(This post is part of my series for Knit and Crochet Design Week 2012.) Designing a Simple Knit Beanie: Day 4 Today’s Design Week theme is design process. When I’m designing something that I might want to replicate in the future (for myself, for a class handout, or for a pattern to share), I usually start by writing … Read more
(This post is part of my series for Knit and Crochet Design Week 2012.) Designing a Simple Knit Beanie: Day 3 Today’s Design Week theme is yarn. Since I already selected my yarn on Day 1, I’m focusing on measurements today. When I’m making a project for myself, I usually take my own measurements. But what about if … Read more
(This post is part of my series for Knit and Crochet Design Week 2012.) Designing a Simple Knit Beanie: Day 2 Today’s Design Week theme is techniques. Instead, I’m focusing on my usual next step in the design process, which is to make a swatch. Many knitters and crocheters hear the word swatch and start running for the … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. (This post is part of my series for Knit and Crochet Design Week 2012.) Designing a Simple Knit Beanie: Day 1 (Note to my readers who don’t knit: Even though my Design Week project is a knit, the steps I’ll walk through are common to knitting and crochet, and I’ll … Read more
(This post is part of my Year of Projects: Crochet Master Class series. You can read the other posts in this series here.) The subtitle of this post should be: Unraveled. Yesterday, I learned that squares for Heartmade Blessings, the intended charity recipient of my bullion stitch blocks, cannot contain any black yarn. So last night, this: became this. I … Read more