#free colorwork chart

[cthoniccripple]

can't handle election shit rn

here. look at these neat floats

front side looks good too ig

fuck it yall can have the chart

have at it.

read from right to left, turn rows

red squares are wrong side rows, read from left to right

red line is where you can split for sleeves if you want them, or just keep the stripes going or improv. have fun

designed for 24/7 cotton and makes a baggy 2/3xl if you repeat 24 times

I'm still testing tho so uhhh good luck lmao

[fallowhearth]

Apropos of nothing, I found this fingerless mitt knitting pattern I drafted a few years ago and figured I may as well share it? The colourwork motifs can be applied to any pattern base, I wouldn't recommend knitting this exactly as written anyway as they aren't a great fit. I was a bit lazy about drafting the mitts themselves. But! The pattern is fun.

[jaspersketch]

so because this is accidentally a wiz blog now, i have been working on crochet charts of the school symbols. here is one for the shadow school.

it is 20x19, you could use it for C2C and it should work for regular tapestry/intarsia colorwork as well. it's the only one i could get smaller than 30x30 (could probably make it really small but thats too much effort for me)

[himikochan]

Heyyo friends I wanted to share my recently finished object! I try to do at least 1 sweater a year that challenges my knitting and crafting skills. This year I picked steeking- a technique where a knitted object is sewn and cut into- and this one also delightfully used up a bunch of yarn that I had purchased in 2020 for a different project (I tried to make a pattern for a Feather and Fan dolman sleeved cardigan and there's a reason no one has done that, at least in the colorway I did, it was hideous-- that being said, I did chart out how to do an in pattern feather and fan increase so I have that tucked away).

I've recently de-stashed a lot of yarn: there's no shame in admitting that what makes you feel creative and comfortable has changed! And you should be okay with letting half-finished projects go if you don't want to finish them! My grandma has moved into a community for seniors on fixed incomes, who are often on the hunt for cheap/free crafting supplies, and the folx in her building were absolutely delighted to accept the skeins that I didn't love anymore!

I have been thinking a lot about how I want the space I live in to look; especially because I'm privileged to have been gifted so many crafting/art supplies over the years, purchased some and had my interests change, I've been on and off struggling with my mental health, and I've been really prioritizing making my space easier to keep tidy and "sparking joy" so to speak. So now my yarn stash and tools largely fits into 1 bin! I don't necessarily have projects in mind for them, but they more closely align with the colors I like to wear now, textures I like to knit with, and it's a manageable amount for me to paw through when I'm ready to cast on a new project.

All of the yarn for the abandoned dolman cardigan was saved from being re-homed and I was committed to using at least some of it because I had a good amount of it! I had purchased 5 cakes of Palette in Cosmopolitan (a fuschia fingering weight), 4 of Aloft in Cosmopolitan (a fuschia lace mohair), and 4 of Wool of the Andes Sport in Ash (a grey sport weight) from Knitpicks. I knew I wanted to make a cozy sweater out of it but the fuschia and grey color palette was a little too stark for the designs I've been into lately.

On Local Yarn Store day this year, I had picked up a skein of ColourLab DK by West Yorkshire Spinners in Tutti Frutti from Firefly Fiber Arts Studio (a self striping DK weight yarn in yellow/purple/pink/magenta/orange) because I thought it would look interesting with those colors! I DID NOT THINK ABOUT HOW THEY WERE ALL DIFFERENT WEIGHTS THOUGH!!! don't worry it ends up okay

I ended up picking the pattern Flower Power by Anna Johanna because it was a steeked color work sweater that used 3 different colors- it's meant to be knit entirely in a DK weight which is what my multicolor is. Sport weight, my grey, is a little lighter than DK but I knew wouldn't be too much of an issue. My fuschias were held together but a fingering weight and lace held together is still functionally much smaller than than a DK.

