Knitting Podcast Episode 1 - Off Grid Top, Blouse No. 1, Late Checkout Sweater - All the Cashmere!

Hello and welcome to my first knitting podcast! See my notes below on the projects I've finished and have in the works, and let me know if you have any questions or just want to say hello!

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What I'm Wearing
Sadie Top - Woozy by Celine
Lang Cashmere Dreams single strand
6mm needles
https://www.ravelry.com/projects/TallTaleMakes/sadie-top

Finished Objects
FO 1
Heavily Modified Late Checkout Sweater by Veronika Linberg- Boxy 2x2 Broken Rib Sweater
Yarn - Reclaimed yarn from a Joseph sweater - 50% silk / 50% cashmere
Yarn weight - DK / Worsted
Needles - 4.5mm
Colour - Black
Construction - Drop shoulder / Mock Neck / Cropped
Other details - All over 2x2 broken rib

FO 2
I’m So Basic Socks - by Summer Lee Knits
Yarn - West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4ply - Goldfinch & Yalley Yarns superwash merino
Yarn Weight - Fingering
Needles - 2.25 mm
Construction - top down with 3x1 rib at cuff

FO 3
Off-Grid Top by Rows Knitwear
Yarn - BC Garn Summer in Kashmere - 90% Cotton / 10% cashmere colours Pale Yellow, Red Brick, Pale Pink
Yarn Weight - Fingering/sport
Needles - 3.5 mm
Construction - bottom up with slip stitch mosaic knitting rib pattern

Works in Progress
WIP 1
Late Checkout Sweater by Veronika Lindberg
Yarn - Reclaimed yarn - 50% cotton / 50% cashmere
Yarn Weight - Worsted/Aran
Needles - 5mm for body - 4mm for rib details
Construction - Drop Shoulder
Other details - added short rows (x3) to the sleeve caps for better fit. Half twisted 2x2 rib

WIP 2
I’m So Basic Socks - by Summer Lee Knits
Yarn - Drops Fable
Yarn Weight - Fingering
Needles - 2.25 mm
Construction - top down with 3x1 rib at cuff

WIP 3
Blouse No. 1 - by My Favorite Things Knitwear
Yarn - 100% Japanese Silk - thick and thin yarn
Yarn Weight - Lace/light fingering held double
Needles - knit size XL on 4mm needles - cast off with 2 rounds normal 2x2 rib on 3.5mm needles
Construction - Contiguous shoulder - top down
Other details - done in all over 2x2 broken rib for textured finish
Yarn from - https://www.etsy.com/shop/LooopyDot

Plans and Acquisitions

Plans

Next Cast-On
Vivi Cardigan by Sari Nordlund
Yarn - Cariaggi Piuma Classics 80/20 Merino Cashmere Tweed Donegal Speckled DK - Moss Green from - https://creatorlink.shop/3Mp87XO
Yarn Weight - DK
Needles - recommended 3.5 but will likely need to go up a size to meet gauge
Construction - Drop Shoulder round neck cardigan
All over cables

Acquisitions
Neiman Marcus - second-hand grey cardigan 100% cashmere
Cost - $10 + shipping and tax

Unbranded secondhand teal v-neck 100% cashmere
Cost $10 + shipping and tax

Bloomingdale's Men’s 1/4 zip tweed sweater 100% cashmere
Cost $15 + shipping and tax