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Look, I just really like twisted ribbing, ok?
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I never posted my finished Lochbroom socks, did I?
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I really love the colour inversion on these. I don’t know if it was intentional because I didn’t notice until I was halfway through the second sock, but if so that’s fantastic.
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Yarn is @kelpieknits’ Lochbroomcolourway on Pitter Patter base, pattern is Soy Vanilla.
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Whelp, time for some cable surgery. This is what happens when you *think* you know what the pattern says but you… don’t.
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A second shot of my super-secret Nessie socks for my housemate. Taking gratuitous advantage of the better lighting in a friend’s living room.
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Back at Mum’s for the holidays, and any attempts to keep cat hair away from my knitting, or clothes, or face, quickly went out the window. Luckily I’m only knitting for me this time.
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Here’s Dora, looking much more chill about my existence than Holly was.
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Yarn pictured is @kelpieknits’ Lochbroom, and I am absolutely adoring it. I almost missed my heel shaping because I was having too much fun.
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#knitting_is_love #knittersofravelry #knittersofinstagram #knitting #knittersofig #knitstagram #knitknitknit #queerknitters #menwhoknit #guyswhoknit #knitwear #slowfashion #handknit #sockknittersofinstagram #sockknitting #knittedsocks #handmade #yarn #operationsockdrawer #knittersgonnaknit #catsandknitting #kelpieknits
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I dug out this jumper today for a yarn-based job interview and got weirdly nostalgic.
I knit this jumper in my first year of university over the course of a summer far too hot to be using aran weight yarn, and it was my go-to hoodie for most of uni. I packed it away when I moved, wrongly believing that knitted sweaters cling to my chest in the wrong way. Then I abandoned it, too worried that I’d grown out of it.
It’s a bit short in the body, but otherwise it fits perfectly, and the hood is still the most drapey, best-fitting hood on any of my clothes. Not only have I re-found my winter fave, I’ve now got the sweater-bug.
Anyone got any good recommendation for men’s/unisex cabled sweaters? I think the bulk of the cables helps cover my chest.
(Pattern is Lichen from Rowan winter collection… ‘08 maybe? I added the hood, as the original had a shawl collar.)
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If you’re not using your train journeys for impromptu photo shoots, what are you even doing?
Having two pairs on the needles is actually a pretty nice feeling, as it makes me less likely to get bored of either.
On the left I’m reknitting a failed sock I refused to acknowledge for about six years. On the right, a request from faeandfibre, who very kindly helped me find a third skein at lovehandyed’s stall this Saturday. It’s knitting up beautifully.
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Yeah, I’m enjoying this ‘art’ thing.
Presenting 'Lies I Tell Myself About Knitting’, eight bald-faced lies I should know better than to believe by now. Low-res version posted above to deter reposts, but higher quality prints are available from my Redbubble here.
Tell me, dear Reader - what’s your biggest knitting lie?
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The Sweaterning Continues…
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#Knitting #KnittersGonnaKnit #KnittedSweater #SweaterKnitting #Stripes #TopDownRaglan #KnitKnitKnit #Knitsagram #StrikkeInspo #Strikken #Tricot #Tricoteur #QueerKnitters
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I took my knitting for a walk and actually managed to find some quiet greenery in the park.
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There’s been a lot of talk about accessibility while I’ve been away (by ‘away’ I do mean lurking), and while the fact that we *have* to talk about it isn’t great, the fact that the conversation is happening seems like a good one.
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For now, I have removed the Ravelry link from my profile so that no one can click it and do themselves any harm. I’m looking into the best places to host my patterns elsewhere, so that they are still available to folks who are in danger from using Ravelry. I can do this relatively easily because I have, like, 4 patterns, but my sympathies for designers whose entire careers have pretty much been dumped due to inaccessibility.
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As for the current financial discussion, I’ve only been witness to this second hand so I don’t want to accidentally strawman anyone. For the record I don’t think I’ve ever used the recommended yarn for a pattern for various reasons, and yarn subbing is a skill I am still not entirely competent at but there are things I can do to help. As a knitter, gauge swatches are helpful, as is thinking about what qualities the garment requires from the yarn, but none of these are super easy to grasp as a newbie.
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That is why, as I designer, I always try to say 'you should use a yarn that has these qualities, and here is the yarn I used in the photos.’ It doesn’t fix everything, but hopefully it helps.
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If you have any ideas, either about where to host my patterns or what your tips on yarn subbing are, let me know in the comments.
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Have you ever had a project that you just want to end?
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I like to always have a pair of socks on the needles - preferably some plain ones. They’re nice, mindless knitting to work away on in front of the TV, or while chatting to a friend. These ones though… the crimping on the yarn is really messing with my tension, even though I do like the finished texture. They take a bit too much concentration than I’d like, and my other sock needles currently have a pair of gloves on them, so my only choice is to get these finished.
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But… ugh…. they’re taking so long… if I do this again I’m definitely skeining and washing the yarn before I reknit it.
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#knitting_is_love #knittersofravelry #knittersofinstagram #knitting #knittersofig #knitstagram #knitknitknit #queerknitters #menwhoknit #guyswhoknit #knitwear #handknit #sockknittersofinstagram #sockknitting #knittedsocks #handmade #yarn #operationsockdrawer
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https://www.instagram.com/p/B8mGpciJLL_/?igshid=jn7ci9k2c6to
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Girls got skils.
It may be gloomy outside but the yarn in here is Bright! A sneak peek at the new inventory coming to my etsy shop! We have everything from Artyarns to Sublime & I adore every single one
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#yarnstash #yarnlove #sweaterweather #yarnporn #knittingrocks #knittingaddict #craftinglife #crochetinglove #crocheteveryday #crocheteverything #knittingofinstagram #knitterslife #knittersofravelry #knittersgonnaknit #crochetofravelry #crochetofinstagram #handmadelife #handmadeisbetter #happyplace #etsylove #etsy (at Beecher, Illinois)
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New colorway! Buttercup Fields from my Country Rustics Yarn collection. Hand dyed from #ecofriendly black oak bark! The left side pic is single ply/fingerling weight/SW Merino wool-muesling free/416yds! Right pic is 2 ply/Aran weight/Merino-baby Alpaca-Viscose/178yds. Both are soft and lux and now available in my etsy shop
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(at Beecher, Illinois)
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Do you know that I have 9 published free patterns and hosted 3 temporary free MKALs on @hi.ravelry?
This is my way to appreciate knitters for their support and love and beautiful projects ❤️
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Would you like to know more about my patterns (free or paid) and inspiration?
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Picture shows my latest free pattern #DiffusionShawl exclusively designed for @knit_picks
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#otrutadesign #freepattern #freeknittingpattern #knittedshawl #knittedscarf #knitweardesign #knitweardesigner #knitpattern #knittersgonnaknit #knittinginspiration
https://www.instagram.com/tetianaotruta/p/BwsNBUjjpw-/?igshid=1usy8c7xkqmhn
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My #suriouslyholey shawl by @westknits fits my vacation in Florida perfectly! ~Lana
I’m curious ^^
I’m a self-taught crocheter.
Which means a bunch of people helped me along the way. My grandmother showed me how to make a chain, but nothing else. A friend showed me how to double crochet.
It took me 2 years to figure out how to turn a project, properly hold the yarn so my hand didn’t cramp, or decrease a row. Around the same time a yarn store owner (where I taught yoga classes and hung out at a lot) gave me a book of patterns with diagrams. And it changed EVERYTHING.
That’s when I started making lace and having fun, going beyond patterns to make what I wanted. I started with shawls, then bags, then dresses and pants and skirts and blouses.