I struggle with gauge and my gauge changes as I knit, so swatching only helps me so much. My projects have a tendency to grow during blocking, especially length-wise. I was between sizes so I sized down and basically knit the length at 60% of what I wanted (so pre-blocked the sleeves were just past my elbows and they blocked out to my wrists). For the yoke, I followed the pattern as written but used size 6/4mm needles (I swapped to the recommended size 7/4.5mm for rows of a single color) because I knit my colorwork a little loosely. When I got to the body, my fingering weight was just too thin so I held it double and still sized up to size 10/6mm needles so I would have a nice cushy fabric.

I still ended up with a full cake and a half of Palette and Aloft, a half skein of ColorLab, and probably 2 of Wool of the Andes Sport. But I used so much of what I had and I have a cool new cardigan!!!

The pattern was well written and the design is super cute! I will say, the bottom half of the last set of flowers is a little tight but I suspect that's an issue with me sizing down and my gauge issues. I don't think that's a pattern issue, that's my bad, and really it just affects the drape when I raise my arms up which isn't really an issue. Additionally, if I had sized up I think the body of the sweater would have been too big for me. Maybe I should have used the bust dart option in the pattern but I didn't think it would be necessary (TL;DR it's probably my shoulders causing the issue but because of the way 3D patterning works with yokes, the tension can migrate to the chest even if you don't have a large chest).

While I like my cardigan very very very much, I can now see that these stripes weren't the best pick to show off the flower pattern. I can see the flowers more now than pre-blocked, but the stripes are a little too bold and detract a bit from the overall effect. IMO it looks like a technicolor cheetah print, which I like, but it's not the flowers I was thinking haha. The length of the dyed stripes is very long, which I normally like, but a shorter or smaller stripe might have softened the bold yellow line. Additionally, those colors are the same intensity as the grey: if I had replaced the grey with a white or light grey, the multicolor stripes might have shown more.....

This was my first time steeking and I loved it! I followed the prep instructions in the pattern and followed along with Katie Green's tutorial on cutting steeks. It was very very fun and NGL it was exhilarating cutting through something I had knitted!

The buttons also came from my stash, my mama gave them to me a few years ago :')

so like I'm feeling the normal PROJECT NAUGHTY and I LOVE PROJECT and in 2 weeks, when it's cold again, I will love them :3

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PS I just finished writing this post and I'm a bingus and just realized this is my second sweater this year (I count the year ending on my birthday) and I never finished my post on the Soldotna sweater

PPS I tried a knitting machine at the library and I loved the experience! I think that's my new thing to learn and tinker with and, because I love the feeling of fingering weight and struggle with gauge for fingering weight, I bid on one and GOT one at a steal! It'll be here next week, thinking of names to give them :)

[puuta-heinaa]

It's advancing. Not gonna lie the clouds were a bitch to knit, on average I spent 4 songs per row on rows 27-33, of which I knit 29 and 31 twice. About one hour for 3 rows, so 4-5 hours for such a short part of a sweater. 😵🫠✨💨🥴

Some stitches will be added (silmukoida) on top of the existing stitches with a sewing needle — the missing rays of sun, because 3 yarns per row was WAY TOO MUCH with a yarn this thick, and top of the clouds.

It looks a little wonky when lying flat, but that's because it's not full circle all the way until armpits (that would make puffy sleeves), and it has not yet been blocked. Almost all colorwork sweaters look a bit funny before the stitches relax during the bath and blocking, so I was happily surprised by how good this looked even before that!! Also Very Very Very happy with how the suns set on shoulders even if there's uneven number of them.

I haven:t yet decided if I'll embroider eyes and corona with blue or black, will likely try both options. Initially I thought that I will of course use black, but I kinda started liking the blue as a contrast colour during the clouds?? so we'll see.

The chart will be available for free later this evening or at some point tomorrow.

Also on this photo: my pyjama shirt that I thrifted 15 years ago.

[cjgladback]

So this blocking thing! It's good for more than just nuisances. I haven't knit a lot of garments yet with fiber that responds to blocking, and what I have has been like...socks where it seems unnecessary because the whole thing will be in tension while worn. But also I just don't have large pinnable surfaces, as one typically needs when the point is to soak a piece of fabric and then stretch it out to pose in the shape you want it to be until next soaking. What do I have? The ability to stack waterproof objects on a small patch of flat counter space. And thank goodness because that definitely saved this hat.

