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?
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.
f.o.: socks for doc.
I try to make a few of the Purl Soho Boot Socks for doc each year; he wears them nonstop all winter (and sometimes even into warmer months) and so he's always in need of new pairs (I don't darn once they get holes--terrible, I know, but convince me to add this skill to my bucket, please).
f.o.: western rose pullover.
Can I just wax poetic on how genius designer extraordinaire Thea Colman is? This Western Rose pullover was a dream to knit, start to finish. I'd definitely like to knit it again, and also use it's general shape for other sweaters, as the fit is bomb (minus the way too long sleeves for my short arms that I had to do surgery on and rip back after this sweater was finished).
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.
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.
f.o.: norwegian fir sweater.
My colleague and his wife had a baby this fall. I decided I definitely wanted to make them something. I had some leftover Harrisville Designs Shear from the Morchella Cardigan (which believe it or not I'm going to knit another one with lost of ease) and it was a perfect match for a sweet pattern like this mostly open front cardigan Norwegian Fir. Plus, it was just the right color and amount of wooly softness.