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1st Cast-on for 2024

Posted on by Laura Kate

Need I mention that this will be another stashbuster? While that’s true, this hat is a also a sort-of swatch for a much more ambitious knit project.

I’m knitting it up from scraps of yarn using a pattern offered by Wool & Pine. The technique is called 1 x 1 colorwork. It is just what it sounds like: Using 2 different strands of yarn per row, knit 1 stitch in color 1, then 1 stitch in color 2. Continue alternating colors to the end of the round. Then it’s up to the knitter on how often to change out colors throughout the project.

Here I am switching out colors once per row. After practicing on the hat, I hope I will be ready to knit the pull-over.

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sea-glass-sweater-2

copyright Wood & Pine

Seaglass is the ultimate stash-busting pattern. It came to my attention from fellow blogger The Crafty Yarnster who is working on her own seaglass sweater.

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In other news, five recipients of Christmas handknits expressed satisfaction with their new accessories. The balaclava/mitten combination can be seen here:

After trying it on, the child’s mother ecstatically called out for her own balaclava. It’s that warm! The adult version will be cast-on no. 2 for 2024.

Moving on to watercolors, I have promised my yoga teacher that I would do a watercolor portrait of her two little Havanese dogs. This is the photo she sent.

Irresistibly cute, don’t you think? This will be my first painting of a dog. I think it will be truly fun to do.

So, with these three projects, I believe that my plate for January 2024 is full. Hopefully I can squeeze in some work on December 2023 UFOs. 

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One of six children, I was raised by a busy mom, who instilled in me a love of fabric. Though I learned to sew and knit at a young age, it was the arrival of my first grandchild that pushed me into action. A long-time knitter, I am now ready to explore all things fiber.

19 thoughts on “1st Cast-on for 2024”

  2. I LOVE my sea glass tee and hope you enjoy yours two. I’ve already knit two and plan to knit a third. I followed the pattern for the first one. The 1×1 colorwork makes for a double thick, squishy pullover. My second I did alternating rows so that it wouldn’t be double thick. My third will be mosaic so that I can get the 1×1 look but without the double thickness.

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  4. I remember knitting such a jumper from an English knitting pattern when I was young. It turned out really well, but it was seldom cold enough where I lived to wear it. SO cosy and best for cold winters. Good luck with your garment.

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  9. I have not been knitting too much this past year, but just before Christmas my feet were cold. I started 2 pairs of socks in worsted Cascade 220 washable, and now have that urge to knit. UFOs abound, but so does a skein of this and that. This sweater looks like the perfect way to go – and looking at the photos on Ravelry, the sleeve pattern colors and body pattern colors match all the way down. Now that is pretty cool! Looking forward to seeing yours . . .

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    1. The hat knit up well, even though it is too small for an adult. In my haste to learn the technique, I didn’t make a gauge swatch. That step will not be omitted before I cast on the sweater.

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