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ainly because i had a couple of conversations with family members slated to receive the hats who didn t seem to think they d wear them i was happy to keep the hats i ve made this year for me i have 7 new hats goal number four knit a gift shawl for miriam my mil utter fail still haven t picked a project or yarn she is hinting for socks now goal number five get my wip count down specifically finish verdea michelle wang ropedance melanie berg playground shawl justyna lorkowska and candy dish plucky knitter 50 success here i did finish ropedance and the playground shawl i worked on my candy dish no finish yet will finish next year i think i will unravel verdea i still like the yarn and pattern but it was ambitious to try it as a first sweater new skills an unwritten goal for this year was to learn new techniques this year i dabbled in brioche and also tried knitting socks two at a time i don t really get second sock syndrome but can see why this may be a fun way to finish a pair of socks finishes and works in progress wips for 2016 i have had 26 finishes this year not bad eh i acknowledge that these were all accessories and not large projects by any stretch of the imagination at present i still have nine wips four are sad languishing ones from before this year i am considering ripping these so that the yarn can go back into stash i am expecting to finish one of the current wips before the end of the year the others i am happy to carry over to the new year and will keep working on them all looking forward to 2017 i haven t as yet set goals for 2017 but i expect it will be more of the same reduce wips by finishing stuff try to use what i have and learn new things i think 2017 will be the year i finally make my first proper sweater wishing you a happy 2017 filled with joy and productivity april 2016 knitting progress 01 sunday may 2016 posted by cathymk in knitting work in progress 1 comment tags hat hunter hammersen knitting koko bean nomadic yarns plucktober socks the plucky knitter april was a super productive month for me i finished two pairs of socks and a hat and made progress on my plucktober leftovers cowl here s a collage of the finishes my first finish this month was a koko bean hat by judith carter the pattern was a gift from my friend in tasmania my hat was knit with the plucky knitter primo aran in the classics colourway babysitting blues it was a quick knit i finished it in a weekend it was a fun knit it would have been even more fun if i had a set of empty circular needles to use instead of the metal dpns i used for this project this hat is not for the gift pile it s all mine of course now i have a 1 hat deficit in the gift hat pile this slideshow requires javascript next up i finished my sybaritic socks by hunter hammersen my socks were knit with plucky knitter plucky feet yarn in the classics colourway taffeta darling i was a little afraid that these wouldn t fit as there isn t a lot of give stretch but they are lovely in every way the first right sock is not exactly correct i managed to confuse some of the decreases on the chart but i am happy with these and will not be engaging in a ripping festival to correct the errors and my last finish for the month was another pair of how i make my socks by susan b andersen my favourite sock recipe for commuting my socks were knit with nomadic yarns trusty sock in the rhinebeck sweater weather colourway with some cascade yarns heritage solids in italian plum for the contrast heels and toes there s not much more to say about these other than i love them i had them on all day yesterday and my feet looked so cheerful what s more they were toasty warm we re finally starting to experience autumn weather down under other progress i ve picked up one of my wips that i want to finish this year the candy dish cowl by the plucky knitter i m using the left over yarn from last years plucktober knitting when we last saw this project i was cursing myself for dropping a stitch in the lace section now i am sort of motoring along having gotten past the intensely boring 46 rows of seed stitch i actually enjoy stockinette stitch more things to look forward to i think i m also off to the bendigo sheep and wool festival in june this will be my first time at that event a couple of perth girlfriends have organised the accomodation in bendigo i just need to book my flight and hire a car and figure out if i m going to extend my stay in melbourne or head straight back home dr k and i are starting to make plans to take off for a week in the south west sometime in august we last did this a couple of years ago and we had such a lovely time the weather will be cold and blustery and we ll enjoy setting up home somewhere luxurious and enjoying listening to the wind blowing and rain on the tin roof snuggled inside by the fire i also managed to register for the craft sessions this year this event was super popular this year it sold out in 5 minutes more cut