Uploads from vermilionink, tagged knitting

Monster and Bootees

nobody@flickr.com (vermilionink) — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:04:53 -0800

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Saartje's bootees in Shibui sock, being modeled by tiny pirate monster.

Unintentional Ruffles

nobody@flickr.com (vermilionink) — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 17:45:11 -0700

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This is NOT the way this sweater is supposed to fit...

Winding Orange Yarn

nobody@flickr.com (vermilionink) — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:08:21 -0700

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Starting Something Shiny

nobody@flickr.com (vermilionink) — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:03:21 -0700

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Daisy Stitch Progress

nobody@flickr.com (vermilionink) — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:08:50 -0700

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Yarn In Basket

nobody@flickr.com (vermilionink) — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:06:10 -0700

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Gray and Orange

nobody@flickr.com (vermilionink) — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:04:54 -0700

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This gray alpaca has been languishing in my stash for ages — I have 10 small skeins, which is not quite enough for a sweater on its own. Enter the new orange yarn, that Tim was kind enough to procure for me, for a nifty 2-color design! The orange is used as a trim and highlight color and will allow me to stretch the nice fuzzy gray alpaca to sweater size. I wanted a REALLY FIENDISH orange, and this hot hot hot Manos del Uruguay "Zinnia" Maxima is just the ticket.

Blocking Gray Lace

nobody@flickr.com (vermilionink) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:11:45 -0700

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Templeton Pinned

nobody@flickr.com (vermilionink) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:40:23 -0700

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Templeton Square

nobody@flickr.com (vermilionink) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:38:16 -0700

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Blocking.

Squirrel Stitch Marker

nobody@flickr.com (vermilionink) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:35:24 -0700

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So cute! From Emily.

Knitting and Bad Action Movies

nobody@flickr.com (vermilionink) — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:20:38 -0800

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Fun for the whole family!

Hat Accomplished

nobody@flickr.com (vermilionink) — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:20:41 -0800

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El Husband tries on the awesome hat he just finished knitting. Good work!

My First Knitting

nobody@flickr.com (vermilionink) — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:58:02 -0800

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This forlorn, lumpy, unintentionally trapezoidal, craptacular swatch is my first-ever knitted item, circa (I think) 2005. The mohair halo somewhat masks just how crappy my stitches are, and the difference in tension at the tight cast-on edge at the very top where the very first, gnarliest stitches are, versus the stockinette at the bottom is just astonishing. Humble beginnings!

So yeah, now every time someone says to me “Ohh I could never learn to knit like you can!” I can show them this photo. Learning to knit? I bet your first swatch can’t be as bad as this. And it only gets better! Want to make things that are awesome? Don’t worry, just keep knitting.

I wish I could internalize this lesson as fully for so many other things in life.

Buttons and Lace

nobody@flickr.com (vermilionink) — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:04:52 -0800

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Joining in the Round

nobody@flickr.com (vermilionink) — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:04:42 -0800

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The magic crisscross trick that has made working in the round a million times better. Tutorial here: vermilionink.tumblr.com/post/35277915600/knitting-trick-o...

Lace Border and Buttons

nobody@flickr.com (vermilionink) — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:04:54 -0800

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Baby Gift Set

nobody@flickr.com (vermilionink) — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:04:51 -0800

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Cascade sweater knit in Shibui sock, Saartje's bootees, tiny pirate monster, and Harold & The Purple Crayon.

Cascade Baby Sweater

nobody@flickr.com (vermilionink) — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:04:53 -0800

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Knit in Shibui sock, held double.

Knit Sweater, Monster and Book

nobody@flickr.com (vermilionink) — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:04:50 -0800

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Sweater, tiny pirate monster, Harold & The Purple Crayon.