Being an asexual with food sensitivities is one of the worst crimes you can commit in social situations. Every interaction is like no I don't like it. No I haven't tried it like that, but I think I get the idea. No I'm not saying there's something wrong with it, I just don't like it. Seriously, me not liking it doesn't stop you from liking it. I'm not trying to criticize your enjoyment. Like, this really doesn't affect you. No I don't think I should just try it. I think being pressured to try it makes it worse actually...Yeah I've survived without it so far but thanks for the concern.
Has anybody, in the entire fucking history of knitting, ever correctly judged the tail length on a long-tail cast-on?
Supplementary question: were they immediately burned as a witch?
In the 1940’s, Norwegians made and wore red pointed hats with a tassel as a form of visual protest against Nazi occupation of their country. Within two years, the Nazis made these protest hats illegal and punishable by law to wear, make, or distribute. As purveyors of traditional craft, we felt it appropriate to revisit this design.
All proceeds from the sale of this pattern go to local immigrant aid organizations who will distribute the funds to those impacted by the actions of ICE.
Approximately 200 yards of RED yarn of your choice in fingering, DK, or Worsted weight.
The sample shown was knit in Blue Sky Fibers Skyland for the DK version
As is tradition in tumblr culture the locals unearth the corpse of a long deceased figure and drag it across the streets merrily, laughing at what is preserved of the person’s words. This custom, seen as morbid in other cultures, is instead done gleefully and with an unmatched enthusiasm
Happy Yule, friends and not yet friends! Tis a season of joy and community. I hope it's treating you well.
A couple years ago I made a post with a compilation of tv-friendly sock knitting patterns and people loved it. It's mostly forgotten about these days but I was reflecting on it recently and came to a conclusion that I'd like to share another lil something with the knitters of Tumblr this year. While I unfortunately don't have a new pattern compilation, what I do have is a bunch of personal knowledge as someone who knits an above-average amount of socks.
For background, this is my 3rd year of sock knitting. I average a pair a week. I'm no expert - I have never, for example, knit a pair of stranded colorwork socks - but I'm definitely on the high end of intermediate. I hope that in sharing my tidbits of random advice and knowledge this can help other sock knitters, too.
So, yeah. Here's an assorted box of chocolates about (almost) all things sock knitting. In no particular order, lessons I've learned thus far (under a read more so it doesn't clog your feed)
You never have to carry a stitch pattern down the foot if you don't want to
Try new things, specifically needle type, heel construction, and toe up / cuff down. I cut my speed from 1 pair a month to 1 pair a week just through experimentation (and practice, of course)
Contradictorily, there's nothing wrong with adapting pattern stitch count / repeats to fit your preferred recipe/dimensions.
If you gift knit, keep a spreadsheet about it. Mine has my friends/family, their shoe size, rows needed to fit their foot, and any preferences they might have (ex, wool allergy or preferred sock height). I wish I'd thought to put a birthday column so I could organize it by who I need to knit for next through the year, but I just use my calendar for that.
Lazy color change weaving in the ends: knot new color in leaving ~6 in tail on each color. Knit tails with working yarn for 6 st. Knit 1 more stitch with whichever tail is longer, then knot the two ends together and trim the excess. Yes it shows. It's also secure as hell.
If you're using a CC for the toes of cuff down socks, change colors like 5 rows before you start decreases. Trust me
I like to cast on socks every Friday. That way even though I usually have 2 pairs of socks on the needles I know I'm finishing one pair a week.
Make a pattern spreadsheet of owned patterns. Include a column for what type of yarn would suit it best (solid, self striping, variegated) and another column for when you knit this pattern last. Use a number generator to pick your next project or go down the list.
Use a lazy susan bathroom organizer for manually striped socks
Yarn cozies are your friend!! They eat up all your awkward scraps and keep your yarn cakes intact
Buying a sock organizer for handknit socks is incredibly extra but it also keeps your dresser drawers from getting overrun with handknit socks
A handknit pair of socks will fit into a 4x6 organza bag pretty neatly. Buy a pack of bags for like $5 at your local craft store and never gift wrap a pair of socks again.
Addi Flexiflips label both 2.25mm and 2.5mm needles as US1. 2.25mm is 1 and 2.5mm is 1.5. For me that's the difference between casting on 64 st or 56 st.
Chiagoo cords are Like That bc they're magnetized. This means you can store them on magnet strips if you so desire.
