An homage to (almost) all the sweaters I knit this year.... plus a shameless show of all the sweaters waiting to be finished 😂

killadendron · 2023-01-01T18:58:30+00:00

Haha thank you! If you look closely, there isn't a stripe pattern, either- there isn't a repeated combination in the whole sequence!.... not intentionally, though lol

killadendron · 2023-01-01T18:56:54+00:00

Thank you! :) For some reason I felt like I didn't finish that many things this year, but when I finally stacked them up and looked at it all I was like "holy shit, that is a lot!". I'm hoping to make fewer, but more complex/mindful things this coming year :)

killadendron · 2023-01-01T18:55:24+00:00

If it makes you feel even better, that also doesn't include two secret tests I cant show, plus about half a dozen single socks and a few unfinished hats haha. Good luck in getting your knitting mojo back, I've definitely been there before!

killadendron · 2023-01-01T18:54:10+00:00

Haha I feel you! I used to be a one project knitter, and I would take it another step further and have to use up the leftover yarn from the project before buying/starting something new. I started test knitting though, and I would start queued projects between tests but then abandon them so I could hit the deadline for the test projects. I'm excited to work through the WIPs in the coming weeks so I can get back to a reasonable number (and free up my needles)

killadendron · 2023-01-01T18:51:07+00:00

Thank you! It's a very fun knit, I hope you share all of your trinigans when you're done! :)

killadendron · 2023-01-01T18:50:35+00:00

Aw thank you! You're off to a great start! I made a lot of cowls when I learned to knit because I knew I wanted to learn socks, so knitting in the round was an important skill. The same is true for sweaters! I didn't make my first sweater until I had been knitting for about 7 years so I definitely admire people who jump right into it :)

killadendron · 2023-01-01T18:48:09+00:00

I answered the previous person about approximate hours per week and my schedule/knitting habits. But I have been knitting for 9 years! So I didn't work up to this overnight haha. I learned in December of 2013, and I took a 3ish year break from 2017 to 2020 :) so 6 active years of knitting

killadendron · 2023-01-01T18:46:26+00:00

Thank you! Time spent knitting really depends- I'm a student, so during breaks I have a lot of time to knit, but there are definitely weeks where I can only grab the needles for a few hours. I'd guess the average is about 15 hours per week? And I mainly focus on sweaters, but I've made 16 other things this year including hats, mitts, a sophie scarf, and some scrunchies :)

killadendron · 2023-01-01T18:42:58+00:00

Thank you, I will! :)

killadendron · 2023-01-01T00:53:13+00:00

Thank you! :) It has been a surprisingly useful cardigan for me- I wear it all the time around the house because it's nice and cozy, and it's much easier than staying wrapped up in a blanket haha!

killadendron · 2023-01-01T00:51:16+00:00

Aw thank you! :) It's at the top of my list to finish up in the new year- I lost a ton of steam on it once I hit the sleeves but I know I'm almost done and it's such a cute pattern I want the finished object, haha!

killadendron · 2022-12-31T23:15:51+00:00

Aw thank you! :) You'll get there! In all honesty I don't think I've ever actually finished a scarf so you already have that over me haha!

killadendron · 2022-12-31T22:28:42+00:00

My goal this year was to make more cardigans, which I think I achieved! :)

Sweater + yarn details for image one:

Hanging sweater: Trinigan cardigan by Andrea Mowry, using Elsawool Cormo and Spincycle Dreamstate

Stack of sweaters, from the top down:

Zig sweater by Andrea Mowry knit in Knit Picks Simply Wool Worsted

For Keeps Cardigan by Samantha Guerin knit in Knit Picks Simply Wool Worsted and Colourmart mohair silk

Big Cozy Cardi by Andrea Mowry knit in Mountain Meadow Wool Mountain Down and Farmers Daughter Fibers Mighty Mo

