05 October 2017

Three Things to Knit

Hello sports fans!  I hope you are having a good week so far.  I'm plodding through the best I can for the at-work part, and trying my best to enjoy evenings with The Tim and the kitties.  On Monday, we celebrated a year since Jack the kitten joined the family - that went fast!  And technically, I know he is not a kitten anymore since he has turned a year old, but he still looks and acts like a kitten, and for now at least, he's the baby of the family.  :-)  It also helps that today is Thursday, and the coming weekend is a long weekend for me.  Yes, where I work we get the day off for The Day That Should Not Be Celebrated Or Named Out Loud Around Most People These Days (i.e., Columbus Day).  I am shallow enough that a day off is a day off, and I'll take it. 

In any event, being that today is Thursday, it means that it is Three Things Thursday with Carole and Kat.  So I am participating this week because I do enjoy little lists, and have made one for this week. 


Today I am sharing three things in my Ravelry queue that my brain has been obsessing about lately.  Which is not to say that they will or will not happen soon, or even ever, but for the moment they are right there in the front.

Zadie, by Mercedes Tarasovich

I came across this pattern when it was mentioned on The Grocery Girls podcast.  They were knitting it as part of their Craftsy series, Off Our Needles, and seeing both of the ones they made just made me happy.  Cables are one of my most favorite things in the world, and the cable detail on this sweater just really appeals to me.  Also the fact that for one of them, it was her first sweater and she said it was so enjoyable to knit.  The pattern currently has 155 projects listed.

The Parlor Cat, by Sara Elizabeth Kellner

I've had this pattern in my queue for a long time.  Recently, I saw a blog post where someone (I don't remember who, sorry!) showed two that she had made as FOs and they were so adorable, I started thinking of this pattern again.  I've made one very small "stuffie" in my knitting career, and enjoyed it, so maybe I would also enjoy making this, who knows?  As of today, 574 projects are listed - apparently I'm not even close to being the only one who likes this pattern!

Great Falls, by Pam Allen

The other day I was watching/listening to a podcast (again, I don't remember which one ... I really need to make note of these things), and they mentioned this pattern.  So I took a look on Ravelry, and OMG I need this sweater!  It looks sooooo cozy, and since it's knit with bulky yarn, it would be a quick knit (well, theoretically at least).  I *may* even have yarn to knit this in my stash, but I purposely have not checked because I am trying to stay focused on current projects. The pattern sample is knit with Quince & Co. yarn, which is soooo pretty!  It's a new-ish pattern release, but there are already 42 projects listed!

What about you?  Do you have any patterns that have pushed to the front of your brain, or even to your queue?  When that happens, do you actually knit them, or like me, are you often distracted by another shiny (well, yarny) thing?

14 comments:

Araignee said...

I have been itching to cast on a sweater for the longest time but all my past failures keep talking me out of it. If it ever gets cold here and stays cold I just may snap and get one on the needles in spite of that little voice in my head telling me it's a waste of time-and yarn.

Lilly's Mom said...

These are really great patterns you have chosen. I love the parlor cat! I've added it to my favorites. Enjoy your day. Pat

Bonny said...

I'm very easily distracted by shiny new patterns (like Great Falls), but eventually reality takes over and I try to focus on wips (of which I have far too many because of that distractibility). Enjoy that long weekend!

sprite said...

Ooh! I definitely don't have that much bulky yarn in my stash, but it looks so comfy!

Nance said...

Oh goodness, that Parlour Cat! Now I'm tempted. But I already have 3 things awaiting my fickle attention...

I'm with Bonny.

Vera said...

Wow - I love ALL these patterns. Thanks Bridget...uh yeah...I need to focus on the projects I have already started - including Sigla which I started last spring and then promptly stopped working on. But all of these are so tempting...

Jeannie Gray Knits said...

Ooh! You're a bad influence. :) I just added both sweaters to my ravelry que. My poor daughter is never going to get the blanket I'm supposed to be knitting her.

Anonymous said...

Oh my golly .....the cable detail on that first sweater is so cute and I love, love, love the garter cuff.

I queued up the kitty cat (and another of her patterns). I wonder how they would work up in fingering weight. Too small?

Your three are perfect!!!

elns said...

Oh I love Zadie and Parlor Cat!! I want them both. I have so many things to do! I want to knit socks, but I have 2 sweaters I need to do and my mother's big knit gift... if just to make space!

Kwizgiver said...

I've been afraid to try sweaters, but Zadie looks like something I could handle! Thanks for introducing me to it! :)

Tired Teacher said...

I have a lot of items in my Ravelry library but I haven't set up a queue.

karen said...

I cannot wait for my free time to return after the kids leave so I can peruse my patterns and make grand knitting plans....hopefully after next Monday!

Kym said...

Three-day-weekends are the BEST weekends! I am obsessing over various sweater patterns right now. I know I'm going to knit one next . . . but which one???? (Luckily, I still have a lot of knitting to finish on my current project, so I've got time to decide.) XO

Mereknits said...

I am all about simple right now, nothing taxing my brain. Is that a cop out?