Needles & Nutmegs

Knitting ALL the toques, and sharing patterns for them on occasion, too. Other stuff over at @knitmeg.

[⚓️MaRiO⚓️ @1SafetyLast]

Two fishermen work on knitting their winter jerseys while waiting for the boats to come in, Ramsgate, England, early to mid 20th century. (Photo by Visual Studies Workshop/Getty Images)

[Cathy Scott @Stitchmastery]

We have a new guest article from @kateatherley on the blog today, a follow up to her Short Rows article to look at the particulars when charting short rows for a design otherwise worked in the round. Have a read here: https://t.co/hCsQt0Dcjq

[Wisteria & Wren @WisteriaWren]

Every year I knit ornaments to add to packages or as small gifts. This year’s pattern is the apple modification of #Peached from @HunterHammersen. There are 16 so far… #knitting

[Yarn Database @YarnDatabase]

Today’s Yarn Database find is … well, you know how hand-made pullovers can be hard to … because … anyway, you need This Is The Back labels, offered by UK dyer extraordinaire Jen at @CastleViewYarns. https://t.co/k7Ca9dURWd #Knitting #Crochet #InclusiveYarnCommunity

[Needles & Nutmegs @needles_nutmegs]

I cannot get over how amazing it is that someone designed a sweater featuring the Cool S 😂😂😂

[Needles & Nutmegs @needles_nutmegs]

@kariebookish Mostly I can't trust that everyone's printer or eyes are good at discerning between five different shades of grey on a print out, so I try to simplify to core information.

[Needles & Nutmegs @needles_nutmegs]

@kariebookish The important thing for me is to be able to convey the motif and how many colours are needed in that individual row. I feel like this also helps if people want to use their colours differently than I did -- maybe they want fewer or in a diff order or diff number of rows, etc.

[V8 @V8]

omg one of us has to change 👀

[Needles & Nutmegs @needles_nutmegs]

@kariebookish I "collect" colour combos I like on a Pinterest board, waiting for the right project.

[Needles & Nutmegs @needles_nutmegs]

@kariebookish I often get inspired by colour combos I see in graphic design (posters, packaging, etc.) and use that as a starting point. If I'm unsure if they'll work, I take a photo of my yarn combo and desaturated it to see if together they have the amount of value contrast I want.

[Needles & Nutmegs @needles_nutmegs]

... did he really compare the blowback to the Salem witch trials, omg

[Kathleen Sperling @wipinsanity]

Lots of people want to support Ukrainian designers right now (awesome), but may be at a disadvantage at doing so because of #ravelryAccessibility. So, since I can use the site, I thought I'd curate a few amazing designers for folks to check out, and post their #offRav links here.

[Mulva Vandelay @Blackbunnyfibrz]

If you "need" to pick up some patterns, here are some wonderful Ukrainian designers to consider. #knittingtwitter #StandWithUkraine
https://t.co/lsVK5bPZeS

[Kathleen Sperling @wipinsanity]

@knittaphd This may help as a resource for knitting on the cheap: https://t.co/jVDrjADJW6

[Dr Alyssa M. Alcorn @a_m_alcorn0131]

@SedgewickF having looked into selling some of the things I make...it seemed like that would require a huge amount of other boring stuff I don't want to do! Not to mention that people seem not only turned off, but often *angry* about the real cost of hand-made items.

[Dr Felicity Sedgewick @SedgewickF]

Or ... don't?

Just have a hobby you enjoy, that isn't monetized or "maximised" or any other -ised.

People need more downtime, not more pressure to be "productive" (according to a very narrow definition) every second of the day!

[Needles & Nutmegs @needles_nutmegs]

I have a huge stack of mostly toques that I didn't make for myself but also didn't make for anyone else. One day I'll figure out what I want to do with them...

[Carol Feller @StolenStitches]

How often do you knit something just for the joy of knitting but know you'll never wear it? #KnittingTwitter

[ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ ๑ ๑ ⁎̯͡༄ @kaztrophysics]

🫀 anatomical heart balaclava 🫀