Pieces of glee
Right, so, I was getting the hearts out to take pictures of them because fine, whatever, seasonal promotion is part of my job, and I'm trying to get better at it. But then I realized what I actually want is an excuse to make more of these teeny tiny bits [...]
Monthly Reminder
The new year seems like a good time for a little reminder. I am strongly pro abortion. If that's a problem for you, see yourself out. If you're still here, I'm so glad! It's wonderful to know how many of you share my feelings. Let me outline the three most [...]
Anybody remember?
So...does anybody remember back when I used to knit...socks? Really rather nifty socks? Because I do. And I've been going through some of my things and feeling a bit nostalgic. And eyeing the remarkable piles of gorgeous sock yarn in my stash. And making plans. There might just be a [...]
Wired
I am, for some perfectly good reason that nonetheless escapes me, completely enamored with the caps on these. They are just so deeply, deeply satisfying. I used a piece of wire in them, and it makes them Just So Delightfully Bendy. It means you can wiggle and shape the tips [...]
Not what it appears
Ok, so, talking more about mending the holey elbow! At first glance, it might appear that this is knit one purl one ribbing. And that would have been lovely, because knit one purl one ribbing is actually delightfully easy to duplicate stitch over. But if you take a closer look, [...]
Preserves
Earlier this month, we did a perfectly respectable, unquestionably useful, deeply practical hat. So of course this time we need to do something absurd, just to maintain balance. I'm pretty sure these strawberries qualify! There is absolutely nothing practical about them. They serve no useful purpose. And I'm not really [...]
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, [...]
Fairly Subtle
Ok, so the goal here was 'fairly subtle mend'...in part because 'perfectly invisible mend' was just not going to be an option on this one. But I feel like this is hitting the 'fairly subtle' goal pretty darn well! As is so often the case, there's a 'flop it around [...]
Strawberryish
Never fear, we are not afflicted with a strange strawberry bleaching plague, there are indeed also red strawberries! It's just...you know...'bright, true, strawberryish red' is about the least represented color in my entire stash, whereas 'chalky, dusty, pencil eraserish pink' is much easier to come by. But I wasn't going [...]
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 [...]
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