It’s the Boro Box ‘o’ Mystery for TAG, also known as Trautman Art Glass. They make gorgeous boro and thankfully 104 glass for torchwork. They have a limited time offer for the Boro Box ‘o’ Mystery, which is a box of experimental boro glass as well as instructions of how to deal with them. Check out the page for samples of what others have done with some of this glass. They’ll also give you an idea of what you’ll find in the box, but don’t worry since everything is labeled. As a non boro person I kind of sigh…then I noticed they had some new gorgeous 104 glass called Blue Lotus. So pretty. They are having a founders sale so you can get deals on all of their glass, seconds included. Looks like I’m going to need to order some yummy TAG glass for me and my studio…
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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]