More Swatches
No really...swatches are all I'm knitting these days. I've probably explained this before, but for me a book usually goes 1) have an idea, 2) source yarn, 3) swatch and write patterns, 4) send yarn and patterns off to magical stunt knitters to turn into projects, 5) get the patterns [...]
Cleave (plus giveaway)
There's something about taking a classic like a ribbed sock (comfy, easy, fits perfectly) and adding just a little bit of a something special that gets me every time. The special bit could be dropped stitches or lace or even a fancy cuff. Whatever you pick, it's always more fun [...]
Suitably Matched
Way back when I was a brand new knitter (think 'had to look up how to purl because it seemed sort of tricky' level of new), I read a pattern that said something like 'cast on 24 stitches with appropriate yarn and suitably matched needles.' And somehow I got it [...]
Good Mail (oooooh, aaaaah)
Oh my goodness...my mailbox really is a happy place. That's one of Indigo Dragonfly's Tornadoz sets on Chameleon Sock in the color Cahoots. It's an absolutely delightful merino/cashmere/silk blend, and looks absolutely beautiful knit up...wait till you see my swatch! And this is Seven Sisters Arts newest grand idea, Varigradients. [...]
A fold here, a tuck there…
So when the knitting's done, you do a little magic, and end up with something like this. Which sure, it's cute enough, though a bit ruffled. Well you know what I'm going to tell you to do. You need to block that hat! And for this one? For this one [...]
This next bit’s quick
So the pay off for knitting miles and miles and miles of stockinette? The decreases on this hat are going to be lightning quick. Like two rows of knitting quick. Like blink and you miss them quick. But before you can do them, you do need to check to be [...]
Cohesive
So you know how sometimes I say something like 'this project has big stretches of reverse stockinette so you may want to consider a more subdued yarn than you might otherwise use'? Like with the top of the foot on Cataphyll or the background on Enchase or the heel and [...]
Mellow
Ribbing done! And stockinette underway. Now let's be frank...the stockinette part will be the entire rest of the hat. That means this is going to just get taller and taller and taller until it gets tall enough (or I give up and quit...that's totally an option too). Luckily, the yarn [...]
Collusion (plus giveaway)
It all started so simply. I wanted to play with two yarns but not to do the hard parts of colorwork (using two yarns in the same row scares me every time). And I wanted to play with slipped stitches. Before I knew it, there were three new hats in [...]
Good Mail (once again!)
So when I told you the yarn for Curls 3 was going to be awesome, I really did mean it! I don't think I've ever assembled quite such a colorful bunch, but I'm totally loving it! Here we've got Tibetan Dream by Bijou Spun in Lilac Ombre (this is the [...]
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