Kninja Knitter

This will be a knitting-only post since I have a podcast episode and post coming up later this week (with happy news).

Stitched or Still-in-Progress

I have one FO from last week, the Desert Vista Dyeworks socks were done before the end of the month! I’ve had challenges recently so that wasn’t the standard for a while. Hopefully I’m trending toward a cushion of time.

I made solid progress on the sweater so I was able to join the sections under the arms. This does mean very long rows with a bunch of charts. But progress is motivating!

Cast-on Conversations

Last week I shared the yarn mini set I bought for a test knit, but I can’t share photos of that project until the pattern is released. Based on our due date for the project with feedback, it should be released around the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday at the end of this month.

Since I finished the DVD socks before the end of the month, I needed some easy-peasy knitting for the last couple days. So, I cast on another pair of socks. I’ll share some of the relevance of this yarn for me in my next podcast post.

November started, and so did my next pair of DVD socks! This is now my twentieth pair in this pattern, so I finally decided to make a spreadsheet to track my completion percentage more accurately. 🤓 The only variations I make periodically are to change the number of rounds of leg and ribbing, but I have a standard target. I also worked out what the percentages are if I knit them two-at-a-time, though I don’t do that often anymore.

And finally, I frogged the Advent Calendar blanket I had been attempting. I mentioned last week that the blanket wasn’t bringing me any joy or relaxation, so it wasn’t worth continuing. Yesterday I cast on a shawl that I previously test knit for the designer. (I haven’t finished the test knit, lol, but it’s about two-thirds done.) Because of how the blanket was worked, breaking the yarn repeatedly, I started with less than half of C1, so I’m going to add in the MC from the blanket to make up the difference. What’s particularly nice is that I was able to make a copy of my original KnitCompanion project to start the new one.

I’m also looking at least one more cast-on for this month. In the Down Cellar Studio Pigskin Party, the November challenge is to create something that has buttons on it. They can be decorative or functional. I’m leaning toward knitting the Easy Sock Yarn Ponytail Hat (Rav link) by Lena Matthison, as she’s a sponsor designer.

This is a Year of Projects post. Officially the Group is in its 14th year, my first. If you would like to find out more about the Year of Projects Group on Ravelry, please check it out; it’s a very welcoming group!

Knit on! 🧶