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WIP Wednesday - Double-Knit Bigfeets and A Yarn Review

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UPDATE 2/4/23: The free entire bigfoot hat knitting pattern is here , including suggestions for double-knitting it.   I'll be doing a shop update with bigfoot hats on March 1st! It may or may not include double-knit ones.    I've been meaning to get around to double-knitting a bigfoot hat. I finally - actually - did manage to get started. I had a bunch of leftover Paton's Metallic , which I bought for another project a while back and I decided to put it to use (I'll share said project one day when I think about it and decide to pull it out).  Paton's Metallic: I Hate You Let me ramble a bit about this yarn. Yeah, it looks neat, but I absolutely hate working with it. It is definitely not my favorite. I think it would be fine for crochet, but I'm continually losing my mind knitting with it. There's also a chance I'm just incompetent, but that aside... (I might totally crochet some stuff with crocodile stitch with what I end up having leftov

Making Gifts and Blah Blah Blah

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UPDATE 2/4/23: My brother still has that hilarious stocking and he puts it up every year. My dad passed away but he did wear that hat, and I think my brother now has it. My grandmother, on the other hand, does not still have that scarf and of course she never wore it. I have looked for it. She either re-gifted it or threw it away. Fun Fur is a pain in the ass to work with, but I knew my grandmother was a monster when I made it for her. Follow me on Facebook for stuff I'm doing now! lol Long time, no update. Here I am. Alive! I finished up the Misfit Christmas Stocking ! It was a gift for my illiterate little brother. It went over well, only taking him a few minutes to decipher what it said. He hung it on this dragon head because he's ultra-classy (sorry for the poor lighting, he doesn't have lights in his home anymore?). It took me forever to make, but was a ton of fun! Thanks go out to Siouxsie Stitches for the pattern! I also tried out some of Redheart's

LIMITED TIME Bigfeet Hats Available Right Now!

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UPDATE 2/4/23: There are a couple bigfoot hats in my Etsy shop right now at the time I'm writing this and I am also planning to do a shop update with more bigfoot hats on March 1st! Ever since I posted the free bigfoot hat pattern I've gotten non-stop custom requests for all sorts of bigfoot hats! This was super surprising and I took a moment to whip up four different versions and they are all ready-to-ship! They're also on sale because I'm apparently in the holiday spirit like some sort of jolly Dickens character. Head to the shop and order one! I don't have plans to make more of these once they're gone (unless it's a custom order), so snag one while you can. I'm not taking any more custom orders until after Christmas because I gots to make some presents for my lame-o family. ;-)

Twin Peaks and...Daleks?!

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UPDATE 2/4/23: Hey! Get the Dalek hats pattern here !  I'm hella excited for Season 3 of Twin Peaks in 2016. I don't make plans for my life that far in advance, but I'm totally planning to watch the long-awaited third season of one of the greatest shows to ever grace television.  I've been trying real hard to clear out my mighty yarn stash to make room for new yarns and I ran across a little of this beige and a little of this bronze. They seemed to serve no other purpose except to make a double-knit Owl Cave hat (that I'd been meaning to get around to for ages)! Get it here . Reversible! Double-sided! Twin Peaks! OMG! I also whipped up a couple of Baby Dalek hats for the holidays! The red and green ones are all part of the RED N GREEN SALE, so they're $5 off. Unlike the prototypes I made when I was creating the pattern , these are made of extra-soft premium acrylic yarn instead of regular ol' acrylic.  Yellow-Orange 1-3 Year SALE 

WARNING: This Blog Post Contains Selfies

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UPDATE 2/4/23: For real, gonna do more posts like this again this year! 2023! Yeah! I did a blog post last week about Handmadeology's Shop Unique. Shop Etsy For the Holidays promotion and I mentioned a handful of my favorite Etsy shops that everyone should check out. I also made a couple of purchases for myself because I'm such a great salesperson that I found myself compelled to buy some shit after writing about it. I snagged a pair of custom cat earrings in MIRROR CHROME from SouthPaw Engraving . They're shiny as shit and awesome. I also got a pair of his Black Kitten Earrings . He can make these cats in like every color ever except sparkle purple (which is what I originally wanted, of course). Here are some selfies of me looking rough but sporting these snazzy earrings. They go great with cat apparel as well as nautical headgear. He's also got some awesome prop/cosplay stuff for sale here . Then I also got a custom-made, hand-embroidered Sailor Saturn merit

Star Trek Starfleet Insignia Hat + Scarf Combo + FREE COLORWORK CHARTS

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UPDATE 2/4/23: Good charts. Legit. Will also work for duplicate stitch. Check out my current inventory and commission status on Etsy !   I finished up the Starfleet scarf, which was part of a special custom order (along with the matching Starfleet hat). Both are in navy blue and gray heather. The beanie is crochet while the scarf is double-knit. There are more images over on Facebook ! Go check them out and like the page while you're there to keep up with all of the random stuff I make.   I used the same chart for both items (the one that is 25 st wide), but I also made a second chart that I was planning to use for the scarf until I decided to double-knit with worsted. It would've been way wide, but it would be great for other projects. The second chart shows a bit more detail.  Fellow crafters, you are welcome to both charts below for whatever you want. If you make something cool, feel free to share it on my Facebook page and please give a shoutout back to this post or

