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Designing Idlewild
When buying yarn for a garment project, I almost always add in an extra skein. You see, I…
Mix & Match Sizing: Drop Sleeves
What is a drop sleeve? A drop sleeve garment is any garment where the shoulder seam is exaggerated…
Preview Knitting
Sometimes I’ve got a design that I don’t really need to be test knit. It’s a straightforward pattern,…
Necklines
“Starting at <point>, pick up x stitches evenly around the neckline.” A pretty standard instruction on a garment…
Finding Your Fit
When I’m browsing garments – whether ready to wear, or patterns – my biggest question is always this:…
The Yarn Bleeding Experiment, Part 3
This week in part 3 of the Yarn Bleeding Experiment, it’s time to actually do some science! If…
Garments Are Coming!
In my previous blog post, Designing for Fat Bodies, I talked about how my approach to designing is…
The Yarn Bleeding Experiment, Part 2
The Experiment This week in part 2 of the Yarn Bleeding Experiment, I’m going to explain the experiment…
Designing for Fat Bodies
Caution: in this post, I talk candidly and openly about my body shape. I use the word “fat”…
How to Swatch
Here’s a knitting confession: I don’t always swatch. If I’m knitting a shawl, for example, and I’m using…