Silk Road Socks | Pantsville Press

Menu

Blog
Books
Patterns
- Ravelry
- Payhip
Information

Silk Road Socks

Instagram

I know you've been waiting for these, so I'll get

I know you've been waiting for these, so I'll get right to it! Posthaste is out today and it's 10% off on both ravelry and payhip with the code PROMPTLY for the first day or two it's out.⁠
⁠
These are the mitts to match the lovely Forthwith hat from earlier this month (yes, yes I do have far too much fun naming these things, please don't make me stop). And they have very possibly the most fun thumb I've ever knit.⁠
⁠
As in, I've actually knit four of these (well, two pairs, which generally speaking means four thumbs). I have one laying on my desk beside me as I type this and another actually physically on my hands. And I still find myself going 'gaaaaaah, how does it do that.'⁠
⁠
The answer is actually just 'paired increases and decreases for a while, then just increases for a while,' so it's weirdly rhythmic and meditative and chill to knit, it just looks kinda baffling when it's done.⁠
⁠
Which really, I'm calling that a bonus. It's cool to realize you can do things that look unspeakably impressive with shockingly little effort!⁠
⁠
Once again, the pattern is Posthaste, and you can get it for 10% off with the code PROMPTLY on either ravelry or payhip for the first day or two the pattern is out (or you can buy both the hat and mitt together as a set at a discount, details of that are on the pattern listing page)!

I mean, I did say we were going to do something ra

I mean, I did say we were going to do something rather charming!⁠
⁠
This is, of course, optional, you do not have to do it! It's the sort of thing I'm going to start including as extras for patreon folks (I haven't made the patreon public just yet, but stay tuned for details about it over the next few months). ⁠
⁠
But I thought doing a beautiful little braid with all the ends from my embroidery would be way more fun that weaving in all the ends the traditional way. ⁠
⁠
Plus really, this satisfies my need for order in a way that should surprise absolutely no one who has been around me for more than five minutes. I am a very tidy, very neat, very orderly little chipmunk in my heart, and this is more satisfying than it has any right to be.⁠
⁠
Plus in what world is a hat not better if it has a secret braid!

Oooooh, so I don't think I ever showed you the fin

Oooooh, so I don't think I ever showed you the finished top on this hat! Well, I showed you the top back when we had only one set of embroidery on there, but not with both. And really, I could not love the top more if I tried, so it's for sure worth showing off again.⁠
⁠
I've got the stitches up there just held in place but not cinched down yet because we're going to be doing Something Rather Charming with them here in a bit, and we need a bit of wiggle room to bring the plan to fruition.⁠
⁠
But for right now, lets just admire how very very very tidy the way that stitching wraps up is!

All blocked and ready to be stabbed over and over

All blocked and ready to be stabbed over and over and over and over again in the name of embroidered goodness.

Here's the bit where I shamelessly remind you that

Shameless pause for a moment to admire this (nope,

Shameless pause for a moment to admire this (nope, not fancy, but oh it's rather lovely if I do say so myself).

Almost time for the fun bits...

Almost time for the fun bits...

I mean ok fine. Stockinette does have its charms.

I mean ok fine. Stockinette does have its charms. I'll be honest and say I'm still really really really missing, you know, doing things as I knit. But the end result is lovely. ⁠
⁠
I just need to get a marker and go in there and color on this a bit to liven things up (for 'marker' please substitute 'other piece of yarn with which I shall embroider,' but that's a bit of a mouthful, so we'll just say marker).

Secret additional bonus, the inside is darn tidy a

Secret additional bonus, the inside is darn tidy and the folded over bit gives you a good place to ditch your ends.⁠
⁠
I've got a long tail there because I am for sure going to embroider the snot out of this, because the thought of lots and lots and lots of embroidery is all that's going to keep me sane(ish) as I knit all that plain stockinette. And I figure why not just go ahead and leave myself a piece to start doing that with.⁠
⁠
But the other end of the orange and the starting end of the gray are all now nicely woven in and tucked up out of sight (it bugs me if I have loose ends flopping in the breeze as I knit, so I often get them out of the way early on).

Load More... Follow on Instagram

Twitter

Tweets by @HunterHammersen

Books

Search

Archives

Archives

Copyright Hunter Hammersen, 2009-2019