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may wrap-up!

champagne cardigan-ish, cosine ripple baby blanket, celeste sweater

could these pictures have been better? yes definitely but if i didn't do this now idk when i would get to it so.

champagne cardigan by petiteknit (off gauge)

yarn: drops heart you 7 and drops kid-silk both in lemonade

counting this one as done! it just needs to be blocked and to have buttons added which i'll do this week. this could've been done way earlier in the month but i kept putting off finishing the second sleeve cuff.

cosine ripple baby blanket by sam godden

yarn: caron skinny cakes in frosted mint

whipped this up for a coworker who's due in august so that i have plenty of time to get it to her before baby arrives. the pattern was really simple and i think it turned out quite cute!

celeste sweater by petiteknit

yarn: knit picks palette in bittersweet heather* (mc), lion brand wool-ease in linen & oatmeal, knit picks wool of the andes worsted in haze heather, loops & threads woolike in sage*

*held double

still plugging away here. still deciding on if i want to do a split hem but leaning towards yes. also thinking i'll probably fold down the collar - i don't think the mock neck suits me.

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april wrap-up!

champagne cardigan-ish, celeste sweater

april was a super busy month at work so i didn't have a ton of brain space for knits. anything other than mindless stockinette in the round was all i could handle so that's what i have to show for the month.

champagne cardigan by petiteknit (modified gauge)

yarn: drops heart you 7 and drops kid-silk both in lemonade

i'm hoping to have this one done and blocked in the next week or two. don't really have much to comment on here, just plugging away at the sleeves.

celeste sweater by petiteknit

yarn: knit picks palette in bittersweet heather* (mc), lion brand wool-ease in linen & oatmeal, knit picks wool of the andes worsted in haze heather, loops & threads woolike in sage*

*held double

i think i've got the body of this to the length that i need before the ribbing but i'm probably going to switch gears and get the sleeves done first so i can potentially just use up whatever yarn i have left on the body. toying with the idea of doing a split hem also but we'll see when i get there. my mom finished her version like 2 weeks ago so i'm definitely trailing behind in our knit-along lmao

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(slightly delayed) march wrap up!

champagne cardigan-ish, celeste sweater, 2x2 ribbed hat

champagne cardigan by petiteknit

yarn: drops heart you 7 and drops kid-silk both in lemonade

body and buttonband done, just sleeves to go! it's turning out a little bit more fitted than i wanted but i knew playing with gauge was going to affect my yarn usage and i didn't want to run out so i probably chose a size smaller than i ideally would've loved. it definitely still FITS and i think the cotton will prob end up stretching out a bit over time so i'm not upset about it. this was also just kinda an impulsive experiment of a project anyway so 🤷🏻‍♀️

celeste sweater by petiteknit

yarn: knit picks palette in bittersweet heather* (mc), lion brand wool-ease in linen & oatmeal, knit picks wool of the andes worsted in haze heather, loops & threads woolike in sage*

*held double

doing a mini knit-along with my mom for this one 😊 i had a vision for a colour palette and was able to pull all the contrast colours from stash which is Great because they were all random single balls without a plan. the colourwork on this is v enjoyable with the exception of the rows with the green yarn bc it's so damn slippery

2x2 ribbed hat

yarn: craft smart neon acrylic in neon pink

i thought i'd have this one done by now but work has been super busy so i haven't had as much time to work on it this past month. i think i'll probably have to figure out how i'd like to do the crown decreases soon so we'll see when i get to it

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february wrap up!

spark cardigan, v neck sweater*, champagne cardigan, peggy sweater, 2x2 ribbed hat

