kaylarudbek

@kaylarudbek

Retrogrouch. Jackal. GenXer. Avid knitter and stoker, beginner in embroidery. I don’t automatically follow back. I block a lot.

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kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Jun 7

From my messages today

2016: white muscular blond bearded man looking at a medieval depiction of knights fighting and saying “I would never fight a Holy War” 2026: same man looking at a photo of the Pope and saying “Pope Leo I’m ready launch me towards the nearest data center”

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· May 25

This was an interesting read (more stats/economics than I had expected)

Cover of book titled American Sheep: A Cultural History by Brett Bannor. Cover is in grayscale with a domestic sheep pictured head-on below the title and author

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· May 20

#knitsky so I cast on this shawl last week flying home from a conference, and now I’m stuck on the first transition chart (pattern is Golden Orchids on Ravelry)

Fuchsia knit lace shawl in progress on a circular knitting needle with iPad in blue case underneath, wooden engraved stitch markers, black, hot pink, white, orange print project bag underneath iPad case and to the top

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Apr 12

#knitsky #showmeyourknits this week’s theme is cables so here’s my XO cardigan vest in progress. Even in the dim light the cable pattern stands out very well.

Detail of yellow-green cable (XO pattern) with seed stitch separation between cables, in progress on a circular needle, and all on a tan background

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Apr 3

#knitsky I like the project so far and I think I’m about 4 skeins of yarn short according to my math (15 rows per skein so far and at least 176 rows total before I start the collar). I bought 8 skeins of yarn (Knit Picks Wool of the Andes) in cilantro heather so at least I can get more

Closeup of an olive green cabled knit vest in progress with the pattern book above it, all on a tan background

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Apr 2

#knitsky 1/ Finally have some knitting mojo back XO Cardigan by Cheryl Oberle

Olive green vest in progress on a circular knitting needle, peach cable needle inside, ball of yarn to the left, all on a tan background

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Mar 10

Trying to decide if I like this sock heel or not:

Blue, pink and gray hand-knitted sock in progress on a circular needle, cuff is ruffled, heel turn complete, on a tan background

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Feb 25

#knitsky #mtihat the hat is done and drying out from blocking. Pre blocking picture here (I made three icords at the crown, 4 stitches each cord, then knotted the cords together, braided the cords, then knotted the cords together again). This one was in worsted weight and US size 8 needle

Red hat with 1x1 ribbed edge and three icords braided together at the crown, on a tan background

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Feb 23

#knitsky third Melt the ICE hat, going to make three I cords to finish off and then braid the I cords together (I also did the slower decreases) #mtihat (and I need to do another hat in Fuck Ice colorway for someone in the family)

Red hat with 1x1 ribbed bottom and icord in progress to finish crown, icord on a circular knitting needle with red cord, partial ball of yarn to the top center, all on a tan background

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Feb 18

Cat checkpoint: post your latest cat pic. (Note that this is from vacation, I can’t own a cat for reasons).

Orange and white cat lying down on white rocks and brown earth, green foliage to right and upper. Not my cat; photo is from vacation

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Feb 10

#knitsky back home with access to yarn again so I have started my third Melt the Ice hat (and searching my stash to see how much red yarn I have on hand)

Red hat in progress on a circular knitting needle, ball of red yarn to the left, all on a tan background

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Feb 3

#knitsky my Melt the Ice hat in the colorway Fuck Ice is done (not yet blocked). I think I have enough yarn left for a second hat (might make the ribbing longer as folding it up = uncovered ears, doesn’t accommodate curly thick hair well)

Tonal blue-green hat with long ribbing and braided tassel on a variegated tan background

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Jan 27

#knitsky so after all my noodling about picking out a vest pattern, today I cast on the Melt the Ice hat, in the colorway Fuck Ice from @dyemadyarns.bsky.social

1-by-1 ribbing for a Melt the Ice hat in a blue-green fingering weight yarn, hat is being knit in magic loop on a single circular needle with a red cord, ball of yarn to the upper left, all on a black background

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Jan 15

#knitsky #showmeyourknits another work in progress (although I think I should have done a few rounds of blue and then started the heel turn)

Blue, gray, purple, and pink self-patterning sock in progress, knit from the cuff down on a circular needle using magic loop technique. Heel has been turned, sock is on a tan background.

