Teeny tiny
So...let's talk hearts. When I first wrote this pattern, I did it in three sizes. This isn't one of those projects that has to fit on a human body, nor is it one where the cuteness is lost if it's half an inch bigger or smaller, so three sizes seemed like plenty. But now...now as I knit them in this rather tempestuous moment, I find I want them as tiny as can be managed while still retaining the clear heart shape. I want the instant gratification of sitting down, knitting for an hour or so, and having all my stitches [...]
Schemes
Sometimes? Sometimes you know someone well enough that when they say 'hey, I have an idea' you don't even have to hear all the details before you say yes. So when Karen over at Seven Sisters Arts said she wanted to do something suitably valentine-ish, I was in. Yarn showed up in the mail a day or two later (the benefits of living just down the road from the fairy tale yarn workshop...), and has already climbed on my needles (the one in the back is the Matrika base, the two in the front are the Tellus base, color names [...]
Additions
Ahem...did I hear that some of you wanted a lighthouse to go with your wee, tiny villages? Because I'm pretty sure my wee, tiny village is a seaside sort of place, and nothing says lovely but slightly foreboding like a light house. We will be having a whole discussion about the pieces you'll want for this over the next few days (hint, if you got the same blocks I did for the village, you've already got the biggest bit of it). But for now, I just wanted to warn you about the cuteness that's headed your way. And someone will [...]
Smug
How about an action shot of the finished product. Well, if by action shot, you mean 'peak coziness' shot, not any sort of actual industrious striding about doing things. And again, if I'd done the mending (and extra padding) with yarns that were a closer color match, these would be basically invisible after few wears. As it is, they'll continue to be...um...high contrast. But the socks will also be much comfier (thanks to the padding) and should last several more years (thanks to the mending). So...tend to your knits people. It's not hard (especially if you catch damage early). It's [...]
Further improvements
Ok, so there's the first one done! You can see I ended up doing a second area of duplicate stitch, but it's a little funny looking. That's because, when I handed them back to their owner for a fit check, the heel was declared delightfully cushiony...and now that it was so soft and cozy, it became clear that the ball of the foot was...less so. That's largely because I knit these socks back in my 'what? what do you mean my stitches are twisted? aren't they all supposed to be like this?' phase of being a baby knitter. So [...]
And repeat…
Now we settle in for the actual mending. But first things first, I was not in charge of this color selection. The original yarn is long gone, so I asked the sock's owner if we should go with as close a match as possible, or something super high contrast. The vote went for super high contrast. So I rummaged around in the scraps bin for something of a suitable weight and fiber content (generally you want to get something fairly close to your original yarn, though it's not a hard and fast rule) and settled on this. Yellow and [...]
Venerable
Mending time! But first, before you start mending, a little bit of prep work is in order. Actually, we need to take an even bigger step back. This is probably the very oldest knitting I've ever shown around these parts. These socks are from 2008. You know, back when we were all young and well rested, did not have a failed reality tv personality encouraging a coup, did not have anxiety dreams about leaving of the house without a face mask, and had no idea what instagram was because it hadn't been invented yet. They've been in spouse's sock drawer [...]
Quiescent
I told you I wouldn't keep you waiting for long! Quiescent is back, you can find it on either ravelry or payhip, and you can use the code CINDERELLA to take 10% off for the first few days it's out. Did you ever knit a thing that is just an absolute perfect expression of some aspect of your personality? Something that's just so unspeakably you that you can hardly stand it? Yeah, that's these slippers for me. The yarn (gray...gray and speckles...gray and speckles and fuzzy)? The texture (twisted rib is my happy place)? The unabashed swoopy lines? The satisfyingly [...]
Strappy
These are cute on their own. But the strap? The strap makes them ridiculous. See? I told you the strap took it from completely reasonable and acceptable levels of cuteness to frankly absurd borderline illegal levels of cuteness. Every time. The updated pattern for these will be out here very shortly. Don't fret, if you had the original version, you'll get the update automatically when the new one comes out (it hasn't come out yet, so seriously, don't panic that you don't have it now, you're not supposed to have it now, please oh please don't email me screaming [...]
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