Anyway! I am happy to have used my extremely inconsistent first skeins of support-spindled yarn (see the post with them all laid out here) for a project I'll probably actually use once it's chilly again. It is comfortable, even if I'm a bit disappointed in the colorwork legibility. This is how the chart looks:

But I didn't quite manage matching gauge yarns, I'm low on practice/experience keeping tension for stranded colorwork, and probably just aiming for too loose a fabric anyway (should've found a path to increasing stitches and using smaller needles on that section) so it's very blobby.

I do have some of that green and "matching" oyster skein left, as well as a little of the finest oyster yarn I used for the ribbing. So if I use them together again, I'll probably hold the two oyster threads as one. Speaking of, I had way too much of the underplied lace yarn and wasn't happy with my first run at an even more open lace panel, so ended up frogging that back and making these sections with the lace yarn held double. Worth it! Much happier with this result. And I can see why underplied yarn has been said to do lace well; was cool how open it already was before blocking.

Image descriptions below:

[ID: Four photos of a slouchy, off-white beanie with some green colorwork being knit, blocked, and worn. The hat is constructed with a solid top of thicker yarn, strip of lace, a strip of green colorwork (meant to be jumping frogs), a matching strip of lace, and finally a long section of ribbing, broken into four strips by inverting the knits and purls.

In the first photo, with a blurred background, the beanie is still in process with a green string holding the live stitches while it's tried on, partway through the first section of ribbed brim; it fits like a misshapen mushroom, the top lace panel collapsing over the relatively tight colorwork, all under the lumpy increases of the densely knit crown.

The second photo also has a blurred background but shows the hat being blocked, gently stretched over a tower of stacked containers, widest at the top around the curved base of an upside down plastic coffee canister from crown to colorwork, the gradual taper of a hair bleach tub easing the lower lace panel into the ribbing before the very end hangs free around a peanut butter jar pedestal.

The third and fourth photos show the finished hat from the side and front, being worn by a pale-skinned brunette woman with a braid and orange t-shirt in front of painted wood paneling on an overcast day. The hat is slouched but not bulbous, blocking having stretched the colorwork horizontally and the lace vertically; a twice-rolled brim covers the lower lace panel but leaves the still not very legible frog colorwork visible. End ID]

[ID: Chart of green on white colorwork made in the Google Sheets spreadsheet software; a section in the middle is selected, though there are repeated motifs on either side. Every cell with an X in it is colored green and makes slightly horizontally stretched pixel art of a frog hopping from the right to the left; the rightmost frog is crouched under a flower or star made of four dots, to its left is a frog pushing off the ground and to its left a frog leaping horizontally through the air. The repeat is 39 stitches wide, 10 rows tall. End ID]

[kitty-bandit]

Started making my own knitting patterns by playing with colorwork charts.

First attempt: Meow Meow Mitts

When the test knits are done and I get some pics, I’ll post the pattern for free on my ravelry.

[lizardtakesflight]

Hat for the bestie!

Even with all my math to make sure gauge matched, it’s just slightly too small. I forgot to take into account that having yarn carried along the back for the colorwork was going to limit the stretchiness. It’s a gift, so I’m not sure how I feel about that.

Color chart by me. I had to heavily edit my original color chart to squash it vertically, as originally I made it on about a 45 by 45 grid. So the logo is a little smashed-looking… I think I need to work on that in some way.

(Feel free to use the chart if you want)

Useful links:

▶️Stitch & row calculator for gauge

▶️Stitchfiddle, where I did the initial image import for the colorwork

▶️Stitchart, where I made sure things were symmetrical and kept track of my rows, as well as the colorwork sample image generator (app)

▶️My project page on Ravelry

▶️Basic knit beanie pattern by Kathy North (free, knit-flat pattern with varying size instructions)

[shitlinguistssay]

Technoblade Tribute Hat

Since it's the 1 year anniversary of when the news broke, I tried my hand at making a colorwork hat, if anyone else likes dream smp and knitting. Pattern free under the cut

This was inspired by the Jenna La Due's pattern on Ravelry, check it out it's also free. Mine is adapted to be knit in the round because I suck at colorwork knit flat and the colorwork pattern is obviously adapted to Technoblade's avatar.

