The most fabulous Bullseye Glass instructor, Nathan Sandberg recently taught a kiln casting class called “The Surface”, at Brazee Street Studio’s School of Glass and when I say the pictures of what his students created I had to further investigate this venue. Brazee Street Studios is located in Cincinnati, OH. They are a Bullseye Resource Center and look like a really good time. It’s a full service glass facility for kiln forming and glass bead making. They also sell supplies, of course since they are a resource center, and they provide supervised studio time too. Looks like a really good time. Check out their class schedule. Check out their gallery. Check out their studios. Cincinnati is a lucky place to have such a cool space!
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Stitch Up a Pair of Comfy Pants
When it comes to knit garments, I think pants are probably the most overlooked project out there. Pants are a big project, much bigger than a sweater, and they will take a long time to knit.
But knit pants are also super comfortable, and they can be made exactly to the fit you want. Add more ease in the legs, make them longer or shorter, whatever you want!
I’ve knit a pair of leggings in sock yarn, and I love them, but the Sierra Pants by Safiyyah Talley have a looser fit in the leg that would also be nice for lounge pants.
These are worked from the top down with a folded over elastic waistband. There are short rows to make the back longer than the front, as well as increases for hips and more short rows to fit the backside. The legs are worked straight and have a rolled edge, but you could easily work a folded over hem at the bottom of the leg if you wanted.
The pants are worked in fingering weight yarn held double, and they come in a whopping 17 sizes, to fit a waist from 24 to 56 inches, or 61 to 142 cm. There’s meant to be about 2 inches/5 cm of negative ease at the waist.
The pattern calls for a cotton/acrylic blend (Knit Picks Comfy Fingering), which comes in 19 different colors. This would be great for a summer pair of pants, but you could also use a wool blend if you want to make them warmer for the colder part of the year.
And of course you can add stripes or use up your whole stash of sock yarn on this project if you want.
You can grab the pattern on Ravelry or from Saifyyah’s website.
Can’t get enough knit pants? Check out this collection of pants and shorts knitting patterns.
[Photo: Safiyyah Talley]