a fifth iteration joins the wardrobe! want to bet that i start a sixth around the same time next year? it seems to be a seasonal compulsion now.

(via Ravelry: Rowena pattern by Marnie MacLean)

Up too late and didn’t quite finish. 5 rows left for the yoke, then colour work is done (for now) and things will go much faster. 7 days left to finish this sweater and get it blocked. I might just make it.

Crochet Tutorial: Bee Happy Honeycomb Baby Blanket Free Pattern

New Colors! New Moon & Barred Owl are now available on ALL of my bases! Use the link in my profile to see them all! Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ll be casting on a new project… 🌚 🦉

My boyfriend’s cousin had a baby earlier this year, and I just had to knit a Dahlia dress for her. I crocheted some flowers in cotton yarn to brighten it up a little, because why not! The dress is knit in Sandnes Garn Duo, a blend of cotton and merino wool.

Hi! Thanks for asking about this. I get this question fairly regularly, so I’ll address it here.I didn’t really -do- anything to make the pattern: I just 1:1 translated pixels from Super Mario Bros. into worsted weight yarn, and added a few stitches as a border. Therefore, I’m not comfy with charging any money for the pattern. I’d feel okay selling pillows themselves cause I put in the work, but selling something I ripped from the internet with virtually no work feels wrong. So I don’t! 

But, here’s some cool information and resources to get you started:

1. Simply type the name of the sprite you’d like, and add the words “Sprite” and/or “Perler” after it. For example, if you search “Super Mario 1Up Mushroom perler sprite,” you’ll get images like these that you can translate directly into stitches.

2. Each stitch is a 1 to 1 ratio with a bead or pixel. 1 stitch = 1 bead/pixel. The whole thing is made of single crochet stitches.

2. To carry colours through, I use the carrying on the wrong side technique as shown here.

3. As mentioned above, I did all of this with worsted weight (size 4) yarn and a G (4mm) hook. Most of it is Red Heart Super Saver.

4. I added a 2 stitch/row border to the top and bottom in black.

5. I worked all of the smaller squares individually and the larger side in one piece.

6. I single crocheted all the pieces together in black.

7. I stuffed it with an old pillow, but you could buy a pillow form instead if you wanted to.

I should share the Surprisingly-Not-Bioware-Related Christmas present I made for @sanguinespire last year?

She’s an unapologetic Hufflepuff, and this is a double-knit cowl I’m still pretty proud of.