Projects-in-Progress

It’s taken me a while to find my groove this fall, but it’s coming along. I’ve been experimenting, revising patterns, working on new designs, and still managed to launch a major project in my author business. Could definitely be worse!

Here are a few things I’ve been up to:

Unnamed Sleeveless Turtleneck

Image description: A flat lay of a dark green cabled sweater front on the needles with rows of ascending cables on either side of a centre staghorn cable. Near the project on a white surface is a white mug full of black coffee and a peach-and-fuscia orchid in a white pot, as well as a small ball of hand-wound yarn. The entire scene smells like coffee and sunshine and hope.

I’m trying to expand my design horizons by creating a cabled sleeveless turtleneck design. There have been some “one step forward, two steps back” moments, for sure. But it's still coming along. I’m still trying to decide on a name. Any suggestions?⁣

Lady of the Lake Wrap

Image description: A small porcelain statue of a blond mermaid with a green tail sits on a white desk next to a knitting project on the needles with parallel rows of cables in variegated green, teal, and blue yarn. The yarn cake sits behind the mermaid next to a white knitting mug that reads “Slow progress is still progress”. Light streams over everything, and the air smells like autumn leaves and sunshine.

This has been an ongoing project for many years now—partly because it’s in a fine gauge, so it’s taking forever to knit; partly because I get bored of it easily; and partly because it actually requires a significant amount of my attention every other row, which makes it less ideal for TV watching.

However, it’s going to be sooo pretty when it’s done.

Pre-Socks

Image description: A moody shot of two skeins of hand-painted yarn on a white desk between a small-leafed plant and nickel-plated knitting needles. The colourways are shades of purple for the Mad|Tosh yarn, colourway “Wilted”, and autumnal shades of red brown, grey, and gold for the Earl Grey Fiber Company one. A chill wind rattles the rafters, and the lighting warns of cooler days ahead.

A couple days ago, I finally wound these skeins into balls, but not before taking some lovely last shots of them. I’ve had socks on the mind a lot lately, partly because I’ve been revising the Jill and the Bean Socks pattern (which, since it's actually a unisex design, I've renamed to Beanstalk Socks), and partly because I want to make something out of these lovely skeins. Oh, and also because Winter is Coming.

Revision-in-Progress

Image description: A close-up of a cuff-down Beanstalk Sock in progress on nickel-plated double-pointed needles. The sock is knit in tweedy cream-coloured yarn, and it has an all-over scallop-like texture with an elongated chain cable cutting diagonally across it. White chocolate with cinnamon wafts through the air.

I’ve been working on a revision for the Jill and the Bean Socks pattern (currently unavailable), and while I’m at it, I’m adding two more sizes. It’s been more of a challenge than I expected to add the sizes, but the pattern is going to be so much more flexible now.

Also, I’m renaming it to Beanstalk Socks, since it will look great for any gender.

That’s it for me right now… but that feels like a lot, lol.

What types of projects are drawing your eye lately and why?