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Well I managed to finish my KAL Mobius Strip Cowl in the allotted time.
The hardest part was Kitchener stitching the tube.
My arthritic hand coped...lol...but my thumb is kind of sore.

Skein Yarn Solstice Kit - Blackberry & Stone. https://skeinyarn.com/
Pattern is https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/velvet-mirror-cowl by Andrea Mowry.

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An arthritis flare-up in my left hand, especially my thumb, had stopped my knitting for the past 5 weeks.
I started my cowl for Skein Yarn’s Accessories KAL on 1st June. The KAL finishes 31st July.
Last night I knitted a few rows without too much pain. Big question - can I do the remaining 49 rows then Kitchener the ends together by then?
(Yes, I'm using my beloved DPNs, I honestly don't like circular needles...lol).

Skein Yarn Solstice Kit - Blackberry & Stone. https://skeinyarn.com/
Pattern is https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/velvet-mirror-cowl by Andrea Mowry.

#solsticeKAL #Australia #LakeMacquarie #knitting #KAL #Cowl #handdyedYarn #handdyedYarnAustralian #neverNotKnitting @knitting #knittersOfTheWorld #knitting #knittingAddict #knittingLove #knit #knittersOfMastodon #fibreArts #crafts #handmade #cowl #knittersGonnaKnit #arthritis #arthriticPain

Started my KAL cowl using Skein Yarn’s Solstice Kit - Blackberry & Stone I’m loving how it’s knitting up.
(Yes, I'm using my beloved DPNs, I honesstly don't like circuar needles...lol). Pattern is https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/velvet-mirror-cowl by Andrea Mowry.
https://skeinyarn.com/

#sysolsticekal #Australia #LakeMacquarie #knitting #KAL #Cowl #handdyedYarn #handdyedYarnAustralian #neverNotKnitting @knitting #knittersOfTheWorld #knitting #knittingAddict #knittingLove #knit #knittersOfMastodon #fibreArts #crafts #handmade

Changement d'échelle : à ma gauche sac tricoté avec des aiguilles 8 mm et 200 gr de laine (il reste 54 cm de la pelote), 60 mailles, à ma gauche col, 80 gr, aiguilles 2,5 mm et 200 mailles.

Plus sur ces deux tricots et astuces à suivre.

L'idée tricoter encore deux-trois trucs avant de toucher à mes deux dernières commandes Bergère de France. Déjà finir la pelote du col (mitaines), achetée en 2014.

NB : je préfère vraiment les aiguilles 2,5 mm.

#tricot #knitting #col #sac
#cowl #bag

The Legacy Cowls Collection Launches March 29, 2024, Commemorating the First DC Super-Villain Created With Fans
In celebration of Batman’s 85th anniversary, Candy Digital and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products are launching all-new DC digital collectibles, The Legacy Cowls Collection. Releasing...
https://comiccrusaders.com/the-legacy-cowls-collection-launches-march-29-2024-commemorating-the-first-dc-super-villain-created-with-fans/
#tech #nft #digital #cowl #dc comics #comic books

Finished knitting the "motorcyclist neck warmer" (free pattern on Ravelry) in grey Berroco "Mistico" yarn. Very soft and fluffy! I already bought a skein in dark blue to knit another one. Might even do a third in their plum color. It fits perfectly, though I had to frog back several times to change needle sizes, even after doing a swatch. Feels soft, light, and cozy. 🥰
#knitting #cowl #Knitted #FiberArts

Some of my latest gym sketches! The bull , The maiden, and The seer )

#pen #sketch #traditionalart #furry #furryartist #furryart #sfw #sfwart #sfwartwork #sketching #gymrat #bull #minotaur #bird #aarakocra #bovine #avian #feather #wings #feathers #cowl #ghost #spooky #ghastly #banshee #eerie #corset #claws #maiden #seer #diviner

It's getting cold (at least in parts of the northern hemisphere) - time for a #cowl from #crochet designer Anna Meier from #ukraine

I think "Sandra Neckwarmer" looks really cool and with the right yarn it should keep one very, very warm.

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sandra-neckwarmer

Also available on etsy https://www.etsy.com/de-en/listing/1585591071/sandra-crochet-neck-warmer-pattern?etsrc=sdt

#crochet @crochet @fiberarts #StandWithUkraine #fiberarts

@knitting @fiberarts

Get this interesting hooded cowl for free for a limited time, or first 1000 downloads, whichever comes first. I just tried and it's still available.

