What to knit?

I saw my grandma yesterday, and she was wearing her minimalist cardigan. She has replaced the buttons with bigger ones, so it will hold better. It fits her well for the most part. The sleeves are too large, and the neck is too wide... I was so scared the neck would choke her, so I think I overcompensated a bit.



I want to start a new sweater, but I don't know which one. I have plenty of yarn, more patterns in my queue than I can do in a year, but still I am unsure... I think I need to swatch my yarn and see what develops.



I need to organize my thoughts about christmas knitting. I'm ordering yarn from Knitpicks





Mystery socks for V and his father (2 pairs)

Pairs of worsted wool socks for Father, brother and grandpa

Cotton dishclothes for my mom and MIL



I will also do a tuque for my brother for his birthday.

Croquette time!

Stress be gone

The big nameless work project is mostly done (thanks heavens!) and I'm feeling the stress go down slowly. I can't wait to go back to working regular hours and having real days off. it will help me get back on track with life in general.

I'm knitting a pair of socks, probably for my mom, in confetti 100. It's a great sock yarn, my favorite of the 4 I've tried (Regia, Sockenwolle and Knitpicks Memories). It's superwash, it holds its shape real well, and it is a good medium between too soft and too itchy... Plus, it's really cheap! I will certainly buy more of it! I have still a few sock yarns to go through : Austermann Step, Confetti 100 cotton, some more Memories, Phildar Hobby, Trekking XXl, Fleece artist and phildar preface. I'm not planning on buying any sockyarn soon! the men in my family have asked for worsted weight socks, so I'm going to do a few of those for the holidays.

I'm also doing a huge christmas stocking for my cousin's daugther. It is in a really nasty yarn, Phentex Chunky... If I ever get into a fight with a yarn snob, I just have to throw this at her and she will fall dead on the spot! It's just so plastic like. I don't mind it so much, it knits relatively well and since it is bulky, I'm making good speed. After that, I'm not sure what to start. Xmas gifts or maybe a cardigan for me? As long as I Have some time to knit peacefully and am not stressed out, everything's fine.

A croquette shot for the end... she's soo adorable!

Minimalist photos

There it is : the Minimalist Cardigan I made for my grandma. I modified the fronts to add cables, buttons and a round neck opening. It ended up a little big, but still quite cute.

Pattern Notes

Pattern : Minimalist Cardigan from IK Fall 2007

Yarn : 5 skeins of Cotton-Ease in color Violet

Needles : Knitpicks Options size 4 mm.

Not blogging much

I'm trying to finish the Minimalist for my grandma. it has to be done by saturday for her 80th. I'm sick of it : this is the last time I knit on a deadline! I hope it will fit her.

I'm eager to start something new : Everest vest, or maybe a phildar pattern I've been eyeing for a while. Who knows? I also need to start with the Christmas knitting soon.

I love this season : the cold, the trees, everything. I still wish I could go back to school again. 5 years after graduating university, I've started missing it. Don't miss the all-night studying and tests, but I miss the camaraderie, the fun of a group of people all inching towards the same goal.

The big project related to work is almost done. That has been eating me alive for the last few months : I just can't wait for it to be over. It's a good financial move for me, but I could do without the stress.