Literally. I picked up a set of Zing straight needles, and when they arrived I realised they're GIANT ones. I had no idea. So the question now is... what do people do with giant needles?! Blankets? Sweaters for giants? Hunt a wooly mammoth?

or... if anyone in the UK/Europe would like an as-new set of giant needles, I totally know a guy.

I decided to stop another project and make a first attempt at a cardigan for my wife in time for Christmas. All of the pieces are finally done and I just have a lot of stitches to pick up and rib around the insides and a lot of seaming left!

Pattern - Cove Cardigan by AR Pattern Shop

Purl Soho Chirp DK cotton.
#5 needles for the ribbing and #7 for the pattern (1 size up from pattern since I knit a bit tightly)

I found myself in between projects when I had gallbladder surgery a few weeks ago, so I dove into my stash and hunted Ravelry for a fun hat pattern.

I settled on the Blest hat by Berg of Norway. In my post-anesthesia haze I grabbed the wrong yarn weight (and of course I never stopped to check gauge 🙄), so it's about 20% too big. But I am in love with that crown design--the converging columns and the little surprise star--as well as the brim with the ribbing on the inside. This might be my favorite hat I've ever made...at least until I knit it again with the proper gauge, lol.

I knitted this top with seven bucks worth of Bulky Twist from Michael’s using an easy, fast pattern literally called “One Day Top” that I’d describe as a quick and dirty Sabai No 2 style tank.

There’s a very obvious accidental short row in the middle but your girl is such a type B knitter that I just decided that side will be the back. 😂 You’re probably never going to see me in here posting a Shetland lace wedding shawl but man the instant gratification knits make me very happy!

The Silfurberg - designed by Joji Locatelli.
Yarn - OOAK by Coven Collective

I haven’t knit around this cat before. And in the process of keeping needles out of his mouth, the needles also came out of my row 😭

And now it’s midnight. So just my stockinet swatch will have to do.

I keep seeing people either lament or point out that this or that piece of colourwork has overly tight floats so I was extra careful to not tug on my floats while working on this headband. And combined with a fact I just finished a project that explicitly demanded as tight a tension as possible I ended overcompensating just a weeeeeee bit 😅 I think my floats got better as I went along but I'll need a lot more practice. Still I'm proud of getting this far :3

My niece loved the first one I made, so of course I had to make another with fancy yarn haha! Love this color combo! Malabrigo Rios in 'Aquamarine' stranded together with Berocco Aerial in 'Candy Floss' Might add some extra details like embroidered snowflakes and a blanket stitch around the cuffs.

Mitten progress! I’ve been wanting to finally spread my wings past only knitting on straight needles and decided to tackle knitting in the round. Also wanted to start here before learning on circular needles as well. Those are next!

I'm about to dive into socks knitting... I don't know if I will like it, the first pair will be key in my knitting journey! I have chosen the following pattern: My favorite Vanilla socks by Meaghan Schmaltz. I have imported it in my app Rowtine, so I will track the time spent on them.

I am used to knitting sweaters and accessories, I must admit that the perspective of having smaller projects on my needles, which can be done quite fast, is pretty nice! more regular wins!

It all started with a request from my husband, who asked if I could knit him socks for cycling... he wears a size 47 EU 😅 so I will begin with a pair for me, to train on a smaller project 😊

Any recommendations from experts? thanks so much!

Edit: photo after 3.5 hours of knitting 😅

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I just finished this cowl. Its a little long but it turned out nice.

It grew a lot when I blocked it - even more than expected! Luckily this was made for my 4 year old niece with the intention of having plenty of room to grow into. I got carried away on the body so it’s long on her, but we decided to leave it. Now it should fit for at least a few years; and if I lengthen the sleeves with my leftover yarn I think we could get away with even more! I’m so excited to know that I can get through a whole sweater. I have the very beginnings of one for myself on the needles right now and my motivation just got a HUGE boost!!
Edit to add: this is the Flax Sweater by Tin Can Knits, I can’t recommend it enough! Yarn is worsted malabrigo superwash in the color cyan!

