Well, I've mastered the garter stitch.

Now I just need to learn to purl so I can do the stockinette stitch so I can make clothes.

Also, to learn how to finish off knitted pieces. :P

And this is why double-check our measurements.

Crap.


Well, I'll certainly get it right next time. (If I'd done a T piece, I wouldn't have realized. Good thing I picked the shape I did to practice on.)

At least... :P

And this is why we make practice pieces.

I started out thinking to make Tetris toys, and then had the idea to make them little trinket boxes. I've since decided that I'm going to make both for the ol' Etsy shop, but anyhow, the original idea was to make everything out of squares so it'd look more Tetris-y:


Then I went for the cover, and I'd already started going over the top at the time, so instead of a flap I went for a box cover. So I couldn't just use squares:


I'm gonna finish this piece, but after this I think I'll use one special piece for each side. After all, the Tetris look will still be there...


(I don't see anyone else getting sued for making Tetris crafts, so I hope that continues. Still, I'll be doing some research.)

Silly Hat! ;P

That would be the hat from the other day. I used leftover Lion Brand Hometown USA yarn from the Fizzy Blanket (aka Blankiezilla)...and it came out just a bit too big. ;)

The hat:

And me wearing the silly hat. On the bright side, it's really warm, and the extra size means I can have a ponytail or messy-bun and I don't have to redo my hair (in addition to thermals, jeans, etc., that it takes to go outside when you're a Floridian in a place where it snows) just to go outside.

And since most of the yarn comes from Blankiezilla, it's like having a little bit of Fizzy with me. *is a tooootal sap*

More practice pieces. Because I like to, yanno, experiment. ^_~

Oh, look. More squares. :P

The multicolored ones (the black/white/gray are Red Heart Super Saver, the other is...I don't remember the brand, but it's softer and a bit heavier) are mistakes (the correct ones are set aside for blanket-making). Without meaning to I'd went and done a "spiral," which didn't work out for blocking.

The blue one is a try with Lion Brand Hometown USA yarn at making traditional granny squares. I rather like it, and I may take it out of the WTFpractice box and make more of those. It'd be an awfully thick blanket, but awfully warm. Maybe checkerboard it with squares in a darker blue and make checkers pieces? :)

A try with the Lion Brand organic cotton yarn used in the Mommy Blanket, but I didn't like how the squares would look so instead I did the Never-Ending Granny Blanket (YouTube; automatic audio), which worked much better.

The red-white-and-blue circle thing is an experiment from when I first started making the scrunchies. I thought I might be able to make a stretchy scrunchie using three colors, not at the same time. And...it didn't stretch. Yeah. Fail. :P (All three colors are Red Heart Super Saver yarn)

And that blue/green thingy made from Red Heart Kids' yarn is my very very first attempt at actual knitting (as in, not loom knitting). Clearly I need practice, but not too bad for a first try, huh?

The round thing was supposed to be a skirt, but I messed up too badly to correct and finished it off. It's Marble yarn (the same stuff I made one beanie and am working on another from--it was a gift but luckily I can find more at one of the yarn boutique stores in Fairbanks, Northern Threads), acrylic, very soft and stretchy. If I could stand having anything on the front of my neck it'd make a great sort of scarf you don't have to keep putting back in place.

The smaller piece is my very first attempt at using any of the Knifty Knitter looms. I used the flower loom because I liked it better than the spool loom for making braided tube scarves. (I also used the flower loom to make the poof in the Waldo Hat. ^_^)

I made this after looking at scrumbles (and I'd just learned the word) at Ravelry.com. I was planning to add ruffles somewhere but then I got into this idea for a slanted ruffly skirt and the first attempt at that will be up in a couple of days. :)

Another view:

:)

Some old practice pieces. :)

Squares made with Cookies n' Creme brand organic cotton yarn, using two pieces at a time:

Without the flash:

Some little pieces. The pink/purple and white ones, I'm attempting fillet crochet. The blue one is practicing a spiral circle. (White and Pink: Red Heart Super Saver. Blue: Caron Simply Soft.)

In which I attempt multiple stitches in one square. Um, it was a hot mess, though I am kinda proud of myself for sticking it out until the square was finished. :) (Yarn: Red Heart Kids)

Practice joining big circles (Lion Brand Hometown USA) with the idea of making scarves this way. What do you think?

Fillet Crochet Practice

Not bad for a first try, huh? :)

Well, practice makes perfect. I've been playing with patterns for words at StitchPoint, which is designed for cross-stitchers but four out of the six letter styles can be used for filet crochet.