#ravelry

[freshstitches]

I finally published the project for my dice roll scarf that went viral last month. If you love dice games, you'll enjoy knitting this pattern.

The color work in this project is determined by an algorithm, a set of rules that determine the final outcome. There isn't an exact set of instructions for this project. Instead, the knitter uses four 10-sided dice or a random number generator to pick the length of the colorwork in each row. 

The result is a staggered stripe sequence along the edge of the shawl. There are trillions of unique outcomes, so no two projects turn out exactly alike. The pattern uses about 500 yards of yarn in total, but the amount of each color that you'll need is randomly determined. Before publishing, I wanted to find out the minimum and maximum amount of each color required to make the project and the probability of each outcome.

The knowledge needed to calculate the yardage was a bit beyond my skill level, but my friend Mary W. Martin helped me gather this info. I used an online probability calculator to find out the probability of each unique stitch count. The results are slightly different depending on whether you use four 10-sided dice (blue) or pick a random number (yellow), but 99% of all possible results fall within a very small range. 

It was an interesting little tangent, but not hugely important to the actual knitting pattern. I can, however, confidently say there is a >99.9% chance that you'll need a 2nd skein of the main color. If you want to know more about the math, you should check out my project notes on Ravelry. 

The thick and thin striped colorwork is created with a super simple "long stitch" technique. The pattern looks great in fluffy mohair or contrasting colors of basic wool and the instructions include some basic tips for substituting yarns or changing the gauge.

Finished Size: 18 x 68” (46 x 172 cm) rectangular wrap.

Yarn: Approx. 315 yards (288 m) of MC and approx. 264 yards (241 m) of CC. Yardage may vary, see notes on yardage below and yardage chart in photos.

• Main Color (2 skeins) - JMR Studio Worsted Weight Mohair, 245 yards (225 m) per 4 oz; 78% Mohair, 13% Wool, 9% Nylon.

• Contrast Color (1 skein each, both yarns held together) - JMR Studio Fingering Weight Mohair, 320 yards (293 m) per 100g; 63% Silk, 23% Kid Mohair, 11% Nylon, 3% Polyester Held with Lavender Lune Yarn Co. Suri Alpaca, 328 yards (300 m) per 50g; 74% Suri Alpaca, 26% Silk.

Yardage: The amount of each color used for this pattern fluctuates based on the random numbers used to determine the stitch pattern. MC uses approx. 233 to 315 yards (213 to 288m) and CC uses approx. 182 to 264 yards (166 to 241m). 99% of possible results fall within a much smaller range. The Yardage Chart shows the distribution of all potential yardage outcomes.

Needles: Size 8 (5 mm) straight needles, or size needed to obtain gauge. NOTE: Straight needles work best with long stitches. Circular needles with a thin cord allow the long stitches to tighten and stretch, making them harder to manipulate.

Gauge: 12 sts x 14 rows = 4 x 4” (10 x 10 cm) square in pattern.

Other Materials: 10 sided die or random number generator, stitch marker, scale, tapestry needle.

Generating numbers: In my sample, I used four ten-sided dice (D10) to choose a number between 4 and 40 sts. If you don't have dice, you can use an online app like RANDOM.org to generate your numbers. If you follow this link, you'll get a list of 63 integers between 4 and 40. NOTE: Each time you visit the link or refresh the page, the list changes. You can also just choose numbers as you knit.

Pattern is available on my website and on Ravelry.

#knitting #textile #crafts #algorithmic knitting #knit boldly #mohair #glow #knitting pattern #ravelry

[knottybliss]

Sorry notsorry for FBposting, but someone shared this on a Princess Bride fan page and I am 😍

#princess bride #crochet #ravelry #Tess Campbell

[entomologize]

Monarch and Milkweed designs by Jamie Hoffman. Sweaters knit by MiaYarnGoddess and Knitosophy.

#monarch butterfly #milkweed #pollinators #knitting #insects #sweaters #cozy #knitblr #ravelry #fiber art

[ub-sessed]

Questions I ask myself while scrolling Ravelry:

Do I like this pattern or is the lighting just really nice?

Do I like this pattern or is the yarn just really pretty?

Do I like this pattern or is the model just really pretty?

And of course: What the hell does the garment look like on a human??

#me scrolling ravelry: Oh that looks like a nice pattern! #me looking at the project photos: Oh god no it doesn't. #knitting #knitblr #ravelry

[citizen-zero]

I love knitting I truly do bc you’ll be perusing Ravelry just scrolling through the current popular patterns and it’ll be like, 99 women offering lacy shawls and colorwork sweaters and brioche hats and cute little baby clothes, and 1 leather daddy bear who has 21 knitting patterns for sale, 15 of which are jockstraps

#personal #erika's blog and bar #knitting #fiber art #ravelry

[unfinishedsweaters]

Heck yes it stands up! I didn’t know if it would; I didn’t think the stockinette was dense enough to make up for the airy lace. (You work the heavy yarn and the light yarn on the same needles. Needle. It’s a circular needle.)

Scaffolding Cowl.

(My favorite part of this is that sometimes, when you have a lace collar and it has stiffness/stands up, it makes the whole thing look very creature-like. I am not sure Mrs Hammersley would enjoy my ah-great-you-look-like-a-creature take on her dress if it were possible for me to convey it, but to me, it’s sort of fascinating. Dragonflies’ wings. Godzilla. Perfectly normal reaction to a dress. Anyway, bemused by the lace realizations, happy the structural part of the knitted thing worked.)