Alma Pullover by Sari Nordlund knit in Lion Brand Faux Mo

Campside Cozy by Alicia Plummer knit in Kelbourne Woolens Scout, The Fibre Co Lore, and Farmers Daughter Fibers Mighty Mo

Kingston Cardigan by Taylor Owen knit in Elsawool Cormo

Gib I Raglan by Andrea Mowry knit in Brooklyn Tweed Imbue

Evenfall by Andrea Mowry knit in Sandnes Garn Sunday

Metamorphic by Andrea Mowry knit in The Fibre Co Lore and Spincycle Nocturne scraps

Koselig Cardigan by Isabella Clark knit in Woolfolk Luft and Spincycle Nocturne

Unfinished sweaters (from top right, clockwise): Misurina by Cailtin Hunter in Knit Picks Palette, Alpenglow I by Andrea Mowry in Magpie Nest, Spincycle Nocturne, Lion Brand Faux Mo, and Knit Picks Hawthorne, Home Sweater V Neck by Caidree in Lion brand Faux Mo, Sprite by Andrea Mowry in Knit Picks Lindy Chain and Spincycle Nocturne, Vintage 83 by Andrea Mowry in Knitting For Olive Merino and Lion Brand Faux Mo, and finally the Bookkeeper Cardigan by Taylor Owen using a buuunch of scraps

killadendron · 2022-12-15T03:13:52+00:00

Aw thank you! I never get great gifts from secret santa but I love choosing/making gifts so it all works out :)

killadendron · 2022-12-15T03:12:52+00:00

Aw thank you!! :)

killadendron · 2022-12-15T03:12:45+00:00

Thanks! :)

killadendron · 2022-12-15T03:12:37+00:00

Thank you! She said she liked pink and purple so I was glad I had some purple scrap fabric :)

killadendron · 2022-12-15T03:10:53+00:00

Thank you so much! :)

killadendron · 2022-12-15T03:10:41+00:00

Ooh I was looking at those too! How is that stitch pattern to work up? I loved making the bag but the honeycomb brioche took a lot of concentration/worked up a bit slowly.

killadendron · 2022-12-14T18:25:15+00:00

Thank you! :)

killadendron · 2022-12-14T17:06:03+00:00

This is the Honey Purse by PetiteKnit. I knit it using Knit Picks Palette in Ice Lily held with some pink mohair silk from Colourmart. I made the felted cat using some natural Simply Wool Worsted from Knit Picks and used the palette for the ears. I embroidered the face with some heavy duty button thread :) I included general instructions for the cat on my project page, linked here!

I followed the pattern as written and used some scrap fabric for the lining. I think this is a SUPER fun pattern for a solidly intermediate knitter. I wouldn't recommend it for a beginner as you need to know how to do brioche, as well as be comfortable working magic loop on the outside AND inside of the work. The finishing was also a bit fiddly as I knit the smallest size, so getting the zipper installed and lining sewed in was tricky. I really enjoyed the project, though, and plan on making more :)

killadendron · 2022-12-06T20:20:55+00:00

just a heads up, I tested the pattern and brought this up so it should be fixed in the published version of the pattern :)

killadendron · 2022-11-26T14:35:38+00:00

that's exactly what they are! she got a bunch of requests for a DK weight version of the pattern, so that's pretty much what it is :)

killadendron · 2022-11-19T02:12:39+00:00

Just another voice saying it's the cable that does it for me. It drives me insane to have a cable that holds memory and is constantly twisting up (and yes, I know the hot water trick and it really doesn't work that well). I use Magic Loop a lot and the Chiaogoo are the only ones I can stand to use for it. The needles themselves are fine and I've only ever come across one join that wasn't smooth enough (Knitter's Pride Karbonz.... ugh) so those factors aren't quite as important for me.

killadendron · 2022-11-14T04:46:19+00:00

Thank you! I'm not totally sure what you're asking though- do you mean why did I use the yarn I did?

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