Yarn in a Teacup

Calista. They/them. Yarn dyer and fiber craft enthusiast. Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/shop/yarninateacup (use code TUMBLR15 for 15% off your order)

[yarninateacup]

Cyber weekend sale!

All yarn is 30% off until Dec 2. I hand dye all of my yarn on a very soft superwash merino (19.5 micron)/nylon base, and have fingering, DK, and worsted weights available. Go to my shop for swatches and more yarn info: linked here.

[melodyknits]

Another week down on the Handsome Chris Pullover. This is the back panel and it’s currently 9” long which is an increase of 6” this week. If I keep at this pace, Christmas is not looking good since I still need to start the front panel and put all of the parts together. I’m still loving the pattern and it’s actually pretty simple and easy to memorize.

[apollosdadhashaditofficially]

I have too many ends to weave in and need to block it, but I finished the MysteryMusiKAL. I always enjoy participating in Westknit’s MKAL and I loved knitting it this year. Love my colors and the LesGarcons yarn. But wow this pattern is a trip!!!

[auberginecrochet]

Making mittens for my mom, i already frogged the cuff once to go with smaller needles and i might need to frog it once again and go for the needles recommended for the 'child size'.. my mom's hands arent as small as mine but im a very loose knitter and im afraid they'd be too big otherwise...

[kolibri-herz]

Scarf update: a little over 20% done :)

[yarninateacup]

It's almost Halloween, so I've got some special stitch stoppers available in my shop! They fit on a wide range of knitting needles: 2.75mm to 6mm. The cat one is so cute, I'm definitely keeping a pair for myself!

Link to cats

Link to pumpkins

[interlockingpatches]

Snake Plant (cotton, interlocking crochet)

[evil-k3rmit]

Project I worked on in March of last year. Fits the Halloween vibe

[vitariesocks]

Finished another hand-knit sweater — this one’s for my sweet bf! :] (Pictured) (not the cat).

The pattern is Fishing for Compliments by Manja Vogelsang. The yarn used is Knit Picks’ Palette in autumn heather and semolina.

[stillout2lunch]

I made some pumpkins!

[gallium-spoon]

Creme Brulee is knitting a scarf

[thirrith]

I knitted a jabot to match my lace cuffs for a vampire costume and I love it it's SO ruffly

I basically disregarded the pattern instructions but incorporated the lace chart. the lace pattern for the trim on the top of the jabot and around the buttons are called 'bold-faggoted edging' in barbara walker's a treasury of knitting patterns which. of course I'm making it

fabric of the collar came from the bottom hem of a dress shirt which was taken out during alteration. the buckle was recycled from a decorative strap I took out of my coat. a black button was sewn onto the side of the collar so that I can secure the jabot in place while wearing it.

two pieces of lace trims on either side of the collar each consists of 19 repeats of the bold-faggoted edging pattern. after blocking they were gathered and measures 13cm each.

the lace trim surrounding the red buttons consists of 17 repeats and was gathered tightly after blocking before being sewn onto the collar, then the buttons were sewn on top.

two pieces of lace for the inner layer of the jabot: CO 144 sts work pattern chart 3 times, gathered to 15cm.

two wider and more lightly gathered lace pieces for the outer layer of the jabot: CO 120 sts work pattern chart 4 times, gathered to 15.5cm.

a brass button (which matches the ones on my cuffs - they're hand made buttons i bought many years ago from a kam taobao shop) was sewn to the gathered ends of the lace pieces on the bottom of the jabot so that I can fasten it to my shirt.

[formaldehydedoesstuff]

ONE STEP CLOSER BAYBEE.

[unfinishedsweaters]

my internal dialogue is mostly just yelling right now, but here’s, hahaha, a link.

[ruby-red-inky-blue]

My “holiday project” (which was only like 40% worked on away from home lol) is finished! One can never have too many fingerless mitts right. right.

Pattern: Wannabe Vintage Mitts by Jennifer B.

[swords-n-spindles]

Behold the start of my DYLTCOTS socks! I had a terrible time finding good tension and also a little tendonitis flate, but I think I've got a good tension and design now. Just starting with the lavender (might add a row of duplicate stitches in purple?), and then it's on to the heel, and then black with white stars.

Do I know what I'm doing? No. Do I care? Also no.

[noforkingclue]

The beginning of my fair isle Christmas blanket!