Stopover is in a bit of a time out. I almost always have lots of extra yarn left over when I finish a project. So, this time I ordered accordingly so that I would NOT have left over yarn and now I am in fear that I will not have enough to finish. So, I put it aside for the day while I thought about options that did not include buying another skein of yarn that would not be the same dye lot. I then determined that there was only one way to know if I have enough – finish sleeve one and weigh it. Start sleeve two just through the color work, weigh that. Then do a bit of this absolutely brilliant knitter math from Kate Davies. Talk about divine intervention… Kate, if you are listening, I am sending you a HUGE THANK YOU for that awesome post!
Yesterday, I should have been putting together my warping mill so I can get going on the weave along, but I got distracted by some super simple slippers. I could not resist them when they showed up in my top pattern list on Ravelry this week!
Something fun (?) this weekend… kmkat and I will be live tweeting during Vikings vs. Eagles game on Sunday night. What could be more fun than a couple of knitters tweeting about football. Want to follow along? You can follow kmkat here and me here. Mary has pointed out that this will curtail knitting time, but sometimes you just gotta tweet!
Links for this week:
Berroco is hosting a Lopi Sweater KAL Need help knitting a sweater? There will be a Lopi Knit-Along newsletter with tips and tricks! They have some great sweater ideas in this blog post. There are some great FREE sweaters on this list: Ryðrauð, Glaswegian Cardigan, Aftur, Ellen Cardigan, Iðunn, Antipodal, and Hela. Take it from me, knitting a Lopi is really so much fun! Not a fan of Lopi yarn? They have suggestions on how to use other yarns as well!
Romi’s Inner Light is just stunning.
TTL Mystery Sock 2018 is discounted until February 1st!
If you loved Deschain Tee, but you don’t like to knit with linen, then you will be happy to know that Gabrielle solves that problem nicely! P.S. a genius #makenine2018 maker did this without sleeves and I LOVE IT!
Strathendrick, oh.my. It’s Boxy meets colorwork….
Need a good cardigan? Stockbridge is a classic and I love the construction!
Sparks and Lucky Dip from Justyna’s Speckles collection is a wonderful way to use speckled yarn!
Plain & Simple from Quince is available for pre-order and, oh my. The patterns are all just wonderful!
Oh, Carole…. did you see Chess Club? Gah! It is so cute!
That’s all I have for you, have a great weekend and I will see you back here on Monday!
Thank you for mentioning our Knit-along! We’re super excited to knit these sweaters and we’re having some great discussion already.
Amy, you are welcome! I love the idea and it is the perfect time of the year to knit a Lopapeysa!
Not being much of a football follower, I was a little proud of myself that I figured out the Eagles must be playing an important game this weekend from all the people in green jerseys at the grocery store. I love those slippers and hope your Stopover math works out in your favor!
OMG, Chess Club… I’m thinking coordinating vests for Big Brother, Big Sister & Newborn!! Deadline: March 24th. I should be able to do that??
I still can’t believe we’re even talking about The Vikings right now.
While walking in the mall on Tuesday I saw my first commercially knit speckled pullover. I thought for sure speckled yarn was a Fiber world thing. But there it was.
I really want to knit an Icelandic yoked sweater one of these days. I suppose I should get some Lopi to swatch and see if it’s something I can wear!
Thank you very much for mentioning my Chess Club, Kat 😀
I would love to follow you two on Twitter! I wilL!
How adorable is that baby vest!?! Oh! And I think I’m doing Iðunn. I’ve got enough Lopi to knit another stopover so I hope it will be enough for this as well.
I love the slippers you’re working on! I have them in my library and may just have to break out some scraps!
I knit those slippers once . . . for Erin while she was home for a break. They’re great — and I should knit some more! (She stuck them on her feet so fast I never had a chance to even take pictures.)
That Strathendrick! Oh, man. I’m dreaming of that one. Crushing so hard. . . And Plain & Simple? Yeah. That is one FINE collection.
I don’t follow football, and I’m not on Twitter. So just know I’m there in spirit! 🙂
Glaswegian is in my #makenine and I have the yarn – will be fun to knit along!
Plain and Simple is full of lovely patterns! Hope all turns out well with Stopover!
OMG Plain and Simple! Love the links Kat! Have a nice weekend! I know who you’re really rooting for! 😉