KnitPicks Order and Ravelry Planning

The Husband was a very smart man this year and got me a gift certificate to Knit Picks to celebrate my first ever Mother's Day.  Very very smart man.  Over holidays and birthdays he has figured out what makes me most happy: yarn money (and dark chocolate).

When I get yarn money to spend, I like to plan out my projects before picking out my yarn. This is where the Ravelry Queue tab is SUPER useful!  I don't always stick to my queue plans, but it helps me tremendously to plan out what types of projects I want to knit in the future, and that helps me to organize my yarn orders with the right quantities I need in the colors I like most.

1.)  The Terrace Wrap

First up in my queue for the summer is this gorgeous lightweight wrap from Purl Soho.

The Terrace Wrap by Purl Soho

This wrap calls for 1236 yards (1130 m) of fingering weight silk yarn.  For this project, I'd like it to be super lightweight for summer, so I've decided to knit it in lace weight cotton yarn.  Knit Pick's Curio is perfect for this.  I'm guessing I will need to go down a bit in needle size and increase my yardage to get a similar fabric as the fingering the pattern was originally designed for.  For this I'm ordering 3 balls (2163 yards total) in Sagebrush.

2.)  Sockhead Slouch Hat

Next I plan to knit the Sockhead Slouch Hat by Kelly McClure.  This hat calls for 400 yards of fingering weight sock yarn.  For this I will use Knit Picks Hawthorn Fingering Multi Yarn in Forest Park.  I'll need to get 2 skeins and will have most of one left over after this project, but I'll use the extra in my next queued project.

3.)  2-Color Shawl to be designed

My next project will be a two color shawl that I'm designing.  It will use one varegated yarn as a contrasting color (the Forest Park Hawthorne above) and a solid yarn as the main color.  For the main color I'll be using Knit Picks Stroll Tonal Sock Yarn in the Pearlescent colorway.  I'll be getting one 100g skein for that project.

4,) Circe by Jenny Wiebe

The last project in my queue I'll be buying yarn for is a baby cardigan.  We just welcomed my little niece into the family this last weekend, so you betcha I'm planning out her Christmas present already!  I'm going to knit her a baby size of the Circe cardigan.

For this project I'll be using Knit Picks Comfy Sport yarn.  After chatting it over with my SIL, she decided on some super cute colors.  I'll be ordering 2 skeins of Marlin for the main color, 1 skein of Peapod for the bottom and polka dot CC, 1 skein of Zannia for the neck CC.  I'm thinking I'll make it for Christmas 2018 for her since I know from experience it isn't always ideal to put an infant in a sweater.  It should be a very fun and colorful knit when I get to it.  I'm thinking I might be able to work out a matching hat from the contrasting color leftovers.

I'm also ordering a US size 2 16" fixed cable needle.  I don't have this size in my needle inventory and I'll need it to make the sockhead hat.

So there you have it.  Four lovely projects planned for under $50 of Knit Picks' yarn!