These socks have been done and gifted in a swap many many months ago. Eep.
Pattern: Jeweled Steps by Cat Bordhi from New Pathways for Sock knitters Book 1 Raveled Here
Yarn: Crystal Palace Yarns Panda Wool Print Colorway: Red Cinnamon - 2 skeins
Needles: US 0 (2.0mm) Crystal Palace Bamboo circulars
Mods: I reduced the gauge [...]
There’s a bit of an FO backlog here at the PoF headquarters. I had saved up FOs to post for ya’ll while I was on vacation in Hawaii and then I totally ran out of time and then disappeared for October. So please bear with me while I catch ya’ll up. First let me distract [...]
Pursuit of Fiber will be on a break for the month of September. From Sept 6-21, I will be away from my computer sunning myself in the mythical state of Hawaii. Hopefully I can catch a volcanoe and make my inner pyro happy.
I have released my Firebrick Mittens for your pleasure while I am away. [...]
I finished these in July. They are BILs Christmas socks for this year.
Pattern: Personal Toe-up pattern for US Men’s 8W Raveled Here
Yarn: Pagewood Farm Yukon Hand Dyed Bamboo Sock Yarn - 3/4 skein in Camo
Needles: Knitpicks Harmony Fixed Circular US 1.5 (2.50mm)
Mods: You could say this is entirely a mod. I [...]
Pattern: Bubble Pullover by Norah Gaughan in Knitting Nature Raveled Here
Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted 5 skeins of Polar Morn
Needles: Knitpicks Harmony Interchangeables US 8 (5.0mm)
Mods:
1) Knit to pattern gauge but reduced each pentagon segment to 28 stitches
2) Provisional Cast-on for all the pentagons
3) Picked up hip band and increase to small size
4) Knit sleeves [...]
Pattern: Urchin by Ysolda Teague M size Raveled Here
Yarn: Noro Transitions (discontinued) 3/4th of a skein in color 2
Needles: US 11 Brittany DPNs
Mods: None.
Facts to Remember: Just because you get gauge and it will fit on your head does not mean that it will look good. I should have followed the size [...]
Pattern: Labyrinth by Wendy Wendy Bernard Raveled Here
Yarn: Elsebeth Lavold Silky Tweed (discontinued) 5.5 skeins in 08 green and 0.5 skein in 12 Sap Green
Needles: US 6 (4mm) Crystal Palace Circular
Mods:
1) Added an inch more plain rows before starting the waist decreases
2) Added HBD (aka Short Rows) to fit my ample bust
3) Shortened [...]
I will apologize in advance if the pictures are a bit blurry. Churchable was in the middle of dinner prep and only took the time to snap a few. My face was blurry in many so that is why it is missing.
Pattern: Notorious by Annie Modesitt in Romantic Hand Knits Raveled [...]
My hair behaving just right
Pattern: A Better Bucket (PDF) by Amy Swenson Raveled hereYarn: Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted 92 grams (199 yards) BurgundyNeedles: US 8 (5.0mm) Harmony InterchangeableMods: Used solaris’ mod for a larger brim and hat so that I could fit all my hair under it. I also knit the crown an [...]
Pattern: Beet by Norah Gaughan Raveled hereYarn: Berroco Comfort DK - Lovage 2761-61yds, Rabe 2754 -50yds, Teaberry 2730-29yds,
Beetroot 2760-25yds
Needles: US 4 (3.5mm) & US 6 (4.0mm) knit pick’s harmony interchangables.
Mods: I did not do anything different unless you consider threading pipe cleaners through the stems of the leaves.
Facts to remember: That the pattern might [...]