My Ravellenic Outer Space Sweater is going swimmingly! <- (see what I did there?) And so, I’m not sharing until it’s finished! While not a world record, I am certainly going for a personal best on this one. A week start to finish?? I really didn’t see that coming. I wasn’t even sure I would like the design, but turns out I love it and I’m actively convincing every knitter I know to make one. It’s awesome! I’ll show you on Friday!
In the meantime, I’m thinking about an idea that started a couple weeks back. It’s a little political, consider yourself warned. Without getting too far into the fray, I will say: If my knitting offends you, I’m okay with that. :)
It’s intarsia, of course I expect it to be controversial. Just look at those ends? And I absolutely, 100%, unequivocally REFUSE to use bobbins. I won’t. And you can’t make me! The beer definitely helped sort this mess out.
So far, my favorite thing about Hillary’s candidacy is that she picked a logo that is super easy to knit! I was really just messing around, seeing how a swatch would look. Now I’m think, perhaps I made a patch. I’m stash diving, trying to come up with an appropriate hat…
Much like the Hillary situation, there is no perfect answer. I’m not gonna give up though. I’ll keep trying. My problem is the primary colors. My patch may just become a coaster. Maybe I’ll succumb further to intarsia and actually knit a hat flat?!? It’s complete madness. Stay tuned for more details!
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Love it! I really need to look more into intarsia knitting. I still haven’t tried it as of yet and I love seeing the hats you make using it :) Why not continue in white all around? It would definitely make it stand out.
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Unfortunately, I’ve lost that yarn chicken before I even start…I’m out of white. The little bits you see here are each the last of their color. Otherwise, yes, that would have been the first choice.
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It’s got to live life as a patch!
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I haven’t really decided yet, I think that means I should cast on Muh Muhs today!
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I love it!
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Love the hat idea
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I’m kinda stuck on the hat. We’ll see…I may end up making a new patch in different colors :)
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The hat is a cool idea. How about a pillow if not a hat?
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That’s not a bad idea, less pressure to be ‘fashionable’ then :)
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You could keep it forever that way, LOL!
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I have a confession to make: I suck at (and am scared of) intarsia. It’s my knitting Achille’s heel. That actually deepens my admiration for your patch/coaster/potential hat – it looks great!
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A little practice on a simple swatch can change all that :) It’s still a pain with all the end weaving but it’s not hard to do! I’m putting together a class this fall, maybe I’ll do a little tutorial as I put my swatches together!
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