.Icky Knits

Christmas Knitting 2026 Open!

Unbelievable that it is Christmas Knitting Season 2026 already. I have decided not to make a mass gift this year, and focus on requests, now that I have more seriously started to take commissions!

There are various people, patients, community members that I wanted to make something for but had not quite launched the whole brand idea yet. Would love to re-connect with some of them.

Some celebratory timestamps as of Aug 7 2026 are:

20,280 blogger page views!

15 items that went to individual people who I had never made anything for before in 2026!

28 patterns on my ravelry with 17 available for free ravelry download!

Repair & Replacement for little dudes

Aug 5 mini swatch

Unblocked swatch: pattern stitch with two single crochet in main color, single crochet in white, and scallop white transition to mimic original blanket as closely as possible

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Jul 28

Trying to figure out the stitch

Maybe a spike stitch?

Mini Bean stitch?

Basic woven crochet?

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Requestor was able to source original blue.

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Request for both a repair and a duplication

Kleenex kitty for nice lady

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Made one of my signature microsoft paint diagrams.

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Beans!

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Back paws!

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Front paws!

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Loaf is finally done. Still needs his legs and under flap.

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Back is done!

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Pull!

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Working on front. Something is not right. Hmmm.....I figured it out--ears were too far apart!

Kinda looks like salmon nigiri right now lol

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Decided to just sew tissue box in place until it's further along

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Removed those front feet that I hated. They will be too small anyway.

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Loaf cat turkey leg set up

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Checking overall shape

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Will have to extend tail length

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Peach box = under lining, finished exterior will be cat shaped, not box shaped, and also an orange like the tail. Base of square will have under loaf paws like under a glass table as well.

Size 8, aran, 17 per side x 4 = 68, add a few extra and 72 = total round

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Box: 4 3/8" x 4 3/8" x 5"

Someone saw this ceramic orange cat tissue box cover with tissues coming out the rear pie hole on hubby's desk and asked for a knit version.

Cactuar for classroom

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Edit: Jul 29 2026 I have decided I don't want to do a zen garden. Will have to secure to base a different way. Enter box my new hairbrush came in and acrylic paint!

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Ready to stand in its garden. Gonna make a fake zen garden to stand it in. Maybe a rake to counter balance it.

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Right angle ends

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Arms magic circle to 12, right angle ends. I debated doing the proper ridge texture with the arms too and decided heck no because i hate crocheting.

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From the....crotch...base, pick up 4 stitches, add on one stitch either side, and create each individual rib to go with each individual dowel. I ended up with 8 ribs.

Magic circle crochet to 30 for...there is no other word for it, crotch.

Pick up and knit 3 + 1 on either side

Because why not

Saekdong/색동 pillow?

Want to sort of recall korean-american nostalgia from the 90s.

Next time I visit home I might have to dig through old photos to find pics of that kind of old decor I remember.

A modern, traditional motif style, but in the shape of a classic american throw pillow.

found a super old one in my photos under my sleeping dad's head (cropped)

Shape-wise:

Not maemil (sleeping pillow)

Not bangsuk (seat cushion)

Art-wise:

Not military stuff like a modern flag.

Not dancheong/straight up embroidery.

Something like a tricolor taeguk or a less corny pansori vibe in a more modern setting, and still pretty, of course.

Judge Harry Pebble and his armadillo

Ivory lace curtains

Aug 15 2026 -- 40 inches!...or maybe 38 sue me.

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Aug 13 2026 -- 28/57 inches on first panel

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It groooooows!!

Ended up with 22 columns

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Swatch = about 4.5 inches wide = 26? Stitches

62 wide x 57 tall, which means two panels that are 32 wide x 57 + affixing method tall = 184 stitches?
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I did a skinny, long tower of swatches because I was too lazy to make individual swatches. I wanted to see if I enjoyed one more. I am bemused to say verdict is: they're all basically the same in terms of knitting experience. It was still useful bc wanted hubby's input since he also owns the window the curtains will go on.