*the pattern i'm using for this one unfortunately has a trash size range so the home sweater v neck has an Extremely similar look with a more inclusive size range

spark by andrea mowry

yarn: briggs and little regal in light brown heather, patons kroy sock in copper colors held double (colour combo blatantly copied from @birch.grove bc i fell in love with it)

she's done!! i'll make a full post with all my thoughts about this one once i get some pics wearing it

v neck sweater (with bonus luna for y'all 🐈‍⬛)

yarn: loops and threads heathered tweed in basil

this one is also done except i need to redo the neckline finishing bc when i folded it down i screwed up and it's slanted 😅

champagne cardigan by petiteknit

yarn: drops heart you 7 and drops kid-silk both in lemonade

using the pattern as a base but i'm knitting it off gauge and between sizes so. champagne-ish. i'm affectionately referring to this as my niall cardigan bc the goal is to wear it when i go see the show live on tour this summer. the colour is not my usual vibe but it fit my ✨️vision✨️ for tour.

peggy sweater by lene holme samsøe

yarn: briggs and little durasport in grey? idk the colourway name for this one

this one is on timeout bc i'm not certain i'm in love with how the texture looks in this single ply but this yarn was originally being used for a different sweater that i ended up frogging and i really just didn't want it hanging around anymore. just need a break from it to make a decision.

2x2 ribbed hat

yarn: craft smart neon acrylic in neon pink

current desk project in the most obnoxious colour i've ever knit with. not following a pattern for this one, just cast on 96 stitches and am going to knit 2x2 rib until i get to whatever length feels right and then figure out the decreases at that point.

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finished project: mussleburgh by ysolda teague

yarn: knit picks elixir in grenadine

this was such an enjoyable lil project and definitely won't be my last one of these hats! idk yet if i'll keep it myself or just keep it on hand for a potential future gift.

i knit this one on 3.25mm needles using the 7st gauge numbers in the pattern but went for a size between the adult small and adult medium. i probably could've gotten away with the small and had it fit fine but i was worried it would be too tight so now i know for next time.

more excitingly, i have also finished my spark cardi but she's still drying.

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january wrap up!

i wasn't sure how i wanted to handle this blog so idk if i'll do updates every month or just as i finish projects or something else entirely but we'll start here for now!

these are the main projects i'm currently working on (links to ravelry pattern pages).

spark cardi, v neck sweater*, afterthought-everything sock tube, musselburgh hat

*the pattern i'm using for this one unfortunately has a trash size range so the home sweater v neck has an Extremely similar look with a more inclusive size range

spark by andrea mowry

yarn: briggs and little regal in light brown heather, patons kroy sock in copper colors held double (colour combo blatantly copied from @birch.grove bc i fell in love with it)

this was a languishing wip with just the sleeves and bottom body ribbing done for like...3 years? decided at the beginning of january i wanted it done and off my needles so i've been powering through. just ~2" of the shawl collar left to go! might end up being a gift for my mom if it fits her bc she really loves this one. this was my first experience with steeking and it went perfectly fine, probably mostly thanks to the v rustic briggs & little yarn.

v neck sweater

yarn: loops and threads heathered tweed in basil

i've knit this sweater in this same yarn once before (in black, it's in my profile pic) and i wear it alllllll the time so decided i needed a second one. i sized up for this one bc i thought i wanted an even more oversized fit but i'm not 100% yet on if that was the right call. worst case it'll be a cozy sweater i don't wear out or my mom will get another new sweater out of it lmao

sock tube

yarn: london house yarns sparkle sock in baubles

this was a new year's cast on while i was still feeling festive and it's been my desk/meeting knitting. finished the tube on jan 31st so now it'll probably wait until i decide what contrast colour heels, toes & cuffs i wanna add. i'm thinking white but i don't have a plain white sock yarn in my stash rn so 🤷🏻‍♀️ no rush to finish these tho.

musselburgh hat by ysolda teague

yarn: knit picks elixir in grenadine

this is now gonna be my desk project. i needed something small and simple to work on while i spent my dad's birthday with him near the end of the month and i had an weird amount of this yarn that i wasn't totally sure what to do with so. my first musselburgh! just gonna knit to whatever length i can get with the 2 balls of yarn i have