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My most worn knitting project ever

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My most worn knitting project ever - lemm.ee

This is the Kala Tee [https://www.pipandpin.ca/shop/p/kala] by Pip and Pin, knitted in Socks Yeah! which is my fave solid colour sock yarn. It was only made in summer 2021 so I have no idea why the photos are so potato quality, but here’s a closer look at the yoke detail if you can see past me apparently trying to be “quirky”. [https://i.imgur.com/rKENl35.jpg] Love it, wear it all the time, it goes with everything. Big recommend for this pattern! Just sharing this one because I happened to be wearing it and realised how often that’s the case 😄 What’s your most worn (or used) project?

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Franz_Kafka Jul 25, 2023

What an awesome colour! Fits you wonderfully, beautiful neckline, I see why it has heavy rotation.

My most worn project is a pair of fingerless gloves where I extended and lined the wrist, and also lined the back of the hand with double knitting. That really helps keep the hands warm as it insulates the parts of your wrist and hand where the arteries are close to the surface. They allow me to keep my hands pretty warm, but also function.

My most used projects are definitely dish towels. I wear those out, as do many of the people I gift them to.

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thegiddystitcher Jul 25, 2023

Ooh those gloves sound extremely snuggly, my hands are always freezing and I basically live on my laptop so fingerless are a lifesaver. Might have inspired me a bit, there!

I go through a fair few washcloth type projects too but use crochet for those so they don’t count 😅

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Nepenthe Jul 25, 2023

Oh, that looks soooo soft.

I don't currently have the finances for what I want to make (tale as old as time), but I do have several saved that I really want to get to once I can, and I'm super jealous of your shirt. That looks like I could make the world's best blanket out of it and sleep forever

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ToastyBanana Jul 25, 2023

Looks awesome, it contours your shape super nicely!

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thegiddystitcher Jul 25, 2023

Thanks! I usually have to adjust and add a ton more hip increases to everything, but cropped stuff happily avoids most of that problem 😄

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HSL Jul 25, 2023

What a fantastic looking sweater - and the fit is great! I am now inspired.

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thegiddystitcher Jul 25, 2023

Ooh yes, toe up forever! Fancy socks are all well and good but you can’t beat a nice quick vanilla knit, I’m with you there.

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meggied90 Jul 27, 2023

Toe-up socks are so enjoyable to make, they’re my go-to when I’m feeling depressed or anxious. You can gauge how stressful my year has been by how many socks I’ve made. Everyone in my family and close friend group received the gift of warm feet for Christmas in 2020…

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gina Jul 25, 2023

That’s beautiful!

My most-worn knitting project is Fiber Trends Felted Clogs and no other project is even a close second. The first pair I knit was for my dad for Christmas 2008. Since then I have replaced that pair of slippers maybe 5 or 6 times, after they are too far gone to resole or repair. He works from home and literally wears them all day, every day, although he has stopped wearing them to the mailbox to make them last a little longer.

I’ve also made adjustments over the iterations to see if I can make them more durable:

Double-soles (so each sole is actually 4 layers instead of two).
In addition to wet-felting I also needle felted the soles of the most recent pair to make them extra-dense. My dad also has a little needle felting kit of his own so he can keep tiny holes from growing larger. So far it seems to be working, but this reminds me that I should probably check in and see how they are doing.
Different yarn combinations - I have tried denser yarns to see if they result in something longer-lasting, but keep going back to the Lamb’s Pride because it felts so thoroughly. I have found that if you can still see traces of stitches in the soles, you are likely to get rubbing between the layers and develop holes more quickly.

We have also considered adding a suede sole, but the pre-made don’t really come in the right size and he really likes how they feel as-is. Plus I am always genuinely delighted to knit another pair, knowing that they are appreciated. They knit up quite fast, although the assembly is kind of tedious.

AC33 Felt Clogs

Fiber Trends Pattern AC33 Design by Bev Galeskas One of our most popular patterns. . Knit with double yarn. Sizes: Women's sm, med, lg and men's med and lg. To fit US shoe size up to women's 6, (8, 10) and men's (11,13). Sizes can easily be adjusted up or down by carefully controlling the felting, which is the key to a really custom fit. Yarn Requirements: Approximately 500 (540, 580 / 675, 720) yards per pair. This yardage allows for yarn to be held double throughout. Contrasting cuffs require from 50 to 70 yards depending on size. Cuffs with novelty yarn require about 35 yards of a thick "fur" type synthetic yarn that will hold up to the felting process. 2-color clogs will require approximately 1/3 of the yardage in upper color and 2/3 in sole/cuff color, but be sure to allow for some extra in each color. Choose a worsted weight wool that felts easily to a firm fabric. Shown in double strand Naturally 10 ply Alpine, 100% New Zealand wool. Teal clog has Temptation added to the cuff and the cuff of brown clog is knit in 10 ply. Optional: Fiber Trends suede soles will add both traction and durability to your clogs.

Fiber Trends

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thegiddystitcher Jul 25, 2023

Oh wow these are amazing! I’ve actually never tried wet felting, always been too intimidated. Is something like this a decent place to start or would you recommend something simpler?

Love that you’ve been doing it so long you’ve managed to iterate, too. One day you shall achieve slipper perfection!

Your dad must be truly knitworthy.

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gina Jul 25, 2023

Felting hides a multitude of sins - I think it’s a great project for anybody that wants to try it out. The uppers are shaped with short rows and I’ve certainly had to start over after I zone out and lose my place, but even then I can finish the knitting over a couple of evenings in front of the tv.

Another good pattern for a first felting project is Fuzzy Feet. Those would also be a really great way for someone to learn the basics of sock knitting since the stitches are massive.

With both of those projects you have something useful in the end, and it seems to me that objects with some structure to them felt more successfully as well. I swear I saw like 9 million failed Booga Bags back around 2008 when everyone was going wild for felting. It’s a pretty simple pattern, but once felted, a lot ended up comically wide and shallow (probably some user error involved). Or they looked great initially, but after being carried around for a few days they stretched…and stretched…and stretched. I’d love to know how many of them actually got a lot of use after the photo shoot. I distinctly remember some ended up as cat beds.

And yes, my dad is definitely knitworthy. Sometimes my mom is the one to let me know he is trailing little bits of wool behind him everywhere he goes because he doesn’t want me to bother me for new slippers, but it is never a burden.

Fuzzy Feet pattern by Theresa Vinson Stenersen

Description from Knitty.com: These slippers are made by knitting a pair of gigantic and I mean GIGANTIC! socks at a very loose gauge, then slowly felting them either in the washing machine or by hand to a custom fit.

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Big_Boss_77 Jul 25, 2023

I don't know much about knitting... but I like it, it looks nice.

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thegiddystitcher Jul 26, 2023

Thanks! 😊