Overcome
I was overcome earlier this week. Some yarn winked at me. I found myself unable to resist. And before I knew it, there was a whole new hat in the world. This might well be my personal record holder for speed knitting. I cast on Monday night and cast off [...]
And done!
Done! Well...the sort of done that means done knitting and done weaving in the ends, but not quite blocked yet. But certainly done enough to see it's adorable. And the whole thing weighs practically nothing. Like less than an ounce. Like you could put it in an envelope and mail [...]
Speedy
Once you've got the hat as tall as it needs to be, you get to do the decreases. And on a hat like this, they just fly. The first round of decreases knocks the stitch count down by half. The second cuts the stitch count in half again. This is [...]
Try on
I've totally mentioned this before, but every time I do someone says 'holy crap why didn't I know that sooner,' so I'm doing it again. If you have a hat with fast decreases (the kind that sort of bunch the fabric up on the top of your head), it can [...]
Catch up
Ok, I need to catch you up. Both on me (that whole 'take some time off' idea was a total failure...I didn't take any time off at all...but I did get a heck of a lot done), and on the fluffy hat. For the hat has been progressing rather nicely. [...]
Summer School – Blocking – Scintillation
I’m taking a bit of time off this month, but I wanted to make sure you had something to do while I’m napping (or, more likely, sweeping out the garage, getting drywall dust out of my cabinets, or planning next year’s projects…but napping sounds better). On Mondays, I’ll introduce a [...]
Summer School – Blocking – Precipitous
I’m taking a bit of time off this month, but I wanted to make sure you had something to do while I’m napping (or, more likely, sweeping out the garage, getting drywall dust out of my cabinets, or planning next year’s projects…but napping sounds better). On Mondays, I’ll introduce a [...]
Summer School – Blocking – Anticlastic
I’m taking a bit of time off this month, but I wanted to make sure you had something to do while I’m napping (or, more likely, sweeping out the garage, getting drywall dust out of my cabinets, or planning next year’s projects…but napping sounds better). On Mondays, I’ll introduce a [...]
Summer School – Colorwork – Keepsies
I’m taking a bit of time off this month, but I wanted to make sure you had something to do while I’m napping (or, more likely, sweeping out the garage, getting drywall dust out of my cabinets, or planning next year’s projects…but napping sounds better). On Mondays, I’ll introduce a [...]
Summer School – Blocking
I’m taking a bit of time off this month, but I wanted to make sure you had something to do while I’m napping (or, more likely, sweeping out the garage, getting drywall dust out of my cabinets, or planning next year’s projects…but napping sounds better). On Mondays, I’ll introduce a [...]
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