The first routine day

What have I been knitting through the holidays?  Well.  Let me see.  

I knit on socks and am pretty pleased with my progress.  

One side of the short row heel is done.  The only thing I regret on this sock is the toe.  I wish I had made my usual garter square toe.  But nope.  I will run with this.  I did a different toe because at the time I was looking for sock knitting MOJO help and to change it now might very well send the sock MOJO stealing elves back.  I like the yarn and am really happy with the colourway.  (Kroy in the Orchid colourway.)

I knit on my Musselbourgh hat.  

You can see how much I knit in the couple days I worked on this.  I am getting very close to half done.  Other than this being the longest time a Musselburgh has been on anyone's needles, I love knitting it.  I really love the colours.  It's everything I hoped this skein was going to be.  

 

And this sweater.  

This is my London Fog sweater.  After being the start of 2 different sweaters, I finally feel the simple Tolsta is the very best design to show off this gorgeous yarn.  It's exactly right.  Simple shape and comfortable knit for an everyday casual sweater.  

I thought about spending time with my blue sweater, but that project bag is large and was consigned to my room for the season.  I thought about doing a Christmas cast on, but really, as much as I would like to, I really want to get what is on the needles already,  done.  

I don't like to set 'goals'.  I just like to do stuff but the idea is and always has been, to get the things done.  I love the process of knitting, but without a product at the end to love and enjoy, it would all feel pointless.  It would be like watching a movie without watching the end.    I need the product as much as I love the process of knitting it.  I want my colourwork blanket.  I really want my colourwork vest.  And before I start more things, I would really, really like to have them done.  

That is my whole 'goal', plan whatever you want to call it, for the entire winter.  For knitting.  There are other things to do.  My miniature house demands a garden.  I would like to do some crochet.  And there is the inevitable need for pants.  Sewing has to be in my future.  

Speaking of miniatures, Cassie sent me a picture of her completed miniature project.  I love it!  

And that is it for my first routine post of the year.  Yea.  Routine.  Time to get to work on some very cool stuff.

2026

I have been thinking for a good long while about what I want to knit next.  My head is full of sweaters and yarns I want to work with and how I want to put them together for maximum fun.  So many things flit in and out on an almost daily basis that I am sometimes overwhelmed by all the dreams.  

Some things have moved into the realm of what I will knit in the coming year.  Of course these plans are always only realms of possibility and can be switched out for something new at the drop of a hat.  This is a short list of what I would like to do this year.  

I want to knit a Staffin sweater using some of my Ultra Alpaca stash.  I still have not decided if it will be red or rusty Terra cotta.  

I want to knit a narrow stripes sweater with the two colours of Kauni 2/8 that I bought for a magnificent shawl.  I love the way the two colours flow in and out with each other.  

I want to knit a sweater using Kauni for a stockinette portion followed by a section of my Tove yarn collection in garter stitch.

I want to knit my glorious yellow from Arcane Fibre Works using the coordinating yarn for the patterned front.  

I want to use my collection of specific bright mohair yarns to knit with some of my Einband and create a patchwork looking sweater or vest.  

I want a simple vest from some BFL 2/8 and a couple other lighter weight yarns to make summer tops.  I would like to knit a top with some of my denim yarns.

I want to knit with Plotulopi.  I want to knit with some of my Cascade 220.  I want to knit with some of my Harrisville Shetland.  I want to knit with Madelinetosh and Midknit Cravings and make dreamy wearable garments for every day.  I want to do interesting things with laceweights and fingering weights and marling and ...oh so much more.  

I can't wait for this year and all the hours in it.