throat than a plucky update and i m right out of practice for those i m looking forward to finding out which classes i will be going to soon wishing you a productive may march 2016 state of the knitting report 03 sunday apr 2016 posted by cathymk in cathy blathers on finishes knitting work in progress comments off on march 2016 state of the knitting report tags knitting hello and welcome to the march 2016 state of the knitting report this slideshow requires javascript i m kind of surprised i have a finished hat this month i left it to the last minute to cast on and it wasn t truly finished until april 1 i left it till then to make the pom pom the hat is the conversationalist hat by the plucky knitter designs i made the small size i think this one will be a gift for my niece cate she ll be eight this month i used plucky knitter snug worsted for this in the colourways melba cake plate and twill i learned a new technique the tubular cast on for this hat my other finish was a pair of socks my commuter rainbow socks made using susan b anderson s how i make my socks recipe a couple of changes this time i used a two by two rib and used a contrast yarn for the heal and toes yarn for the socks is lollipop yarn gripes in the rainbow connection colourway and cascade heritage solids in the italian plum colourway i was amazingly lucky sometime last year and managed to bag some lollipop during one of her updates these have to be the best fitting socks i have made for myself i love them march was my birthday month so i treated myself to a new somewhat self indulgent cast on i cast on hunter hammersen s sybaritic socks using some plucky knitter feet yarn from the classics club this one is taffeta darling inspired by the film young frankenstein i m loving working on these socks i don t think i ve done them absolutely perfectly the centred double decreases don t quite look right to my eye but i love them anyway these are not a commute sock when i say self indulgent i m thinking back to when i set my goals for myself this year my intention was not to cast on new projects other than hats for gifts and socks and for the socks i was definitely expecting more simple socks to be the flavour of the year my other march cast on was a replacement commuter sock these new ones are using reinebeck sweater weather trusty sock yarn by nomadic yarns this colourway is not available in her shop right now but i m very partial to her harry potter colourways mcgonagall sirius and numerous non hp related ones reminding myself of my goals and adding them to the wishlist one of my birthday gifts was the koko bean hat pattern from my lovely tasmanian friend jeannie maree i ve cast it on as my april hat with plucky knitter primo aran babysitting blues from my classics subscription last year and am working it on some double pointed needles i d really prefer to magic loop this but i couldn t find a suitable circular needle a fun knit so far in other news we spent easter visiting my in laws down in mount barker 4 hour drive south of us in perth we had a lovely time catching up with them it was cold and wet and i delighted in wearing my handmade socks whilst we were there dr k was very generous with my 42nd birthday gifts a pile of books a lego set a beautiful box of watercolour pencils and a set of monogrammed towels a hitchhikers guide to the galaxy reference i d joked the year he turned 42 that a set of towels would be a perfect 42nd birthday gift and he remembered so spoilt note no yarn oh well i do have plenty for my needs really wishing you a creative april reflecting on february 28 sunday feb 2016 posted by cathymk in cathy blathers on finishes knitting work in progress comments off on reflecting on february tags knitting tl dr another good month goal wise a pair of socks off the needles and another hat in the gift pile i also made progress on a languishing wip and resisted casting on several other things silly antics at the end the obligatory silly selfie in a newly finished hat so first up my finished hat this is the sisters hat by the plucky knitter yarn is three shades of plucky knitter primo fingering wrought iron heirloom and beanpole these were part of a gradient set so of course work wonderfully together for this hat the finished hat got a lot of love and i have enough for another go around with this hat maybe later this year right now i crave the new another go trying to show how the colours work together i really should talk dr k into being my hat model the other notable finish this month was a pair of socks plain vanilla again these were made using susan b anderson s how i make my socks i really like this recipe finished socks the yarn is simply socks yarn co poste yarn in the colourway holiday in fl this sock yarn is corriedale wool and nylon and feels very wooly it did soften a bit on washing and i think the finished socks are fabulous i am rather looking forward to them peaking out the top of my dr martens when the weather starts to cool down they are