What Makes an Ugly Christmas Sweater? | Episode 83
What makes an ugly Christmas sweater ugly and why I am making one rather than buy a cheap fast fashion version? I talk about famous Ugly Christmas sweaters and misshaped moose.
What makes an ugly Christmas sweater ugly and why I am making one rather than buy a cheap fast fashion version? I talk about famous Ugly Christmas sweaters and misshaped moose.
In this Famous Knits installment, I help you find patterns for your own DIY Gilmore Girls knit and crochet projects and give ideas for reverse engineering a few. I rant a bit but don’t completely trash Rory because I still want to smell snow.
Having finished the back of my Wednesday Addams vest… twice, I show you the best and worst intarsia knitting I’ve ever seen. I see this as having a full spectrum of skills rather than evidence that I am indeed the #lazyknitter. I share some of your #famousknits TV and movie inspiration and talk about what makes a knitwear design graphic. I share lots of graphic knitwear designs, so the linkage is heavy.
For those of you who don’t have time for all that jibber jabber this mini- episode is strictly the facts about knitting the Simply Irresistible Socks (heel-less.) P.S. I love…
Spot a #FamousKnit you know? I’m plotting another famous knit- this time from Wednesday. I talk available patterns, showcase other makers, and decide on whether to modify or stay true to the original. Then we discuss happiness- are we there yet? And there’s some heelless sock progress.
… or to be exact, it’s the Lace Sweater “Villanelle” by Olga Grishina. Maybe I’m reading into things by assuming this was designed with Killing Eve’s Villanelle character in mind…
We are wrapping up the #SimplyIrresistibleSockKAL23 with quite a few of you discovering the easiest sock pattern ever, especially for gift-giving. I also share your thoughts on simple living and…
Come relive the traumatic days of my quest to find a no-roll edge for this stockinette top knit in Lindy Chain yarn (a cotton/linen blend). I know for a fact that all of these techniques DO work, depending on your fiber, and have worked for me in the past. My unusually annoying predicament with this sweater just gave me an excuse to try each one out… again. Let’s get to it
So much extra in Simply Extra | Episode 78. There’s extra mohair, extra stash-busting, extra silliness, and extra progress on my Tobago Bag! Plus a little self-reflection: mine and yours.
I did something. Two things. I cast on for the sock knit-along I’m hosting with Christie Archer of Christie Archer Designs on YouTube and I did it in a live stream. I know, who am I? I struggled to post a reel for like thirty minutes, but this? THIS was really easy. Find out how these socks are different and who they work best for.