Introduction: This may be a bit shocking for all who know how sanguine I am when it comes to knitting projects, (I absolutely refuse to count my WPI’s): I have decided to add some structure to my knitting life. When I first purchased Veronik Avery’s “Knitting 24/7” I thought there were a few projects that I would knit up as gifts and I absolutely had to have those red gloves. Then as I reviewed the book several more times I was struck by the knitting fairies with the notion that I would knit every item in the book starting at the back of the book with the Cabled Gloves and finish off with the Patterned Mittens.
I love competitions especially the ones that I make up for myself and as I only have imaginary competitors I usually come out on top so I made a few rules for this knitting adventure which I hope will increase my skills and stretch my creativity.
For each project I have to fulfill at least one of these conditions. (I get extra points for combining more than one change. I can just smell the gold.):
*I had to try out a new technique: such as a new way to cast on.
*Change the direction of the knitting: toe up instead of cuff down.
*Change the gauge: this would give me designer math practice.
*Of course I am free to switch up the yarns: like diving into my Koigu stash for the Elemental Pullover
*Changing the use of the project: making the bookmark into a necklace (thank you Mandy Moore for that idea)
*Any other innovation that I have not listed here.
So here I go. The blog was the suggestion of a coworker of my daughter. The YYoganini is a relatively new knitter that is completely internet taught. I thought a blog would also keep me accountable and curb my distractibility. There is a rider though I am free to work on other projects not in the book at the same time!
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