FREE and EASY Crochet Pattern - Oversized Square Hats

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UPDATE 2/4/23: I forgot I even made these silly hats! Going through my entire old blog to fix formatting after updating the layout has been BUCKWILD. This is a really, really easy pattern. Also easy to customize. Heck, you could also knit it and then duplicate stitch designs onto it. So many possibilities! You can commission these from me if commissions are open. My commission status and current inventory can be seen with your eyeballs on Etsy !  ** Some of these Hogwarts hats are available from the WRC Etsy shop and some are even part of the RED 'N GREEN SALE . I can also churn out custom ones for your favorite sportsball teams or whatever too! But... What? I Can Make These Too?! If you are are craftsy person then you can totally make your own. No joke, these are the easiest things to make and they're a fabulous beginner project. It's also a breeze to adjust the sizes for kids or if you don't want a huge, hilarious hat for some reason. I've made normal sized

Littlefinger Mockingbird Pin: The Scarf + FREE Colorwork Chart

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UPDATE 2/4/23: Double-knit scarves are not to be trifled with! I will trifle with them for the right price though, but anyway, this is a nice chart. Go look at my Etsy . I wouldn't object to using this chart for other things. I think it would make a damn fine thing to duplicate stitch on something. Littlefinger is one of my favorite characters lololol Here are a few pictures of the finished Littlefinger scarf! There's some more over on Facebook , so go check 'em out. OMG! Free Colorwork Chart! And for any other Westeros knitters and crocheters (maybe even embroidererererrs), you can use my colorwork chart for your own projects because I'm so darn nice! Feel free to make any needed tweaks to it as well. I actually added an additional row in the neck area to elongate the bird's neck a bit since double-knitting make him a little more stout on the scarf. Mockingbirds are sort of scrawny fellows. The chart is obviously 35 stitches across and my scarf is 25. I

WIP (Scarf) Wednesday!

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UPDATE 2/4/23: The below commentary is still very true when it comes to commissions! Also, if you have stumbled here by some weird twist of fate and you were looking for these patterns, then let me assist you:  FREE Littlefinger's Mockingbird Pin Chart   FREE Star Trek Starfleet Insignia Chart   If you'd like to see my current inventory or commission status then head to my Etsy . You might also be interested in checking out my Ko-Fi page ! Facebook for the latest updates! Have I mentioned how much I love love LOVE when people ask me, "Can you make a ____?" It gives me an excuse to make new colorwork charts and take a little break from making bigfoot hats! ;) Last week, I had a friend ask me if I could make a Littlefinger-inspired scarf. Then I had another friend ask for a scarf with the Starfleet insignia. I got to work on both of these scarves over the weekend and I'll be finishing up the Littlefinger scarf today! Both of my pals gave me a fair amount of a

Shop Unique. Shop Etsy For The Holidays.

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UPDATE 2/4/23: This was a nice thing that I did periodically that I will start doing again this year! I also can't figure out why this post is formatted so weird and I cannot seem to fix it. I have rifled all through the HTML and I give up.     Hey Internet,  Handmadeology  (Facebook page  here ) is doing a neat promotion called  Shop Unique. Shop Etsy for the Holidays . If you didn’t know about this already then you should totally check it out. There’s lots of cool handmade stuff out there, you just have to find it. If you're a fellow crafter then you should support your fellow starving artists for sure. Here are a couple of my favorite Etsy shops/shops of my pals to feast your eyeballs on: SouthPawEngraving  ( Facebook ) - He makes a lot of earrings, but he can pretty much do anything from pendants for necklaces to Christmas tree ornaments. He also make things he’s already made in a million other colors. He's the dude behind Jarman Props  too and he's

Happy Thanksgiving + Black Friday + Some Updates

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UPDATE 2/4/23: This is just me acknowledging that I have looked at this post during this Great Blog Re-Work of 2023. Other pertinent links now include my Ravelry store and my Ko-Fi page . If you want current updates about new things in my shop and new patterns and whatever then follow me on Facebook ! Happy Black Friday! I hope everyone's having fun and had a great Thanksgiving yesterday. I spent it watching Cheers and feeding turkey to the cats. Today I'm putting on my knitting pants and getting back to "work." I've been real busy with custom requests lately! I've gotten so many people in need of bigfoot hats that I'm going to take a moment to make a handful of different ones for the shop . They'll be on sale for the holidays too! I totally associate yetis with Christmas and yetis are northern bigfeet, right? Right. So keep your eyes peeled for those. There will be some Lorelai-style ones (gray and white) as well as other colors too. I'll a

Red & Green Sale HAPPENING NOW!

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UPDATE 2/4/23: I still make terrible graphics like this. It's part of my charm. Especially since I'm 100% capable of making high-quality ones. My Etsy is still valid, but if you've stumbled on this post somehow, check out my Ko-Fi page for lots more (and also cheaper) patterns! Head on over to the Etsy shop and check out the featured items and also be sure to check in each shop section for more items that are part of this festive, holiday sale. It's not even Thanksgiving, but I don't care.

UPDATED Bigfoot Hat - Free Knitting Pattern

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UPDATE 2/3/23: I spruced up this pattern for clarity as well as the changes I've made for a newer, superior version of the hat, and also did some work on the suggestions for variations section. And now, finally, if you'd like a printable PDF version without ads, you can get it HERE for a few dollars. The free version will of course still be available forever.   $1+ PDF Version You can see some examples of the new version of the hat to the right, where I don't start the decreases of the crown until after completing the honeycomb pattern, rather than working the decreases in with the pattern. It makes the finished hat a bit lengthier since slouchier hats are back in style again, I suppose. I never quite know what's in style at any given time.  The older images of the hat are down at the bottom of the page if you'd also like to see them if you're new here. I'm fairly certain the original hat that Lorelai wears on Gilmore Girls is using DK yarn. (The original