#physaliaphysalis

[dearpeopleonthesubway]

Dear people on the subway, Observe, an octopus by maia e. sirnes Love me

[danny-avelar]

“ A Caravela portuguesa maravilha-nos com as suas cores e tons, mas atenção! Àqueles que têm coragem para chegar perto demais: este curioso animal é perigoso, a picada extremamente dolorosa e pode evoluir para algo mais grave... O nome comum da Physalia Physalis vem do formato da parte que flutua: parece-se muito com um chapéu usado pelos marinheiros medievais portugueses, ou até com as caravelas usadas, razão pela qual foi apelidada de Caravela portuguesa.” Fonte: National Geographic . . . . . . . #portuguesemanofwar #caravelaportuguesa #physaliaphysalis (em Praia Da Gamboa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGncoe9LgOSXo-VCTEqfbioWILTPEm5I_LXVnM0/?igshid=pk2en3emq6sc

[sailing-in-dangerous-waters]

Não poderia deixar de registrar aqui esse momento magnífico com esse baby coletado 😍 #biologia #biologiamarinha #caravelaportuguesa #caravela #physaliaphysalis #physalia #physaliaphysalis🌊 #cnidarios #cnidário #cuiarana #cuiaranasalinas #cuiaranabeach #coleta #praia (em Belém, Brazil) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEkqFXsBBNQ/?igshid=5fh7a3ybvqmr

[angel-ibo]

Carabela portuguesa (Physalia physalis #carabelaportuguesa #physaliaphysalis #physalis #medusa # #puertollano 💓 #unpuertollaneroviajero #CanonEos #ciudadreal #puertollanerosporelmundo #somosdecampo #entre_fotos #manchego #somosdistrito13 #spain #instagramers #spain #castillalamancha #total_nature #total_sea #andalucia #huelva #portugal🇵🇹 (en Vila Real, Vila Real, Portugal) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5CWTTaCv6b/?igshid=12aplyyxytbwz

[theresmagicinthewebofit]

The Embrace Octopus sweater is coming along very nicely! 

For the wool I chose Bendigo Woollen Mills Classic yarn in Periwinkle and Dark Plum. A trick I learned for picking contrasting colours is to take a black and white photo of the yarn colours you're thinking of using. In the photo if the greys look too similar then they won't contrast as well together in your finished piece.

Because I want to be able to wear this trans-seasonally and we can get pretty mild winters in Australia I'm only using one strand instead of the suggested two. To get close to the gauge I'm using 4mm needles for the ribbing and 5.5mm for the body and a little looser tension than is my normal. 

Because my gauge is smaller and I can't modify the pattern to adjust for a greater number of stitches, I figured that the safest bet would be to work from the Large and block out anywhere that isn't shaped how I want it.

The pattern is worked in the round, but because of the colour work working the chart up in the round would mean that you're pulling extra wool behind which can easily distort your knitting. My solution to this was to knit up the MC in the round until the start of the chart, then I split and started working both sides. I've explained how I did this in my Colour Work Tutorial (coming soon!).

[theresmagicinthewebofit]

It is always freezing cold in my office so I tend to wear a uniform of sweaters and pencil skirts. They're comfy and easy to wear and look good and I can switch them up easily so they've become my main go-tos.

The problem is they are so boring! I want some quirky and fun options so I don't feel like I'm settling into a uniform. I hit 25 and realised that an 'appropriate corporate' appearance didn't suit me - I got my septum pierced and have started a bit of a rebellious phase.

Luckily I found this pattern! It's called Embrace Octopus Sweater and is made by Maia who loves cephalopods as much as I do! 

What I love most about this pattern is how the design carries organically around the sweater - the tentacle coiled around the arm is such a great idea.

The pattern itself looks like it will be just enough of a challenge to keep me interested - I get pretty bored knitting whole sweaters in one colour stocking stitch and give up half way through and dump them in the 'do later' wool basket. 

I'm really looking forward to making this, I'll be posting my progress and some final shots of him in action.

Pattern can be found here at Etsy or on Ravelry