Modesty's Costume Closet

I've been experimenting with knitting socks on the loom. I found a tutorial on sandal socks and have adapted it to suit the loom I have. I've been able to knit ONE sock so far and it does fit, so successful test!  Supply List In the Round Loom (suggested below)  Sock Loom CinDwood wedge Loom KB Universal Loom KB Flexee Skinny  Loom Pick Stitch Markers Yarn Needle/Darning Needle Tape Measure Calculator  Technique List Basic Cast-ons, Bind off, Knit stitches, purl stitch, etc Kitchener Cast-on Drawstring Cast-on German Short Row Heels and toes Short Row Heel and Toes Kitchener Stitch Measurements For Tabi, these are the important-to-know measurements so you know how many pegs you'll need to cast on and how many rows you need to get Length.  Circumferences Ball of Foot Big Toe Group of Little toes Lengths Whole Foot Base of Toe to Ankle bone (insole) Length of Big Toe Length of Index Toe Length of Pinky Toe More Detailed Explanations The Best Way to Loom Knit Socks...

Similar to how I came up with the concept of Wisteria Fox, I'm going to try to explain the round-about way I came up with my designs for my Polish Vampire Hunter. Inspiration Sources Primarily, I have wanted to make a traditional Polish dress and embroidered vest. I have everything I need for it...except patience. 😜 So keep that sitting on the backburner for many years and add in the armor making course I took. Which made me want to turn this folk art vest into folk art bodice armor. Which leaked into my Lotara the Drow design.  THEN came the fanfiction. I'm a big fan of a variety of vampire hunter related media...and I really didn't realize until now how prevalent it was. Some of the big influences were:  Castlevania Demon Slayer Vampire Hunter D Blood+  Vampires are fun characters. Going from General to Specific So that's the influence, but the inspiration came from research! At first, it was just a general idea of what would be traditionally appropriate. Some inspir...

Because my whole thing lately has been anime related knitting projects, I do a LOT of color work. I guess I did start in an unusual way by learning some of the trickier aspects of knitting. This post will go over how color charts "work", how I use them to make a pattern and how to make your own.  Types of Color Work In knitting there are many names for color work:  Color Change, Striping (horizontal stripes) Marling, Marled (Speckles) Illusion/Shadow Color (It's just cool looking. Knits and purls that hide a pattern unless you look at a certain angle or stretch it.)  Stranding, Fair Isle, Mosaic, Norwegian (Carrying strands of yarn behind the work.) Intarsia, Color Block (Changing color at key points and rejoining old color.) Double Knitting, Reversible Knitting (Knitting two pieces of fabric at the same time.) Duplicate Stitch, Monogram (Stitching on top of current stitches after the work is fully knitted.)  Regardless of how the color work is done, color charts are...

Currently, I have cast on and knitted my first sweater parts. So far only have the back done, but I'm going to share my process so you, too, can knit along or try it yourself.  I will share my supply list, techniques used, calculating the sweater size, and color charts. I think I'll need to make how I do color charts in its own post. Here's a post I made about how I go about making a color chart.  Supplies Flexee Loom Chunky  4 Skeins of Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick Black 1 Skein Big Twist Natural Blend Winter White Bobbins, Loom Knit Pick, Stitch Markers, and Yarn Needle (not pictured) Color charts Alternative Supplies You do not have to use my supplies exactly to get this sweater result.  You can use any blend of a Super Bulky Weight yarn (#6) in black and white. You can also use a Bulky Weight (#5) or Worsted Weight (#4), but it will change your gauge, the calculations and color charts will differ. (I made color charts for both weights because I was not...

I don't know why I just can't focus on one thing at a time. But I was inspired to learn another thing because I was tempted by a Circular Sock Machine. I saw the loom as a more economical option and realized, I had fallen down another rabbit hole.  What is it? Spot my knitting in the clutter! Loom knitting is still knitting, but the yarn is wrapped around pegs arranged on a board. Using a hook pick, yarn is manipulated on the pegs to form a knitted piece comparable to something knit with needles. It's like the love child of crochet and knitting.  What I like about 'em I find it's a little easier in some cases than needle knitting. At the very least, the concept is easy to grasp for the most part.  I can keep better track of how many stitches I knit because I can count pegs. Very useful for furry or dark yarn.  My gauge has been more consistent with looms than with needles.  Sock knitting seems easier.  It can do most things knitting needles can do. (but not...