Code “FreeLeaf”

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/leaf-hooded-cowl

#knitting #Ravelry #freepattern #cowl

I think I might be a #MinMax knitter. I only do cowls, but I’m getting really good at them. 😛

Working on yet another #TinCanKnits #cowl for my kid. Gonna work on a matching one for myself next. Really loving these colors. #knitting

Looking to start a small #knitting project for on the go! I spend alot of time in hospital waiting rooms as a #disabledartist so having projects I can easily transport is super important, maybe a #cowl or #knitsocks ?

Ok so I'm obviously 10 years old, because this is funny :)

#owls #funnyowls #punowls #powls

#Scowl, #Dowl, #Vowl, #Towl, #Fowl,
#Cowl, #Jowl, #Trowl, #Howl, #Bowl

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Owl varieties.

#Selfpromotion - my new #knitting #pattern is live.

I've created the cowl as a gift to a friend for their retirement. I hope, someone else will also have fun with that pattern and maybe have a present for a special person in their life?

Pattern is free everywhere.

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/canis-cowl

or also here

https://ko-fi.com/s/0172d6dab8

@knitting @fiberarts #wool #yarn #KnittersOfMastodon #fiberarts #fibercraft #cowl #dogs

I’m A Crotchety Knit Wit

Because of an early snowfall, I am not getting out much these days, so I like to find things to do that can be accomplished while sitting on the couch.  Those things include writing for this blog, reading, and making hats for homeless people.

My daughter-in-law works for a non-profit group that finds homes for the homeless, and there is an ongoing need for all sorts of things for the participants in their programs. Last spring, I volunteered by helping some of them to use computers. I am only moderately qualified as a computer lab supervisor, but my skills were usually sufficient for the task. I also contributed by donating some hats that I had made the previous winter. It had been several decades since I had previously knitted, but I found that the skills came back to me fairly quickly. I was helped by some YouTube videos, for which I am very grateful.

Yesterday, as I finished making a cowl and started making another hat, I wondered why knitting and crochet patterns persist in measuring items horizontally by stitches and not by inches or centimetres. Now that I think about it, my first musing was actually about the peculiarities of pattern abbreviations.  Here, to give you a taste of this is a section of the pattern I am currently using.

Rnd 10: Switch to larger hk, ch 2, hdc2tog by inserting hk in same st as join and next hdc, ch 1, *hdc2tog, ch 1; rep from * to end, sl st in beg hdc2tog.

Rnd 11: Ch 2, hdc2tog beg in last ch-1 space made at the end of the previous rnd, then in next ch sp, ch1, [hdc2tog by inserting hook in same ch-1 sp as last st, then in next ch sp, ch 1] around, ending the last hdc2tog in same ch-1 sp as beg of rnd, join with a sl st in top of 1st hdc2tog. Rep Rnd 11 for patt until piece measures 9 ½(10)” from beg.

To be honest, I haven’t actually completely understood Rnd 11 yet, but I plan to get to it later today. I feel pretty good about myself that I actually think I can do this. In any case, if you look at the end of this instruction, you will see that the piece is measured vertically by inches, but the horizontal measure is by stitches.

The workaround for this is a gauge that one is supposed to do before actually beginning the project. For this hat, the gauge is “12 hdc x 20 rows = 4” on smaller hook.” The pattern also helpfully suggests that it saves time if you do this first. I, of course, have not done this.  I suspect my hat is going to end up much bigger than the one in the illustration. Maybe there is a homeless person with a big head or lots of hair who will appreciate it anyway.

Here’s the thing. If you do the gauge sample piece and find that your stitches are bigger or smaller than they are supposed to be, you have to do the math to figure out how many more or fewer stitches or rows would be required to get to the desired size. Alternatively, you have to experiment with different needle or hook sizes to achieve the same result.  Presumably, there are fastidious crafters who actually do this, but I’m willing to bet there are a lot of ho-hum crafters like myself who prefer to bumble along and see how things turn out.

So, that’s why I ask the question, why not just specify a measurement in the pattern instead of stitch numbers?  I have a feeling that the originators of knitting and crafting patterns back in ancient history were really good at math, or at least better at it than I am. Alternatively, there may have been a secret coven of crafters who worked tirelessly to ensure that they all always worked with the same tension on their yarn. It may have been like the women who lived together for so long that their menstrual cycles coincided. Or, maybe they are the same group of women. Who knows?

Not being in a coven or coinciding my cycles with anyone, I am left with the uneasy feeling that the tension on my crochet hook is probably not what it should be, but I feel only slightly guilty about not having done the little gauge piece in the beginning. I mean, really, how much can it possibly matter?

Don’t answer that.

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