The calendar that started it all...
Introduction
So I started my Vogue Knitting Stitch-a-Day 2011 Calendar quilt project back in the beginning of January… and for the first month or so I did a pretty good job keeping up with my plan of knitting an 8″ x 8″ square swatch of each “knitting pattern of the day” from the calendar (towards the goal of creating a quilt by the end of the year, comprised entirely of those daily knitted square swatches).
Well, that plan sorta died. I guess it was a tad ambitious to assume I’d be able to keep up with that schedule, along with working F/T hours and living a regular life!
I’ll eventually get around to finishing this project… although perhaps not within a year! Until then, I’ll continue my original plan to take pictures, videotape, and blog about my progress as I try my hand at tackling the various Vogue Knitting Stitch-a-Day Calendar
Just a sampling of stationery and office supplies I had purchased in preparation for starting my Vogue Knitting Stitch-a-Day Calendar quilt knitting project!
Anyway, in order to embark on a massive knitting project like this one, I needed to invest in some basic knitting supplies and accessories… things that every knitter should have when undertaking a project of this magnitude.
You’ll notice below that I’ve broken down and identified (through photographs!) some of the knitting tools and accessories that I found useful, covering everything from what types of knitting needles and yarns were used, to helpful stationery products like bulletin boards, right-angle rulers, graph paper and pencil crayons.
Photographs of Knitting Supplies Needed to Start My “Vogue Knitting Stitch-a-Day Calendar” Quilt Project
They say a picture is worth 1000 words, so here we go… I’ll let my photos do the talking!
Clover Takumi size US #7 (4.5mm) straight bamboo knitting needles used in my Vogue Knitting Calendar quilt project
Bags of Cascade 220 Heathers hanks, the yarn that I've chosen to use for this quilt project
For this project, I decided to use Cascade 220 Heathers yarns in 2 shades of green (#9407 "Celery" & #2429 "Irelande"), 2 shades of blue (#9452 "Summer Sky Heather" & #2433 "Pacific"), and 2 shades of purple (#2422 "Lavendar" & #2420 "Grape Heather")
As you can see, I'm running out of chair backs to hang all of my unwound hanks of Cascade 220 Heathers yarn!
Crayola pencil crayons in matching colors to Cascade 220 Heathers yarn used in project, used to recreate the grid layouts listed in the calendar's multicolor knitting patterns
A graph paper pad should be in every knitter's toolbox (even better if the pad is large, like this one which is 11" x 17"!)
Multicolor Sharpie markers can always come in handy!
My favorite knitting tool: "Hello" name badges! (works well for this project since each knitting pattern in the calendar has its own name)
Look! Thumbtacks in green, blue & purple colors corresponding to the shades of Cascade 220 Heathers yarns used in this project (plus a red one just for tacking the "Hello" name badge)
Bulletin boards used for blocking each knitted 8" x 8" square swatch
Right angle ruler used to measure the size of each knitted square swatch
When creating my "How To?" knitting videos dissecting the calendar's daily knitting patterns, index cards became my new best friends!
Only a hardcover sketchbook would do when it came to filing all my knitting notes away (I initially tried using a spiral-bound notebook, but that quickly fell apart due to the sheer volume of stuff I was sticking into it!)
