Plicate (plus giveaway)
A while ago, I quietly took down all my earliest patterns. They were fine, but they just weren’t quite as polished as my current work, so down they came. I’ve been revamping them (new layouts, new charts, updated text, and often new pictures and more sizes) and rereleasing them as time allows. Louche is back out, as are lots of lovely cuffs. But it was about time for a hat pattern to get some love, so today I’m bringing Plicate back! Plicate is, if you'll forgive the shameful lack of modesty, awfully close to my idea of the perfect slouchy [...]
Peek
You know those websites that show pictures of what's inside other people's fridges or purses or closets? And you know how you're always a tiny bit scandalized by something you see (how does anyone drink that much soda? Am I the only one with three chapsticks and no lipstick in my purse? Why am I not that tidy?). I think the knitter's equivalent must be your work basket. Here's mine. What was that? Why yes, yes that is all yarn for the gray curls. And yes I do love them all. And no, even in mid January, the gray is [...]
Standards
Every now and then, someone writes to me and says something along the lines of "why don't you use the standard chart symbols?" More often, I'll see someone say on ravelry some variation of "gee, I like her patterns, but I wish she'd use standard chart symbols." The only thing I can think in response is what standard chart symbols? There is really no such thing. Not even a little. In fact, chart symbols (and charts in general) are staggeringly different from one book to the next. I pulled a handful of books off my shelf, they all use different [...]
Caesious, First Curls KAL
So, I think we should do a knitalong for the patterns in Curls, don't you? And I'm a fan of doing things in order, so we'll start with the first pattern in the book, Caesious. Now, I'm also a big fan of relaxed knitalongs. I am not a fan of stress or hard deadlines, so we're going to make this easy. All the details for this one are over the KAL thread in my ravelry group. But the gist is knit this pattern over the next two months, show it off and talk about it in that thread, and some time [...]
Accustomed
See that? That little line there that says second printing? A girl could get used to that... I bet I could get used to one that said third printing too (I'm adaptable like that). Just by way of explanation, that's one of the advance copies from the second printing. The printer sends a few early to make sure nothing has gone excitingly wrong in some sort of new and unexpected way. The bulk of them are on a boat (said boat going to the east coast, not the west coast, to avoid the fun drama we had last time). They'll [...]
The Grayest Gray in Grayville
Oh...oh the swatching has begun. The swatching has begun and I am a happy happy camper. And no, no that is not some weird white backdrop, that's snow. All of the outside is covered in it, so I'm borrowing it. If it's going to be that cold, I'm at least going to put it to good use. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a pile of yarns to frolic in.
Follow-up
So we had two outstanding mysteries. First, the Emily Bergan and her delightful suitcase. Second, Aloysius and his intriguing body art. And now, thanks to the powers of the internet and its amazing ability to collect knowledge from all over the place and put me in touch with awesome people who know things, we have answers. The first comes from my dad. He looked up our friend Emily and found the following: Emily Bergan (ticket number P.C. 22573 aboard the "Queen Mary" - Cunard White Star Ltd, which matches the tag on the suitcase) had a cabin (e.g., not steerage) on [...]
Complect (plus giveaway)
The pattern for Complect, the lovely twisty cabled socks, is now up on ravelry. I'm smitten with them, so I'm going to indulge in some pictures, then we'll do that useful information thing (complete with handy dandy yarn giveaway, so do read on). These hit that perfect knitter sweet spot for me...there is enough going on to keep your interest, but not so much that they're hard. They are appealing to both guys and girls. And they work in a bunch of yarns (the pattern is written for gauges of 7, 8, and 9 stitches per inch, so you've got [...]
New Arrival
I have a big head. I'll pause for a moment for you to insert the obligatory joke here. This big head thing makes it a bit challenging to block my hats. Esmeralda helps, but she has some...protuberances that my head doesn't currently have. Luckily, the Chez Violence Home for Wayward Knitting Props is an accommodating place, and we've always got room for a new resident. May I present Aloysius? His head is pretty much exactly the same size as mine. And, like most of the characters pressed into service as knitting props, he seems to have had an interesting life. [...]
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