Salty
And there we go. Knitted patch sewn down atop the stabilized bit of the sleeve. This elbow will outlast the whole rest of the sweater (admittedly not hard, as the sweater is made of fluff and spite and bad intentions). I am, as usual, pleased with the mend, and quite displeased with the absolutely abysmal quality of the garment Madewell sold under the guise of being 'better for the planet.' Wander back through the previous mending posts for more on that. This has turned into a combination art project and bullheaded display of stubbornness. I'm kinda outraged that I've spent [...]
Smitten
I mean really, it took maybe an hour to embroider on this. And I have to say, I'm rather hopelessly smitten with the result. I mean yes, the original, unadorned version was spiffy. But this one is must magic. And I kinda feel like we should all know how to do this to our knits. Because really, now can you not love that? You know you want do play too!
Stabalize
So while the patches are in the wash and drying, I'm building up the hole and thin area by more or less weaving new fabric over it. I rolled up a blanket and shoved it in the sleeve to hold everything open and flat and stable. Then I just went back and forth first one way then the other, making sure I was making it big enough that it went out to where there was solid fabric. This wouldn't be a suitable mend all by itself (it's not dense enough), but I'll be putting the knit patches over this once [...]
Monthly Reminder
Every month I write a post saying "abortions are good!" and send a donation to Aid Access to support their work providing abortion pills to people who need them. And every month, a few folks clutch their pearls and reach for their smelling salts and pretend they don't understand what I mean when I say abortions are good. So let's talk about it! Abortion is good in the way lots of other healthcare is good. Abortion is good in the way getting a suspicious mole removed is good or getting an inflamed appendix removed is good or getting a cavity [...]
Perfectly Normal
So I live out in the country. Which means sometimes, when you're out driving around, you see quail eggs for sale on the side of the road. So of course the only thing to do is to buy them. Because I mean how could you not. That seems perfectly normal so far. It's what happened after that that's kinda weird. Because presumably not everyone then feels the urge to dig their little pile of knitted eggs out of the closet just to see how they look together. But really, I never suggested I wasn't weird, these things are [...]
Show off
Ok this is just showing of. I fully admit it. But really, look what a few minutes of stitching on the finished hat can do! I mean yes, the original hat (below) was delightful. I won't pretend otherwise. But if you play with a it a bit after you're done knitting, it can turn into something even cooler. I cover this (and several other possibilities) in the digression on duplicate stitch that just came out. Wander over that way if you want more!
Variations
My latest digression is out! This time we're exploring duplicate stitch and how you can use it to decorate your knitting. I used the hats in Penchant as an example (because really, how pretty are they with a little extra adornment), but you can absolutely apply the concepts to other knits! Patrons go check your email, it’s there waiting for you. Everyone else, you can read more about it here. As promised, I succumbed to my baser tendencies and put together a brief digression on duplicate stitch (or rather, as close to brief as me exploring something that amuses me [...]
More mending
Still fixing the craptastic sweater from Madewell that has fallen apart after less than a season of wear! Quick recap. I bought three of this sweater this fall. I have about five sweaters I rotate through to wear around the house most days (always over a long sleeve t-shirt), taking them off and putting them on over the course of the day as needed. All three of these sweaters started developing thin spots and holes right away. That's because they are made out of shoddy material. Madewell calls it 'recycled cashmere' and claims it's 'better for the planet.' In reality [...]
Brisk
So a few days ago, I took the embroidered hats off to the beach. The same beach where I'd taken them in their unadorned state for their first photo shoot. There was just one problem. We'd had, um, a bit of snow between the first photo shoot and the second. And snow always complicates photos. It's not just the tromping off to the photo shoot (you can see my little wheelie cart back there behind the sun screen, it's not precisely rated for off roading in the snow) or the not freezing your face off part of the process. The [...]
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