Putting the "wear" in Knitwear!

Since October 1, I've worn at least one knitted item a day. Whether it's socks, a cowl, sweater or scarf, each item has been pulled from my ever-growing collection of knitting artistry and appreciated for its uniqueness, design, warmth and luxury! How many artists can say they can proudly wear their work -- daily!?

A shoutout to the designers, dyers and spinners who give us the tools to make this artistic magic. Without their artistic talents, the knitters, crocheters, weavers and fibre artists amongst us would not have the tools to create. And create we do.... here is one incredible item that's come off my needles recently...

The pattern is "Wild Swan", an incredible co-creation of designers Anne-Lise Maigaard and Nim Teasdale. And the yarn (shown here while the project is still on the blocking mats in it's full spread-out glory) is Wendy's artistry of Wendy's Wonders fame.

Every so often, a knitter is fortunate to find the perfect match of yarn to pattern. This was the case for me with this project. And the pattern, as well as the gradient colours, made it a project I didn't want to put down. If you look closely, there are beads hidden in there -- not too contrasty -- and echo the shading of the yarn. I have a few more skeins of Wendy's, and look forward to new projects/designs to use these. Her gradients never disappoint with such seamless colour transitions.

There are also a few other gradients in my yarn collection -- these from Vivid Fiber Arts -- a New York dyer who works with tencel yarns.
 I've lusted after "Haunted Forest" -- a rich teal green to black gradient -- for some time, and because Amy's rotation of colours has meant that colourway is now available... well... there was no doubt it had to be added to my yarn stash! (That's not to say there aren't a few other VFA yarns waiting patiently in my stash too!)
.....(with thanks to Vivid Fiber Arts for the photo)

And in between these 600-800m projects, there are a few smaller projects on the needles -- a crescent-shaped shawl/scarf with loads of texture, and a couple of pairs of socks. The plan is to stockpile more knitted wooly goodness for next year's "Knitwear Challenge".... and to kick it up a notch, maybe I'll see if I can wear something knitted every day without a repeat performance by the knitted item....

Anyone up for a similar challenge?