Tag Archives: WIP

Ribbing For Autumn Gold

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I have finished the body of the Autumn Gold and ready to start the hem ribbing.

I added length to the body to account for my torso and preferred length. I am guessing a little bit as my swatch wasn’t big enough to tell me how much it will grow. But this Berroco is known to relax and grow. I figure I can always rip it back and take out some in the body and sleeves.

I am just really excited to get this off the needles as I really can’t stop thinking about knitting the Love Note from my SSK yarn.

Happy Knitting!!

Enough Stuffing?

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Emotional Support Chicken #3 is ready for stuffing.

I asked my Mom if she had some stuffing I could use and she brought me a 5 lb full box of vintage polyfill stuffing. Lol, I think my chicken will be fine!

However, in editing this photo I noticed that I made an error on the eyes and the beak. I knit them from the wrong side. Easy enough to detach the eyes and move but the beak is a bit of an oops. I am just going to leave it. AND I am going to seam the chicken from the correct side. I just can’t live with the wrong side out. I guess that will teach me to pay attention!

(Semi) Happy Knitting!!

A Third Set Of Chicken Breasts

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Emotional Support Chicken #3 has moved to the chicken breast portion.

These short rows really do have me counting all the time. It is fairly ingenious construction with a nice finished look and short rows in garter are my favorite. I need to complete another step and then I think I will work in the darker brown.

This chicken will go to another work friend who could benefit from an office support chicken. I just need to get the gift package together…

Happy Knitting!!

Decreasing While Conferencing

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Okay, I have regrets. I definitely added more rows in the body of my Crown Town Hat that I should have. This hat is looking…..big….

I attended a women’s conference this week and tried to finish my hat WIPs sitting in big ballrooms. My Royals hat was first up and I finished the “crown” colorwork. I still have the crown decreases to finish and that is also going to add length. So this will be an adult LARGE hat. Sigh….I should have not listened to my anxiety and followed the pattern.

Good news, I have enough yarn I think I can make a second hat. Then I can fix the inside and backwards words/colorwork and then make the right size.

Mildly Happy Knitting!!

A Flat Chicken

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Emotional Chicken #2 has reached flat chicken status.

I really like this mix of colors for this version. The red and yellow especially pop against the cream. I do think I possibly messed up the breast section. This chicken looks a lot deeper and rounder than my first one.

I still need to knit the bottom piece and do a lot of seaming. And procure more poly-fil as I used up my stash on the first chicken. That bag lasted me more years than I care to admit. I’m interested to see if new or better options exist now!

Happy Knitting!!

Chicken Breasts

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My second Emotional Support Chicken now has a prominent…..chest….

I am working on a deadline so it feels great to make it past all these short rows. I don’t mind short rows in garter since they just disappear. But man, it is a lot of counting. I need to find the contrast color and get started on the chicken’s neck. I did make one modification, I didn’t crochet the tail together and I chose to three needle bind off them together.

Turns out I will still have leftovers from this chicken as well. I was sort of hoping to use up this stash so a third franken chicken might be in order….

Happy Knitting!!!

Chicken #2 Tail Feathers

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The rear end of Emotional Support Chicken #2 is done and now I’m moving into the body.

I have been weighing my handspun as I go to make sure I won’t run out. I thought it might be prudent as I’m using up the partial skeins from my first one. I am progressing well far and shouldn’t have play “yarn chicken”. I think the pun applies well to this project!

Happy Knitting!!

Nailed It (So Far)

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I am trying to dust off my WIPs to clear them out for the 2025 Pigskin Party KAL. No WIPs allowed in that. Today I pulled out the Crown Town Hat and installed the KC into the main body.

The pattern called for duplicate stitch and I’m rubbish at that. So I decided to double down and work stranded colorwork. I simply left LONG loops and moved the blue yarn back to the beginning of the row. I’ll cut those later and weave in both ends.

I think I did not so bad! Blocking will do a world of good for this. I feel like this hat is going to be shallow so I might add a few rows after the KC to make sure this will fit my dad. I hope I don’t regret my decision, lol.

Happy Knitting!!

Almost A Chicken

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The emotional support chicken now has a beak!

I ended up finding some Malabrigo singles in a bright yellow from my hat leftover stash. I held it single and I kind wish I had held it double. Might try that on the next version. I also grabbed some red leftovers of Cashloft from the hat leftovers as well.

I just need to knit the chest piece and sew everything up! Happy Knitting!!

An Emotional Support Chicken Body

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Thick yarn on big needles really makes a project fly by! I have completed most of the body of my Emotional Support Chicken.

My crochet join of the tail region could use some work but it’s secure and I can always add more rows to cover. I am working with uneven handspun so it doesn’t hide my sins as easily as a commercial yarn.

Next up I need to start and shape the head. And see if I have any polyfill in my crafting stash. I don’t make a ton of toys so it’s not a guarantee…

Happy Knitting!!