#not a pattern

[yarnery-hooks]

Back on my Nik jumper now I’ve finally found the yarn I want

I’ve made a couple more edits to the pattern posted on my main blog.

Here’s some update on my progress under the cut:

It’s taken me this long to find a store with cotton yarn that I like. I have sensory issues with acrylic and wool so if I make clothes for myself I’ll spend extra on cotton. I also think it’ll probably work best for the finish I want.

Now I’ve made my final pattern and first square I can measure it and put it onto the pattern for the jumper I’ve made. Although geometry is killing me bc theres a lot of connecting curved lines to straight lines in this pattern.

I’ll post two tutorials for this later. One with a visual and text pattern for the granny square and one for how to use that to the jumper pattern I’m making.

If I had the energy I’d love to make some tutorials for other ways to use the square as patterns. I’m thinking I might make some headbands. And also might make some in purple, green, and yellow for some certain other podcasts.

[pirateholdthevigor]

Meet Bingle the Christmas Bear

[busterverse]

SUNDAY STITCHERY

I am almost as obssessed with making bags as I am with posting pictures of Buster Keaton.

Usually, I crochet them.  Faster, but uses more yarn.  I wanted to try knitting bags.

This isn't exactly a pattern, so it's not going to be written like one, but it's adapted from a knit market bag I found online.

And it's long, so grab a cup of coffee (or tea, @buster-keaton) and read.

It's based on a simple lace stitch of K1, 2 YO, K 2 TOG, repeat, done on big needles.  My adaptation is also worked from the top down.

(The pattern was originally written to be worked in the round on circular needles, but wrangling circs drove me bats, so I changed the pattern for working in rows.)

Above are two of the bags I did.  The yellow/orange bag is worked in cotton thread (#10) on #10 1/2 needles, and the pink/green in DK weight cotton on #13 needles.  I didn't even work in the ends on the pink/green yet...

Cast on an uneven number of stitches.  I did 49 for these mini bags.  Too small for the DK weight bag.

Then I knit a couple, three of rows of garter stitch before starting the pattern, to make a neat top of the bag.  I found it best to work these bags from the top down, then, working again in garter stitch, decrease and cinch those stitches to form the bag bottom, and leave a long yarn tail to sew up the side of the bag.

Pattern:

Row 1:  K 1, YO 2x, K 2 tog, repeat.

Row 2: decide if you want to K or P.  Since I worked this in rows rather than rounds, I purled for a smoother look.  But K (or P) 1, drop the first YO, and just K (or P) the second YO.  Repeat the drop 1st YO, K through second, around.

When the bag is long enough for you, switch to garter stitch rows.  Work one or two rows without decreasing, then dec as needed until you have 6 st.  Bind off and cut yarn, leaving a long tail.  Weave the tail through the bound-off stitches and cinch them.   Use the tail to sew up the side seams.

Handles are worked separately in crochet, then sewn or crocheted on.  I used a SC foundation chain for mine.  I suppose you could knit the handles, too.

I'm now working a DK bag in only YO, K 2 tog.  Just to see how it comes out. 😜

Oh...and don't worry.  Buster's coming around later.

[cimness]

VirginijaSan’s Dumblas/Silt

[yarnery-hooks]

Here is my side blog for all my hfth crochet projects

If you want me to try and crochet anything specific or want to help with beta-testing any patterns I come up with or if you want to work with me on a crochet project then please feel free to get in touch!

List of posted tutorials:

1. Crocheted Mort clothing patch or appliqué

2. Nikignik Granny Square

[pirateholdthevigor]

Balloon doggy but make him yarn (eternal)

[pirateholdthevigor]

I thought I peaked last January when I spent 100+ hours making a blanket of David Bowie. I was a fool, a coward at what I could do.

The current limit of my abilities is a life-sized, proportionally accurate doll of Elton John.

I measured a friend with the same body type and crocheted according to those specifications.

Details include: 

Bell bottoms

Buttons

Lapels

Feathered shoulder pads

Shoulder cords

Bedazzled original design hat

Bedazzled sunglasses (done by gluing over 200 sequins) that include cutouts of eyes

Based on this photo:

(pardon my basement but I live with three other teens/preteens)