Needles used: 3.25mm

A test swatch for a Loki scarf somehow became a knitted bracelet today because I wanted to pledge my allegiance to Loki because he’ll be taking over the world this May keep it.

It’s frooping amazing.

The pattern I used was a simple houndstooth chart I found off ravelry. I basically just knitted it and smacked a buttonhole near the end. xD If any of you are keen on horizontal buttonholes, here’s a nifty tutorial. :)

Pattern: Fingerstache |Pattern| |Ravelry|
Difficulty: Easy
Needles used: 3.25mm bamboo

I’m probably one of the very last to jump onto the moustache bandwagon (me being the incredibly outdated person I am xD). I knitted this up real quick the night before last and had a ball of a time rampaging around college the very next day “I moustache you a question!” “Indeed!” “Like a sir”

This was knitted with a provisional cast on and finished off with kitchener stitch, which was a first for me. Also, as I am still somewhat traumatised by the Merc’s Pride Scarf, I did this in fair-isle rather than intarsia. The floats went across quite a few stitches, but it’s a small project and multiple bobbins would just overcomplicate it. xD (I’ve included links to various video tutorials so you guys know what I’m talking about. >w<)

All in all, a quick, easy and rewarding project. :) I highly recommend it to all you aspiring sirs out there. haha

Until next time, cheerio!

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30 Day Knitting Challenge
Day 11: Do you have a “Knitter Hero” or someone that is just way too awesome for their own good? Do share!

One of them would definitely be Eunny Jang. I came across a video of her explaining how to manage colourwork and almost immediately, she became one of my favourite online knitters.

Another Knitting Hero would be hands-down, elsteffo on YouTube. Eight years ago, I was only taught the knit stitch. Abbreviations like ”k2tog, psso, slk, yo” etc were like an alien language to me. While knitting my first lace project, elsteffo was the knitter that helped me out the most. Her video is clear, she is clear, she demonstrates well and I could understand what she was doing after the first playthrough.

PS. I don’t have a favourite pattern or designer, so I changed the question a little. >w<

30 Day Knitting Challenge
Day 10: Do you have a favourite pattern or designer? stitch? 

Stockinette. I love stockinette far too much than I should. 

This is a small snippet of a hat I’m currently knitting and it’s the first time I’ve knitted stockinette in the round. I have never seen my tension so pretty before… ever. Eveerrrr… 

Usually the purl side will muck it up, but there is no purl side here! =D 

*dances around*

Pattern: Hannele by Berroco
Difficulty: Easy
Needles used: 3.25mm bamboo

A relatively easy pattern which proves somewhat challenging near the end. Extremely satisfying results. At the time of making the flower, I was still an amateur with increases and decreases, so it took about 50 minutes per petal. The fact that I was attempting to purl 3 together with small needles didn’t help too much either. xD

Also, here’s an alternative to the p3tog I really wish I found while knitting the flower. ><

I only made five petals because I was making a knitted Wayfinder for a friend. The centre was empty at the time (and still is) because I couldn’t think of what to put as the ‘core’. xD

Oh well, we’ll find one some day. :D

PS. I actually think I’m using the wrong side as the right side here. Well, check out the pattern picture. Apparently the flower looks best if you alternate both sides. :)

30 Day Knitting Challenge
Day 9: What fibre or yarn do you love working with?

I don’t really have a set preference for yarn quite yet, but I’m pretty okay with anything I’m working with. Currently, I’m in that trial-and-error stage where I buy some new yarn, get to know the imperfections, and use it anyway. lollol. I’ve only started buying other brands of yarn quite recently. (mostly because before this, I was pretty occupied with getting that Gryffindor scarf finished)

The only time I can actually buy yarn is when I’m at college, ironically. There’s a place across the street and it’s the only yarn store I like buying from. mostly because the store-owners of other yarn stores in my area are TOTAL snobs and sharks… It’s okay, they can be rude… I just won’t buy from them. lol

So yeah, I’m kinda stuck with these guys here till Christmas break ends. *cuddles skeins* :3

The Gryffindor scarf: |here| and |here|

30 Day Knitting Challenge
Day 8: What’s your most challenging project?

The Merc’s Pride Scarf… 

In all honesty, it’s quite easy. Basic stockinette stitch and all that. The problem I’m having with it is that it constantly slows me down whenever I get to the stripes and that’s incredibly frustrating for me. It’s like taking a hundred-mile-roadtrip on an empty highway… with a Ferrari. Only problem is that this highway has a million-and-one speed bumps.

So you kinda speed up, bump, oops there goes your momentum, bump, there it goes again.

How did I ever convince myself this was a good idea? 

| Another post about the Merc’s Pride Scarf |