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Just blew my own mind with this knitting hack! I'm so glad I finally found a use for this broken vintage kettle I've refused to get rid of lol.

Proud moment as someone who started knitting in Feb 2025. I was recently enjoying some sushi (which I often do) and thought I wonder if anyone has designed a cute sushi sock knitting pattern? And when I searched I really couldn't find what I was looking for, so I set out try to to design my own.

I loved how it turned out and felt like others might love them too. So here I am about 10-12 weeks later having gone through testing, grading and tech edit with my little creation.

I hope these fun socks can put a smile on some faces, even if the design is not really your thing (I know it's going to be a bit niche).

I also apologise if I haven't done the correct flair/tags in view of this being my own pattern. I couldn't see the 'Designer FO' flair that was suggested in group rules.

Pattern: Sushi Socks

Designer: Jen Grey - Between the Stitches (myself)

A bucket full of socks

Hi guys- I think I made the sleeves a little too narrow- oops

I think I'll try knitting some extra stuff and just patch it in. Maybe in orange. I'm usually more of a perfectionist so I wanted all my mistakes to stay there and be visible.

The color work part made me fall in love with knitting. In the meantime I made a Minecraft themed mini-project (I was waiting for the other yarn to arrive)

I'd like to know if you also think if the sleeves are a bit tight because I generally don't trust my own judgement. :')

THANKSSS!

(Wool is 80%Polyacryl 20%Wool blend. Reason: First thing I found at the store that felt comfy - this is my first project (I think you can see 🙈)

Pattern is the famous Mary Maxim Wolf Cardigan, some own adjustments with inspo from leannade on ravelry)

The actual pattern is Hazel shorties by Ducathi but for the instep pattern, I decided to simplify to something simpler to accentuate to the stripes. Other mods include decreasing out from original cast on size (slightly larger than I would normally do) to my standard sock stitch amount after the heel.

Some new construction techniques I learned:
- foldover cuff with short-row heel tab (amazing and way easier than I thought)
- the „ducathi“ heel construction which was also quite cool and complemented the yarn!

I’m planning on knitting Jessie Mae’s Petite Pointelle Tank. I completed my swatch yesterday and I’d love some advice on how to proceed.

The pattern includes specific instructions for a swatch and what size it has to be. So I knit up that swatch, using the exact needle size and yarn recommendation, but my gauge is off. When blocking it, I stretched it out to the size prescribed in the pattern. Picture of my blocked swatch included. I think my tension is too tight, so I think the “stockinette” parts of my swatch look too stretched out at this size. So I’m trying to figure out what my next move should be.

- Do I go up in needle size? This swatch was knit with US4 needles. I’m thinking maybe I should go up to US6 needles?
- Do I go up in pattern size? I could make one pattern size up. But then I’d worry about how the fabric would drape since my tension is off.
- Am I overthinking this? Does my swatch actually look fine and not overly stretched and I should just continue with this size needle and garment size?

Another thing I’m trying to figure out is if I have enough yarn to knit up another swatch on bigger needles. I think I might not. I have 656 yds of yarn. The pattern calls for up to 575 if I stay at my current size, or up to 625 if I size up. I’m assuming the yarn recommendations in the pattern does not account for swatching. Based on my queationable math, my swatch is about 15 yds already. So am I playing too much yarn chicken if I make a second swatch?? I guess I can always frog a swatch. But since this is a lace pattern I would want to block it… can I reuse blocked yarn?

Any advice welcome as I am clearly overthinking this 😂

I made the Maritime tee by Trine Brøndum Nordholt! Done in Yarnart Rosegarden color 311 - I used the opposite end of the cake as the contrast color because I wanted the gradient to disappear near the bottom of the tee.

Yes I realized halfway that the pattern was for DK, not fingering weight... yes it's 50% cotton so the gauge of the whole garment grew after washing... Yes I would absolutely do it again, it was so fun and the FO is so cute 🥹

Please don't look at the floats inside the armpit area lmao 🥹

I am accepting more tee recommendations!!

