Doodled

Ok, which one do we like best? The first one is one embroidery option, the second is the same pattern (in a different color of yarn) with a second embroidery option, and the third one is the first hat before I got my filthy hands all over it and doodled it into oblivion. I don't think I ever told you the story of these. A while ago Little Skein Anne and I were talking about doing a project together (because Anne is a delight and one of the few people I'm always happy to play with), and I said I'd [...]

March 28, 2024|

Penchant Expansion Pack

The Expansion Pack for Penchant is out, and this is a little different from what we usually do, so read on for details! We all know I'm bad at restraint. I like versions and options and exploring things in depth. It's how I'm wired. So it makes sense that something that started with one hat quickly turned into two. And then those two hats somehow seemed like the absolutely perfect place to spend some time playing with duplicate stitch. So I did! The hat pattern came out last year, but the primer on duplicate stitch was only for patrons. But [...]

March 26, 2024|

Terrifyingly Competent

Does brioche feel scary? If so, I have some good news... First, a bit of confession. It felt scary to me at first too! I mean look at it, how could it not be a little scary? But, as with so many things, once you spend a little bit of time playing with it, it gets a lot less intimidating. The thing that made it start making sense to me was realizing It's Just Fancy Ribbing. No really, (most) brioche is knit/purl rib with some sneaky yarnovers/slip stitches tossed in for extra texture. And yeah, as with most new things, [...]

February 21, 2024|

Lather

Yes, yes knitting yourself beautiful, squishy, scrubby, luxurious washcloths is a little indulgent. But guess what? You are allowed to be indulgent with yourself. I actually think you should find ways to make the ordinary moments in your life as pleasant as possible. Use the nice napkins, even if you're eating takeout pizza. Wear your favorite lipstick, even if you're home alone. Keep a tiny vase by the kitchen sink, even if you're just filling it with pretty weeds from the vacant lot. Make the little moments better. Because sometimes you cannot fix the big things! But you can probably [...]

February 20, 2024|

Of Use

I love the concept of objects of use, by which I mean the things I use to care for myself as I move through my day. Things like the pot I make my oatmeal in or the bowl I eat it out of or the teapot I brew my tea in or the mug I drink it out of or the blankets that keep me warm at night.⁠ I like my life more when I pay close attention to them. My life gets better when I focus on having fewer things and making sure the ones I do have are [...]

February 15, 2024|

Loopy

One of the many delightful things about Very Fancy Washcloths is being able to put a wee little loop on them so you can hang them up. And now yes, it does alas mean you end up knitting four and a half miles of icord (technically, more like 8 inches, but around the 7 inch mark those two might as well be the same thing), but I swear it's worth it in the end.

January 22, 2024|

Valid

So sometimes, for completely legitimate and valid reasons, you find yourself needing to knit a teeny tiny brioche leaf. This is especially likely to happen if, say, last fall you knit a whole stack of much bigger brioche leaves to make The Best Washcloths Ever, and now you find yourself needing to remind your fingers and brain how yarn works so you can finish up the pattern. Look, I didn't say you were likely to need to knit a teeny tiny brioche leaf. I just said it was a thing that happened sometimes. Because clearly it is! (Yarn is Little [...]

January 18, 2024|

Clap

Please clap. I have woven in Twenty Four Ends (six leafs, two colors per leaf, two ends per color). Now normally I actually love weaving in ends. But twenty four ends, in brioche (so both sides are the pretty side, so you have to be extra careful), in slightly slinky yarn (so you have to secure them a bit more than with a grippier yarn), was still An Undertaking. But it's done now, which means I can get these blocked and primped for some fancy photos some time soon!

January 8, 2024|

Unabated

The fascination will, surely, at some point break. All previous fascinations have. This one will too. But for now? For now it continues unabated.⁠ The yarn is by Little Skein Anne (two different weights of her silk and linen magic). And I suspect there will end up being a pattern of some sort, at some point (though likely not till January, perhaps we can use them as part of a 'be nicer to yourself' resolution, which is about the only sort of new year's resolution I'm interested in at this point).

October 11, 2023|
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