Tag: sode cardigan

2 Year Update

by Tracy, posted in knitting

It’s been almost two years since I’ve updated this and that is quite a lot of knitting. I tried my hand at YouTube and gave up. If you want to see my sad attempts, the videos are still up. I tried my hand at TikTok. Shockingly, everyone doesn’t love my niche imperfect hobby as much as I do. That’s ok. That’s probably why I don’t keep up with the blog. People aren’t that into it and I’m so enthusiastic that what I expect everyone to love – isn’t. Facebook and Instagram are the same. That’s ok.

That’s ok.

It’s ok, because I still love what I do. I knit. I reflect. I improve. Mostly. Sometimes it feels like two steps forward and one step back.

What have I done in nearly 2 years?

The Sode sweater is sitting on my chair behind me and it’s the most intricate knit I’ve made. It doesn’t sit perfectly on my shoulders because I didn’t do the required short rows but I use a clip to keep it closed in the front when I’m walking or doing anything that requires movement. It’s warm and lovely.

I knit and finished the Tee No 1 using Knit Picks Gloss lace. 2 strands were held together.

I completed two intricate cross stitch projects. Both were of friend’s babies or friend’s relatives babies so I won’t share here but I did use DMC stitch your photo. That took a few months.

Then I got into socks. Lots and lots of socks. I knit two at a time toe up socks, one after another.

I knit on vacation. I knit on paddle boards. I knit at work. I knit stuck in traffic.

I made a bunch of fingerless gloves. My kid managed to put a whole in one so I’ll be fixing that tonight.

I knit a test shawl. It’s my first test knit but I knit in protest too.

Sode- Progress Week 2

by Tracy, posted in Uncategorized

I don’t have much to say this week. The Side cardigan has been a challenge to say the least. I restarted it four times but I’m in a good place right now. Currently, I’m worried about when I have to switch to dividing the arms. Here are a few pictures and videos below.

Sode Sweater Struggles

by Tracy, posted in knitting, stitch

As the title says, I’m struggling with the Sode sweater. It’s a cabled cardigan that you have to use several charts in the same row. The pattern does state that it is recommended for advanced knitters and now I’m guessing I am not an advanced knitter after all. I’m ok with intermediate. Maybe I should stick to intermediate. I’m not giving up. Yet. I need to be in the right mind space and right now my head is going in a million different directions at once. The rows I did knit were done with the help of the tutorials included with the pattern. You can find them here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8WChKL24mQ

The good thing is said direction is cleaning and organizing my house. Trust me, I do not do enough of that. Every year I do Dry January. Basically, I cut out alcohol for a whole month after over doing it between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. This year I’m hyperfocusing on tea. I’ve taken our junk cabinet and turned into into my coffee/tea hutch. Take a look!

I’m still working on two other projects in addition to the Sode. First is my cross stitch. I’m 80% done. The second is a simple shawl which I’ll write up another recipe for. I don’t feel comfortable calling it a pattern because it is loosely created based on common knowledge. I want to create videos that help people knit it from start to finish. It’s just a simple triangle shawl with bilateral increases in every other row. That’s all. It’s spun from home spun and gold thread so I wanted to use the yarn for something simple that will show off the colors. I think this works.

Here is my latest update.

YouTube, 2025, and What Did I Get Myself Into

by Tracy, posted in Uncategorized

Happy New Year. I’m a few days late. I’ve been posting to YouTube regularly while promising to update my webpage. That didn’t happen. Life is crazy with a full time job, three kids, three cats, four chickens and perhaps, ADHD brain? I finished the Darkwater Sweater pattern by Jennifer Steingass and I’ll post that separately here with the video that shows my progress. I really enjoyed this pattern and had the focus to follow it through. My coworker asked if it was a Christmas present and I believe I beamed when I told her I made it myself.

My goal now is to knit the Sode sweater, which is a Cabled cardigan designed by Hiroko Payne. However, I’m already overwhelmed. I couldn’t get the gauge quite right so I think I’m going to knit one size for width and another for length. I am going to cast on this afternoon when life is quieter and I can focus. Right now my brain is busy with getting ready to ski with my middle child. We’ll go for an hour plus and I’ll be home before lunch time. I’m no longer in any kind of shape to be skiing, but it’s quality time with the middle child who doesn’t have constant, intense needs.

I’m also reading the Principals of Knitting, which is a great big book about everything you ever wanted to know about reading. I’ve borrowed it from my library and read a few pages each night before going to bed.

Happy 2025. I will be eating, drinking, breathing knitting this year!

Here’s my New Year, New Project Video

Here is my weekly summary on my knitting/crafting projects.