I need something mindless to occupy my hands. It also helps to have knitting there in case I forget my knitting when I go to church. Then I can grab my desk knitting from the office. In addition to my desk project being mindless knitting, it also needs to be a project that has no deadline since it may only get worked on in little bits and pieces. I don't like to take those projects back and forth in case I were to forget it at home. I don't think any of my current WIP's are really very good candidates. So I could start a new pair of socks or perhaps cast-on my son's sockhead hat. I am going to have to give this some thought this weekend. I'm just not sure which thing I want to do. I could perhaps do a pair of fingerless mitts...I have been wanting to do some of those for a while. I'll need to figure it out before Monday so I can get it cast on Sunday night at the latest. Oh well, we shall see.
For now, I am going to spend some time on my sweater for #Make30in30 and also work on the baby project that is on the needles. I need to get that moving and off the needles. I hope each of you has a lot of knitting/crafting time this weekend!
I am excited to say that I have completed my second item for the new year...yes it was a hat and therefore a small item but nonetheless, it is a COMPLETED item! Yay!!! I am not excited to say that I had to resort to my DPN's while doing the decreases because my circular needle came apart. Sadness.
This hat practically flew off the needles. The great thing about self-striping yarn is that it is so quick to knit. It seems I get sucked into that "just one more stripe" mentality and things just fly right off the needles!
So, on to the details:
- Sockhead Hat
- by Kelly McClure
- size: adult medium, as written
- Knit for: AW
- Yarn: Quaere Fibre Bow Ties are Cool
- Needles: US 2.5 (3mm)
- Began Dec 2019 - Completed January 11th, 2020
Notes: Followed the pattern pretty closely as written this time. This is a pattern I have knit many times. I even have another on the needles at the moment stashed in my desk at work for when I need something to occupy myself. I have yarn sitting by my chair to cast on the next one already. My 18 yr old son picked out yarns for a hat for himself. So I will probably cast that on pretty soon.
What do I work on next? I definitely want to continue my #Make30for30 with my sweater. I love that I am making progress on it. I also need to continue progress on the baby knit that is currently on the needles. It isn't necessarily the best on the go knitting because I have to pay close attention to the pattern stitch and where I am in it. Also, I have to count. I don't like things that require counting when I am in church/BIble study or having conversations with people. I prefer mindless knitting for that sort of thing. My sweater is good mindless knitting but it is large to cart around places. So do I start a new project or find something else in my WIP pile that fits my criteria?
The sockhead hat for me stays in my drawer at the office so that can't really replace the one I just finished. The baby bibs need to be washed/blocked so they can be seamed. I can do that when I wash/block the parts of the current baby project, take care of it all in one go. I feel like about the only thing that fits my on the go knitting criteria is maybe the blue rose city rollers. Dragging those out, it looks like the first one is on the toe decreases and the second has not yet been cast on. They are at a total of 48 stitches, so not a lot left on the first one. Maybe if I dig out another needle I could cast on the second one and just stick it in the bag for when the first is finished. Decisions, decisions. I guess that is the decision made! Socks for purse knitting. Easy enough. *grin*
Do you carry around purse knitting? If so what do you typically carry places? Are you a sock knitter or do you prefer something else? What do you look for in a purse knitting project?
Something positive to start the new year off with - a finished knitting project! Yes, it is a baby size item and yes it was started in 2019, however, it is off the needles, ends woven in, washed/blocked and drying. (Hence the not so great picture).
I very much enjoyed knitting this pattern and look forward to seeing it on the little guy it is for!.
So, the project details:
- Baby Vertebrae (DK version)
- by Kelly van Niekerk
- 0-3 months size
- Knit for: Baby EH
- Yarn: TIG Springvale DK (colorway is forgotten)
- Needles: US 6 & 4
- Began December 2019, Completed Jan 2, 2020
Notes: Followed the pattern pretty closely as written. Though it is amusing to have to constantly remind myself to flip my measuring tape over when measuring lengths. Definitely a pattern I will make again (this is the second one).
So that means I am down one item on my WIP's carried over. From 18 down to 17, yep I am kicking booty and taking names....or not *smile*.
In other news, two days in a row of getting my spin 10 in! Yay! Currently, I am working on some Charolais. It is so springy and enjoyable to spin! It will be enjoyable to knit with as well I think!
Now to decide what to work on next. I am thinking the warm heart baby vest as there is another baby due just around the corner and no one wants to give me girls to knit for. Has anyone else noticed the people in their lives having only boys? Out of half a dozen people I know having babies in a 4 month period - all boys! What are the chances?
Oh yeah, back to the baby vest. I have it started and it was laying on the sofa when apparently the little barn kitten we saved from certain death decided the wool would be a great thing to chew on...not cool kitty! So I need to tink back a row or so cut off the chewed yarn and reattach the clean yarn end - nothing like kitty drool crunchy wool yarn *shudder*. Here is what the picture in the book looks like (this is from the same book I mentioned and showed in my earlier post).
So I guess I am going to wrap this up and get back to my knitting/tinking. What are you knitting on this new year? Any goals? Finished objects yet? Do share!
