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Looking at a picture of my crocheted blanket next to the sketch that I made.
They really do look similar.
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I just calculated the total yardage for a project and it takes 5.6 miles of yarn.
Anyway, I'll be publishing my first crochet pattern next week so watch for updates.
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What if the first time was wrong.
knitting/chrocheting while hanging out with friends is so funny like everyone shut up for a few minutes i have to count to 115. twice
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My brain is tired today. I’ve decided knitting needles shall now be written as kneedles.
That will be all.
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Made it to the next color!
Unfortunately I kinda think the stripe progression should end on that dark blue stripe. I'm not sure if I need the yellow/peach and blue marl.
I'm about to find out if the simple scarf pattern I've been working on can be knit in the dark.
Wish me luck.
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I'm about to find out if the simple scarf pattern I've been working on can be knit in the dark.
Wish me luck.
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The Winter Wave Hat was a spontaneous project inspired by the arrival of a new family member. I used two 100g skeins of bulky weight yarn in contrasting colors. This project features a simple stacked stitch motif worked in 2 colors in the round. Stacked stitches are a increase and decrease technique used to create wavy color work. Only one color is worked at a time in this project. It's a good starting place for any one new to this technique who wants to practice with a quick and (relatively) easy pattern.
I know it's a strange time of year to publish a hat, but it's still cold enough to wear this today when I arrive in Wisconsin. It's also perfect timing for those of you who live in the southern hemisphere.
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Yarn: BULKY
Small size uses 60g of MC and 30g of CC.
Large size uses 67.5g of CC and 37.5g of CC.
Finished Size: 18" (20") / 46 (51 cm) circumferenceat ribbing, unstretched, to fit 20-23" (23-26") / 53-60 (61-66) cm head.
Needles: Size 8 (5mm), 10 (6mm) 16” (40 cm) circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge.
Gauge: 14 sts and 19 rows = 4 x 4” square in stockinette stitch on larger size needles.
Find the pattern for sale on my website and on Ravelry.
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Reviving some old posts.
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Okay here’s the Fox Paws update. The colours are a bit washed out since there is no good lighting in this place. Some paws went wonky in places which annoys me but it can probably be fixed with blocking.
My thoughts so far about this pattern are that it is not fun to make. Rows 4 and 6 are the worst. Once this is done it’ll look great but honestly, you couldn’t pay me to make this ever again. I’m now 1/3 through, this should be done before the end of October.
Edit: and you know what, I haven’t used stitch markers at all, they just messed me up. And I cast on 101 sts because it looked better to me.
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Last week I posted a review of Woolly Wormhead's new Colorwork Short-row Knitting book. I made a small swatch of a pattern and mounted it like a painting to hang on my wall. I thought some of you would want to see how to mount a knitted painting.
First, I steam blocked my swatch.
I then measured and cut a piece of corrugated plastic .5" smaller than the swatch. Any sturdy board such as foam core or corrugated cardboard will work. I opted for white plastic over brown cardboard so my tape strips would blend in.
I cut 4 strips of 3M foam double sided tape to fit around the edge of the board. You can see the sides of my swatch aren't perfectly square, that's the nature of this short row pattern. When you stick the swatch to the board, carefully adjust each edge so it is nice and even. You also want to make sure the knitting extends slightly over the edges of the board. When everything looks good, press the fabric firmly into the tape.
That's how I mounted this little picture. It's light weight, so I hung it using a command strip. I am going to make a few more knit pieces to hang in the spare bedroom.
Reminder that the book will be available in the US on April 16th and in the UK on May 14th. More info is available on Woolly's website and you can preorder a copy of the book on Amazon.
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Your own personal cheeses
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This pattern has been published! It's available on my website and on Ravelry.
Working on a knitting pattern where stitch counts are determined with dice rolls!
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I finally published the project for my dice roll scarf that went viral last month. If you love dice games, you'll enjoy knitting this pattern.
The color work in this project is determined by an algorithm, a set of rules that determine the final outcome. There isn't an exact set of instructions for this project. Instead, the knitter uses four 10-sided dice or a random number generator to pick the length of the colorwork in each row.
The result is a staggered stripe sequence along the edge of the shawl. There are trillions of unique outcomes, so no two projects turn out exactly alike. The pattern uses about 500 yards of yarn in total, but the amount of each color that you'll need is randomly determined. Before publishing, I wanted to find out the minimum and maximum amount of each color required to make the project and the probability of each outcome.
The knowledge needed to calculate the yardage was a bit beyond my skill level, but my friend Mary W. Martin helped me gather this info. I used an online probability calculator to find out the probability of each unique stitch count. The results are slightly different depending on whether you use four 10-sided dice (blue) or pick a random number (yellow), but 99% of all possible results fall within a very small range.
It was an interesting little tangent, but not hugely important to the actual knitting pattern. I can, however, confidently say there is a >99.9% chance that you'll need a 2nd skein of the main color. If you want to know more about the math, you should check out my project notes on Ravelry.
The thick and thin striped colorwork is created with a super simple "long stitch" technique. The pattern looks great in fluffy mohair or contrasting colors of basic wool and the instructions include some basic tips for substituting yarns or changing the gauge.
Finished Size: 18 x 68” (46 x 172 cm) rectangular wrap.
Yarn: Approx. 315 yards (288 m) of MC and approx. 264 yards (241 m) of CC. Yardage may vary, see notes on yardage below and yardage chart in photos.
• Main Color (2 skeins) - JMR Studio Worsted Weight Mohair, 245 yards (225 m) per 4 oz; 78% Mohair, 13% Wool, 9% Nylon.
• Contrast Color (1 skein each, both yarns held together) - JMR Studio Fingering Weight Mohair, 320 yards (293 m) per 100g; 63% Silk, 23% Kid Mohair, 11% Nylon, 3% Polyester Held with Lavender Lune Yarn Co. Suri Alpaca, 328 yards (300 m) per 50g; 74% Suri Alpaca, 26% Silk.
Yardage: The amount of each color used for this pattern fluctuates based on the random numbers used to determine the stitch pattern. MC uses approx. 233 to 315 yards (213 to 288m) and CC uses approx. 182 to 264 yards (166 to 241m). 99% of possible results fall within a much smaller range. The Yardage Chart shows the distribution of all potential yardage outcomes.
Needles: Size 8 (5 mm) straight needles, or size needed to obtain gauge. NOTE: Straight needles work best with long stitches. Circular needles with a thin cord allow the long stitches to tighten and stretch, making them harder to manipulate.
Gauge: 12 sts x 14 rows = 4 x 4” (10 x 10 cm) square in pattern.
Other Materials: 10 sided die or random number generator, stitch marker, scale, tapestry needle.
Generating numbers: In my sample, I used four ten-sided dice (D10) to choose a number between 4 and 40 sts. If you don't have dice, you can use an online app like RANDOM.org to generate your numbers. If you follow this link, you'll get a list of 63 integers between 4 and 40. NOTE: Each time you visit the link or refresh the page, the list changes. You can also just choose numbers as you knit.
Pattern is available on my website and on Ravelry.
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Happy trans day of visibility from my top-surgery Kirk action figure.
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Someone on Facebook suggested making interchangeable centers for my hamantaschen.
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