January 14, 2024

And this is now my main project.

Easy knitting but not the absolutely brainless knit I’d hoped for - I have a lot of small, fiddly projects I want to get done but need something with acres of Stock St and no counting!

January 16, 2024

Birch circs working best for me on the body ~ 60cm but could do 40cm

January 19, 2024

I’ve found the very earnest efforts to explain things in two or even three different ways quite hard work for my foggy head. I think I might have found less comprehensive instructions easier…but I do appreciate that a lot of thought has gone into the design and how best to communicate the instructions to the knitter I’m just odd!

January 22, 2024

Note to self: work neck line differently so it’s easier to pick up sts evenly and neatly for the ‘Mock Neck’ section

January 23, 2024

Knitting done. In time for my mum’s birthday so it will now be a surprise birthday gift!

January 30, 2024

FO weighs 359g

January 31, 2024

It’s a bit big for me - I’d have needed Size 1 - but it’s super soft, very squishable and will, hopefully, be very useful.