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What are Your Knitting Resolutions?

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resolutions pollNow that we’re a couple of days into 2013, maybe you’ve had some time to think about crafty resolutions or goals that you might have for this year. I of course want to knit more, knit more for myself and finish more of the projects I start.

But I have other crafty goals, too, including exploring more crochet and dabbling in art journaling.

I’d love to hear what your knitting resolutions are, too, either here in the comments or over on my poll at About, where the most popular resolution as of this writing is to knit more from their stash. I’m totally there, too!

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  1. My knitting resolution this year is (strangely) to knit LESS! Whenever I start a knitting project, I have this weird need to get it done as soon as possible. So I knit, knit, knit – sometimes to the point where my wrist hurts – to get it done. I know – it’s crazy and stupid. So for 2013, I plan to slow down and enjoy my knitting projects, and NOT focus on getting them done. I’m only going to start projects that I really want to do, and pick only about 12 projects to do for the whole year!

  2. My resolution/goal this year to first learn to use DPNs and make a hat. And the second resolution is to organize my spare bedroom/craft room.

Have you read?

A Sweet Skater Dress to Knit

I know knitting a dress sounds like a major time commitment. And that’s before I even tell you that this particular dress, the Sixth Ave Skater Dress by Briana Luppino, is worked in light fingering weight yarn. 

But would you just take a moment to look at it and tell me if it doesn’t look like it would be worth all the time you would spend knitting it? And it’s miles of stockinette stitch so it’s actually beginner friendly and a great semi-mindless knit you can take with you on your travels this summer and wear when it is done. 

The dress is worked from the top down with tank straps, a scoop neck, waist shaping and a flowy skirt for a fun and comfortable fit. 

The pattern has 10 sizes, with finished bust measurements ranging from 28 to 64 inches, or 71.5 to 163 cm. The sample shown was worked with 4 inches/10 cm of negative ease at the bust, and the designer says most people like between 2 and 6 inches/5 to 15 cm of negative ease in the bust and around 10 inches/25.4 cm positive ease in the hips. 

(To refresh your memory, negative ease means the measurement of the garment is smaller than your actual body measurement, while positive ease is bigger than your body.)

To pick a size you’d work from the bust measurement because you can always add more or fewer decreases as you need to get your desired fit at the waist and hips. And because it’s worked from the top down you can try it on as often as you like to make sure it’s the perfect fit. 

The I-cord edgings give the dress a super casual feel, and I think this would be a great one to add to your summer rotation. (Yes, even with a wool blend yarn.)

You can see lots of cute finished versions and grab a copy of the pattern for yourself on Ravelry. 

[Photo: Briana Luppino]

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