The Knits So Far

 It has been a year of challenges and changing priorities, however, my knitting has remained a constant. I had been reading various accounts of how other knitters, for a variety of reasons, often had multiple projects on the go at any one time. My normal practice is to knit one garment at a time, so this year I decided to try working on more than one thing at a time. I like some mindless knitting for those times in the car or social situations when juggling charts can be problematic but I also like the challenge of new techniques or complex cables and colour work.

The first project started was the last to be finished. This pattern popped up on my Instagram feed.  I am not really a shawl person but the colourwork caught my eye. It is the Artus shawl by @moonstruckknits and I also purchased a yarn kit from @tribeyarnslife  

When I got the pattern I discovered that this section was worked using mosaic knitting, a new technique to me. This part was easy enough but I needed to follow a graph/chart and not the best for social knitting or in the car.

This section was the easy and good for the car and social knitting.

Next up  The Do Ewe Yolk 2 knit along from @zaneteknits.  Knit in Shetland yarn from my stash. A vey challenging knit and definitely not for the car. It took quite awhile to complete this but really enjoyed the challenge of making this and will think about doing the next Do Ewe Yolk 3  KAL in 2026.

My third knit, the Daingean sweater from @feller.carol  using Darnie yarn that I purchased from Stolen Stitches. It was the first project in the Sweater Club from Stolen Stiches. I have knit many patterns designed by Carol Feller and would recommend them.

This is the car / social knit, a simple design cardigan knit in stocking stitch that is easily managed .

This is the yarn for my next project, hopefully it will be on the needles very soon. In the process of winding the skeins into balls and swatching. It will be a an Aran style knit with cables and lots of textured stitches. It may be a bit late into Winter to start this but there is a back up plan.

The back up plan

The Tonnach cardigan by Kate Davies. A lighter weight yarn and a lace pattern, I haven’t knit lace patterns so this would be something new. Perfect for Spring.

Still deciding which colour  combination I like best.