Neuroscientist + Curious Mind + Passionate Maker
I'm glad I know a little about fitting clothes onto my body. One of the things I know is that a basic yoke sweater where the front and back necklines are even will not work for me. What happens is that the back of the sweater pulls down, dragging the front neckline upwards, making the... Continue Reading →
Project Info PatternCumulus Tee by PetiteKnitMade forMeSizeLNeedleUS 2½ (3.0mm) and US 1½ (2.5mm)Gauge28 sts / 40 rows = 4 inin Stockinette Stitch using larger needlesYarnKnitting for Olive Pure SilkHow much?4 skeins, 1092 yards, 1000 metersColorwayCopper This was a straight forward project. I didn't have to make any alterations and the pattern fits beautifully. Part way... Continue Reading →
Project Info I completed this sweater in April 2020. Yoke I only repeated raglan shaping 31 times (not 35). Sleeve I started reducing stitches immediately on the sleeves, every 4th row. The sleeves looked really bad the way the pattern was written. I knitted 100 rows on each sleeve, which after washing, was the perfect... Continue Reading →
Project Info PatternComfort Fade Cardi by Andrea MowryMade forMeSizeLNeedleUS 2 (2.75mm) and US 3 (3.25mm)Gauge21 sts / 32 rows = 4 inin Stockinette Stitch after blocking, using larger needlesYarnHedgehog Fibres Merino DKHow much?5.4 skeins, 1182.6 yards, 1080 meters, 621 gramsColorwayPoppy I really dropped the ball on moving my Ravelry posts over to my website. I'm determined... Continue Reading →
The orange sock was knit toe-up and purple sock was knit cuff-down. The flap-and-gusset heel design looks nearly identical. This is my final blog post about knitting socks. I haven't covered everything about knitting socks because there are already many great resources available for free on Ravelry and Instagram. I am simply filling in the... Continue Reading →
Heel flap and gusset to accommodate a large, average, and small instep Unbelievably, there are over dozens of ways to knit the heel of a sock: french (aka round), dutch (aka square), half-handkerchief (aka v-heel), gusset, fish lips, Fleegle, german short row, an afterthought, etc. Of course, the heel I found that fits best when... Continue Reading →
Orange is knitted toe-up, purple is knitted cuff-down I prefer a rounded toe, given I like my toes to spread naturally. If I'm not wearing hand-knitted socks, then I'm wearing Injinji socks. I altered the standard sock shape a little bit, so it wasn't so constricting and pointy. The standard wedge cuff-down toe is to... Continue Reading →
Cuff-down (blue on the left) vs. Toe-Up (orange on the right) 1x1 rib knit cuff I've written another one of those long-winded blog posts and decided it would be better to break things up a bit, so it wasn't so tedious to read. In 2020, I really dedicated my time and effort to knit socks.... Continue Reading →
I'm catching up on some knitting projects that I posted on Ravelry, but want to delete. I just want all my projects centralized on my site, so I don't have to search in multiple locations. I made this hat earlier this year to try out mohair yarn. I wasn't sure if I would have an... Continue Reading →
New year. New challenges. I have a lot of scrap yarn that I needs to be used. I decided to try basic brioche knitting. The pattern uses ~30 g of two different colors of yarn and the result is a 100% reversible hat. Perfect for getting rid of those small bits of left over yarn.... Continue Reading →
Everything about this sweater makes me so happy. This sweater was my first attempt at stranded knitting and I'm still shocked at how easily I was able to pick up the technique. In the end, I held one yarn in my left hand and knitted continental style and I held the second yarn in my... Continue Reading →
I finally knitted something amazing! I have envied anyone who has made the So Faded sweater. Self-doubt has held me back for a long time. Would my knitting skills be good enough? I didn't want even to attempt this sweater because I didn't want to spend that kind of money on yarn. In the end,... Continue Reading →
