Well heeled
So the heel flap is done (this one is taller than usual, a full 56 rows, because I wanted the slipper to come up a bit higher on my ankle). And the heel turn is done...and reminding me of nothing so much as a tiny pirate flag at the moment. [...]
Avail (plus giveaway)
Do you ever get a mental block about something...you tell yourself it's going to be hard, or fiddly, or you're going to feel like an idiot while you try it? Well I had that mental block about short rows...but then I had a hat in my head that just flat [...]
Twisted
Let's talk about twisted rib. So start by taking a look at this side of the heel flap... And then take a look at the back side. Basically it's 1x1 ribbing, with the knits twisted on one side (there's a bit of slipping going on, but that's the general idea). [...]
Slipper, reincarnated
So when last we left the slipper, he was languishing after a bit of a rip. I put him in time out to see if I was going to pick back up or try the same general idea with a different yarn. And somehow while he was in time out, [...]
Block All The Things…yes even your swatches
Remember the gray speckled swatch on the needle from the other day? The one with the Daintree yarn from Skein? Well it came off the needles and looked fine...but like most knitting (all...not most...all), it was a bit rumpled and untidy. That's just the nature of knitting. It needed to be [...]
Time out
No one likes yarn ramen. This is in contrast to real ramen, which everyone with good taste dearly loves and eats whenever possible, preferably with a soy egg. The slipper has been ripped way back and is in time out while I evaluate whether I want to fix it or [...]
Vagaries (plus giveaway)
From time to time I have one of those days where I very much want to knit...maybe even need to knit...but I absolutely do not have the extra brain cycles to knit anything more complicated than plain stockinette in the round. On those days, a pattern like Vagaries can be [...]
No I didn’t forget
So somehow over the space of a little less than 12 weeks this summer I found a house, bought a house, sold a house, launched a book, and moved across the country. I don't particularly recommend that timeline (let's just say I picked a book launch schedule long before I [...]
At least my feet will be warm…
I'm absolutely positively convinced that warm feet make all the difference on cold days. And you all know I have a slew of wool socks (perks of the trade...). But sometimes you want an extra layer, and that's where the slippers come in. I've been rocking the slippers over socks [...]
Swatching swatching swatching
It really is shocking just how much of my knitting is actually swatching. Because sometimes, the thing you think will be lovely just isn't quite right. But I promise it's better to rip it out and try again than to push on with an unsuitable pairing. And sometimes what doesn't [...]
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