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Project Notes: Pink Moondancer Shawl

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You know how you have that itch to retry a project when the previous attempt doesn’t work out the way you want it to? Yeah. This iteration of the Moondancer Shawl by Dominique Trad was one of those projects. The very first bash at the project was a yellow-and-grey number, which was made so I could wear it to the Harry Potter Feast event. Yes. I was a Hufflepuff at the time. And no, it was not worth the money I shelled out for the ticket to that event. Since then, a couple of things have happened. Firstly, I found myself in posession of more yarn than I had proper storage for (and needed to use up). Second (and most importantly), I am no longer a Hufflepuff. Yes. I am now rocking the red and gold of Gryffindor house. Which means that a) the Hufflepuff-inspired shawl is no longer appropriate…

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Pattern Notes: All Together Now Socks

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Guys, I think I’ve found my perfect stash busting sock pattern: Pacific Knit Co’s All Together Now Socks. As part of the greater decluttering execise, I’ve been working on paring down the amount of yarn that I have. With the ultimate goal being to either part with one of my IKEA RASKOG carts or move my entire yarn collection onto the RASKOG cart that’s currently housing the part of my yarn stash that won’t fit in the KALLAX shelving unit.

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Pattern Notes: April Cardigan By PetiteKnits

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Dear Diary, It’s safe to say that the April Cardigan from PeiteKnits has become my go to cardigan pattern. Because it’s on the simpler end of the spectrum for cardigan patterns, it’s really easy to adapt the pattern to suit your own tastes. Take, for example, this iteration. (Yes, I have made more than one of this pattern) Instead of going for the solid block of colour that the original pattern calls for, I went for a series of stripes around the bottom edge of the body and the sleeve cuffs. Originally, I was angling for a gentle pink to green gradient, but the striped effect turned out ok. This was also the first interation where I tried the “perfect” 1×1 ribbing. The end result was that the cuffs and bottom band were a lot snugger than previous iterations. That, and the buttonholes were smaller. As for the placement of…

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Making Colourwork Mittens

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Dear Diary, In a fit of knitting madness last year, I had the grand idea to dive right into colourwork knitting. I can’t remember why I thought that it would be a good project at the time, but nothing apart from the ‘need’ to drastically pare down my yarn stash really comes to mind. In hindsight, I’m kinda happy that I did. While I did considerably reduce the leftovers from the 1st Moonglow Desert Rose colour kit, I also finished a WIP that was sitting in my ‘in progress’ pile for much longer than it should have. The pattern was pulled together from a bunch of cards from Pacific Knit Co’s Doodle Card Decks – namely their Basic and Spring packs. The beauty of the card decks is that they’re essentially a ‘build your own adventure’ approach to drafting your own patterns. As for the yarn, I used the leftovers…

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