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willygknitter.bsky.social
ND, knitter, spinner, folk harpist, lover of the obvious I occasionally publish knitting designs on Ravelry https://linktr.ee/willygdesigns
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I hear it's lace week at #ShowMeYourKnits. I enjoy a circular lace blanket (shawl worked in a heavier yarn), like this Apres Chartres by Mmario (Leo). I used sport-weight BFL yarn called Joyful, dyed by #BriarRoseFibers #MenWhoKnit #ColorsForYourSoul

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

This #briochevron blanket by Stephen West has been on my needles since New Year 2017. I've been working on it a bit recently. It only gets work done during cold winters. #ShowMeYourKnits Yarn is #BriarRoseFibers Charity.

submitted 9 days ago • 4 comments

A couple pride cozies for the love and hearts week on #ShowMeYourKnits I knit them using Harrisville Designs Highland. The small hearts cozy uses 13 colors! These are rainbow riffs on my Coaster Cozy Transitions and Color Lovin' Coaster Cozies. #WillyGDesigns #CoffeeCozy #StrandedColorwork

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

My revised Na Craga pullover sans flare and sag. It worked, and I am very pleased. I ended up decreasing about 20 percent for the ribbing and utilizing a classic 2x2 rib for maximum elasticity. #SweaterSurgery #MenWhoKnit #queerknitters #AranSweater #SweaterWeather #CableKnitting

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Entry 3 for love and hearts #ShowMeYourKnits: Wholehearted Prayer Square, by me. It's a free pattern! #prayershawlknitting www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

Love and hearts week entry 2 for #ShowMeYourKnits by @livrunsfast.bsky.social There's a special story behind this one, but I'll just leave this here. #QueerKnitters #MenWhoKnit #ColorsForYourSoul #rainbow

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

For love and hearts week on #showmeyourknits, my first entry is from my latest published pattern (though I've been making them for years). Pattern is Color Lovin' Coaster Cozies Yarn is Harrisville Designs Highland www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... #menwhoknit #queerknitters #strandedcolorwork

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

Time for the Barnes & Noble pre order sale! Grab a copy of ROBINSON'S NEW THING! It's the perfect book for opening up conversations about being in the moment and enjoying time with your friends. @harperkids.bsky.social @barnesandnoble.com

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

I like to say that #knitting is risk management. I dutifully swatched and blocked; I used recommended needles. But then I went on cruise control. I did not block the pieces when measuring. Apparently, sweater surgery is the risk I'm willing to take. Fixing length and flare at the bottom.

submitted 24 days ago • 1 comment

#SweaterSurgery reveals the shadow side of #SweaterWeather #MenWhoKnit #CableKnitting

submitted 24 days ago • 2 comments

Okay, can we just acknowledge that the ability to create alt text for pictures is a delightful way to hide secret fun and possible overexplaining in posts that require very few words? I mean, the limit on alt text is a lot roomier. I'm in learning mode on Bluesky, but I think I like this.

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

Okay, I think it's time to address a sweater fit issue. The pretty ribbing on my Na Craga creates a little bell skirt post blocking, but that's not the look I want, and ignoring it hasn't worked. I'm not looking to place blame, I just want to love my epic sweater. #SweaterKnitting #MenWhoKnit

submitted 25 days ago • 6 comments

Yarns are Harrisville Designs Highland for the in progress cozy, and Sandnes Garn Peer Gynt for the finished cozy. The pattern is mine, Color Lovin' Coaster Cozies, available through Ravelry. #HarrisvilleDesignsYarn #SandnesGarnPeerGynt #StrandedColorwork #WillyGDesigns

submitted 25 days ago • 2 comments

I've fallen in love with a coffee shop that sells small lattes (I've tried ordering a large, and it just messes with the flavor I love). So I'm happily knitting a coastercozy, and suddenly I need to make the cuff. Don't mind if I do! #MenWhoKnit #StrandedColorwork #CoffeeCozy #WillyGDesigns

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

The word on the street is this week's prompt for #showmeyourknits is stripes. Here's a sweater I made to make my heart happy during some of the lingering isolation of Jan 2021. This sweater is proof that I have long had an obsession with #BriarRoseFibers yarn, as this was a stash dive. #menwhoknit

submitted 25 days ago • 8 comments

Double dipping on cables week for #showmeyourknits by @livrunsfast.bsky.social Pattern is Oscail Cardigan by Carol Feller Yarn is Jill Draper Makes Stuff Empire. I had to add Mini Empire to finish the sleeves. #menwhoknit #guyswhoknit #sweaterknitting #cableknitting

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

It's that level of cold where you can cover up in unfinished knits The blanket is my Blackthorn and Briar Blanket, and this one's been on the needles for some time. The yarn is splitty, so I have to go slowly. #Knitting #menwhoknit #queerknitters #showmeyourknits #willygdesigns

submitted 32 days ago • 3 comments

This #emotionalsupportchicken flock wishes you well today #queerknitters #Knitting

submitted 37 days ago • 5 comments

When you've decided to rework the crown of a hat, but you wove the tail in so well you can't find it #Knitting #menwhoknit #queerknitters #knittingemergency

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments