It’s another book review and another giveaway!! Yay!! This one is a review for the newly released book, Creating Glass Beads by Jeri L. Warhaftig. This book contains a bunch of really cool glass bead projects. I’m loving the Glass Momento bead that allows you to create a window to put a picture in once the bead has been finished. I’m also loving the Silver Butterfly bead which incorporates fine silver paste and the usage of a bead press. Both very helpful things to learn about. One of the coolest aspects of this book though is how Jeri brings in project testers, other bead makers, to give their spin on the projects in the book. Another very helpful addition. I highly recommend this book for both the beginner and the more advanced bead maker. Now if you’re interested in getting ahold of a copy of this fab book drop me a comment. Deadline for entries is next Friday, March 25th. And finally this giveaway is for US residents only. Thanks!!
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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]