Check in
Are we going to quietly sneak over and check in on these in amongst all the floof? Yup. Yup we are. Are we going to find ourselves hopelessly smitten with them? Well I mean I guess I can't speak for you, but I know they're totally doing it for me! And once again, I emphasize that It's Normal For Things To Look A Bit Wonky Before They're Blocked. The magic of blocking is that it evens out the wonky bits! That's especially true here where you're using two different yarns. Well, I mean ok, technically two ends of the same [...]
Fixable
Yeah. It's not that the sweater doesn't fit. It's that flat fabric (sweater) over a not flat surface (me) held together at just a handful of spots (buttons) is gonna gap. But it's super fixable! Also yes, someone is about to say "this means you can't undo the buttons," but I'm totally cool with that! With the way this sweater is cut, I never want to wear it open anyways, and this makes me much much more likely to wear it, so it's a good choice for me. If you like to be able to open your cardigan that's not [...]
Pssst
Pssst, today (Friday) is the last day to use the code ZIGZAG for a little discount on Tacit! I'm also working on something nifty for folks who have the mitts and want the matching hat pattern (which should be coming out later this month), so you might wanna grab them now if that's you. Because we all know half the point of being a knitter is having really cute matching winter accessory sets. You just can't find stuff that cute in stores. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Full, or half?
Ok, as of yet scandalously unblocked, but still done enough to see how cute they are! Which one do you like better, the full cable (the darker one on the left) or the half cable (the lighter one on the right)? You can do a folded or a straight brim on either, so don't let that distract you. I'm actually sort of torn myself and don't seem to be able to pick a favorite... This usually means I end up writing up versions of both. In theory I could at least consider showing some restraint and only doing one. You [...]
You’ve got options
Ok, let's talk about yarn for these. Because you've got options! I went with a fingering-weight single ply yarn (astrid from Seven Sisters Arts) held double with a bit of floofy mohair laceweight (abigail from HauteKnitYarn). I did that both because it's a gorgeous combo (and every bit as traffic cone bright in real life, seriously, it glows) and because I wanted to work at a fairly loose gauge. The mohair does a marvelous job of bulking up whatever it's held alongside, which lets you work at a loser gauge (fewer stitches per inch) but still get a solid feeling [...]
Tacit
Tacit is back! It's out in all the usual places (ravelry, payhip), and you can use the code ZIGZAG for a little something off for the first few days it's out. But before you use that, go check your email. If you had an earlier version of this pattern (and it was by far my best selling mitt pattern, so I know a bunch of you do...), you'll have the new one there waiting for you. Rampant Nonsense patrons will find it in their inboxes too. And of course anyone else who lets me send them email when stuff comes [...]
Tippy top
Told'ja the top was nifty! I've got to get the mitts out (that should be here in just a day or two), but this is off with testers now, and should be the next thing out after that!
Nicely
Ahem. Yes. That will do nicely. I think. Wanna see the top?
Brief demonstration
Ahem. A brief demonstration that I do actually have yarn that is neither floofy nor pink/orange/purple. Just in case you were worried. This is one of Seven Sisters Arts color wheels, and I'm using it to make some mitts to go with Constellate (all of which should be out soon, likely next month-ish). This is what happens if you work most of it with one end of a gradient, but work the fancy bits with the other end. It is also a demonstration that oh, oh yes, my stitches (especially on this pattern) are Super Duper Wobbly while I'm knitting. [...]
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