Tidy
You know me. You know I love a tidy thumb gusset. And this? This is astonishingly tidy. I mean it's not hard. It's not even fiddly. It's just...it's just splendid. I'm actually sort of in love with my whole thumb plan for these. And honestly, it looks just as good on the inside. Which I'll show you real soon here (I have to get things ready for the hat to come out Tuesday first, but it's coming). [pextestim pex_attr_set="looking-for-this-pattern" pex_attr_autoplay="false"][/pextestim]
Yup, that’s what it needed
So. That was fun! I mean really rather more fun than someone who is ostensibly and adult should be having with a pompom. I probably shouldn't be this tickled but I absolutely am. And yes of course you can pop the pompom out if you're not feeling it. But I think your day will be better if it's on there. Pattern soon. Very very soon actually...like probably next week. I basically need to block it and get photos. I'm trying to show you things much closer to when the patterns come out because I've heard waiting is no fun. It's got [...]
Companion
So...there's a fair bit of yarn left over after the hat. Not just the orange, which I knew I'd have miles of. But the gray too. I feel like the hat needs a friend, don't you? I thought you might. Now as always, it's a good idea to weigh your yarn. If you're going to do something that comes in pairs, it's much more fun to know how much you can use for each one ahead of time. Go ahead...ask me how I know. Just guess how many times that bit me in the hindquarters before I stopped being a [...]
Steam buns
So do you like your pompoms steamed? I've started doing this to my pompoms, and it makes way more of a difference than you might think. The one in the back is unsteamed, the one in the front got to spend some quality time with the nozzle attachment on my steam mop (do be careful not to burn your fingers). They're both made with the same yarn. The steam seems to fluff out the ends of the strands and make them a bit fuzzier and fuller. The result is a sphere that looks more filled in (and a bit lighter [...]
Pompom time
The gray hat with the orange stripe clearly clearly needs a pompom. It's meant for a pompom. So let's do this. This is the first go on my newly discovered goldilocks pompom maker (as always, amazon links are affiliate links). Not too big, not too small, just right, and so far I'm smitten. As always, pompom happiness (at least for me...I suppose opinions could vary) comes from making sure your pompom is very very very densely wrapped. I also like to use a scale to be sure I'm getting the same amount of yarn on each side of the pompom. And really...I [...]
Zipping along
That? Well that's just about done! And you know what that means. That means it's just about time to do the pompom party. Because I'm pretty sure I have pompoms all figured out, and I need some sort of public reassurance that I'm not the only one amused by this. [pextestim pex_attr_set="looking-for-this-pattern" pex_attr_autoplay="false"][/pextestim]
Happy Mail
One of the many fringe benefits of my job is getting yarn in the mail. The latest is this lovely bit of goodness from Louet. Once it was here, I marched it over to one of my local purveyors of nifty things, Long Winter Farm (they have visiting kittens in the shop, it's a dangerously cute place) and found some pretty soap to go with it. As you might guess, that means those facecloths from last year are coming back, this time with a pattern. Yup, it surprises me too, but I absolutely adore mine and use them all the [...]
Ephemeris (plus giveaway)
The pretty gray hat you've been asking about (yes, I know, that doesn't narrow it down much...I may have a gray hat issue) is out. It's called Ehpemeris, and you can grab it now (and get 10% off with the code STARSTRUCK). I truly cannot get enough of that stitch. It makes the most perfectly textured fabric. It should be a hot mess...there are vertical lines and diagonal lines and holes and it should just be a little too busy. But somehow the result is deeply, deeply satisfying. I can't quite explain why. But I can say that I had [...]
Not even close
From time to time, I'll post a picture on instagram or on the blog, and someone will say some variation of 'oh my goodness, your knitting is so perfect, mine never looks like that.' And this is very very sweet...but absolutely not true. My knitting is somewhere around middling to fair. Now, I am pretty good at blocking, and blocking is a huge part of making your finished knitting look great (that's why I've done so many posts about how to block stuff...I really really really want you to be blocking your projects). And I do have a slightly fancy camera, [...]
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