Next up!
Tacit is all set to come back early next week! Before it does, let's run down a couple questions and answers. First up, if you bought it when it was available in the past, keep an eye on your inbox, you'll get an email with the new version just like always. Second, if you want to contribute towards the Community Supported Pattern fund that lets me give away free copies of patterns to folks who don't have room in the budget for little luxuries, now's the time to do that! Third, I made mine with about 250 yards each of [...]
What I want right now.
So I mean just because there isn't any suspense about running out of yarn doesn't mean there's no fun to be had. You might even make the argument that the lack of suspense means it's all fun and absolutely no stress. Which again, is more or less what I want from my world right now. Thick, cozy, smooshy fabric. Absolutely delicious yarns. Not even a hint of stress or drama. I'll do that all day every day.
The Opposite of Suspense
Remember how I said I used yesterday's yarn math all the dam time? Yeah, it's how I knew I totally had enough yarn on hand to do a second version of this hat. And yeah, spoiler alert, if you look at yesterday's picture you can see I totally did and said hat is indeed already finished. But wow was it nice to work on it knowing, deep in my truest heart, that I would not be running out of yarn half an inch from the end of the hat. Because I'm sorry. Life in 2023 is stressful enough. I do [...]
Yarn Math
I know math isn't everyone's favorite thing, but there's one Very Tiny Math Nugget that comes in super handy pretty much every time I knit something, so I want to make sure you have it in your bag of tricks. There's a point in pretty much every project where I find myself wanting to know 'how much yarn is that?' Sometimes I want to know 'how much yarn did I use in this hat?' Sometimes I want to know 'how much yarn is left in this ball?' Sometimes I want to know 'how much yarn do I need to make [...]
Monthly Reminder
Every month I write a post saying "abortions are good" & send a donation to Aid Access. And this month, I've got something you can do to support abortion access! Well, something those of you registered to vote in Ohio can do, though I've got some ideas for the rest of you too. So tomorrow (that's Tuesday, August 8), there's a special election in Ohio. And while abortion isn't specifically on the ballot, it is in a kinda sneaky way. Here's the deal. The chowderhead, anti-choice republicans called a special election (in the middle of summer, when fewer people are [...]
This is why
The cursed Victorian lampshade? Yeah, this is why you bother! Just look how nicely that sits when you take it off the wires. Totally worth it! The pattern is Evolve, and it's in all the usual places (or wander over to patreon, anyone there can just have it). Just pinky swear that you'll block it when you're done!
Fickle
Yup, scandalously unblocked, ends flapping in the breeze, and yet I love it still. But...But I want the zig zag on more of the hat. For I am a fickle and prone to exuberance. So there may be another hat in the works, but first, I gotta do that yarn math I mentioned the other day to see if I have enough yarn for what I want to do. Want me to show you how I figure out how many yards of yarn I used on something with multiple yarns, even if I scandalously forgot to weigh a [...]
Cursed Victorian Lampshade
Cursed Victorian Lampshade 101, aka how to block a cowl! So, the new cowl is lacy, which means you want to block it under tension. And a lot of times that would mean pinning your fabric out on a blocking mat. But a cowl is a tube, so if you pin it out, you'll end up with creases along the sides where the fabric is folded. But there's a better way! If you run a wire through the top and bottom of the cowl, use those wires to push the fabric out in a nice big circle, then make a [...]
Evolve
Evolve is out! This is the pattern I found, in an astonishingly complete state, when I settled down to tidy up my hard drive the other day. Since it was nice little surprise for me, I figured I should pass that happy feeling on to other folks as well. So if you're one of those people who lets me send you email (either mailing list or patreon), go check your inbox, there's something waiting for you there! Patreon folks at any level (yes, including the one that's three bucks) got the pattern for free (and yes, if you [...]
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