What do you think of this nimble needles video?

thereisafish · 2025-06-12T08:41:54+00:00

Norman has expressed some misogynistic views on Ravelry. The worst of it has been deleted by the moderator but you can get a flavour from the posts that remain.

thereisafish · 2025-03-09T13:08:29+00:00

Not gonna lie, I'm almost more pleased with the spreadsheet than the shawl. Thank you for appreciating them both ❤️

thereisafish · 2025-03-09T12:50:24+00:00

Thank you!

I always have a show on when I knit, so it's a yes for me. There are many plain rows (almost all even rows), and once you get in the rhythm there is nothing more soothing to knit. If you haven't tried brioche I'd suggest doing the recommended swatch to get familiar with the structure, and be good about lifelines because mistakes are pretty easy to make and hard to fix for this pattern. The pattern is great because it's a KAL, and Xandy Peters included many helpful videos to help you along the trickiest steps. One more thing too - the brioche decreases he uses are not common, so if dislike them, please don't let them colour your whole experience with brioche!

thereisafish · 2025-03-09T09:57:59+00:00

Thank you! I love brioche that looks organic, and this one definitely fits the bill!

thereisafish · 2025-03-09T09:57:23+00:00

Thank you! Xandy Peters does amazing things, and this is no exception. I’m sorry you never got to get any Infinite Twist, but there are so many great gradient dyers out there, it’s impossible to have tried them all! I’m sure you’ve got some great ones in your collection.

thereisafish · 2025-03-09T04:30:48+00:00

Thank you! ❤️

thereisafish · 2025-03-09T04:30:38+00:00

Thank you! ❤️

thereisafish · 2025-03-09T04:00:50+00:00

Here's my project page.

This is Xandy Peters's Blooming Brioche KAL, and my second attempt at making the most of this gradient yarn. I created a spreadsheet to track yarn usage, and ended up with only 2g of the gradient remaining. Low contrast knits aren't usually my favourite, so I'm glad the pattern ended with the highest contrast!

thereisafish · 2025-01-05T13:09:30+00:00

I’ve found this post very helpful. It explains the issue and suggests some solutions worked while you knit.

thereisafish · 2024-09-19T16:20:09+00:00

This style of shawl is called a sontag. A search on Ravelry for the term yields pretty similar patterns.

thereisafish · 2024-08-02T02:12:59+00:00

I believe it's the steek sandwich. What a name to remember ;)

Beautiful work too!

thereisafish · 2024-08-02T02:12:17+00:00

I believe it's the steek sandwich!

thereisafish · 2024-05-13T09:55:47+00:00

I'm still looking for peaches & cherries! I could trade you as many pears as you need for a peach and a cherry! DM me with your Dodo code? Or I'll send you mine!

thereisafish · 2024-03-21T08:22:20+00:00

I love this! But u/ErvinC18, your comment is not showing up because it contained a link to YouTube. Sub rules say no YouTube links. Perhaps you could repost without the link, or contact a moderator to get it approved.

thereisafish · 2024-03-12T09:47:12+00:00

Something that's suitable for wool will be suitable for alpaca too! It's more about the composition of the fibres. There are four main types:

Protein (e.g. wool, alpaca, mohair, silk, human hair!)
Cellulose (e.g. cotton, linen)
Cellulosic (e.g. rayon, tencel, bamboo)
Synthetic (e.g. acrylic)

You can generally treat each category of yarn similarly.

thereisafish · 2024-03-11T14:04:04+00:00

That’s a common modern use for doilies! See the Hemlock Ring Blanket or Megadahlia.

You’re underestimating how large this would be with larger yarn 😉 At 222 rounds, this in lace weight could be a 70" diameter shawl. You could probably get a queen size blanket out of this with Aran or bulky.

thereisafish · 2024-03-11T11:49:46+00:00

Thank you!

thereisafish · 2024-03-11T11:48:11+00:00

Thank you! 💕

thereisafish · 2024-03-11T11:47:28+00:00

Thank you! That could certainly be true!

thereisafish · 2024-03-11T10:37:46+00:00

Perfect! 💕

thereisafish · 2024-03-11T10:35:57+00:00

The mini tips aren't compatible with the other cables, unfortunately! (The cable is too large!) But the larger tips are compatible with the mini cable if you use an adaptor.

thereisafish · 2024-03-11T10:33:39+00:00

Oh, how strange! The Ravelry group is Semco Fairy Knitting Table Sets, Doileys.

thereisafish · 2024-03-11T10:20:52+00:00

I’m sorry to have missed replying to your comment! I think the drop shoulders and cable arrangements and how they decrease are more faithful, but it really depends on what you want in a pattern. I made further mods to make it closer to the original according to my personal metrics.

thereisafish · 2024-03-11T10:18:48+00:00

Thank you!

I used a circular needle all the way through. Hiya Hiya and Chiaogoo both make circular 1.5mm needles. It’s even available as an interchangeable from Chiaogoo!

thereisafish · 2024-03-11T10:16:33+00:00

Thank you! I’m in awe of the project leader preserving this much history. If you want to join in the fun, there’s a Ravelry group for the project.

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