#redportrait

[dreamsinombre]

idealism-sits-in-prison:

I use stitch fiddle or chart minder (both are websites). There's also the Wooltasia app.

violetdale:

Also, you can google knitter's graph paper and print it out if you want to design with pencil and paper. There are also books of knitter's graph paper available to buy online. You can just colour your designs right in. Knitter's graph paper will give you a more accurate prediction of what your pattern will look like than regular square graph paper because the proportions are designed to mimic the knit stitch.

Ah, thank you for the tips on the actual writing of it, but I was looking more for resources that cover how to calculate sizes and how many stitches to CO or inc/dec throughout due to the tension for colorwork being different. Like, for a regular sweater for myself in Xweight, I CO Ysts, but would that number change for a colorwork sweater since the tension is different? That’s more what I’m trying to find resources talking about. I recently did those Stardew Valley Summer socks and had to restart them after my initial attempt because they were turning out way too small due to the tension. I’d hate to start a sweater with my usual, “fly by the seat of my pants, figure it out as I go” method of designing and end up with a sweater that doesn’t fit and have to start it all over again after getting, idk, 2/3 of the way through. But I’ll be checking these sites and such out when I get to the point where I’m writing down the pattern. I typically just use Excel for the actual graphing of things because I’m lazy. But having the names of a couple websites that also provide the charts is handy, too!

redportrait:

Stitchfiddle is good for designing, I'm using it right now. Re: tension, yes, it is different bc if you don't pay close attention when you're learning your stitches will be too tight--the floats at the back (the yarn you're carrying) don't stretch as much as knit fabric does. I space out my stitches right before changing colors, so that I know the floats are long enough to lie correctly. Not foolproof but much better than nothing. Idk what everyone else does[.] I'm sure there's better ways out there as well ! What are you searching for ? If "stranded colorwork" isn't turning anything up try "fair isle colorwork", that's the way I've heard it referred to most often.

Good to know Stitchfiddle has two endorsements now! I’ll definitely check it out. But I also have knit colorwork before, off of others’ designs, so I’ve already got that initial learning curve of, “oh, I need to space these stitches out.” Which was interesting, since one of my mundane magic powers is perfect tension (non-colorwork, I now have to specify)! That’s the tip that I came across multiple times when first learning: keep your right needle stitches all spread out as you go.

I also know that Fair Isle is one of a handful of different colorwork techniques that come from a specific region. I haven’t delved too deeply into the nuanced differences between those techniques, mostly because I haven’t knit any patterns specific to those regional designs and am not looking to make something specifically in any of those styles. I didn’t realize it’d be so difficult to find resources on just non-regional-specific colorwork!

violetdale:

Look up books by Alice Starmore and Mary Jane Mucklestone. They both have stitch dictionaries for designing your own fair isle pieces, that also include tips and instructions on colour work.

diddlysquash:

If you’re wanting colorwork hats or sweaters, tin can knits has an ebook called “strange brew” that has a lot of the math figured out for sizes from newborn up through a very size inclusive adult where you can plug in your own charts for fingering, DK, or worsted weight yarn. It was really helpful for me getting started. Otherwise, know that in colorwork your tension will differ more than usual between flat and in the round, so if you’re swatching try the speed search technique[.] Sorry, speed swatch technique. You knit across the row on a circular needle, but instead of joining in the round or doing a purl row you slide the work down the needle and then carry the yarn along the back. It’s way more accurate.

Ahh I will definitely check those authors out, thank you! That’s kind of what I was looking for after realizing most of the promising-looking online resources I did find were e-courses (at and least one in-person course) that are quite up there in price and/or not running anymore.

I did come across Tin Can Knits’ Strange Brew, but it seemed like it was just for seamless yoke, and the design I want to tackle first will have colorwork motifs down the body. But! I shall give them a look; TCK are solid and always worth checking out.

I also didn’t know about the speed swatch technique! I do prefer to knit my sweaters in the round (I think seaming might be my absolute LEAST favorite thing to do about knitting. So much so that I’ve been trying out ways to pick up sleeves instead of seaming them on because I hate doing it so much and feel like my sleeves always twist no matter what I do to prevent that), so having a swatch technique that replicates that so I can get more accurate tension would be fantastic. Thank you!

[slobbereyes]

last night i had a dream there was a zombie apocalypse and then I met the second reincarnation of christ. he was really sad and insecure because this time he didn’t know how to save the world and I was like it’s ok jesus and then we made out.

[tyrhinosaurus]

Thanks so much for everyone's advice!

Especially @no-pants-dan and @redportrait

It helped heaps, I got the draw in under control and kept the width consistent for the rest of the work :)

Just finishing off ends and then my very first piece of weaving is done!

