Knitted Texture

In continued reflection on Fiberuary, one of the month themes was “texture”. I knitted a new Ballband dishcloth for myself (note: this is a non-ravelry pattern link; also, the pattern may be blocked or obscured if you use privacy tools that block pinterest links, e.g. Privacy Badger). I am still working on another “texture” project: […]
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Mending

In February one of the Fiberuary themes was “mending”. For several years, I have mended both hand knit and commercial socks with a woven-style darn (as opposed to, for example, duplicate stitch). This year, I decided to try a darning loom tool, which helps both with setting up the “warp” of the patch, but also […]
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Circular Sock-knitting Machine (CSM): Dean and Bean’s Sock Machine

Sock Knitting I take months (and sometimes years) to knit even basic socks by hand. Still, I love wearing hand knit socks. I started looking into circular sock knitting machines last year after looking at flat bed knitting machines. Due to affordability, availability, and liking the idea of 3D printed replaceable parts, I decided to […]
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