not exact matches for each other but i am happy enough with these as they are shawl progress feb 2016 jan 2016 and here s the progress i ve made on my ropedance shawl by melanie berg marilynd two more repeats of the white knots and i get to change to a different main colour getting a bit tired of the dark grey i didn t know that could happen i love my greys yarn on this project is woolfolk tynd in the colours that melanie used on the model as i finished my holiday socks i cast on some yarn i have been hording for a little while some of the completely fabulous lollipop yarn in the colourway the rainbow connection i keep humming the song as i knit hopefully that will wear off when they are my commuter socks they haven t been on the bus with me yet here s the start new socks on the needles lollipop yarn gripes rainbow connection i am just loving how this is knitting up the colours are gorgeous the yarn is a quite a bit softer than the poste i honestly can t gush enough about this project it gives me so much joy oh and you might have noticed i m working this project on some dpns i had an incident with my favourite long circular hiya hiya needle for socks i found bite marks on both of the needle ends one of the cats has had a little chew on them that incorrigible pair knitpicks had a sale and i managed to pick up the knitters curiosity cabinet books by hunter hammersen i just love her books and designs for a really good price it s been incredibly difficult not casting on one of the lovely sock designs my current major crush is on the chrysanthemum frutescens socks which is featured on the cover of book 1 these would not be commuter socks some concentration is required i have some plucky yarn new to the stash that i think will be lovely for them the recent scum club colour way in the feet base no spoilers here in other news my sister has been competing in the national open mike comedy competition for amateurs raw comedy lucy hadn t done any comedy performance till the first heat she has now won two wa heats and will be in the wa final on the 5th of march i m so proud of her for having a shot at this she is completely awesome and i love her and i fell over i blame my harem trousers they are just so easy to get caught up in i m not sure if i can blame them this time one moment i was trying to stand up from my armchair in my study the next i was crashing down on to the floor breaking my fall on a wicker basket full of yarn i don t really know what happened i have a lovely bruise on my knee as a keepsake just in case it wasn t my trousers i have removed the ottoman from my study which i might have tripped over now my study is full of the bags of yarn that were concealed within after the good ship cathy capsized the ottoman was removed and yarn ruled the study once more ah well the trousers are now on my might be dangerous if worn list once upon a time that list was for the sexy clothes now in my forties it s just for things that might kill me funny my platform sandals haven t made it onto the list yet probably cause i m already afraid of them a trip to ikea to add another bookcase to the cramped study is on my list just to get the yarn off the floor it s bagged but i can t help but worry wishing you a wonderful and creative month january knitting adventures in sewing 31 sunday jan 2016 posted by cathymk in finishes knitting sewing 3 comments keeping my knitting goals in mind i have been very successful this month i wanted to knit one hat per month i have managed two this month this was a stretch goal there needs to be one month this year where two hats get finished as i needed 13 for my gift bag off grid storm door hats the first hat i finished was off grid by the plucky knitter i knit this with yarn from my plucky knitter classics subscription primo aran in the colourway babysitting blues inspired by the film adventures in babysitting edit correction the yarn colourway is poet s corner inspired by the film so i married an axe murderer i was so convinced it was babysitting blues but i do have the yarn wrappers telling me otherwise oops off grid my classics subscription included 2 skeins of primo aran 3 of bello fingering weight and one of feet this year i have cut this back to just one skein of feet in order to help me save up for a trip at the end of the year cutting back was a tough decision i really like this yarn but truthfully i do have a plentiful stash of it i ve photographed this hat with a pompom i purchased at m j fabrics and trimmings happy memories of last years trip to ny thankfully they are online so i can get some more of these lovelies for some of the rest of the gift hats this year there are some on my gift list who would prefer me not to use the fox fur i suspect and i respect their feelings storm door hat the other hat is another one designed by the plucky knitter storm door this was fun to knit but i ran out of yarn from my remaining skein of primo aran in babysitting blues luckily i had 7 grams left over from t...