I practice a lot, I like to get things just right and I usually use neutral colors and plain fabrics so I can truly see exactly what is happening with the shape and structure, it also forces quality and improvement in my handiwork when every stitch, pucker and fold is clearly visible. Years ago thereContinue reading “my plain explained”
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For One Sock Only
It sometimes starts with a striped toe and a fruity loop charm. (I don’t always work toe up socks, sometimes I switch to top/cuff down. My block feet prefer a top down heel flap, but my 4 month per sock slow knitting self prefers the seemingly speedy toe up & short row heel version. LexContinue reading “For One Sock Only”
handmade commercial hat
It’s my standard bag in bag situation. A slow grow, but I really love the classic simplicity of this hat, it has a clever trick and a bit of whipstitching to get the perfect hold the fold, triple thick brim. By all accounts, it appears I like to knit hats that look like ready-made hats.Continue reading “handmade commercial hat”
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