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Ok, that's more what I had in mind! I needed the floof to be darker so that the wavy lines (which you can only just barely begin to see there but which will, in time, become more apparent as I, you know, make more stitches) would be more pronounced. And yes, I fully admit we're in that stage where I go 'oooh, yes, this will work out well' but where the knitting itself does not actually look like much yet. So you can be forgiven for thinking 'um, huh, ok sure' and regarding me with the suspicion usually reserved for [...]

As promised, yarn ramen! So, let's talk about that. This yarn was fairly loosely knit, never blocked, and only sat in the fabric for a few days before I decided to go ahead and rip. That means it's only lightly crimped/wavy. Had it been more tightly knit, or if it had gotten wet and then dried while it was knit (like if I'd blocked it), or if it had sat knitted up for weeks or months before I ripped (look, these things happen, no judgement here), the crimps would have much more pronounced. Because it's just a little wibbly, I'm [...]

Short version first: Many of my retired patterns will be back for a Just A Few Days next week. So if there's something you've been missing, this is your chance to grab it. You can keep an eye out here on the blog or on instagram (if you trust them to actually show you the stuff I post in a timely fashion), but the safer bet is to have me email you. You can do that by being on either the mailing list or the patreon. You can sign up with the buttons below (and as always, folks on [...]

I went to Fiber Frolic! It was last minute, but the weather was perfect (translation: cold and rainy), and it's just up the road, so I figured I'd go and see if anything grabbed me. And apparently I'm feeling this pinky/purpley/orangey vibe right now. I am, I assure you, as surprised as anyone. But here we are. Now, we all know I am not good at posting yarn info when I use things. There are a lot of reasons for that! It's in part, because I just forget and looking it up every time is a pain. In part because [...]

Grumble grumble grumble. This is Quite Close to being what I want, but that light purple floof isn't quite right. I need a darker floor, for reasons that will become apparent in time. So this will work as proof of concept (because oh, oh I can see what's happening well enough to realize it's worth ripping it out and doing it right), and I'll be able to keep the turned brim, but everything above the brim needs a quick rip and redo. Yarn ramen pile incoming...

Um. You knew the fiddly part part was coming, right? You've been here long enough to know I wasn't actually just going to leave well enough alone. Oh no. There needs to be something fancy going on...

If you're going to insist on knitting seven miles of boring stockinette, you can at least make it all tidy at the end, right? Right. Bonus points to everyone who suggested doing turned hems with judy's magic cast on (rather than with a provisional cast on you have to unzip and pick up). It is, indeed, significantly less fiddly. And while I don't necessarily mind fiddly, I do want it to be for a good reason. If I can get the same effect with something more streamlined, that's generally gonna be the way to go!

My brain has informed me that it...it wants to just go around and around and around for a while and not really do anything else just now. So I mean fine, I'm a knitter. I can make that happen. I mean not for too long, but for a little while it might be ok...