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 That Fit Co

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 made

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 sure a

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 everythi

 GUYS! I learned a new thing. This may be a "Yeah, duh!" kind of situation, but I never thought to knit or crochet sandals. Seems like a legit thing, especially for ME, who has small feet and a hatred of that round plastic between the toe rod of normal flip-flops.  These techniques can work for other series too that use the zori aka thong sandals. (AKA the bane of my feet's existence.) Method Considerations This is more than likely going to be a crochet project than a knitting one, to be honest. But all in all, there are 3 main methods for making knitted footwear:  90% Yarn  Hole punched Soles Repurposed Flip-Flop/Thong Sandals With mostly yarn, you're going to basically have super floppy, uncomfortable sandals unless you include some sort of stiff material like a stiff felt or EVA foam or an old sandal.  Hole punch soles or insoles let you knit up around the sole instead of knitting the sole itself.  Repurposed sandals provide the base, and you knit or crochet around

While more of an 'at-home' casual cosplay, knee socks can resemble the kyahan and tabi socks of the characters. I'm only making this post because I spent time making color charts while doing the leg warmers! Socks are typically an intermediate level project and color change socks increases that difficulty. I link to many tutorials to help but there will still be some research necessary for your particular project.  Basic Design  The concept of the knee sock versions is to knit a basic top-down knee sock pattern but include color charts and designs inspired by the characters for the leg portion. The foot portion is up to you. I think it would be fun to make the foot part the same color as the tabi, maybe include the sandal straps via fair-isle or duplicate stitch. The toes can be typical sock toes or you could make them split toe/tabi socks as well. I think it's just kind of a fun idea.  Techniques to Know: Stockinette Stitch (knit and purl) Ribbing Stitch Cast on in Rib

This shall be my final entry for Demon Slayer Knitting...for now. These are fun little extra dood-dads and accessories worn by the characters. I will note that some of these are crochet patterns and not knitting patterns. Honestly for stuffed animals I prefer crochet. Call the Crows! Crows and Sparrows A common companion for any demon slayer is their kasugai crow...or some other bird. I've collected a few patterns for knitting or crocheting your own crow or sparrow.  Knitted Aviary ($) Songbird Crochet Bird Knit Nature: Blue Tit Tree Sparrow ($) Raven Doll Nevermore! Easy Raven Raven Amigurumi Bald Eagle  (Hear me out. Crows can get very big and in the show they kind of look like this. Just make it all black and grey.) Inosuke's Boar Mask It won't be show/manga accurate but it will still technically work. Create a monster style ski-mask, baclava or beanie.  Hog Beanie ($) Baby Back Hog Hat ($) Oink Piggy Hat Zombie Pig Mask ($) Pirate Piggy Mask Trav's Baclava  <--Ba

Iconic characters have iconic jackets, aka haori. The nice-ish thing about these coats is that they are very loose fitting, so sizing will be a little easier to comprehend than something more fitted like the shirt and pants.  Nice, loose kimono-sleeved coat Focusing on the main characters and the Hashira, there are 3 flavors of haori:  No Sleeves (aka cloaks/shawls) Standard Sleeve Long/Wide Sleeve Then looking at the color changes, level of difficulty would probably be:  Simple = Kanao, Mitsuri, Nezuko Intermediate = Kyojuro, Tanjiro, Obanai, Zenitsu, Sanemi, Urodoki Advanced = Giyu, Gyomei, Shinobu The Cloakers Two of the characters wear a shawl or cloak instead of a haori jacket: Kanao and Kyojuro.  I've already provided a knitting pattern for Kyojuro . So I will speak no more on this cloak.  For Kanao, you want to use a crescent-shaped shawl pattern based on how she wears it. You can also knit the knotted pin using i-cord. Although, I might crochet the pin instead.  Standa

 There's nothing like a show with uniforms to make you absolutely furious that no one seems to wear them according to regulation. Skirts at knee level, keep those shirts buttoned up and tucked in. (I'm not having flashbacks to school life from pre-school through my senior year of high school. Honest!) Anyway! While the basics of the Demon Slayer Corp uniforms are the same, everyone has to have a big personality and wear it differently.  I don't want to even be seen near you! Standard Uniform So the standard uniform includes hakama (wide-legged trousers) and a long sleeve button-up shirt with a mandarin collar and the kanji for "destroy" on the back. Actually, I think it's two layers of shirts, one white and one black. (But this is costuming, so of course, it's easier to make it one piece!) The female variation of the uniform allows for a skirt instead of hakama. Hashira uniform tops have gold buttons while other ranks have white buttons. The number is base