I’ve been trying to organize my knitting queue, without much success! I missed a good year of new releases, so now that I’m knitting again my to-knit list is out of control! I thought I would share some of what I’m obsessed with this summer. Seeing them together helps me to decide which I really want to make!
Top Row L-R:
Sabbatical by Connie Chang Chinchio (Twist Collective Winter 2009) – I have loved this sweater since it was first released. The long length and the lacy pattern both appeal to me – but I do like the other two long cardigans better(I find them to have more current shapes,) so this one may be pushed back in the queue. See? Seeing them all together is helpful to me!
Lace Cardi by Courtney Kelly (Vogue knitting Summer 2011) The shaped hems are super fun, and I like the magazine styling with the skinny little belt. I’ve been wanting to try the yarn it calls for as well (Savannah by the Fibre Company)
Peterborough by Norah Gaughan (Norah Gaughan Volume eight) I love every sweater in this book! I plan to make this in a wool or wool blend for fall.
Middle Row:
Edda by Kim Hargreaves (Whisper) This is my top pick from the latest Kim Hargreaves book. You can’t tell in the photo, but it has a great textured pattern, and cables down the fronts. Rowan all-season cotton is a great yarn for cables. I want to make this sweater in pure white.
Dockside Cardigan by Amy Miller (Interweave Knits Summer 2011) The dolman sleeves and shaped hems are interesting, but I think I need to see some completed versions before I commit to a fingering weight cardigan!
Nespelem by Norah Gaughan (also Vol. 8) My other favorite from the book. I’m thinking of a silver gray.
Bottom Row: Kirra (Berroco 294, Origami) The waffle pattern on this is really neat – like a thermal sweater! I want to use the called for yarn, which is unusual and really pretty. Berroco has some great yarns right now!
I own a lot of Japanese craft books. I can’t help myself – the designs and photos are so lovely! Japanese patterns are very different from US patterns – they are fully charted, usually in one size only (around a 36″ bust,) and the styles are generally a bit different as well. In particular, there are lovely crochet patterns, and you know how hard it can be to find nice crochet here! I haven’t made anything harder than a doily from these patterns (well, doilies are hard, but they are at least a predictable shape!) This year I want to conquer these patterns.
The shawl on the top left is very popular on Ravelry, so I plan to make it first. It calls for a sportweight yarn, and I plan on either white or gray. I will probably need some hand holding! The bottom right cardigan is crocheted, and uses fingering weight stelf-striping yarn – Noro might be a sub, or I might use a more subdued hand-dye, like Madelinetosh merino light. The other two cardigans are knit, and they both look pretty simple to figure out. Both have multiple completed versions on Ravelry, so I have more reference than just the chart and the photos (which are more arty than helpful sometimes, when it comes to details.) The top right cardigan is here, and the bottom left is here.
And finally, the list of shawls I want to make at some point: 
Top row: Figurehead shawl by Alexis Winslow (Knitscene Spring 2011) – I’ve already started this one! Mine will have red and aqua stripes (it is terribly Dr. Seuss looking – I love it!)
Whose Shawl Do You Think This is? By Carol Sunday – a shawl based on a design worn in a TV show that I’ve actually not ever seen, but I adore the stripes and general shape! I plan to order a kit, because I don’t want to alter the colorway.
Cambridge Shawl (also Carol Sunday) – Some of the ladies on Ravelry have been obsessed by a shawl that the Duchess of Cambridge was photographed wearing out. There must be five different patterns for it, but I like this one the best. I’m undecided on a color – perhaps a nice navy?
Litchfield Shawl by Laura Aylor – just released, I love the uneven stripes, and the neutral colors.
Bottom Row:
Stripe Study by Veera Välimäki – yes, more stripes. I have a problem.
To Eyre shawl by Carol Sunday – this shawl is based on one in the move Jane Eyre. I haven’t seen the new movie, but Jane Eyre is my favorite book. Naturally I need a shawl! I want to use a dark blue tweed, maybe Berroco Blackstone tweed.
Lake of the Woods by Ilga Leja – I bought the kit for this ages ago, in the colorway pictured. I still love the colors and design, so I need to get on that!
And this isn’t a fraction of my queue – problems I tell you!
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I love Norah Gaughan patterns! I’ve made at least three of her sweaters (may be more, but all I can remember right now).
All beautiful stuff; can’t wait to see your versions!
Gah! They are all so beautiful! In the first group, I really love Peterborough, Edda, and Dockside. I really love that shawl on the top left from the Japanese knitting book. I really love the Who’s Shawl Do You Think It Is. It reminds me of the lovely one Duchess Catherine wore whilst shopping in Wales. Hers was a lovely rich deep green.
You need to see the new Jane Eyre, stat! Michael Fassbender is dreamy. 🙂
I hear ya! I constantly have hundreds of patterns I’m wanting to make!! 🙂
I love the lace cardi and the kirra; both of those really seem to suit your style.
So many pretties! Edda is one I had not seen. Restraining myself from adding it to my Ravelry Favorites. My Favorites list is out of control. Seeing your little collages is inspiring me. Maybe I need to do the same, to make some decisions!
Ooooh, I love Nespelem. So many fun projects and so little time!
Kudos to you for being so organized! I try… but I have too much difficulty adhering to the plan I set for myself. It’s hard to prioritize when there are so many wonderful patterns out there!
I don’t have too much experience w/ Japanese patterns, but I have done one knit tank and it was pretty easy to figure out. I do know there are some people on ravelry who offer help with Japanese patterns though. If you get stuck, they are happy to help out (I think one of them is actually translating the Pierrot patterns to English – which brings up another point, if any of them are Pierrot patterns, a lot of them are now available in English).
Love your queue and love that you are so organized. I haven’t seen quite a few of them and loved that your shared links.
Beautiful choices! I love Edda, it would be a great transitional sweater this fall to extend the life of my summer dresses.