Well, this month’s recap post should be blessedly short because I didn’t manage to finish ANYthing in February! Honestly, that’s much more of a standard month of knitting for me. Or maybe the fluctuation is. Sometimes I can’t stop knitting, and other times I’m distracted by other things. Getting obsessed with Animal Crossing in 2026 hasn’t been a distraction lately, I’ll tell you that.
Works in Progress
I’ve cleverly cropped this photo to make it look like I finished my Driftwood pullover! But it’s currently sporting just one sleeve. When I finished the body, I was a bit disappointed by how big it was. I did size up because I wanted more ease than the pattern calls for, and silly me didn’t think about how that would affect the shoulders. It’s a shame, because the sleeve/shoulder construction is really nice, but they don’t sit quite how they should. After finishing the first sleeve, though, I’m liking it a bit more. Knitting sleeves just isn’t much fun, so I’ve been putting off starting the second one.
Acquisitions/Plans
A friend recently asked if I’ve kept to my vow not to buy any new yarn, and I was like, “Well…”
BUT they’re sock yarns! BUT they came from the thrift store! We’re all in agreement that these don’t count. The Mary Maxim Footloose yarn was hard to pass up because you know I love a self-striping sock yarn! And I was intrigued by the sock reel. I’ve seen sock blanks, which are usually large rectangles of machine-knitting sock yarn that you can dye (or buy dyed), unravel, and then knit up. This is the same idea, but it’s been knitted into a very narrow tube/tape instead.
I… kinda feel like perhaps the dye job was meant to look cool in reel form vs. looking cool when knitted into a sock. I found some sock projects that had used it on Ravelry and didn’t love them. The black-gray-teal stripes are so short compared to the large sections of neon green and aqua. With a combo of luck (where the pattern started on the reel) and planning (breaking the yarn to start with neon green when picking up stitches on the heel flap), I’m decently happy with the layout of the stripes so far. TBD whether there will be enough left after the first sock to match the pattern on the second! I wouldn’t have chosen this color scheme, but the yarn itself is nice enough, and I’m not that fussy when it comes to socks.
I also started (in March) a Zakkuri cardigan.
I have a big bag of this Briggs & Little Regal 2-ply wool in Midnight Blue (9 skeins — something like 2400yds!), and it’s also not a color I would usually pick, but it came from That Estate Sale. I’m actually really loving it. I think it’s going to look smart in this cardigan, which I’d like to finish soonish, so it can be my spring “jacket”. But we’ll see!
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