The Monster

Edit 2026: the pattern was theknitguru's free sheep pattern and I laughed so hard I cried (again) when I stumbled upon it in nine years later while trawling ravelry.

I found a one square pattern for a tiny sheep and it went very wrong. Very, very wrong.

It's so creepy. Like. Creep factor.

F U Spider

 This is the F U spider because he looks like he's flipping you off. Fiance, then boyfriend, glued on the eyes and I demanded that he have eyebrows. I swear fiance makes the same face sometimes.

Ben Berroco sweater For Me

Dec 2016 to May 2017.

Finished product!

I actually made this for my fiance but it was nowhere near big enough. Its so tight around his larger elbows and upper arms that he's ready to go clubbing with a lot of sweaty, very fit men.

The full pattern comes out. You tell me if it looks like the original Ben pattern.

The first (or second?) sleeve I made!

Tip: 

Pay attention to the construction! If you modify the sweater, make sure you modify it in the rest of the pattern. This is a knit front then back sweater but I did it in the round so I accidentally gartered the first few cables.

Sock yarn Hats for Parents

The yarn is Rusted Wagon Wheel from Savvy Skeins.

I am just amazed at how quickly sock works up! Even though the stitches are so much smaller it's a breeeeeeze.

Tip: try different tips!

I got a new pair of needles that I thought had a purely aesthetic black tip but it's actually rubber! I haven't decided if I like it or not because they hold the stitches in place way more than metal but when a stitch actually does slip it takes more effort to get it back on.