CC heel yarn can be knitted in with itself for a knotless join. Also when you go back to your MC after knitting a heel, you can start that row from any point in the sock, rather than from where the CC ends.
Nylon/silk/polyamide blends make wool more durable than it would be on its own
Nonsuperwash wool can't go in the dryer and will get more snug over time. Superwash wool will get more loose over time and putting it in the dryer helps it maintain proper dimension.
Kitchener stitch doesn't need to be pulled super tight (I learned this the hard way)
You don't usually need to change cast on stitches for men/women. You do need to change cast on stitches for someone with wide feet (I do +4 st)
The Row Counter app is your friend. Import patterns directly from Ravelry, track your rows, draw on charts, annotate instructions, and more. It's delightful
Subscribe to the newsletters of your favorite pattern designers. Yes it's another email. But I haven't missed a pattern drop or bought a full price pattern since April.
Join the knitalongs while you're at it! They're fun and you can win stuff.
If you have a knitting group, consider doing a knitting pattern exchange for a secret Santa. It keeps the cost below $10 and is super fun
Ok, I think that's everything I've learned this year. There might be more, but I've now spent upwards of 3 hrs on this LOL. I hope you find at least some of these tips helpful.
Have a happy holiday and some joyful crafting time! Ok byeee
Is it just me or has tumblr been flagging a lot of knitting posts lately as “potentially mature content” - like no that’s a scarf what are you talking about?
Knitting the Chinkapin Pullover pattern by Irina Anikeeva. Love how the lace is turning out and the yarn is amazing to knit with - merino/silk blend. I had high hopes this would be done in fall but probably not going to be wrapped up until Jan. I hadn’t knit a pattern from this designer before but it’s super well written and is size inclusive. Not sure that saddle shoulder is a construction I’ll do again the in future - sort of felt like I was knitting an octopus in the beginning lol - but glad I’ve tried something new! (It’s also definitely supposed to be lace under the arms but I read the pattern wrong and only realized two inches later after joining in the round and was like yea no I’m not going back this looks fine 😂)
If you expect someone to knit or crochet for you at ikea prices then you’re getting it in ikea style: total assembly required.
And the knitting pattern in Swedish.
This has been the best Thanksgiving I’ve had in a long time and I owe it all to going no contact.
Two years ago my grandma called my daughter the “r” word at Christmas and said it was my fault she was “like that” which is just absolutely horrible. When it happened I didn’t say anything mostly from the shock of it, I just immediately calmly took my family home, and never spoke to her again. The day after I told my mom I won’t be attending any family events again where my grandma’s attending. I expected push back but I think this was so appalling that even my mom, who usually pretends nothing bad ever happens while it’s happening, couldn’t ignore it. She agreed, and she picked me; said she wouldn’t be inviting her mother for holidays anymore.
At Easter dinner this year a relative who’s known to want to “debate” and “play devil’s advocate,” loudly talked about how awesome RFK jr is and saying he’s right about vaccines and autism. And I just can’t with this shit. I don’t want to be around it, I don’t want my nonverbal autistic kid around it. This guy always comes to my parent’s for Thanksgiving, so the day after that horrible Easter I decided to rent a beach house 3 hours away from us and told my husband we’re going to spend Thanksgiving at this beach house and said my husband’s family and my brother and my parents are welcome but no one else from my family can come. And guess what, those people we invited came with us (people we love and who treat my daughter with respect and love) and we’ve had a fun, relaxing, cold Thanksgiving weekend at the beach. Fuck that guy I hope he had fun alone watching his favorite politicians on the news by himself this Thanksgiving.
I am done giving my time to people who make me and my kid feel bad. She is clever and funny and stubborn and sweet and if you can’t see that then you can fuck off.
Without the dark clouds attending Thanksgiving dinner we’ve all had a great time. My mom looked around last night and just said with an air of surprise and so sincerely, “this is really fun!”
genuinely I loathe American sizes because they tell me absolutely fucking nothing. Ohhhh knit this with a size six!!!! Use a size H hook on this pattern!! That’s meaningless. Six of what unit. Letters??? Why are there letters. Meaningless. Stupid. Don’t even get me started on lace sizes. ‘Grab your 0000 needles’ why are they called that.
“this needle is three millimeters” this statement makes sense. Number ✅ unit ✅ and easily verifiable. You know exactly how large this needle is (three millimeters across) and I could go get my measuring tape right now and check. Simple. Easy. Because it’s a real object you never have the issue where you put the zero in a random location and now have to play negative sizes.
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