Miscellaneous Design Studio

Category: Misc Design Studio

  • What’s Today?

    This week has been feeling chaotic! Our schedule has been thrown up in the air; a holiday here in the USA, a new learning model with school, a snow day! I woke up thinking today was Monday. It took me a minute to realize it’s Friday!! I managed to finally post my Magic Sea Captain…

  • Free Pattern: Magic Sea Captain Watch Cap

    Magic Sea Captain Watch Cap: Solid, Colorblock, and MYOM (Make Your Own Marl) Versions Live your own life aquatic with this awesome Zissou inspired watch cap. The proportions seem all wrong, but when placed on the wearer, they magically become all right. Magic Sea Captain Watch Cap Solid/Color Block Sizes: Newborn/Baby, (Toddler/Kid, Tween/Adult Small, Adult…

  • Love Lines Advent Recap

    In all the years I’ve been knitting, this is my first advent box. These boxes of surprise colorway mini skeins are frequently seen during the December holiday season. I have been curious to try one, but usually miss the order cut-off in the fall. When my absolute favorite indie dyer, Terri from AT Haynes House…

  • Year of Projects: Week 26

    I think I’m approaching that time of year when everything starts to blend in together and one day becomes the next with no real delineation yet you still mark the passage of time in days, weeks, months. This is what Deep Winter does to me. Today is February 14th, Valentine’s Day. But that’s not a…

  • Book Hangovers and Snowy Days

    Last year I read Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and I instantly wanted to devour EVERYTHING I could find by the author. But for some silly reason, I decided to hold off on reading another one of her books. Mostly because I don’t want to put them down and I get sad when it’s time…

  • Lesson Learned

    It doesn’t happen very often, but sometimes I don’t have a needle I need for a project. Yes, I may have a needle in that size, but I don’t have EVERY size/length circular combination (I have interchangeable needles, but the smallest tips are a 5). Particularly in sizes smaller than 8. I started a new…

  • #YarniaPix2021 Recap

    I decided to participate in a January Photo Challenge, which tagged #YarniaPix2021, on Instagram starting the first of the month. It really inspired me to wear my FOs! On Instagram, I listed the pattern, designer, yarn and colorway where applicable there too. In case you don’t use Instagram, I’ve made a gallery of most of…

  • Year of Projects: Week 24

    No lie, last week WIPED ME OUT. Publishing and promoting my Merry Un-Birthday Hat was most of my week. I had been working on Merry Un-Birthday since JULY of 2020, I’m so happy that its been released into the wild. This also makes 17 YOP items completed since August! Get the pattern FREE (rav link)…

  • Merry Un-Birthday Video Links

    At long last, Merry Un-Birthday is ready! This pattern works with ANY two sock/fingering weight yarns held together. You can get the pattern on Ravelry Here! Use the code MerryUnbirthday to get it Free Until 02/11/2021 My new light box made it possible to get some great pictures of the finished project!! Having the kids…

  • Year Of Projects: Week 23

    Thing have been feeling chaotic at our house. Nothing has changed, except I’m feeling overwhelmed by the day to day stuff. This may be because we’ve been having a cold, dreary snap in the weather making it more difficult to WANT to be outside. I had hoped to have my Merry Unbirthday Hat released late…