I’m very late to the Make Nine Challenge (it seems to have started in 2015), but that’s nothing new.
Unlike a lot of posts I’ve seen on Instagram, I’m not aiming for nine specific things I want to make. It’s mainly skills I want to learn, with a couple of specific items thrown in there.
- Learn brioche knitting
- Knit a pair of socks
- Make a jumper/cardigan using the super chunky yarn I bought at a craft fair last year
- Learn double knitting
- Make something using colourwork
- Knit something using this book I got for Christmas:
- Make a Belladonna dress
- Make a Strange Signs blanket
- Knit some selbu mittens
I’d say that’s enough to be getting on with for one year, especially considering what a slow knitter I am. Being realistic, let’s say I want to start these 9 things this year and any finishes will be a bonus.
Hannah
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I look forward too your future makes! Sounds great!
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I certainly hope so!
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This is an excellent list of makes for this year. I wish you luck on your journey. You can do it.
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Thank you, I’m quite looking forward to it!
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I love that blanket!!
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Isn’t it gorgeous ❤
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I think those 9 sound doable and realistic to start them…and perhaps a project may fit 2 criteria at the same time! 😀
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That is my plan, certainly with the jumper/Fair Isle makes.
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Good GRIEF, Hannah ! – no way could you get stuck in to all that in a year !
But, come to think of it, it will be fund to try, eh ? – and I must say that the dress would look wonderful on you. As for the blanket ..
https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/746770679/crochet-square-blockmotif-pattern
see the one on the r.h. end ?
Struth .. wunderbar !
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Oooh that is pretty! I think the hardest part with that one will be deciding what colours to use.
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I DIDN’T MEAN YOU TO ADD THAT TOO !!!!
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Haha too late :p
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You can do it!
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I’m certainly going to try!
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I think I want to learn double knitting too.
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I saw one of my friends making a reversible Jack Skellington cowl, and I just HAD to know how it was done. That might be a bit adventurous for a first project, but it’s definitely the end goal.
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I am also a slow knitter. I will be cheering you on from the sidelines! You got this!!
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Thanks! We can’t all be knitting whizzes, and I’m happy enough to be finished when I’m finished, however long it might take.
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Yay! Sounds like a party – go get ’em! If you’re tackling socks for the first time, give this pattern a try:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/basic-sock-with-integrated-heel
The heel construction got the seal of approval from my knitting students last year, and is much simpler than a lot of the common-or-garden sock patterns out there! Good luck!
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I’ll have a look at the pattern, thank you!
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