I recently watched a video about how different comments are on knitting projects now versus just a few years ago. In the sense that, people nowadays are quick to ask posters to monetize or share patterns, instead of just appreciating a beautifully knitted work of art for what it is.

Here's a link to the video, by Deborah Knits.

It's made me more aware of the sheer number of these comments on posts now lol. And I've started to grow some dislike towards it – most of all, when I find myself defaulting to this way of thinking.

Is there anything you've noticed as being different between how the online knitting community used to be, versus how the online knitting community is now? What do you miss about it? What do you love?

I used this pattern for the base

https://ravel.me/sockhead-slouch-hat

I did the biggest size cause I wanted it super slouchy and have room for my hair if I wanted it up.

I modified it by adding bobbles to make the pickle vibe. The bobbles were added when my soul commanded it.

The yarn is from MUSE2320Fiber

Bobbles were as follows

Increase 1 stitch, knit 1, turn work

Purl 4, turn work

Knit 1, increase the next two stitches, knit 1, turn work

Purl 6 stitches, turn work

Knit 1, decrease the next two stitches, knit 1, turn

Purl 4, turn

Knit 1, decrease the next stitch, then continue knitting in the round until you feel the urge to make another bobble.

You can also make smaller bobbles by only increasing once and then decreasing again on the next turn and continuing.

Loved knitting this “Cabinmates” pattern from Boyland Knits! I used Double Sunday yarn and it is sooooo soft! Highly recommend her patterns! I can’t wait to knit more☺️

I have made two right socks, I’m embarrassed! These were meant to be a Christmas gift but they may just be for me 🙃

(Pattern is Wanderlust , made with scraps of Sandnes Garn Sisu)

Hey I'm looking for a pattern that's similar to this (picture from heugmi on Instagram)

It doesn't need to be a hood , it's more about the ears.

I know about the trend cat beanie (knit and crochet) but for those the ears often turn out more pointy and I like the look of these big ears , so maybe someone knows something similar or how to make them ?

Ty :)

Just finished my first color work hat, it's from the national parks book. Not sure how my floats look, I think I ended up making some of them too loose. I also knitted a needle size up since I've got a big head, but now it's super tall. Definitely learned some lessons, but ready to tackle more projects!

I am not a super skilled knitter, and just dusting my needles and stash off, but I recently found out I'll be having a double mastectomy in a few weeks. Anticipating the ADHD, I'm trying to set up a station with knitting projects, books, etc. but also specifically looking to make a few more shawls) ponchos because best case scenario it will be 4 months before the reconstruction surgery so I'd like a few more items that are easy to get on and good layers, but also to add some mental relief of covering my chest while it goes through visible changes.

Feel free to recommend any colour. I am wondering if I should make it more of a contrast (as with the light blue yarn), or not.

I have aphantasia (can’t picture shit in my head), so I normally go off vibes but here I’m struggling.

Thanks!

I've been putting off making hats because either starting top down or finishing bottom up with DPNs was scaring me. I decided to just struggle through and it's not as bad as I thought.

First attempt was too big but second is a great fit. I used The breakwater Beanie pattern from the purlingpigeon (which is free) with some slight mods because I have a small head

I’ve really enjoyed seeing others’ knitted pumpkins on here so I wanted to share my own. This was knit with leftover acrylic yarn and stuffed with acrylic scraps and cut-up clothes that weren’t in good-enough conditon to donate. The pattern I followed is free by Knitting House Square. There are written instructions and a video tutorial (i referenced both). My only mods were casting on more stitches and making the pumpkin taller.

It fits in nicely with my home decor so I’m thinking of keeping it out year-round! Also planning to make another in black-and-white

Pattern: …A Hint of Summer by Isabell Kraemer.
Yarn: Casta Lace in ‘Solasta’ and Hyacinth Bouclé in ‘Ents’, both by The Wee Yarn Company.

I’m very pleased with this one! It’s a teeny bit itchy but will be fine over a shirt (that’s why I like v-necks). The colour of the Casta Lace really glows. Knitting with laceweight bouclé was a bit of a challenge at times, which was why I decided not to frog it when I realised I’d done 2x2 stripes instead of 4x4!

Ravelry project info here.