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December 9, 2019

Shoreland Socks

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November 8, 2018November 12, 2018

Curls 3

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November 7, 2018November 12, 2018

Curls 2

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November 6, 2018November 12, 2018

Curls

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August 23, 2018November 12, 2018

Firmament

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August 14, 2017November 12, 2018

Silk Road Socks

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January 1, 2017November 12, 2018

Fine Things for Plain Occasions

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January 1, 2017January 1, 2017

The Knitter’s Curiosity Cabinet Volume 3

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January 1, 2017January 1, 2017

The Knitter’s Curiosity Cabinet Volume 2

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January 1, 2017January 2, 2017

The Knitter’s Curiosity Cabinet Volume 1

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Oh...oh there we go. I think we have a winner!⁠ Oh...oh there we go. I think we have a winner!⁠ ⁠ This is Bōsa from @littlefoxyarn in the color Lake House.⁠ ⁠ And it basically just glows. Which I am in no way going to manage to properly show you in *all* the progress photos (because I do this scandalous thing where sometimes I knit in the evenings or on cloudy days when the light is not conducive to making yarn look all glowy). But we'll see what we can do at the end at least!
Sigh. This is lovely. I will enjoy knitting with i Sigh. This is lovely. I will enjoy knitting with it at some point. But this is not the project for this yarn (as always, this is not a complaint about or a criticism of the yarn itself, it's totally just that the yarn and the project are not a good match for each other). Let's try again.
Decisions decisions decisions.⁠ ⁠ I mean I don Decisions decisions decisions.⁠ ⁠ I mean I don't think there's a wrong choice here, but I do have to actually *make* a choice at some point. Any guesses?
So look, sometimes the thing that looks absolutely So look, sometimes the thing that looks absolutely smashing on your head looks a little, um, let's say rumpled if it's laying about on your nearest lichen-covered rock. And really, that's ok! I figure if we have to pick, it's better if it looks awesome when you're wearing it.⁠ ⁠ And I promise, this looks unspeakably cute when you're wearing it!⁠ ⁠ The magical rumple crumple business is all arranged with nifty little drawstrings hidden up inside the hat. They let you arrange the perfect amount of slouch just once and then lock it in place so it'll be perfect every time you put it on.⁠ ⁠ They also make the hat look a tiiiiiiiiiny bit absurd when it's not on. But I won't tell if you don't.⁠ ⁠ Today is the last day to take 10% off with the code SLOUCHY on either ravelry (click the link in my profile, click this picture) or payhip (payhip.com/pantsvillepress). So grab it, and then go forth and slouch with perfect confidence! ⁠ ⁠
So, you totally don't HAVE to put in the sneaky se So, you totally don't HAVE to put in the sneaky secret drawstrings to pre-slouch your hat. You can absolutely just knit it like a regular hat and adjust it when you put it on. It absolutely works that way too.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ The drawstrings are just there as an option for anyone who is maybe not 100% confident in their slouch arranging skills. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ But if you are cooler than me (almost certainly) or better able to dress yourself than me (also almost certainly), you can totally just do this the old fashioned way.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Either way it's adorable and you'll be unspeakably fetching. I'm sure of it!
Ok, can I just show you the back of this? Because Ok, can I just show you the back of this? Because I really do sort of feel like this is rather marvelous. ⁠ ⁠ One of the non-so-secret benefits of the perfect amount of hat slouch is that the people behind you can see your gorgeous hat crowns (not just the people taller than you). And really, why not give yourself the opportunity to show off to everyone, not just tall people!⁠ ⁠ The pattern is Plicate, it's out on both ravelry (click the link in my profile, click this picture) and payhip (payhip.com/pantsvillepress) and you can use the code SLOUCHY to take 10% off the first few days it's out.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠
So I have a confession to make. I love slouchy ha So I have a confession to make. I love slouchy hats, but I am not at all confident in my ability to put the damn things on without the help of a three way mirror and about four minutes of fussing with it. Which is not precisely practical when you're yanking a hat out of your coat pocket and shoving it on your head half a dozen times a day. So I decided to see if I couldn't just find a way to sort out the slouch once and then lock it in and be done with it. And it turns out I could!⁠ ⁠ Plicate starts out like every other hat. But when you're ready to block, you add a couple of secret drawstrings and get the back crinkled up just so. Then, once you've got everything set up just how you like it, you lock in the One True Slouch and it's set forever (or at least until you block it again). Then, when you put it on, all you have to do is make sure the crumpled bit is in the back, which is much closer to the level of hat management I can be expected to accomplish on the fly (I know my limitations).⁠ ⁠ And I mean of course you don't have to do it this way. If you're more confident in your hat application skills than I am, you can absolutely skip it and just let your hat do its own thing every time you put it on. It's a lovely hat and will absolutely be adorable either way.⁠ ⁠ But if you share my general ability to be slightly intimidated by slouch hats, this may well give you some extra peace of mind!⁠ ⁠ Plicate is available on both ravelry (click the link in my profile, click this picture) and payhip (payhip.com/pantsvillepress). And you can use the code SLOUCHY to take 10% off through the end of the day (eastern time) on Friday April 9.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠
No, really, I was very much not kidding about the No, really, I was very much not kidding about the parade of swatches. There are So Very Many. I'm going to take pictures of them and then just randomly inflict them on you when the mood strikes.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ This, by the way, is an actual delight, but so wildly impractical that I would not inflict it on anyone else. I'm pretty sure if I tried to talk people into a project that needed three yarns, people would revolt.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ But...but I shall be borrowing bits of it and working them into something else. Which is yet another reason I staunchly maintain swatches are NOT a waste of time (or yarn...the yarn rips right back out, yes even the mohair). Swatches are yarn doodles and they teach you things and give you ideas and make your knitting better. If you let them.
No, I am *not* making hats for easter eggs. I am m No, I am *not* making hats for easter eggs. I am making hats for something else tiny and absurd and BLOCKING them on easter eggs.⁠ ⁠ Though whether that is better or worse I truly cannot tell at this point.⁠ ⁠ But yeah...yeah tiny hats for another project you'll be seeing more of later in the year. I just had to share this bit right now since it was extra funny.
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