No Fooling
Though largely immune to the charms of April Fools' Day, I do make one exception. The tinier bits of nonsense are half off, but just for today (oh and a couple of my favorite retired tiny bits miiiiiight also have come back for the occasion, also just for today). There is, alas, not a super great way to link you to all of them in one place.* But if you wander over to ravelry or payhip, I suspect you'll be able to figure it out! Use NO FOOLING in either place. It'll work through the end of the day (today, [...]
Woolly
Ya know how I'm always saying my brain loves to find something fun and then just keep exploring it for as long as I can? Yeah, I suspect Woolly Wormhead's brain might work like that too! They've been playing with short row colorwork for quite some time, and now it's your turn! Their new book, Short-Row Colorwork Knitting: the Definitive Step-by-Step Guide is out coming out in April. Projects like this are exactly what happen when you let brains like ours run off and play for a while, and I'm delighted to have had a chance to look at an [...]
Doodled
Ok, which one do we like best? The first one is one embroidery option, the second is the same pattern (in a different color of yarn) with a second embroidery option, and the third one is the first hat before I got my filthy hands all over it and doodled it into oblivion. I don't think I ever told you the story of these. A while ago Little Skein Anne and I were talking about doing a project together (because Anne is a delight and one of the few people I'm always happy to play with), and I said I'd [...]
Draw on it
Same hat, just adorned two different ways! Because really that's the fun of duplicate stitch. You can just pick a line in your knitting and draw on it. And oh, oh there are lots of different lines to pick, especially on a hat like this. And that's what the expansion pack for it is all about! The Penchant Expansion Pack walks you through two versions of this hat, then gets into an extensive discussion of duplicate stitch (so you'll be able to either decorate or mend whatever knits you want), and finishes off with six different ways to scribble [...]
Penchant Expansion Pack
The Expansion Pack for Penchant is out, and this is a little different from what we usually do, so read on for details! We all know I'm bad at restraint. I like versions and options and exploring things in depth. It's how I'm wired. So it makes sense that something that started with one hat quickly turned into two. And then those two hats somehow seemed like the absolutely perfect place to spend some time playing with duplicate stitch. So I did! The hat pattern came out last year, but the primer on duplicate stitch was only for patrons. But [...]
Have a word
Which one of you was in charge of telling me how much fun helix knitting is? We need to have a word. Because while I appreciate that you did eventually get the message to me, I must say that I wish you'd done it a tiny bit quicker. This is NIFTY. Nifty and tidy. Nifty and tidy and easy. And really, that's a great combo. (Yarns are all Seven Sisters Arts' magic, floofy laceweight held double with smoother things, and I love you all dearly but I am not burrowing through the label pile to figure out what right now...it's [...]
Reacquainted
Why yes, yes I am continuing my ongoing attempts to reacquaint myself with some sock friends from days of yore. Anyone remember these? They have a special place in my heart for a whole bunch of reasons, and I think they may need to come back out to play some time soon, don't you? Photo of the swatch both blocked and unblocked, because folks always ask 'do you haaaaaave to block your swatches?' And I always say 'nope!' But the kind of information you get from a blocked swatch and an unblocked swatch are different, and you should know that [...]
Monthly Reminder
Hey, so the algorithm gods that run our lives HAAAAATE it when I talk about abortion on instagram. If you're on there, can you like and/or comment and/or share my post about it there? It absolutely helps more people see it, and damn it, folks need the info! Good news! Over the counter hormonal birth control pills are finally available in the US. You can get them at drug stores, online from Opill, and even from amazon.* We're talking about the pill because restriction on abortion and limits on contraception go hand in hand. Yes, they are coming for your [...]
Options
Options options options. My brain always wants options. You know it, I know it. There's no reason to fight it. Easier just to give in and do what it wants.
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