Hello again! Long time no post.
I have been very lacking with posting anything on my blog here! (And nearly everywhere else….) I do post a bit more frequently on my TikTok with the same name KaitsCozyHome and occasionally my Instagram same name as well. I hope to start posting videos on my YouTube very soon! I currently have one video ready to edit and two more nearly done being filmed! So look forward to those! I will hopefully post about those more in the near future.
Anyways! I wanted to share some of my current WIP’s as well as some knitting plans I am eager to start soon!
I am currently working on the Norma Sweater by My Favorite Things Knitwear
I am nearly done with the body and I believe I am knitting a size Small. I am using KnitPick’s Wool of the Andes Worsted held with some different brands of acrylic/mohair from Hobbii. I am absolutely loving how it’s looking and cannot wait to finish it and block it!! This project has really showed me that I love holding mohair with my knitting.
My next WIP is the Into The Wild sweater by Tania Barley
I am very close to being done with this project as well! I recently casted off the body and am about to start the first sleeve. I am using acrylic yarn for this sweater since I already owned colors I liked for this project and want to downsize my stash…..of acrylic at least since I just recently did a KnitPick’s and hobbii order for my upcoming knit plans…. But the yarns I used were from Joann’s (RIP) and hobby lobby.
So I am very eager to finish these projects so I can start on my upcoming plans!!
I am likely going to first cast on for the Ingrid Sweater Man by PetiteKnit first once I finish my current WIP’s.
This will be for my boyfriend and I will be using some navy palette yarn from KnitPick’s as well as some silk and cashmere held with it. I will likely go into more detail with each project as I start/finish them.
My next project I will be casting on will be the Marielle Blouse by Marias Verden
I am absolutely in love with this pattern and cannot wait to start it! I have some burgundy yarn from Knitting For Olive that I plan to hold with mohair for this project! Perfect for Christmas time and valentines!
I soon want to start on some mittens for myself since I get cold easily and my hands tend to swell if they get too cold. So some mittens are a must!
Which is why I plan to make the Kitten Catch Mittens by Handmade by Florence! They’re so cute and perfect in my opinion! I love cats so much and plan to use palette yarn again in pink and white and may hold it with whatever left over yarn I have from my Norma sweater.
In the next coming months one of my nieces will be having a birthday and I have promised her mom I’d knit her something one day and I think the time is finally approaching! (If I time things right….)
So I plan to knit her the Anker’s Dress by PetiteKnit. I am planning to use a grayish blue yarn thats a super wash acrylic blend so that way her mom can easily wash it! Hopefully this will be a fun quick knit project!
Lastly! There is a sweater thats I saw on instagram and absolutely fell in love with! The pattern actually isn’t available yet…so I had to search through the authors page to get some yarn details since KnitPicks was having their $2,$4,$6 sale and I was waiting for that sale to buy yarn specifically for this project!!
And that project is the Eloise Sweater by Knit by Jess!! My jaw dropped when I saw this pattern and I nearly applied for the test knit but knew I was already too busy at that specific time with current WIP’s and Christmas gift projects. However as soon as the pattern drops I will be purchasing it to cast on!! I will go more into yarn details once I am able to start the project! So stay tuned!!
Honorable Mentions
Sophie Hood by Petieknit
I of course have to knit this project at some point! I’ve been wanting to for a while but just haven’t yet. But I will be going on a roadtrip soon and may bring the materials to cast it on.
Self-Drafted Double Knit Scarves
I am currently actively working on two different double knit scarf patterns. I won’t go into too much detail here since I want to make a separate blog post about the process so far and how I am learning how to make a pattern like this as someone who has never done this before but is becoming passionate about expanding what I can create outside of just knitting. I also don’t want to give too much details about the scarves until I am able to officially release the patterns likely middle of next year!