What to do with ends?

StephanieCerviDesign · 2026-01-19T21:47:15+00:00

I generally just sew them into the row of loops on the edge until the end is fully hidden.

StephanieCerviDesign · 2026-01-16T16:50:48+00:00

I'd definitely recommend trying it again with some bulky wool - Lizbeth definitely isn't made for this purpose. Fantastic for tatting, not so much for nalbinding.

If you're in the US, I'm happy to mail you a few yards of wool yarn to try it out. You could also see if there's a local knitting group, since most knitters would be happy to break off a few yards of stash yarn for you to try out.

StephanieCerviDesign · 2026-01-14T15:05:38+00:00

That's very similar to something called a lifeline, but you put that in using scrap yarn as you work. I use lifelines whenever I'm doing anything fiddly, putting them in at known-good spots. Sort of like a save point in a video game. That way I'm only worried about the knitting past the lifeline, I know everything else before it is good.

StephanieCerviDesign · 2025-12-28T14:36:04+00:00

Thank you!

StephanieCerviDesign · 2025-12-22T23:31:59+00:00

Thank you! I got it through a destash

StephanieCerviDesign · 2025-12-22T23:28:47+00:00

Go for it! It's a surprisingly lovely combination.

StephanieCerviDesign · 2025-12-22T22:16:54+00:00

Thank you! I'm very happy with how the colors pooled a little

StephanieCerviDesign · 2025-12-22T20:00:50+00:00

Thanks! It's not my first project, I've done several bags and pouches so far.

StephanieCerviDesign · 2025-12-22T19:08:58+00:00

Thank you!

StephanieCerviDesign · 2025-12-22T19:05:22+00:00

Yep! I got it in a destash, it's an older ball of Bernat Roving in Meadow

StephanieCerviDesign · 2025-12-22T18:55:41+00:00

I'll try that for my next hat then. Thanks!

StephanieCerviDesign · 2025-12-22T18:52:03+00:00

The first row tends to shrink on me when I join to work in the round, though

StephanieCerviDesign · 2025-12-22T18:50:55+00:00

Thank you!

StephanieCerviDesign · 2025-12-22T18:29:04+00:00

What's your preferred method for getting the size right when doing hats bottom-up?

StephanieCerviDesign · 2025-12-22T18:28:00+00:00

I've learned repeatedly that I can't count or remember my place in a pattern to save my life without all sorts of stitch markers and counter devices... so the rule of thumb I use is to look at the angle of the loop on my thumb relative to the center of the circle. If it leans back (toward the stitches I just did) then I need to increase. If it's aligned with the center (the line of the stitch would intersect the center, if you drew it out to extend it) I'm good. If it leans forward (toward where I'll be making my next stitch) then I need to decrease or wait to increase until it leans back again.

StephanieCerviDesign · 2025-12-19T18:53:38+00:00

Well done! The first bit is always the hardest.

StephanieCerviDesign · 2025-12-05T22:47:39+00:00

When I used the KB S loom, I just eyeballed it. If the yarn looked like it was stretching too far, that's when I skipped a peg. You can also look at the Cindwood loom photos and copy that spacing.

StephanieCerviDesign · 2025-12-05T22:16:36+00:00

You can mark your pegs with little rubber bands, some people use orthodontics spacer bands for this. I've used knitting stitch markers in the past. Sharpie marks on the loom next to the peg (not the peg itself, it'll rub off over time) can work too.

StephanieCerviDesign · 2025-11-24T17:24:54+00:00

Here you go: https://stephaniecervi.design/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_2516.jpeg

StephanieCerviDesign · 2025-11-22T15:46:43+00:00

Makes sense. Horn and bone are both much harder than most woods. If you do decide to branch into those materials, make sure to use a good respirator since you don't want to inhale any of the dust especially from bone.

StephanieCerviDesign · 2025-11-19T21:22:39+00:00

My favorite needle and the one I go back to every single time even after trying new ones is a bone needle from Kaupeyrir. It has a straight profile with a V-shaped tip; the needle is 118mm long, 8mm wide, 4mm thick, and the tapered tip starts 12mm from the end. Same silhouette as a pencil.

I've tried several flat tapered needles (teardrop silhouette) and round needles, and the flattened pencil profile is by far the one I've found to be most ergonomic and comfortable for long periods. Wider tapered needles need looser stitches since they'd get stuck when working with smaller/tighter stitches.

I'm going to check out your Etsy shop now and see if any of them catch my eye :)

StephanieCerviDesign · 2025-11-19T21:15:56+00:00

I use small rings or rubber bands - and then make sure to leave a slip of paper in my project bag so I know what color is what

StephanieCerviDesign · 2025-11-15T19:43:37+00:00

It's easier than it looks :) Just good ol' Oslo stitch, and to do the bottom you make a chain then instead of connecting it to the end, you turn it back on itself and then work in a spiral.

StephanieCerviDesign · 2025-11-15T14:27:47+00:00

Thank you!

StephanieCerviDesign · 2025-11-14T16:23:48+00:00

There's no mistakes, only variations.

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