Learning from my Mistakes
So a while back I casually mentioned, late on a Friday evening, that we were heading off to Pittsburgh the next day. I asked for yarn store recommendations. You guys were kind enough to provide them. Then, in a fit of truly brilliant work, I didn't have a chance to [...]
Let’s Recap
So back on November 6 we got our first snow and I went a bit batty, as is proper and appropriate for the first snow. Then it got oddly warm. Freakishly warm. Downright balmy. Just look at the background in the pictures between then and now and note the bright [...]
Tiny Reminder
Just a tiny reminder that the 50% off coupon expires this Sunday. To use it, put 3 or more patterns in your cart (here or on Ravelry, it's all the same cart), click 'use a coupon code,' put in the code 'Math4Knitters,' click 'apply,' watch as your bill is cut [...]
Unreasonably Helpful
I went ahead and added the elastic, and it made a huge difference. I used Dritz Thin Beading Cord Elastic which I found at my local Joann store for all of $1.59. I ran four strands of it through the knit stitches on the inside of the hat's ribbing at [...]
Because You Can’t Knit All the Time
Have you looked around lately (those of you in the northern hemisphere at least)? See those leaves all over your yard? Or at least all over my yard in the recent pictures? Have you noticed the chill in the air? Or failing that, the barrage of Christmas decorations in the [...]
Much Better
So it turns out the secret to pouf success (or at least to less obvious pouf failure) is rather extreme blocking. I first blocked the hat on a plate. This led to the aforementioned jellyfish incident. The crease or line made by the edge of the plate was too close [...]
Let’s Try That Again
Over the last few days I made what I hoped would be a poufy hat. Before doing this I analyzed patterns for several other poufy hats to determine the general methods for creating pouf and to get a sense of acceptable pouf proportions. Following these guidelines, I knit the hat. [...]
Trifurcate
The pattern for Trifurcate hat and mitts is ready to go. You've been watching this set for a while now. You know that it was my first hat (though not my last) and that it was made for a friend who's having a rough couple of months. Now it feels [...]
Polling the Collective
Apparently the action shot didn't quite cut it and folks want to see the top of The Boy's hat too. I'm happy to oblige. One hat, all tidy and finished! I think the next hat will be for me (having gotten some of my mistakes out of the way on [...]
Please Don’t Make Me Regret This
You know how when you hear your own voice on a phone message or something you never think it sounds like you? Yeah. I just got a rather dramatic example of this. I did an interview with the lovely Lara of Math4Knitters, and it's just come out. Lara sounds poised [...]
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