Gauge:  20 stitches by 24 rows = 4 inches or 10 cm

Pattern:

CO 92 st

Rnds 1-7: k2p2 until end

Rnd 8 (k22,kftb) 4 times [96 stitches]

Rnd 9 Knit across

Round 10-18: Colorwork pattern for the head and crown (the nose, eyes and gemstones will be added later on with the duplicate stitch)

Continue knitting until hat measures approx. 6 ½ inches (17 cm) or to desired length.

Shaping the crown: (96 stitches)

Round 1: (k10, k2tog) 8 times [88 stitches]

Round 2 (and all even rows through 12): knit across

Round 3: k6, k2tog to end

Round 5: k5, k2tog to end

Round 7: k4, k2tog to end

Round 9: k3, k2tog to end

Round 11: k2, k2tog to end

Round 13: k1, k2tog to end

Round 14: k2tog to end Round 15: k2tog until 6 stitches remain, then cut yarn with a long tail. Weave tail through remaining stitches before removing from needles and then weave into ends. Hat is done, just weave in the ends and move on to duplicate stitches of the desired details

Here's a tutorial for duplicate stitch for those unfamiliar.

Stitchfiddle has a list of the colors from when I modeled the chart but you can use any colors that work; I used spare yarn I had around

I kind of knit and then tried to work out the pattern after bc my process of creation sucks, but if the shaping doesn't come out, please let me know and I'll remake it and do a better job keeping track! The pattern is free but if anyone is inclined/can afford it please consider donating to a charity for research into sarcoma

[demongrocer]

NaKniCroWriMo Week 1: Meet the Maker

Day 2: NaKniCroMo Goals

I am planning to start a project today using some of my handspun yarn: a quick ombre hat by designer Emily Dormier (Ravelry link to free pattern / chart) (hat kit and pattern available from ImagiKnit).

I would like to get comfortable with reading and executing on the colorwork chart. I would also like to ensure I have spun enough of my secondary color.

I may also post about random other fiber craft works in progress. March is a pretty packed month for me, so if I am able to post once a week, I will be happy with that.

[digitalusmarket]

25 Easy and Free Knitting Patterns for Beginners

Are you ready to jump into knitting patterns but not sure where to begin? There are a vast variety of options for free and easy knitting patterns that will have you making all types of fun projects right away. Here is a complete list of 25 free knitting patterns for beginners that are best for gifting your started.

Easy Knitting Patterns for Learners and Beginners

To get started with knitting patterns, all you have to know are some basic stitches. Then add some more skills, such as increasing, decreasing, and working in the round, and you will have dozens of amazing knitting patterns to choose from! Well, there are enough knitting patterns for intermediate-advanced knitters or beginners. So you can easily knit to your heart’s content!

Read More: 25 Easy & Free Knit Dishcloth Patterns

The first thing a beginner should knit: Few of the simplest projects for first-time knitters include baby blankets, scarves, and dishcloths. All these patterns can be knitted up very quickly and require only one or two stitches.

Few things to look for the perfect project

Simple stitch pattern: Most of the patterns will tell you right in the introduction what stitches or skills you will have to know. When you get started, search for patterns like stockinette stitch, garter stitch, or rib stitch.

Increase, decrease, and easy shaping: When you are ready to start for something slightly more advanced as compared to a scarf, seek out projects that make use of skills of increasing, decreasing, and easy shaping. Hats and shawls are the best knitting projects for beginners that commonly use all techniques.

Yarn weight: Few yarn weights are simpler to knit than others. DK and worsted tend to be the easiest to handle. Once you get some projects under your belt, you can start testing with lighter and heavier weights.

