As we head into Thanksgiving, I will have more in the next few days of things I am grateful for, but for today, I want to show you some happy knitting projects.
First up is my couch knitting project, the
baby lap blanket with the Three Irish Girls Yarn
I bought in September. The pattern (more like guidelines) came with the yarn purchase, and is very straightforward, which is just what I need.
Some progress shots:
Here is where I started the second skein (of an eventual four).
I am enjoying this so much. The pattern is nicely un-difficult, the colorway is endlessly amusing, and it's already big enough to be a little helpful when my legs get chilly.
Next up is the shirt/sweater/practically-sleeveless top I am making. I don't seem to have posted much about it here; there was the
what-shall-I-make-with-the-yarn and then there was the
I'm-casting-on post, but nothing since? Well, anyway, here I am:
I was measuring it because I want to make it a bit longer than the pattern* states, which is 14 inches to the underarm, so I measured it against a shirt I liked the length of, and decided I want closer to 17 inches.
*
It's a free pattern from my local yarn store, and it's also kind of more like guidelines, but anyway, guidance is good.
Just a bit further!
The plain-vanilla knitting, with just color changes to pay attention to, is suiting me fine this year. It's not a good challenge year for me for knitting.
And it goes without saying that I have socks in progress. Here's the first one.
The second is progressing toward the heel. As it should. All is well.
My knitting game is definitely not on point right now. I have a pair of socks I cannot seem to finish. I've been working on them for ~2 months now and just can't seem to care. I checked my sock drawer and I have enough socks to keep me going so there's no incentive there either. Eh. Sometimes it's like that I suppose.
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