[kvltprince]

@redportrait i had a dream that we were spies together, and would video whatever was needed and present it to whoever it was needed presented to

and not say a word

[leguin]

Chia & edelweiss

chia ⇢ what’s an inside joke you have with someone else?

every time i have to remember an inside joke they all flee my memory...does tormenting @redportrait with olly alexander's australian accent marbles monologue count as an inside joke

edelweiss ⇢ how’d you think of your url/username? what’s it associated with to you?

it's just ursula k le guin's last name, which surprisingly was not taken in the spring of 2015 when i finally changed it from an old pacific rim url. can't say i remember what prompted the change exactly, but when i was in the hospital 10 months later with an unbelievably scrambled brain i apparently kept asking my parents to bring me my earthsea books, which to me really cemented the association.

[comfortabletextiles]

🍉🌈 for the crafting game !))

🍉are you a planner, or are you more of a "e we will see how this one goes" type of crafter

Hmm both? Like there a projects were i do a terrible amount of math and research and other times, it is fuck around and find out 😅 both are fun though :D

🌈 do you have certain colors you gravitate towards when crafting

I don't think so? I LOVE green and all the dark colors!! But also natural wool white is gorgeous?!? I guess in the end it depends on who i make it for, or what i make (i would never make myself a orange jumper, but an orange toy or decor mushroom, Shure thing!!)

[jumeria]

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[borrowedhuman]

14, 16, 32, and then 3 )))

14: what’s your coffee order?  large latte, 4 shots espresso. or just the biggest coffee the place has

16: if you had to get a tattoo right now, what would you get and where? magically have the half thought up design i have finished thought up over some scars on my right forearm prob, im close enough to gtting away from this place itd be alright.

32: how old do you get mistaken for? at this point im not even sure how young i get mistaken for, probably still teenage especially when im binding and my hair is dyed. its kindof funny. kindof.

3: i dont even know. time is fake and im not sure where this past week has gone. i found out that a not direct neighbor and acquaintance that i didnt even know lived in town died of an od the other day and like, its been bothering me all evening because like. america is so awful about addicts in general and its just another thing to the pile that i cant be like “oh yeah im grumpy cos im Struggling A Little” at my parents when i gotta deal with them later this week,. and you know That Makes it Worse. and its just ultimately another thing to the pile of shit that they refuse to be humans about anyway so like. whatever. chop chop cant wait til theyre ouit of my life for good and not reminding me every few weeks what i have to keep quiet about with them actively pretending like they want to be parents about anything ever.

im getting some art slowly drawn though. and a little better about talking about my ocs i suppose so .. thats something.

[acuarela]

Audrey Tatou #retrato en #rojo #redportrait #ballpen #audreytatou #aprendiendo @pvil (en Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHmHLNIHV-1/?igshid=1nxngpnohuprp

[imcharliebrown]

Mi guardò con i suoi occhi ammalianti, mi ipnotizzò con i suoi ricci accattivanti. Di gioia fui invaso, di estasi pervaso, e adagio,adagio divenni...Malvagio! Secondo esperimento di Halloween 👍 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ He looked at me with his bewitching eyes, she mesmerized me with her captivating curls. I was filled with joy, pervaded ecstasy, and slowly, slowly I became ... Evil! second Halloween experiment 👍 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #andreamichienzi #yallyally #travelfriends3 #nikon_photogroup #nikonitalia #nikon_photo #50mmphotography #50mm #50mmlens #portraits_maniac #portraitphotography #portrait_photogroup #portraitvision_ #portraitlooks #ritrattistica #ritrattofotografico #ritrattoastratto #adagioadagiodivennimalvagio #halloweenphotoshoot #redportrait #esperimenti #esperimentifotografici (presso Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHGIgGqBmg1/?igshid=88lr5vktjj9g

[manahiraki]

[tessazalea]

illuminated shadows

Watercolor portrait drawing on a #moleskine sketchbook

[ballsballsbowls]

redportrait replied to your photo

strongly disagree. the objective is to look LESS french and MORE corpselike.

Further proof that tumblr’s ads are poorly targeted. You would think knowing we all want to look like a corpse (if not BE a corpse) would be basic knowledge.

[twilightprophet]

@redportrait: always love doing dye experiments... out of curiousity what did you mordant with ?

I’m using alum + cream of tartar since they’re both easy to get  c:

[kvltprince]

hey happy birthday ! hope you get to be at least relatively unbothered by assholes, and that u have a good day))))

well~ ive gone off on facebook about pronouns and people needing to use the name that is handed to them, but i think that my day will be alright. the assholery will be minimal with my parents cos theyre generally good (the cake they are brnging((and didnt ask if i had any preferences on?)) had best have seth on it as a fucking name or ill be disappointed in them though as thats the name they know of that isnt my deadname)

[leguin]

free portrait of roo for you :)

this is an unbelievable insult. you come to my blog. on the eve of my rue's birthday. with this picture