Easy colorwork: Colorwork in knitting patterns is the technique of using various types of colors in your project. It might sound arduous, but it can be quite simple. Strips are the easiest type of colorwork for learners. A more complicated pattern will offer you a chart of color.

Clear instructions: Before getting started, read all the instructions. Make sure you have understood the techniques before jumping into your knitting project. This will save you from frustration as you knit. Most instructions for knitting patterns include videos and pictures so you can anticipate what you need to do.

The Best Yarn and Needles for Beginning Knitters

Yarn: worsted-weight yarn and DK are the simplest yarns for beginners. You can see your stitches with both yarns, and they won’t get tangled like other lighter-weight yarns. Each of the free patterns which are mentioned in this post includes suggested yarn weights. Be prepared to see worsted-weight and DK suggestions!

Needle: medium to large-sized knitting needles are perfect for beginners. They are simple to work with and also grip as you practice your stitches. The perfect size of the needle is 8-11 U.S.

As you knit unique projects, you will need to have a collection of double-pointed, straight, and circular needles. You can buy starter packs or a collection of needles to ensure that you have a wide variety of types and sizes of needles.

Read More: 20+ Best Gifts for Knitters in 2022

The List of 25 Knitting Patterns for Beginners to Start Knitting!

Tasseled garter stitch scarf

A scarf is the best knitting project, to begin with, for learners. The fun tassels on this stitch scarf are not tough to make, but it gives it a finished and fancy look. The second color in this pattern also adds to the fashionable look of this easy or simple project.

Baby booties

The simplest baby booties are a cute and perfect gift for a new baby. But these baby boots can be complex. On the bright side, this knitting pattern makes booties simple because it uses single-point needles and does not need any tricky shaping.

Baby sweater pattern

This pattern uses only one simple garter stitch, which utilizes a few simple shaping, one by increasing or decreasing. This is one of the great beginner sweaters, but if you are completely new to knitting, then you might want to save this knitting project until you have a scarf or two under your belt.

Seafaring scarf

With this chunky wool scarf, you will feel like you are cuddled up to the softest sheep. You can choose from almost five natural and dyed colors, in a range from this subtle and soft winter grass to rustic history nut. To make squishy ribs in this scarf, you will need to know the knitting process.

Confetti scarf

The fun colors that fill this Confetti scarf are made by knitting the project using seven unique strands of yarn. Don’t panic; it’s not as hard as it might look since the yarns tend to curl around and stick to each other as you knit. The knitting pattern even includes eight pictures of ideas for your color choices.

World’s simplest mittens

This pattern provides five different sizes of mittens. To make this, you will work in a round and knit from the cuff to the hand. After that, finish with the thumb. This is a basic knitting pattern, but it might not be acceptable for those who are brand new to knitting.

Garter stitch baby cardigan

This sweater is so sweet and cute! For this stitching pattern, you will have to make a few shaping knit button holes and then sew all the pieces together, as well as sew all the buttons on your sweater.

Garter yoke baby cardi

It’s a very simple tiny cardi with seamless raglan constructions and an I-cord button band. Also, it’s a very basic and easily adjustable knitting pattern. To knit this sweater from the top down, you have to use circular needles. If you make a small sweater, use thinner yarn and a smaller needle; if you make a bigger one, use thicker yarn and larger needles.

Flax pullover sweater

This knitting pattern is perfect for more experienced learners or beginners and includes toddlers through adults. Once you knit it correctly, the only problem you will face is that all your friends will be asking or requesting you to knit them too.

Diagonal comfort blanket

If you are searching for a cozy blanket that knits up very quickly, then this diagonal blanket is perfect for you. This pattern is made with medium-weight yarn and has a skill level of ease.

GAP-tastic cowl

This fun cowl project is best for new knitters who want to practice purling and knitting, and it’s also an amazing mindless knit for advanced knitters. With your favorite winter outfit, you can wear it and also give your friend a gift.

