Empty your project bag with us this spring! 🐝🌱 Hey, lovely knitters! It's happening 🧶🤩 ZKAL26 is here, and we are so ready for it! Spring feels like the perfect time to have some fun, and we'd love nothing more than to spend it knitting alongside this wonderful community. Whether you have a WIP that's been patiently waiting at the bottom of your project bag or you're itching to cast on something brand new, you're more than welcome here. All the Rujuu Sweaters are welcome too 🤩 There are no rules about where you start, only that you enjoy the journey and share it with us! KAL Details: 🔔Start Date: April 1, 2026 🏁 End Date: May 31, 2026 📍Where: Skool & Ravelry 🏷️Hashtags: #zaneteknits #zkal26 How to Take Part: 🧶 Choose your project: Any Zanete Knits pattern counts! A long-neglected WIP, a fresh cast-on, or anything in between. 👋🏼 Introduce yourself: Head over to Ravelry forum or say hi here in the ZKAL26 thread. We'd love to know what you're making! 💌 Keep us posted: Share photos, celebrate small wins, and cheer each other on along the way. Tag #zaneteknits and #zkal26 whenever you post on social media. 📷 Share your finish: When you cast off, post your Ravelry project page in the forum or drop a link in Skool. That's your prize draw entry sorted! ❗Friendly reminder: Test knits cannot be included as they are not publicly available patterns yet. 🧶A Little offer to get you started!🧶 If you don't have a WIP or pattern yet, you can use code ZKAL26 at checkout for 25% off any of my self-published patterns on Ravelry or Etsy. Valid until April 12, 23:59 BST. Just a quick note about the discount code, if you encounter any issues, please get in touch before completing your purchase. Discounts cannot be applied once the transaction is finished.

As an encouragement to anyone else also not finished-I’m not done either! I almost finished one sleeve only to realize that bc I have shorter arms I need to be doing the decreases much closer together so I don’t end up with super baggy sleeves by the end. I’m still working myself up to tearing that sleeve out and starting it over. Once I get that figured it should go fast though I hope!! Hang in there everyone!

I have had less time than originally expected to concentrate on the KAL. I haven'teven gotten past clue 1. Although I felt like my color choices were good...seeing many of the wips has caused me to re-think it and I will be changing it. Another reason for the yarn switch...One of the yarns I am using is also thrifted and came caked. Knitting with it, I suspect it is handspun. That is causing guage issues. Frogging and feeling discouraged.😪 I will cast it back on because I love the finished item. Originally I was making the cardigan. When I cast this back on it will be the sweater. I really love it. I'll be watching the steeking for a future project.

I'm lost for words.😱 And it's needless to say I love the output here! there are so many completed Clue 4s, I couldn't download all, but a little over half have been included in the collages below for your eyes to feast! My favourite are the ones with the happy smiles, of course!! ❤️

Hello... I'm way behind so I have time for modifications. My question... I have never done steeking and only very small colorwork projects so far. Would it be advantageous at all to go ahead and just do steek stitches in the texture sections in line with the stitches in pattern with the stockinette? Or will that give me some grief later on that I am not experienced enough to project? While checking everyone's fabulous handiwork, I noticed that the steek stitches were disappearing in those textured sections. It seems counterintuitive to me. Then I saw Jana Hajkova's post. Just thought I'd ask. At this time I do plan to do steek stitches...unless I hear it will be a problem. Thanks everyone! Thank you for the eye candy! Can only say, 'beautiful!', 'fabulous!', 'love your colors!', so many times without running the risk of sounding disingenuous... so here is one HUGE blanket statement. They are that and more. Carry on. 😉👏👏👏👏 Oh! One more thing... is anyone far enough along to post a photo of the foe side seam?😊