Recent Knitted Garments & Queued Projects
I realized the other day that it's been forever since I posted my knitting projects! Last year was such a blur for us here at Grainline that I dropped the ball hard on posting any personal projects or things I'd made and I'm really hope to remedy that this year. I love reading about what other people have made, it's just so inspiring and gets me motivated to get to work on my project list. When I started this blog back in 2009 as my personal project journal I blogged every random thing I made and I sort of miss doing that! Well I miss blogging the things I like at least. Instagram kind of killed project blogging a bit, but I often have more to say than is normal to post on Instagram. That and linking to anything on Instagram is a real pain. Anyway, in that spirit here are my recent knitting projects as well as a few things I'd like to make in 2017!
Moss Socks
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Pattern: BFF by Cookie A
Yarn: Madelinetosh Twist Light
I really went on a sock bender this year completing 6 pairs in 12 months. I wish I was one of those people who could make a pair a month but honestly that would just stress me out. This pair is made with Madelinetosh Twist Light in an amazing green but sadly I lost the tag so I have no idea what it's called. I used the BFF pattern (still not sick of it!) and omitted the cabling which makes a really great everyday sock. 10 out of 10 stars for how much use these are getting in my handmade wardrobe!
Antique Lace Socks
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Pattern: BFF by Cookie A
Yarn: Madelinetosh Twist Light in Antique Lace
Aaaaaand here we have another pair of BFF socks also knit in Madelinetosh Twist Light. The color here is Antique Lace and guys, it's gorgeous. The photos don't really do it justice, though they come pretty close, but it goes with everything in my wardrobe. These get a ton of wear also and are so good with clogs because of the cables. Clogs & socks are severely underrated as a style in my opinion.
Coronal Hat
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Pattern: Coronal by Erica Knits
Yarn: Quince & Co. Chickadee
I took a small break from my sock knitting program this summer to work on this hat for my mom. I bought yarn for a colorwork sweater in June but realized while swatching that I really needed more practice with the technique before starting on it. The Coronal Hat from EricaKnits is perfect for the task. None of the floats are very long and the pattern is super easy to remember making it a perfect learning project for colorwork. I was able to focus on the technique and really work on holding my yarns properly. Highly recommend this one if you're looking to get into fair isle. Bonus points in that you get a super cute hat when you're done learning!
Rainbow Socks
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Pattern: none used
Yarn: Toil & Trouble in Opal Fire
This particular pair of socks has a few sisters around the internet. After Camp Workroom Social '15 Carrie sent a few of us this confetti sock yarn to keep us close after camp was over. With the yarn being so busy I decided to stick with a simple sock instead of my trusty BFF. For this I just cast on 64 stitches, did about an inch of 2x2 ribbing, then went to town and it worked out great!
Malabrigo Socks
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Pattern: none used
Yarn: Malabrigo Sock
This was my last pair of socks in 2016 - a cute striped Malabrigo I picked up at Knit 1 when I was just stopping in for needles. You know how that goes. Anyway I followed the same recipe that I did for the socks above and wear them all the time. The colorway was pretty hard to photograph, but the top photo was closest to accurate.
Currently I have two sweaters in progress, the Martine by Julie Hoover and my Fringe and Friends KAL sweater which I'm knitting for Jon. The Martine just needs sleeves and Jon's sweater is finally blocking and almost ready for the finishing!
I'm already dreaming up my next projects which will likely include Ondawa finally, and some sort of cardigan.
What's in your knitting queue? Have any of you knit Ondawa already, and if so what yarn did you use? Also, I'll be knitting many more socks this year, so if you have a favorite sock yarn, fill me in!