Cozy ribbed scarf

This is the perfect ribbed-stitch scarf that you won’t wish to take all winter long! It knits up very quickly and makes a beautiful gift to give your loved ones. For getting the perfect drape, use 100% baby alpaca yarn.

Delightful dishcloths

Making your dishcloths is the best way to make your kitchen feel more like home. These are the simple and most effective ways to create something reusable for your home. Also, this knitting pattern is free so that everyone can enjoy it. With this, you also don’t need to worry about gauge since the correct size is not essential.

Baby mitts

These tiny mittens are so adorable, fast, and best for using up extra bits of yarn. For these simple thumb less mittens, you will have to know how to work and how to increase.

Brick sweater

Brick is a simple and basic pullover as your daily sweater, and it has top-down raglan creation, which allows you to check the fit as you go. Also, this pattern is best suited to an advanced beginner.

Moonbow slouchy chunky knit cardigan

If you know the knitting, purling, and decreasing, you are able to make this chunky and cozy cardigan. When knitting the pieces, you will easily sew them together with a whip stitch.

Garter rib baby blanket

There is enough texture in this ribbed and squishy baby blanket, and it’s perfect for keeping the baby warm and snug.

The age of steam kerchief

This triangle-shaped shawl is made with stockinette stitch and definition with garter knit eyelet sections. You can create it as large or small as you want to create the perfect shawl drape for you.

Sockhead hat

This cozy hat has a ribbed brim that keeps you warm while you sport your hand-knit project. To make this hat, you must know the complete process of knitting, purling, and K2tog.

Chunky hat for beginners

This is another sung and comfortable hat for the winter seasons. You just need to knit in the round until you complete your hat, then make your pompom to keep it fun. This knitting pattern also has video tutorials walking you through the knitting procedure.

Lambing mitts

These fingerless mittens were specially created to keep the fingers of farmers warm as they catch newborn lambs at lambing time. But even if you don’t have sheep, then don’t think too much because everyone can find a time when these gloves are just what they need. Also, this pattern has complete instructions for small, medium, and large-size mittens.

Headband with a twist

If you don’t want to wear hats but keep your ears warm, this fashionable headband is best for you. It adjusts the finished length or width so that it fits your head just right.

Easy peasy socks

This is a worsted weight sock, which means they will be warm and work up quickly. Maybe it’s not the socks you need to wear every day, but you will be a less depressed sock knitter if you learn the basics of a project that you will complete quickly. You can make these socks if you can work in the round, decrease and take up stitches.

Read More: 25 Free Cardigan Knitting Patterns for Beginners

Easy knit boot cuffs

This pattern is best for learning how to knit with double-pointed needles. Alternatively, you can use the method of magic loop. With this easy handmade project, your legs will stay toasty warm.

On the bias throw pillow

Don’t miss out on this fancy or fashionable throw pillow project to fix up your living room. It is a simple way to add color choices to your home, and plus it’s perfect for beginners.

Final Verdict

When you are entirely new at knitting, you may be threatened at first, but after some rounds, you will find your stride. There are various types of beginner’s projects out there, and you get the chance to find the patterns and styles you really want. These 25 free and easy knitting patterns mentioned above will encourage you to use your acquired skills to do projects for your home.

Source:https://hariguide.com/free-knitting-patterns/

[lauramkaye]

More information about the Codywan Socks

I've been so pleased to see how much people are liking my Codywan socks! (well, sock, right now, heh.)

I wanted to gather up answers to questions I saw in the notes and put them in a reblog so that hopefully people could find them.

What yarn is that?

The speckled is Knit Picks Hawthorne Fingering in the color Karaoke Speckle. (On sale as of late January 2024!) The orange sparkly variegated is Sparkle Princess sock yarn from the Etsy store Lady Purl in the color Merida. (Also check out her other fannish yarns, I love this shop.) The solid colors in the colorwork are Valley Yarns Huntington in the colors Sea Gull, Mustard, Banana Cream, and Dark Grey Heather. The sparkly blue in the lightsaber is Skacel Vegas Color in the color Light Blue.

