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 [...]
Draw on it
Same hat, just adorned two different ways! Because really that's the fun of duplicate stitch. You can just pick a line in your knitting and draw on it. And oh, oh there are lots of different lines to pick, especially on a hat like this. And that's what the expansion [...]
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 [...]
Have a word
Which one of you was in charge of telling me how much fun helix knitting is? We need to have a word. Because while I appreciate that you did eventually get the message to me, I must say that I wish you'd done it a tiny bit quicker. This is [...]
Reacquainted
Why yes, yes I am continuing my ongoing attempts to reacquaint myself with some sock friends from days of yore. Anyone remember these? They have a special place in my heart for a whole bunch of reasons, and I think they may need to come back out to play some [...]
Monthly Reminder
Hey, so the algorithm gods that run our lives HAAAAATE it when I talk about abortion on instagram. If you're on there, can you like and/or comment and/or share my post about it there? It absolutely helps more people see it, and damn it, folks need the info! Good news! [...]
Options
Options options options. My brain always wants options. You know it, I know it. There's no reason to fight it. Easier just to give in and do what it wants.
Crowns
So here's another example of what I mean by having a bunch of building blocks and putting them together different ways. These are the crowns of the two hats from yesterday's post. And hat crowns are (generally) just 'ways to decrease while maintaining some of the lines of the pattern.' [...]
Stack them up
Ok, I'm going to be Very Brave and show you some Very Not Pretty Pictures so I can excitedly explain the next weird idea... Remember when I talked about how the thing that I've come to really love in designs is letting all the bits of a piece flow nicely [...]
Tidy
Because just one version is not enough...Also because oh, oh starting things off like that is just so very very very tidy that it makes my brain happy.
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