Lifted Increases
So these are my favorite subtle increases. Note I said subtle, not invisible, because physical objects do not work that way! But they're a little more understated than either yarn over based increases (which tend to leave holes) or knit front back/make 1 increases (which tend to give you twisted stitches, and sometimes sort of also holes). As always, this will make so so so much more sense if you look at your knitting, think about how it goes together, and understand what you're trying to do (rather than memorizing a set of steps and working them by rote). I [...]
Writing Lines
Ok, question first, then story time! So the question is, do I drop what I'm supposed to be doing, what I planned to be doing (namely getting ready for the retired pattern thing and finishing up the egg pattern) and, um, knit a pencil? Or do I cosplay as a respectable grownup and finish my work first then do the pencil if the enthusiasm holds. For you see...I found a treasure... Thursday I was headed home when I came upon a barn sale (new for me...yard sale yes, garage sale yes, but barn sale was new). And in front of [...]
Cat Butt Cast On
Right, so, up to you what you call this one. But once I heard that particular name for it I certainly never forgot. But either will work if you're trying to search online for other ways to do it. This cast on starts with making a loop of yarn around your finger (or something else), forming your first round of stitches around that loop of yarn, then tightening the initial loop up to make it as small as possible. That means your stitches start out already joined in the round, ready to start working out from the middle. It's nicely [...]
Sunny Side
Alrighty, so bacon is coming! But our little egg friend is likely coming first for a variety of boring logistical reasons. And while yes, it is delightfully simple (almost all stockinette in the round, which I firmly hold is the absolute simplest knitting), like all simple things, the details end up mattering a lot. So I figure we should talk about them! Because usually when you get into the details of something, even something simple (cough, especially something simple, cough), it turns out there's something cool there to know. In this case, we've got the cast on (I used a [...]
Wired
Oh, oh I found the right wire and the right way to put it in the bacon. Did I expect to say this sentence? No. Do I stand by it? Oh yes! I mean really, look at that. Same yarn, same needles, same stitches, same knitter. Just one has wire run around it and the other doesn't. And yes, I had tried it with a lighter (softer) wire before, but it didn't have quite the heft I wanted. But this...well this is just about perfect! I'm going to play with an even heavier wire to make it into a bracelet [...]
Monthly Reminder
Monthly Reminder (Al Gore Rhythm dodging version on ig because otherwise no one sees it there, but here we can actually use the damn words). So, if you're feeling overwhelmed by all the terrible news, the SINGLE BEST WAY TO FEEL BETTER is to take action. Not scroll. Not watch another video on instagram or tiktok, not listen to a podcast. Actually Take A Concrete Action. I want you to learn a little more, do a little more, or help a little more. Or all three if you can! To learn a little more, read the zine How To Do [...]
Posy
The Posy book is out. Which means you, too, can spend the afternoon playing with coffee filters and dye and making the prettiest little paper flowers you ever did see. And honestly, I think you should. I think it's good for your brain to make something beautiful, and I think you'll feel better if you do. And all that goes double if you sweet talk your friends into coming over to play! I did something new with this project. I made oodles of videos so you can watch me make these while I talk you through it, just in case [...]
Last call!
I have, as of this typing, exactly five of the Noteworthy kits left. When we did the kits for these, I kept a handful of them back (just in case I did something wrong in packing them or in case something exciting happened in the mail). Now that it's been a month since they all went in the mail, it feels safe to release the backups! Four of them have yarn, one is just the bits, and all the details are on the kit's page. They last as long as they last, and when they're gone they're gone. But if [...]
Crispy
I like my bacon crispy, so perhaps it's no surprise I prefer my knitted bacon with a bit of extra substance. But since keeping the yarn in the pan for a few more minutes doesn't seem to do much, getting crispy knitted bacon required a slightly different approach. Which is why I found myself wandering the aisles of the local hardware store, knitted bacon in hand, fondling wire with the other hand, much to the chagrin of the gentlemen working there. Because really, I firmly believe you should seize every opportunity to be the weirdo someone else tells their friends about [...]
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