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my sock drawer is currently being overrun (by both handknit socks & commercial socks) sooooo idk what my thought process was in deciding to do so right before supper, but i'm attempting to take stock of all my handknit socks. theyre all spread out but there's maybe 5 or so pairs out of frame

also, not all of these were in my sock drawer; some were in a cardboard box in my closet (the ones that I knit when I was a teen/just getting back into knitting)

some of the older pairs are too big, weird fiber choices - one pair is acrylic??? one has cotton cuffs & heels & toes??? A couple pairs felted... some pairs keep getting holes... so i need to figure out how i should get rid of those cuz tbh I am not going to continue wearing them. Will prob frog the too-big wool ones but the others, idk.

I put my commercial socks back into my sock drawer & my thought for my handknits is to find a plastic tub or something to keep those in but holy smokes this is fairly ridiculous

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Well, I finally got some time to block Leventry. We'll see how I like it since I didn't pin out each picot. I can always redo the blocking.

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Unblocked and cut off picture of my most recently finished shawl! Yay, yay!

Pattern is Don't Panic Shawl by Nim Teasdale, knit in Cotton Kings Color Bomb in Fantasy Rainbow.

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fair isle mitts with a secret

modified from this pattern

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I don't know what newbie lace knitter needs to hear this but I promise nobody else will notice that mistake you made 10 rows back. "Oh but I will" Not once it's finished and it's been a few weeks I promise. Speaking from experience here. You do NOT have to rip out your progress I promiseeee.

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The Little Knit Clementines are the perfect citrus-y solution for using up scraps of leftover sock yarn. You know, the little pieces that are too small to do anything else with? Knit with eyes and legs for cute little clementine friends, or leave them off for cute decorations!

This pattern is a stash buster, and any fingering weight sock yarn will work well for it!

The pattern is written for normal clementines and clementine friends (with eyes and legs), and is available for ✨free✨ on my blog!

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Since I have seen several very beautiful pairs recently, I am currently in love with the idea of knitting selbu mittens. Now I don't really wear mittens (I usually burrow my hands inside my jacket if it's that cold AND don't go outside much outside of commuting for which I prefer to have my fingers to check my phone regularly) BUT!!

Selbu mittens it is. I am also for some reason very set on having a sort of double-cuff (?) and have not yet found a pattern satisfying in that regard. Which leads me to the dangerous precipice of 'Will I Make One Up Myself?'.

Will report on eventual results and hopefully progress.

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Pre-wash sock picture in case they all die felt.

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After a two week vacation (one week of which was actually spent doing stuff outside my home), I have managed to finally block a sweater I had finished months ago AND get my Chattahoochee socks to a point where I only need to Kitchener one toe and sew in the ends!

The Big Soft Sweater that I am apparently cursed with for the rest of my days meanwhile still has more than half the arms left... And then the bottom hem and the collar...

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Hi! My name is Gwyn and this is where I post my knits. This post may be edited as my projects change!

The state of my knitting life

Currently working on:

Coffee Cantata socks (West Yorkshire Spinners 4ply sock yarn in Nutmeg)

Chained Oblivion cardigan (probably Holst Garn in Black) - we are gauging, baby!

To finish:

Don't Panic! shawl (Cotton Kings colour gradient yarn) - ONLY BLOCKING AND ENDS TO SEW IN!!

Butterscotch sweater (Drops Air) - ONLY BLOCKING AND ENDS TO SEW IN!!

To cast on:

Lento sweater (Holst Garn Supersoft in Vintage Heather)

Tolsta tee - long sleeved (Holst Garn Coast in Black)

To prepare:

Celestarium shawl (probably Malabrigo Mechita in Paris Night)

And my Dreams & Goals:

Melville sweater

Book Club Cardigan

Knitting something from Jaq Studios

Knit the 52 Weeks of Socks Vol. I

Knit a sideways sweater (from sleeve cuff to sleeve cuff)

Knit a pair of pants

If you notice me just casting on something else that is not on any of the To-Dos, then no you don't and also that's none of my business.

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My progress so far for Sock Madness round 2: Chattahoochee by Shuyi Wu

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Sock Madness Round 1:

Day and Night by Alena Malevitch. Started them a few days ago but not much progress yet, so have my cuff and one pattern repeat hidden by the needles (yes those pictures are both ONE sock):

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Sock Madness qualifier is on its way!