I heard from a woman in my crochet group (we met over zoom today) that knitpicks closed for a while? Haven’t verified, though.
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They’re still technically receiving orders, but they’re not shipping orders until at least mid-April/whenever things call down.
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I made some socks in 2013 which I love so much, I’ve never put them into rotation (Sock A). And I realized this morning that I have no idea which heel I’ve used on them. The ‘pattern’ doesn’t come with a written heel, the heel I thought it was has a gusset and this sock does not, and all my Ravelry notes say is ‘short row heel’. Thanks past self.
So then I went into Ravelry to see if I had another pair of socks made around that time which had a short row heel identified. And it turns out that for a pair of socks (Sock B) I had given away even though they fit beautifully I noted that I replaced the heel with a short row heel, and I wrote out what that heel was.
But! all I had remembered was that I really liked the heel on sock B, so for the past 7 years I’ve been using the heel as written in the pattern for a bunch of other socks and not the actual heel I used for those socks.
On the plus side, it means I don’t need to worry about deciding when to start gusset increases.
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They’re not shipping anything until at least April 6, and I would expect that to be extended.
Duh, I don’t know why I didn’t think of that myself! Thank you!
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I hate frogging unnecessarily because I have to do it for Actual Reasons so often. All bless the lifeline!
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What a lovely texture! Is that a honeycomb stitch?
Victory!
Starting a baby blanket for my cousin out of stash yarn. Praying to avoid yarn chicken - I’ve already frogged it back to make it smaller because a girl only has about 1000 yards. 
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broken seed stitch.
1 row knit in solid colour
1 row k1 p1 in multicolour
1 row knit in solid colour
1 row p1 k1 in multicolour
Which is so much easier to do than seems fair given the outcome.
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I love when simple processes have gorgeous outcomes.
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Not a WIP yet but I need to work on some UFOs so I can make a couch for my cats. Or, more realistically, I will make like twenty of these and have them all over the house. Should be a good way to do some stash busting!
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You are knitting goals. I drool over everything you post!
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I have decided that global pandemics are not the time to be strict about my ‘finish existing WIPs before spending more than $30 on yarn’ rule. I pulled the trigger on my LYS KAL project that starts in April. Going to make my first ever gauge swatch tonight!
Yarn is Blue Sky Fibers Organic Cotton Worsted in Drift.
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They would make adorable ankle socks.
But will they use them?!
I’ve been thinking about doing this. My LYS is still graciously providing call and email no contact orders for pickup.
What I really need is a ridiculous amount of cheap cotton to make dishcloths out of.
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That’s what mine did. I called and she dropped it right into my car. I’m used to not leaving the house (but not having H home so much) and honestly the little drive, singing full volume in the car, finishing my coffee alone, AND getting yarn has been a mood booster I didn’t know I needed.
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Driving at all feels so weird right now! And good. But also weird.
I think I’ll email my LYS today, see if they have any of what I need.
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More knitting, getting out for a bit, supporting a small business, everyone wins!
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Stay here as in not being given away 
I will make them a tad longer, probably 2 more inches.
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They do seem to be your colors! And such a lovely design.
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There’s a chance they will if I put them by a window, and possibly some other places where they like to hang out already.
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