How do you make the helmet, lightsaber, writing etc?

It's a technique called stranded colorwork, combined with duplicate stitch. (The lightsaber near the toe and the dark grey and yellow on the helmet and foot are duplicate stitch.)

How long did that take you? (@dahscribbler)

I started designing the pattern in early December 2023 and started the knitting in early January. I finished the first sock around January 25, 2024. (Note that I am also working on another pair of socks so this wasn't the only project I was working on.)

Were these hard to make?

It depends on what you already know how to knit. I wouldn't do this as a first knitting project and probably not your very attempt at both socks and colorwork. (It was only my second colorwork project but I've knit a LOT of socks, they are one of my favorite things to knit.) To make this, you should know (or will need to learn) how to knit a sock with a contrast heel and toe, the basics of stranded colorwork, and how to do a duplicate stitch. Aside from the increases and decreases involved in shaping the heel and toe of the sock, there are only knit and purl stitches in the pattern; you don't have to do lace or cables or anything.

Is there a pattern I can buy?

Not yet. I am writing one, though, and I will put it up on Ravelry when I'm done. It will include more than just Codywan! I have plans for a Quinfox pair, a Blyala pair, and a Kix pair. I have designs for a lot of other troopers as well and I'm going to see if I can do some other lightsaber designs and foot motifs/wording so you can mix and match. (My Ravelry project page for these socks is here, feel free to follow me there if you like! That page has some of my colorwork charts, though I am revising them based on my experience knitting the prototype sock.)

Currently I have designs charted for:

Cody

Bly

Gree

Fox

Wolffe

Kix

Rex

Waxer

Boil

212th Trooper (generic paint)

Many thanks to everyone who has been so complimentary about my work! It's made me very happy to see others share my very niche creative joy. :)

First sock complete!!

Now I just have to do the second one…

[rose-honey-lemonade]

I understand that certain crafts are just not gonna click for everyone's brain. Hell, I can't wrap my mind around crochet no matter how much I want to. My ADHD doesn't understand how to keep track of stitches when they're not on a needle.

But I've had so many people over the years tell me that they'll never be good at knitting like I am because their projects are all so messy or have holes or whatever.

1. I have been knitting pretty constantly since I was 14. I am now 33. That's 19 years of constant practice, of course my knitting looks more advanced than someone whose been knitting off and on for a year or two.

2. My first knitting project ever was made with the ugliest red heart super saver and started with ten stitches and ended with fifty something stitches because I kept making accidental yarn overs and accidentally splitting the yarn. No one had taught me how to fix these problems. Even with the random dropped stitches it still managed to grow into the ugliest trapezoid.....thing. I gave it to my cat because he was a cat and only understood "oh cuddly?" But it was hideous.

3. Now I write my own patterns and do complicated colorwork and make structured knitting and use all sorts of stitch techniques. But for the first, probably 14 years of me knitting, I just steadily tried new things. I fucked up a lot!!!! I've made so many ugly things out of yarn!!!! But that's how you get better! You make an ugly thing, go "huh...well that's ugly AF" and attempt it again. (3b. I am absolute SHIT at cables. Cable pattern charts look just as confusing to me as crochet charts but I will attempt them again at some point. But for now I'm focusing on colorwork and lace and stuff)

So what I'm trying to say is, don't compare yourself to people who are at different places than you. I've had so many beginner knitters tell me they'll never be as good as me which is just NOT TRUE, I used to be an absolute-disaster-ugly-knits-full-of-holes why-are-there-always-holes!? kinda knitter too! The only difference is that I spend a lot of my free time knitting and have been for NINETEEN YEARS!!!!

If you're still a sprout, or even a seed, don't compare yourself to a tree, the tree was once a sprout too.

[dearbisexual]

made up the colorwork chart! this is my own design n not inspired by anything in particular (other than wanting to do something w/ diamonds lol)

it’s a 10 stitch repeat across 9 rows, feel free to save and use as you please! (just please don’t include it in paid patterns) it hasn’t been test knit yet for the record