Monthly Reminder
Look, I get it. I do. It's a LOT to keep track of. EVERYTHING is a LOT to keep track of. So it's ok, you don't have to keep track of it all. You just need to find a couple of good resources, Stick Them In Your Information Pipeline, then [...]
Xanthophyll
Ok so the plan had been to put this out like a regular pattern. But then my sock model ended up with a schedule conflict. And normally I'd just wait and bring it out later, but patience is Not My Strong Suit Right Now. So we'll compromise! This one will be [...]
Alas not these
So yes, the urchin does need beads. But this particular urchin did not need these particular beads. So it is destined to be ripped so that both the yarn and the beads can go on to happier fates. Wanna watch?
Where now?
So, I do have a really good suggestion for how to block these guys...but it involves shoving a balloon where the sun doesn't shine and looking absolutely ridiculous for a moment. Tell me that looking ridiculous is actually good for you. At the very least, there is video proof that [...]
Backside
I mean, I always want to see the back of everyone else's embroidery, so it seems only fair to show you mine. It's...let's go with free form. Not exactly scandalously scattered. But I for sure do not bother with making the back perfect, so it's rather more untidy than I'm [...]
Libraries rock
Pssst, libraries are awesome! The Camden Public Library is doing an embroidery class and it's been so much fun. There are two more sessions, and you can totally come even if you haven't been to the other classes. I'm going next Saturday (May 25) and the one after (June 1), [...]
Show off
Here's the full progression from blocked and shiny, back to one blocked one not for contrast, then back to fresh off the needles. Now...do I normally block socks like this every time I pull them out of the washing machine? No I very much do not. I do this (with [...]
Arbitrary
See, this is where the difficulty arises. The buddy on the needles had been intended to be the final friend. But he's not quite the right color for the beads (and I would have wanted to start adding beads a little earlier in the knitting process anyway). So now he can't [...]
Good news/bad news
So the good news is I found some beads. And the bad news is I found some beads. (At Fiddlehead, for anyone local!) So clearly I need to make at least one more little urchin buddy with beads on. To do otherwise would be just foolish. But it does mean [...]
Missing
I am missing socks! Ask me your sock questions so I can think about socks without knitting socks! Socks were my first knitting love and the only thing I designed for a long time (I've written more than 100 sock patterns). And I miss them! But knitting at a good [...]
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