Fall is here in earnest, at least in the northern hemisphere. Time for cooler weather, yarn crawls and fiber festivals. Have you been to any festivals? And have they inspired a future project? What projects have you finished and which ones are you working on?
After the distraction of my stitch sampler scarf for my LYS, Iām back to my Stephen West āWelted Inclineā shawl, and a crochet project, āLost in Time Scarfā, by Johanna Lindahl.
After weeks of much despair, I finally got the guts to knit my first sweater (even though itās spring here and 32Ā°C - 89Ā°F - are mostly the norm). Already done my swatch and canāt wait to cast on! I chose the pattern from a book my husband got me for my early birthday (planning to make it in shades of green)
Iāve never been to a festival or crawl. Iām afraid I donāt usually need any new ideas 
. I have so many things in progress and want to finish so I can make other things. Are we ānestingā this time of year?
I have socks on my needles. I suddenly changed tension or something. Iām having to totally change my recipe. I also lost 25 lb and my feet are a bit smaller! Woo-hoo! But thatās not good for mindless sock knitting!
Also have a wrap thatās been on the needles since May. Going to make Christmas ornaments for the seven grandkids. I also want to make hats for them. I started crocheting a simple sweater but it gives me knots in my trapezius so itās in time out.
I have three scarves to block. The latest is from yarn I bought while on a cruise to Alaska. I have another skein of it for socks. I bought two skeins to have enough for socks. Itās so pretty that I wanted something more visible. Have I mentioned knitting socks? I have several skeins waiting to be worked up not to mention the two tubs of sock yarn and scraps.
I think it will be beautiful with this yarn!
Wow, so many exciting things going on here.
@salmonmac enjoy your yarn festival, it sounds great. Here is wet every day, Iām glad to be indoors.
@ColoCro your crochet work looks so intricate and detailed. Iām a bit envious, my crochet always looks like an old rag.
@PamPassarelli cheering you on with your first sweater, how exciting! Sweaters are almost all I make, this year I made a couple of summer sweaters in lighter yarn but right now Iām regretting not starting the winter sweaters a bit sooner as it has gone from summer to winter overnight and now I want thick and cozy, plus heavier yarn would have been so much easier to dry in the warmer weather. I notice your sweater is seamless, if you find it too hot to knit when it gets bigger you might consider one made in smaller sections as they arenāt so warm to work on.
Iāve been swatching and frogging.
Tried out a new yarn brushed alpaca silk, Iāve never worked ith fluffy hairy yarn before and just wanted to try it. Hmm, I think itās not for me. I tried it on itās own with a 1 row scarf pattern someone kindly linked a couple of months ago. The pattern is really nice but I didnāt like it in this yarn. The yarn didnāt frog well so the piece went in the bin. Iāll try it out again (at some point) held with another yarn and see if I like the effect.
I tried out some new yarn (scheepies scrumptious, recycled plastic bottles) in charcoal icecream (black) with 2 optional contrast colours with a few different ideas including an Arne and Carlos reverse stockinette intarsia design I thought I would really like - hated it, frogged.
Then when I was knitting a basic rectangle of black with a deep stripe of contrast when I spotted a sweater on TV and knew I wanted to make that sweater in the 2 colours I was working.
Spent a couple of days pausing TV trying to see just how the intarsia pattern worked and cursing for not having knitting chart paper big enough. And then realised i could google the sweater and got a great still pic from the online shop selling them. So I am shamelessly copying, in different colours.
I have swatched single strand on 4 mm and double strand on 5.5 mm, Iām reasonably sure Iāll go with the chunkier double strand.
Ordered an A3 pad of 5mm squared paper to chart on. I donāt know why I didnāt think of this months (years) ago, I never have chart paper big enough for what I want and have a habit of breaking stitch fiddle. Canāt wait for it to arrive so i can crack on with this cozy sweater. The yarn is so soft!
https://www.sweaterscapes.com/land-chart-paper.htm
You can do it, your color work is excellent.
Not sure now where or when I found this Knitters graph paper making site and think it will help you in your chart making. It could be scaled per swach count, print it blank, than you can make design per your stitch count. (It suppose to LOL) not tried myself because needed different graph in that time. It is free
Keep wonderfull work Creation
I finished the picket fence T-shirt. I used Patons Grace - a DK mercerized cotton. It was a nice pattern and I think I will knit another one with the lavender Cascades Pima Cotton yarn I bought on sale.
I knit this for a neighbor who always brings me delicious home made jams and other goodies. The Lucia Scarf, a free pattern on Hobbii. I used one ball of Rico Superba Easy - a superwash wool.
What a kind neighbor and what a lovely lovely gift!
Just finished this for a new baby boy. Fun knit!!!
Hope everyone is enjoying October. Happy knitting!
Thatās an adorable set and sure to be an heirloom. He will be the best dressed baby for sure.
Thank you! I really enjoyed knitting it.
@DeborahB you and your neighbour are so lucky getting such lovely gifts from one another!
@cspierer this set is made so perfectly. The cardigan especially is gorgeous and a perfect example of just how beautiful a piece can be without lots of fancy colour work or lace stitches, the small stitchwork detail really sets off the clean finish.
Thought Iād share a progress pic or two.
I am almost half way through my current project (my shameless copying of a design I saw). Lots of firsts for me and new things for me to be challenged by.
The colour chart took a while but I love my new A3 size squared paper! I saw on the shop version of this sweater that none of the seams aligned on the colour work and also one side of each sleeve had an odd mirror image of the pattern so the motif didnāt run right across smoothly. I have ācorrectedā or done my version of the motif and the plan is it aligns at the seams and that the back is a full mirrored chart so the pattern on the inside sleeve mirrors.
The sleeves are knit side ways. The cuff I knit single strand with the plan to fold inwards and sew down for a double cuff but now Iām not sure, I quite like them folded to the outside in a more relaxed way or even left long.
When I had finished one sleeve I estimated how much green yarn I would need to complete the sweater, Iād only bought one ball as a trial. I would need a full 2 with none to spare. The shop was almost sold out! Only 3 left, and in my dye lot. I bought 2 of them, better to have a ball left over than be a tiny but short. Looks like this yarn is discontinued now. Lucky I didnāt wait longer.
Creations your sweater looks beautiful so far. You inspire me to be more creative in my knitting instead of just following patterns as written.