My project's ravelry page: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/wateringplamts/maritime

I guess I need to work on my bind off?!

These are the Penny Gloves by petite Knit. Overall I’m very happy with them, but about to start the second glove and wondering how I can avoid this next time.

The pattern was for the last row to be all purls, then to ‘bind off knit wise’. I jut followed the basic knit wise bind off instructions I find on YouTube, I’ve bound off other things and not had this issue.

Any tips?

Yes, I know this is far from perfect. I've been crocheting for 16 years, so I'm used to my work being pretty polished. This was... Humbling lol

Either way, I'm happy with the result! Before this, I had only made a rectangle that my cat claimed as her blankie.

I didn't follow any pattern. Just watched a bunch of videos about knitting in the round, decreases, ribbing and started from there. I think it helped me understand a lot of the basics of knitting!

My 5 year old son asked for a rainbow sweater, and here it is! Best part is that it's made of 2 colourways of self striping acrylic yarn that I already had, so all it cost me was time!

Pattern is https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/kids-top-down-stripes-raglan

I've been knitting a jumper for the last month and just finished the body, I thought I'd give it a quick block to check the length/fit. I block in lukewarm water and a nice wool wash, leave it for 30 minutes and I see a heap of grey dye has run out into the water and when I pull the sweater out it's gone really pink 😭

The yarn is a blend of wool and recycled sari silk and I can only assume the sari silk has bled while the grey dye wasn't properly set and immediately all washed out...

I've contacted the yarn seller and I'm waiting for a reply, I don't even know if I want a refund or anything but I definitely didn't want a pink sweater! I loved the grey with speckles so much and I'm just so disappointed...

The most annoying thing is I did a gauge swatch and blocked it and I didn't have any issues with bleeding at all!! And I can't tell if the sleeves are going to do the same thing and if the colour is even going to match at the end??

Edit: the lighting of the photo isn't great, the pink is much brighter than it seems 😢

I was originally intending it to be a pillowcase but it didn't work out, it wasn't big enough and plus when I sewed the ends together it had one wave cut in half so it didn't turn out right, but it ended up fitting like a tube top! I don't like the placement of the rainbow now that it's a shirt and not a pillowcase. I could also just detach the ends and make it a pretty table runner?? Idk what do y'all think? I kind of hate it kind of love it but don't know what to do with it. Should I add shoulder straps? A halter strap? Help lol. This is my second completed project, the first being a blanket (pic attached of the blanket too just for fun 😊) (blanket isn't blocked yet and probably never will be cause I don't have the materials or know how to do it and took over a year to make so I don't want to risk fucking it up 😭)

And last photo is what I'm working on now, using almost the same pattern as the rainbow top, I wanted a tube top but with better colors and a little more texture so thats what I'm making now, using the same exact measurements to fit just like the rainbow piece.

(White yarn I don't know the name of, it was donated to me. Pattern is fan and feather. Rainbow yarn is from Michael's can't remember the name. The blanket is Caron Big Cake self striping yarn and the pattern is the shaker rib pattern found on the inside of the yarn label. And the one I'm working on now is fan and feather pattern, Caron big cake self striping yarn)

I made my brother his favorite sweater (that I thrifted for him years back) in mini size, because he and his wife are having a baby soon.
I had to choose colors and make the charts based off a photo, but I think it turned out really good :)
He was so happy and surprised 💛
Probably one of my favorite projects I’ve made in my knitting life!

My bind off loop is too loose and I don't know how to fix it.

My first finished knitted project. So extremely proud, and it came out adorable. Hoping my kid takes to this as their lovey.

Pattern is Nanna the Lady Duck by Cinthia Vallet in her book, Mouche & Friends.

Yarn is Isager Sock yarn (Fingerling / 40% Alpaca, 40% Wool, 20% Nylon) in Leaf and Desert Rock colors.

I learned how to knit and crochet from my LYS through soo many classes. Major shout-out to my neighbor who helped with all my questions as well.