Knitting plans for 2018

Before I write about next year's plans I thought I'd have a look back at previous years' future plans just to see how they panned out.

From my autumn 2014 to-do list there are a few things outstanding - the Purl Alpaca Icon dress, which will have to wait until at least autumn 2018 now unless we have a freezing cold January and February, a green cardigan using madelinetosh sock in Grasshopper colourway, which I might get done next year, and a Love Potion cardigan which I've already started knitting (although not with any of the wool I thought I might use back in 2014).

From the ten items on my 2016 knitting wish list, so far I have knitted four...  And from this year's list, which I didn't write until April, I've knitted two pink cardigans.  I did a tension square with the Kate Davies Buachaille wool, because I really wanted to knit that up, but my row gauge was off and so I put it to one side awaiting the mental capacity to either adapt the patterns to my actual gauge, or knit a couple more tension squares with smaller needles to see if that would work without making the knitted fabric too stiff.  I haven't done either yet.

So... plans for 2018

Finish the Love Potion cardigan which I'm knitting with mustard colour Drops Merino Extra Fine.  There will be grey trim - how much will depend on how long I decide I want the cardigan to be and therefore when the mustard runs out!

Finish the top I started with such enthusiasm back in October for a KAL being run by killerkitsch design.

I love the pattern and joined the KAL because it was extended to the end of December which I thought would give me enough time to knit it.  But no.  Other knitting intervened and I have made very little progress.

I'd also like to knit this cardigan with some dark blue Malabrigo Arroyo I have in my stash.

I'd originally thought I'd use a different pattern for this wool, but it's for finer yarn and this pattern shouldn't give me any (or not too many) tension issues.  Not sure I'll have enough wool though so it may end up being v-necked.

I'd also like to knit this yarn up, it's the last of the Scrumptious 4-ply in my stash and is lovely to knit with.

Also, the Pantone colour of the year for next year is Ultraviolet (this colourway is called ultramarine), so I'll be nodding in the direction of a fashion statement with this one.

Next, a cardigan using the parasol stitch from one of my stitch dictionaries.

Theodora has knitted a gorgeous cardigan using this stitch - I'm not sure whether it's on her blog, but it does have a Ravelry project page.  Having done a small tension square (rectangle) with some Artesano alpaca silk 4-ply I'm not absolutely sure I'll use this yarn for this design yet, I think I need to knit a couple more pattern repeats before coming to a final decision.

It might look better knitted with wool which gives more stitch definition.

I also want to knit a 4-ply version of Lucy in the Sky with some brown Fyberspates wool, however, I'm not sure that I'll knit it before autumn because for me, brown is not a colour I am likely to wear in spring or summer.  And again this will also need swatching and sums.

I'm also going to put in a couple of other vintage patterns at this point.  The one below will be a stash busting project, either with Malabrigo sock, or Koigu sock, although I'll change the sleeves so that they don't have pointy shoulders.

And this one which I'll knit with green Wollmeise lace and which will need some alteration to make it smaller.

I think that's enough to be going on with for now!