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Brush of Color Tank

by admin | July 31, 2020 | Finished Objects | 0 Comments

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My coworker has no shame about sleeping on the job

My coworker has no shame about sleeping on the job.

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For everyone who thought Early deserved some ear s

For everyone who thought Early deserved some ear scritches for her superb modeling for the Brush of Color tank.

(Wait for it... That tongue pop! 😂)

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On a happier note today, I'm so excited to share m

On a happier note today, I'm so excited to share my latest test knit, the Brush of Color tank by @tina.say.knits ! I freaking love tank tops (fat arms be damned) - This is such a great summer knit, especially in cotton, and I love the intarsia stripe detail...it's so eye catching!

Side note: if you ever have the opportunity to test knit for Tina, take it. Her ongoing advocacy for marginalized folks and openness to feedback are one of the best examples I've experienced in test knitting.

Shoutout to @littleskeinanne and @seismicyarn for providing yarn support for this project - thank you!! I knit this in Seismic Pima DK. Let me say, I am generally not a fan of cotton yarn... but Eva's Pima DK is beyond gorgeous and was a perfect match for this pattern. It's so smooth and crisp, with a beautiful sheen. It didn't even feel like cotton, to be honest - 10/10 would knit again! I used 872 yds total - 722 of the main color Spice Mix, 72yds of Chicha Morada, and 79 yds of Bouganvilla. Total cost for 6 skeins - $168 (I only used a third of a skein for both contrasting colors though)

I knit size 8 (53") shown on a 54" bust. The pattern recommends a little negative ease and I would too, especially if you knit this in cotton. After washing and drying, I ended up with a little positive ease, and because cotton is cotton, that ease grew the longer I wore it. The pattern gives unblocked gauge, so if you're using cotton and are particular about the fit, you may want to measure your gauge swatch before and after blocking to better understand what you're going to end up with.

My only mods were to add .5" to the ribbed hem, switch the decreases for the top, and add a few decreases to make the straps slightly smaller. This pattern doesn't include waist shaping, but I found I didn't need it.

The pattern is available through Tina's website as she's no longer supporting Ravelry. I did complete a project page, but am happy to answer any questions here or through DMs - I'm working on getting the details up on my website but it's not ready quite yet.

ETA: the real purpose behind this advocacy got los

ETA: the real purpose behind this advocacy got lost and centered around white people expecting BIPOC to support them in a misguided understanding of intersectionality. I didn't get that and I appreciate those that have spent emotional energy explaining it to us. Now that I know better, I'll do better. Leaving this post up for transparency.

Ugh, @hi.ravelry. What a heartbreaking, ill-timed, shit show sort of meltdown you're having through no fault but your own. Calling your own users liars? Really?

If you are experiencing migraines, eye strain, or worse from the new Ravelry design, I believe you. Full stop.

There's no plausible reason that so many people would lie, and it's a dick move to claim you care about inclusivity out of one side of your mouth while demanding proof of harm to a marginalized group out of the other.

I'm still mulling over what the long term consequences to my Rav account will be. I'm lucky, in that Ravelry isn't a social hub for me - but losing the ability to view patterns on bodies that look like mine will be a significant blow.

I'm leaning toward sharing details of my projects on my website through the blog, in addition to sharing more details on finished object posts here. It just really sucks that these people who built an amazing website and community we rely on and love have decided it's better to protect their design than their users. What a waste of so much trust.

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I made a thing! Sorry, this thing contains no yarn

I made a thing! Sorry, this thing contains no yarn. I am not so good at the drawing type things so i may feel an inordinate amount of pride in the thing.

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