Oolong knits

When I first saw Sophie Scarf I thought how cute! But then everything looks cute on PetiteKnit, which is one of the reasons for her success, and I was perfectly aware it wouldn't look that good on me. Then, copycat patterns started appearing everywhere: a stockinette stitch version, a ribbed one, one with a pretty motif on the tips, and so on. And every time I thought, they're super cute on cute, young and thin women, but I'm neither of those things. But you know how it goes... it's like ads: no matter how annoying they're, enough repetition and you end up getting tempted. I still wasn't tempted until recently a very similar pattern came out. I got curious about the differences between these two patterns for 2 reasons: (1) altering such an extremely simple pattern is not easy and I wanted to know how that gets done, (2) I also wanted to check how much changes you need to do in a pattern to avoid being accused of plagiarism. I was surprised at how differe...

The invisible bind-off is by far the best bind-off for 1x1 ribs , this includes the Brioche and the Twisted Ribs, besides the standard 1x1 Rib. It's known by many names, including Italian bind-off . It is also known as the Kitchener Stitch Bind-off , because it's equivalent to a standard Kitchener Stitch Bind-off, if you alternately move the stitches to two separate needles (the knit stitches in one, the purl in the other) and then proceed to join them while binding off, like you'd do to the toes of a sock, for example. Actually, if you prefer to memorize only one technique, you could always do it like that. But, I personally find moving stitches to two other needles too much hassle and prefer to work the stitches directly on the working needle. In this post, I'm going to write down the written instructions for this bind-off. If you prefer to learn visually this post has the same instructions presented as video tutorials. The instructions are slightly different if ...

This is a series of short posts. Here you can find with links to all of them and and an introduction to this subject. What do you need to start a BJ? To be honest only a notebook and a pencil or pen to write. The notebook doesn't even need to be empty (write the Index section at the end of the notebook in this case). That said, there are plenty of options when it comes to stationery and you may find that some will make keeping a BJ more pleasurable. Pens, pencils, brushes There is so much choice on the market that I'm not going to dare any recommendations. Just use whatever you prefer. If you're into illustration or artwork, coloured pencils and pens and even watercolour can be used, as long as your notebook can handle them, as discussed below. Notebooks Any will do, but keep in mind: notebooks that stay flat are much more convenient. if you're going to use colour, use paper of good enough quality to support it (this depends on the kind of ink you...

This is a series of short posts. Here you can find with links to all of them and and an introduction to this subject. Collections are pages for all kinds of random stuff: trackers (habits, activities, tasks, etc), lists (to-do, shopping, books, movies, ideas), notes (projects, plans, etc.), artwork (doodling, etc), graphs, charts, etc. They are personalised by definition. Trackers are particular useful. They are different than lists, because they register date/time. They are a way to keep track of particularly important tasks or activities (instead of adding them as entries in the general daily log where they would be mixed with everything else). Trackers can be added at the end of every monthly log or separately. Ideas for trackers: food, fitness, finance, habits/hobbies, house chores. Other useful ideas: a to-do list for regular tasks, if you want to keep a regular schedule for house chores and other tasks, for example. a regular shopping list (l...

This is a series of short posts. Here you can find with links to all of them and and an introduction to this subject. Add a new section each day on the daily log. Start with the date and add tasks as you go. Check for unfinished tasks on previous days and add them. Personalise: to make it more attractive or more legible, use dividers (for example boxes) and decorative effects (like colours, drawings, labels). horizontal or vertical layout

This is a series of short posts. Here you can find with links to all of them and and an introduction to this subject. What was said for the future log is valid for the monthly log: here you keep track of events and appointments for this month. You can copy any entry to your daily log later or not. Start a new one every month. At the beginning of every month, check previous month for unfinished tasks and add them here. Continue adding entries as you need. Recommended format: On the first page (left-sided page) create a line for each day, like this: June 1 W 2 T 3 F 4 S 5 S ... Note: if you regularly have a lot of appointments and one line a day is not enough, consider adding weekly logs to your journal or creating your own format. On the 2nd page make a task list. A task list is a blank section where you add lines when needed. Personalise: add regular monthly collections (ex: trackers). colour code. on 1st p...

This is a series of short posts. Here you can find with links to all of them and and an introduction to this subject. The purpose of a future log In order to make sure you have enough space for everything, you create new sections as you go. This means that when at some point you have an event on a later month you need the future log to log it. Then, each new month, you check your future log for that month and copy its entry to that month's log. Recommended format: Start on a left-sided page and create 12, one for each month, equally spaced sections separated by lines and label them. Use 4 pages (3 months in each). Personalise: Add a task or/and goal section, for ideas that don't have a definite month associated with them.