Well, well, well… it’s WELL into the new year and I am working to honor those “resolutions” that I made 20 days ago. “Resolutions” might not be the best word to illustrate what am am working toward for 2024, but it seems to be the accepted way to note that you want something more from the coming months and you are putting some extra effort in to make it happen!

Connection seems to be my theme this year. Chris (my husband) and I made a list of day trips we would like to take. Those are centered around the East Coast and will help us to feel more adventurous while forming a connection with the area we find ourselves living. It is important! And I can’t wait to reconnect with friends and businesses that I was able to enjoy the last time I lived and worked on the East Coast.

I am also connecting with my creativity even more – I am working on a collection of 12 different small knitting projects that will be featured in a “un-subscription” from Knitty Gritty Yarn Girl. Paulette is incredibly supportive of my designs. We are focusing on accessories that will be perfect gifts or accents for your own wardrobe. They will be seasonal, fibers will change, and techniques will be all across the board. All the designs have an approachability that I hope leaves you feeling like these are projects you want to knit over and over.

This month we are featuring a little seasonal colorwork in my new “Love Always” pattern. This collection of hat, headband and cowl feature a striped heart and perrie pattern motif. Worked up in delightfully squishy merino yarn it is quick to knit and keeps your attention.

This is the first headband I have written and knit. I don’t know why I waited so long!! Headbands are perfect for cool mornings where you only need something on your ears or maybe you don’t like hats that squish your hair. I always wore a headband when I skied as as kid – that was back before helmets and it was in Virginia, so not so very cold!

I hope you will take a look at our kits on the Knitty Gritty Yarn Girl website and if your 2024 resolution is to knit from your stash keep a look out for the pattern to be released on Ravelry on 1/29/24 for individual download. Did you make any resolutions or pick a theme for 2024? I would love to know what is on your agenda and on your knitting needles!