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?
Wow! The past week has really gotten away from me. However, I have been busily knitting away in whatever moments I could find. Some days I wish I was a monogamous knitter again but other days I think there is no way I could go back to only working on one project at a time. BUT, argues my conscience, I get so much more accomplished when working on only one item at a time...yeah, I know.
This week I have been working on THREE things.
First is a sock head hat for a friend. She chose the yarn a couple of months ago and I cast it on late last month. I need another inch and a half or so of stockinette and then it will be time for the decreases (yay, happy dance!). I love this colorway. It is called Bow Ties Are Cool (happy Dr reference!) and is dyed by Quaere Fibre (she has some gorgeous, bright, striping colorways).
I am looking forward to wrapping this little gem up. Of course, when I do I'll probably cast on another. It seems like I always have a sock head hat on the needles. I'm not sure when that developed but I have knit quite a few of them now. Any time I have a skein of sock yarn that I don't have a plan for I end up casting on a sock head hat. One of these days I'll attempt one that isn't just stockinette but has a fun bit of patterning in it.
The second thing I have been working on is a baby item. It is getting closer to being finished. If I had maybe 2 days to just sit and work on it I would probably get it done. I don't have two days though...the shower is tomorrow...ooops.
And the third thing I have been working on is my Longline cardi, aka my handspun sweater. A couple of years ago I participated in a sweater spin/make along that legacy knits started. I dyed some bfl, spun it and then cast on the sweater. Granted it took me over a year to spin the yarn. And now the sweater has been on the needles for closing on two years. So when I saw the podcast that Knitty Natty of the Love in Stitches podcast put out about #Make30for30 I was intrigued. Could I spend thirty consecutive days knitting for 30 minutes on a project? Maybe. I could certainly try. And what better project to focus on than my handspun sweater. I might actually *gasp* get it done...well, that's probably not realistic but some progress would be wonderful. So that is what I have been trying for. Day 1 was June 5th. So today is day 6. I have made almost an inch and a half of progress. That doesn't sound like much but a finger/sport weight sweater in a plus size...that's a lot of stitches. So I am tickled that I am making progress. It definitely beats the sweater sitting in its project bag never seeing the light of day.
So, if you were to #Make30for30, what would you concentrate on? I am wondering if I do this successfully if I might turn into a habit. It would be nice to make progress on some of the WIP's that followed me into 2020 but still be able to spend other knitting time on new projects that interested me.
