yes hello id like to submit a pattern for best description

knitting row 8 of any project: incredible, it’s all coming together

This is your daily reminder that if you don’t get something at first, don’t give up on it. Sometimes all you need is a different teacher or a fresh outlook!

Our fibers connect us, past and present.

I’m so curious because the variation I’ve seen is HUGE. I personally consider it “following the pattern directly” at least as long as I’m not making major design changes. I’ve literally never followed a pattern with the recommended yarn and have also never followed one without my own fit changes (often just length cause I’m short lol). Definitely working from a garment knitting perspective so I’m curious if some of the difference is people knitting other things…

My 2025 version of this animation from 2020 :^D as I was drawing the individual frames it was difficult to decipher which part of the knitting process I was recreating. Clarifying the right needle movements through the cables definitely helped. This is also about the speed at which I knit, so watching the gif play back is soothing :^P

been teaching myself how to knit lately

A tip for English knitters when working flat: when purling, ensure you are throwing/flicking OVER the needle rather than UNDER. I don't know about you, but I thought it was "quicker" to purl this way for a WHILE only to realise it was twisting every purl row.

So yes, just sharing that throwing yarn under the needle to purl is perfectly valid, and you can avoid unwanted stitch twist by working the next row of stitches through the back loop.

the horrible creature who lives in my brain and only understands instant gratification: SOCK SOCK SOCK SOCK SOCK SOCK SOCK SOCK SOCK SOCK SOCK SOCK PICK IT UP MAKE A SOCK MAKE THE SOCK SOCK SOCK SOCK

Growing cotton: from seed to sweater 🧵

It took me three days to get this far

Winter Road Trip on the Prairies by redditditdido on reddit.