#knitting! #fashion! #cowl #knit #knitting #knitblr #pattern #Ravelry #new #neckwarmer cowl #Lace #layered #reversible #winter 2024

[escaping-samsara]

No-Nylon Sock Yarn

This might be the hardest task for knitting without plastic. I’ve gone to some local stores and snooped around online looking for sock yarn and every time I do I get the same canned response.

“You know those will wear out, right?”

It’s easy to find 100% wool yarn, even non-superwash (yes superwash yarn contains plastic), but you’ll be darning them often if you wear them very much.

So is it fruitless? Well no, there are non-plastic alternatives to nylon that can give a yarn strength, such as mohair and silk. There are construction techniques too that a good sock yarn should have regardless. High ply-count and longer fiber strands, for example. BFL wool is notorious for its longer staple length, so does corriedale and targhee. And if the ply is 4 or more it will make for a better sock yarn foundation.

The most trouble I’ve run into now has been finding yarns that can fit this bill.

I’ve spent the past week trawling through Ravelry’s advance search for yarn, and the process has been slow and insightful. The more particular I search, “silk OR mohair, AND wool, AND NO manufactured fibers, 4-ply OR 5-ply+, AND NO superwash, AND not discontinued”, the less results I get. But still, there are results.

One would expect, with a search this tailored, you’d have at least a list of options, but I’ve still hit roadblocks. These come in two main forms: insufficient tagging or unavailable for purchase.

I cannot count how many times I’ve found a yarn that got me excited, only to click on the about page and read “80% SW Wool”. ‘SW’ meaning superwash. Or even worse, no mention of superwash on the about page, and then finding out the yarn is in fact superwash when I went to a retail listing. It makes me ask, if you’re using superwash wool, why not tag that as part of the care instructions so it can be searched through Ravelry? Why use superwash wool at all if you’re just going to recommend people handwash only?

The other pitfall is that these small dyers (as the majority of them are) don’t have the stock or have all together discontinued dying, yet haven’t updated their yarn’s about page to show it’s no longer available. Or, equally sad, when there’s simply no buying option available at all. Ravelry doesn’t always find every online store, so I try to look up the producer by name, and this sometimes gets me to an Etsy shop--But still, some yarns just seem to exist on their about page but nowhere else.

Still, I’ve managed to make a short list of yarns that pass the inspection and have some method for purchase. And honestly, all you need is one good product line for a lifetime of knitting if it fits all the bills. But I look at the number of yarns I could otherwise choose but are now discontinued (1/4th of them!) and wonder how long my current list will last.

So remember to support small dyers and yarn makers, and do your due diligence to make sure you’re getting the right product.

#knitting #knitblr #yarn #crochet #sustainability #ravelry #my thoughts

[floofiest]

btw I can fall in love with anybody if they make knitting or crochet patterns. Just know that if uou have uploaded a pattern to Ravelry and I have clicked on it, I am in love with you. btw

#knitting #knitblr #crochet #crochetblr #ravelry #fiber arts #megan lapp #this is @ her

[hind-bint-alnuman]

Crochet Pingu (Ravelry Pattern)

#pingu #crochet #ravelry #crochet patterns #paid pattern #crochetblr

[elvneedleworks]

Mushroom Beret Crochet Pattern by Evelyn Stowe

Ravelry | Etsy

#mushroom hat #handmade #beret #crochet pattern #etsy #ravelry #small business #diy #yarn #crafting

[partyinthecloudkingdom]

its so important to me that people who don't crochet or knit and therefore would never have a reason to go on ravelry know that this website for knitting and crocheting patterns is full of soooo many little gnomes. just absolute dudes. some people basically specialize in making funny little themed gnome patterns. theres literally thousands of them

#theres gnomes for every occasion on that website #ravelry #gnome #crochet

[legoprime]

A friend requested a waffle pillow after discovering waffle stitch existed. Not just a waffle stitch pillow though: it needed to look like a real waffle, which it turns out wasn't something I could find a pattern for.

So I made one! It ended up being complex enough to warrant a full distinct pattern, and anyway long story short I just posted my very first crochet pattern on Ravelry!

You can find it here for free.

#crochet #craftblr #waffle stitch #crochet pillow #waffle pillow #ravelry #crochet pattern #free crochet pattern #lego crafts

[otterbknittin]

***UPDATE*** - The pattern is now active at Ravelry .

Pattern I came up with. Anyone interested?

#knitting #art #tablet art #knitters of tumblr #knittersofinstagram #ravelry #pattern

[entomologize]

Crochet barbel beetle pattern by Julia Kalmykova

#so lifelike! #crochet #fiber art #pattern #ravelry #beetles #insects #bugblr

[diyfluffies]

Free Squirrel Amigurumi crochet pattern.

Including full video tutorial.

#amigurumi #crochet #diyfluffies #amigurumipatterns #crafts #yarn #lovecrochet #haken #ravelry #häkeln

[nestingtendencies]

Valeria Shawl by Zuzana Hejdrychova on Ravelry

#Crochet #Crochet Patterm #Shawl #Yarn #Knitting #Handmade #Pattern #Wrap #Ravelry #Fiberarts #Other People's Crochet #Not Queued