1/29/24 1/29/24

f.o. : first sets of '24 socks

Remember when I mentioned that I've spent more than a decade knitting socks for other people? And that in 2024, I was going to knit my stash to make socks just for me?

1/18/24 1/18/24

makes by me: hilma sweater.

Things I spend time making—and never wear. This one is the Hilma pullover from Pom Pom Quarterly and while I had to muddle through without errata, I think it came out pretty beautifully. I don’t know if I’ll wear it; they often end up being gifted. I love making things but I don’t know how to celebrate the things I make. I’m working on it. I’m trying to think differently about myself and not find the flaws in everything I do.

12/12/23 12/12/23

f.o.: regolith.

So this is the third pattern I've knit from the gorgeous Cosmology Collection by Kiyomi and Sachiko Burgin--it's the Regolith hoodie by Kiyomi Burgin and boy it's beautiful.

7/8/22 7/8/22

f.o.: sheep camp sweater.

5/13/22 5/13/22

in progress: stria cardigan.

5/10/22 5/10/22

f.o. : field day jacket.

2/18/22 2/18/22

f.o. : hanko

10/30/20 10/30/20

f.o.: birch pullover.

I had a few starts and stops with the color work on my Birch pullover because I didn't check for errata online since I had a print version of the pattern in a book. It definitely gives me pause about buying any kind of knitting book in the future. And digital patterns are easier anyway--can have right on my phone or ipad, mobile and can be downloaded no matter where I am and don't take up clutter in my house.

10/20/20 10/20/20

f.o. : patterned outfit # many.

I wasn't lying when I said the pandemic gave me a strong desire to add prints to my wardrobe--and time. Time at home. Time with my sewing machine (much needed). I made a bunch of 100 Acts of Sewing pants no. 1 and shirt no. 2 to get me in the clothes making groove (great patterns for beginners with some nice details like bias tape neckline, for example).

9/29/20 9/29/20

f.o. : (heavily modified) jupiter crop.

This is my heavily modified Jupiter Crop by Caitlin Hunter. I didn't want it cropped and I definitely didn't want it short sleeved (I mean, I just find that to be impractical in New England and if I'm going to the trouble to knit a sweater well... then I'd like to maximize the amount of time I can wear it, especially in the fiber called for in this pattern).