I’m celebrating my first knit sweater finish today! I started this project (Oatmeal Pullover designed by Jane Richmond) probably a year ago. It sat by my bedside for quite a while collecting beagle fur and dust. I finally picked it up a week or so ago and felt determined to finish it.

You see, I ran out of yarn after finishing almost one sleeve. Bummer. I know I made a ton of mistakes and probably not really knowing much, had bought the yarn a while before I actually started the sweater. I’m sure I didn’t even look at the overall yardage I needed. Ooops.

I make mistakes like it’s my full-time job.

If there’s a mistake to be made, I’ll make it. Not a bad thing, but I really really learn so much by making mistakes. So if you happen to look really carefully at this sweater you’ll notice I bought one skein way after the others in a totally different dye lot. I could have frogged the sweater, but I wanted to finish, to see if I could actually knit a sweater that I could actually wear.

I even learned how to pick up stitches without making things look all crazy. And I did the sewn bind off on the cuffs, so fun, definitely like sewing, but with really thick thread.  I think now I could probably make this sweater in maybe a weeks time if I kept at it.

I’ll post some of my notes on Ravelry (@noodleheadsews) today, just in case. Oh, and I’ll try blocking it too. Wish me luck!

Pattern: Oatmeal Pullover by Jane Richmond
Yarn: Puffin in Nasturtium by Quince & Co.

You guys, I’m so excited!  I made mittens!  I’ve been busy scouring patterns and yarns and reading and re-reading instructions.  I finally found these Warmest Mittens pattern on Ravelry and just started!  They were awesome.  I had a great time making them.  Once I made one, I easily finished the second in a day or so.  I’m gearing up to make more, this time with a different yarn maybe.

I had gotten the Malabrigo from Eat. Sleep. Knit. as part of their free goodies program.  I love the color!  I think for next time I’ll pick a yarn with more ply to it?  I had finished these just in time for my mom to take them on her trip to Wyoming.  She said they were really great.  Warm and comfy.  They did come back a little worse for wear.  The pills!  Oh the pills!  I haven’t been knitting long enough to know that this happens and it’s okay (had to confirm it with Shannon).  Just need to get a little lint shaver and it’ll look better I hope.

Okay, well, I need to hop to it and figure out what pair of mittens I’ll be making for me!  yay!  Just in time before winter is over (hopefully!).