Since it’s already May 7, I figured it was high time to share my knitting works in progress for the month of May! I am trying to keep a good variety of different knitting projects going right now to keep things different and interesting. The summer time is always a fun time for me to cast on many small projects to pick up or put down for all of the different ways that I want to knit, whether that be outside, or while hanging out with friends, or in the evenings, or at the movie theatre (speaking from past, not current experience, obviously. But I am hopeful!).
Still in progress from April is my Terrace Wrap, above. I’ve only knit a few rows on this in the past month but as the weather warms I believe I’ll continue to make progress and I do really look forward to wearing it. Every time I look at the finished photos of this wrap I get so inspired.
New to my needles is my next V-Neck Boxy sweater by Joji Locatelli. I knit my first one of these sweaters in 2018 and I LOVE wearing it. It’s super cozy and easy to wear. The construction is really interesting to start, casting on for the whole back of the sweater, and then picking up each side of the “v” and knitting down until you join the two fronts together with the back in the round. Because you cast on so many stitches, it has a drop-sleeve effect and so the sleeves are really quick to knit, and then the whole rest of the body is just mindless stockinette. Swoon. I so wish that I could go to the movie theatre with this knit, it would be perfect to work on while seeing the newest Marvel movies with B. Maybe someday. I’ve just gotten through the v-neck portion and joined for the round, so it’s just stockinette for miles and miles here on out. I’m knitting this sweater with Linen Quill by Purl Soho, which is a blend of wool, alpaca, and linen and is really light and has this beautiful texture that I love seeing form before my eyes. I love that slubby, neppy, texture in wool and think this will be an instant favorite, even if it is completely impossible to photograph.
Watchers of my recent Instagram stories will know that last week I pulled this sock yarn out of my stash and was chatting about how I was reallly excited to cast on a pair of socks with this yarn, Mondim by Rosa Pomar. I purchased it last October when I was in the Seattle area and am really excited to work with more natural sock yarns this year (this one is next on my list to start a pair of socks!). I went back and forth on several pattern ideas but in the end I just cast on a vanilla sock in my preferred measurements: US 0 needles and 56 stitches. The marled and speckled texture of the yarn made it difficult to make out any definite patterns but I plan to knit other pairs with this in the future in one fo the solid colors offered by Rosa. These are already maximum cozy and make me want to drink a giant pot of hot cinnamon spice tea.
Beyond these three projects, I have SO many ideas and things that I am excited to cast on, but I’m trying to pace myself just a little bit. I figured out this week that I have the yarn in my stash to knit several projects that were on my wishlist, but that I didn’t think I had the right yarn to complete, including the Grandma shawl, and a short-sleeved version of the Ranunculus sweater. These, of course, in addition to the short-sleeved sweater I have some gorgeous Echoview yarn set aside for, and my Icelandic wool sweater, and some other Rose City Roller socks...it’s going to be a very woolly summer and I can’t wait. :)