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3 geckos in a trench coat<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/knitting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>knitting</span></a></span></p><p>I've been <a href="https://meow.social/tags/LoomKnitting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoomKnitting</span></a> 4 ski masks over the past few weeks! They're really warm, comfy and stretchy!</p><p><a href="https://meow.social/tags/LoomKnit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoomKnit</span></a></p>
3 geckos in a trench coat<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/knitting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>knitting</span></a></span> </p><p>I finished another <a href="https://meow.social/tags/LoomKnit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoomKnit</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/chullo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chullo</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/hat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hat</span></a>! Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick in Fisherman and Cranberry with KB Looms' Peruvian Highlands Chullo pattern on a 41-peg loom.</p>
3 geckos in a trench coat<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/knitting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>knitting</span></a></span></p><p>Someone at work about a year ago said that my <a href="https://meow.social/tags/chullo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chullo</span></a> earflap hats make me look like Griffin, the guy in "Men in Black III" who can see every potential timeline. So I finally <a href="https://meow.social/tags/LoomKnit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoomKnit</span></a> a red and white hat that looks like his.</p><p>Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick &amp; Quick "Cranberry" and "Fisherman" yarns. KB Knitting Looms "Peruvian Highlands Chullo" pattern</p><p><a href="https://meow.social/tags/LoomKnitting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoomKnitting</span></a></p>
3 geckos in a trench coat<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/knitting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>knitting</span></a></span></p><p>Today I re-learned that the U-wrap knit stitch is supposed to be done counter-clockwise around the peg instead of clockwise. 😅</p><p>But turns out I like the baggier look so I decided to do a whole <a href="https://meow.social/tags/sock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sock</span></a> with that "happy accident" version and cuff-first instead of toe-first! </p><p>Plus I did a gathered bind-off like I would for a hat.</p><p><a href="https://meow.social/tags/LoomKnit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoomKnit</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/LoomKnitting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoomKnitting</span></a></p>
3 geckos in a trench coat<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/knitting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>knitting</span></a></span> </p><p>I <a href="https://meow.social/tags/LoomKnit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoomKnit</span></a> my first ever pair of <a href="https://meow.social/tags/socks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socks</span></a>! Using a tube sock pattern by LoomAHat and Plymouth Encore Chunky yarns.</p><p>I think the reason one is longer than the other is because I realized too late that I'd been doing the U-wrap stitch incorrectly on the first, shorter sock.</p><p>But, lesson learned and now I have a new pair of socks to wear around the house! I even started experimenting with my own pattern.</p><p><a href="https://meow.social/tags/LoomKnitting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoomKnitting</span></a></p>
3 geckos in a trench coat<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/knitting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>knitting</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://meow.social/tags/YarnGecko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YarnGecko</span></a></p><p>Today I finished one <a href="https://meow.social/tags/tuque" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tuque</span></a> and made another one start-to-finish! The first is brimless with blue and green sprinkles and a matching pom-pom on top. The second is lavender/mauve with a 2-inch brim.</p><p><a href="https://meow.social/tags/LoomKnit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoomKnit</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/LoomKnitting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoomKnitting</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/knitcap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>knitcap</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/beanie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beanie</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/WinterHat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WinterHat</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/LoomAHat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoomAHat</span></a></p>
3 geckos in a trench coat<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/knitting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>knitting</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://meow.social/tags/YarnGecko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YarnGecko</span></a></p><p>A coworker of mine commissioned me for a <a href="https://meow.social/tags/LoomKnit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoomKnit</span></a> crimson and white <a href="https://meow.social/tags/tuque" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tuque</span></a>/#beanie/#knitcap. <a href="https://meow.social/tags/RollTide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RollTide</span></a>!</p>
3 geckos in a trench coat<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/knitting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>knitting</span></a></span></p><p>Today's <a href="https://meow.social/tags/YarnGecko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YarnGecko</span></a> hat is a <a href="https://meow.social/tags/tuque" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tuque</span></a> made from 3 different shades of orange yarn! Perfect for autumn.</p><p><a href="https://meow.social/tags/LoomKnit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoomKnit</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/LoomKnitting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoomKnitting</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/knitcap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>knitcap</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/beanie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beanie</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/WinterHat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WinterHat</span></a></p>
3 geckos in a trench coat<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/knitting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>knitting</span></a></span> </p><p>2 new <a href="https://meow.social/tags/YarnGecko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YarnGecko</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/LoomKnit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoomKnit</span></a> tuques! The black yarn is Plymouth Encore Chunky and I think the red and orange are Lion Brand Vanna's Choice.</p><p><a href="https://meow.social/tags/LoomKnitting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoomKnitting</span></a></p>
3 geckos in a trench coat<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/knitting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>knitting</span></a></span> </p><p>What does "knit 1, purl 2" mean, anyway? You knit 1 stitch and purl the next 2, then repeat across/around the rest of the row, creating a rib stitch.</p><p>And when you do that for a whole hat, it looks like this! Same yarns as the hat I made the other day. Maybe Vanna's Choice?</p><p><a href="https://meow.social/tags/LoomKnit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoomKnit</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/LoomKnitting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoomKnitting</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/tuque" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tuque</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/KnitCap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KnitCap</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/beanie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beanie</span></a></p>
3 geckos in a trench coat<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/knitting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>knitting</span></a></span></p><p>Work was considerably busier today but I still found the time to <a href="https://meow.social/tags/LoomKnit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoomKnit</span></a> this tuque! The dark red and orange are perfect for the start of autumn. 🍂</p>
3 geckos in a trench coat<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/knitting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>knitting</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://meow.social/tags/YarnGecko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YarnGecko</span></a></p><p>I made this <a href="https://meow.social/tags/tuque" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tuque</span></a> with some random yarn that a friend gave me years ago!</p><p><a href="https://meow.social/tags/LoomKnit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoomKnit</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/LoomKnitting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoomKnitting</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/knitcap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>knitcap</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/beanie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beanie</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/WinterHat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WinterHat</span></a></p>