Thursday, October 2, 2014

Winter and Fall Knits: More Hopes and Dreams

Flowers, because.
I'm on target to finish that baby cardigan this week and hopefully work on my pumpkin socks. I won't make the My Sister's Knitter KAL deadline, but honestly, that's OK. I never make the KAL deadlines anyways, ha!

So as always I have a knit list blooming as I anticipate an FO:

1. Child Sophisticate -- yes, yes, I know again, another small people knit AND another pattern repeat, but what can I say? Someone has asked/requested and you know, I've never done one in green or a bigger toddler size.

2. Finish a cardigan I have had on the needles since January or so. I stopped knitting it because the weather out here was so warm. Yes, it is still warm. Hellooooo drought. I have completed the body, so now it's just the rest. 

3. Need to knit a hat. Just need to. Probably a Turn A Square, Jared Flood because its a fun/simple knit. Oh, and there is DEFINITELY yarn in the stash for a hat ... or two. ahem ahem.

4. Another cardigan. I've been in love with Uniform for a while. It speaks to the simplicity I truly am (stylistically), but allows me flexibility in pattern which I always crave -- I have not decided which components I'm going to use for my Uniform, yet. However, that's part of the excitement of this project. I have some stash yarn options for this one too. The pattern was a birthday gift from a very kind and generous Andi.

5. Handwarmers. Simple ones. I just want to knit some for myself stockinette with some pretty worsted  yarn that does all the "work" for me.

And with those 5 (well 6 if we rope in the pumpkin socks), I think I've sealed my fall/winter line-up. There will be some other small knits mixed up in there, but I feel good about this.

The undercover secret list of distractions
  • A little girl cardigan for the girl with the curls, CL.
  • Coffee sleeves for a school fundraiser in school colors black and yellow! (though uniforms are black & white, thank goodness)
  • Socks, delicious, easy traveling, best yarn ever socks.
  • Maybe a shawl. Maybe a husband scarf, maybe a cousin cowl ... oh so distracted already.

14 comments:

  1. Everyone seems to have a bad case of startitis-including me! Those flowers make me happy. I haven't seen a bloom in ages.

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  2. Stop!!! I am already snowed under with future projects! I don't need anymore distractions.

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  3. I'm working up to a cardigan too. I need to finish a never-ending scarf first though. On and on and on. CJ xx

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  4. Uniform is an attractive sweater.

    I love yarn that does all the work for me. Too many people use a complicated pattern with this type of yarn and the pattern gets lost. Why not just let the yarn be the star it wants to be?

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  5. I have knit Turn A Square a few times and it is a wonderful pattern and doesn't take much time to finish at all. I took a peek at the Uniform sweater and I love it! May have to add that one to my queue of knitting desires.

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  6. Love the Turn a Square Hat. Great look!
    You folk with your knit lists amaze me. Im so fickle I just knit one thing and jump to the next willy nilly!~

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  7. I never make the deadlines either. I *might* make it with the pumpkins socks, but I doubt it.

    A book shop here in Orlando wants me to knit up some coffee sleeves to sell in her shop. Do you have a favorite pattern for them? Not saying I'm going to do it, but I'm thinking about it. LOL

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  8. What is a deadline? As far as work I can follow them but knitting no way. I have a blanket to start, about 50 million dishcloths to crochet, a sweater in a basket ready to begin, another Olive Twist Shawl to make and Lord know what else.
    Hugs,
    Meredith

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  9. Wow, that is an impressive list! And I love those tiny distractions. I hesitate to count my UFOs, but there are lots! Sigh......

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  10. UNIFORM is an awesome pattern. Just looked it up.
    Deadlines? Other than Christmas, there's no such THANG here

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  11. Excellent line-up of Fall/Winter projects!

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  12. I've never made a KAL deadline, either!
    Love the Uniform cardigan. It looks so cozy and comfortable.

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  13. I do like that cardigan you are loving. Simple but elegant, indeed. I would like some fingerless mitts for me one day soon, more socks, another cardigan...oh there is so much out there to be knit up!

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