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Jan 14

#knitsky #showmeyourknits theme this week is works in progress, here is one of the many things on my needles (Muileata shawl)

Blue half circle shawl in progress on a pink circular knitting needle, stitch markers in silver, all on a tan background

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Dec 20

#knitsky #fofriday #finishedobjectFriday finished this one, still needs blocking (and I still have some of the orange yarn left so looking for another project) Candy Stripe Shawl in Knit Picks Stroll, Patina as main color and pumpkin as contrasting color.

Turquoise shawl with scalloped lace lower edge and orange stripes, multi colored project bag handle and cream afghan visible to the right, all on a tan background.

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Dec 15

#knitsky Finally back on track with the bottom up shawl (I found two errors in the pattern so far)

Turquoise knit shawl with orange stripes in progress on a circular knitting needle, stitch markers indicate center stitches, turquoise ball of yarn to the upper right, multi colored project bag handle to the middle right, white yarn label to the top, all on a tan background.

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Dec 14

4/ photo evidence

Turquoise and orange shawl in progress with a scalloped turquoise edge, dropped stitches in a failed attempt to repair an error due to typo in the pattern, red, pink, and metal stitch markers visible, all on a tan background

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Dec 5

#knitsky 1/ trying the second version of Bombshell Betty aviator hat and I have already found the first error in the pattern. And then of course I messed up the last wrong side row that I knitted so it was time to quit knitting for the night and to go be indecisive about yarn color choices

Neon green knitted aviator hat in progress on a circular knitting needle, all on a tan background

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Dec 1

#knitsky how did I manage to have 4 more slipped stitches on one side of a rectangle than the other side of the rectangle? I think I can make corrections, but I swear this project is cursed

Knit hat colored neon green in progress, right side ear flap done, circular needle and ball of yarn visible, all on a tan background

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Nov 29

#knitsky trying to decide if I can put up with my current slip stitch edges being asymmetrical or whether I should frog this and slip the edge stitches properly so that they match & are easier to pick up (pattern is Bombshell Betty hat so the stitches on both sides of the strip get picked up)

Neon green knit hat in progress on a circular needle, edge stitches at beginning of each row are slipped, all on a tan background.

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Nov 27

#knitsky #wipwednesday finally have an easy project on my needles although this picture is blurry (and I have to accommodate my cycling calf muscles so my top-down socks always have odd cuffs)

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Nov 24

#knitsky aviator hat started (my ears were cold on the bike ride this morning), and I ordered safety yellow yarn and neon pink yarn for two more hats

Aviator hat in progress on a circular knitting needle with red yarn, black yarn label and black needle card and yellow edge of project bag visible, all on a tan background

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Nov 22

#knitsky one of those days where you finally decide on a pattern for your next sock project, and 8 rounds into the cuff, you realize that you twisted the cast on into a moebius as you joined the stitches to knit in the round.

Blue and yellow sock yarn, sock in progress on a circular needle in magic loop technique, sitting on a black project bag, all against a tan background.

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Oct 4

#knitsky finished, this picture is before blocking

Half circle handknit shawl in bright blue and sandy tan, on a tan background, stitch markers for ends of clues visible on upper left edge

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Sep 28

Post something random or you’ll have an AWFUL October

Hardbound book titled Dinner with King Tut, by Sam Kean, cover is yellow with open-mouthed mask of King Tut and four hands clockwise holding mallet, magnifying glass, spoon, and fork.

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Sep 22

^Since the end of June, so here’s the shawl edge as written (I’m trying to decide whether to add more rows of solid garter stitch alternating colors; someone else on Ravelry who did this pattern did three garter ridges of each color to give it more of a border)

Handknit mosaic stitch half circle shawl on a circular knitting needle, main color blue, contrast color tan, wooden stitch markers showing ends of clues, all on a tan background

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Sep 21

#knitsky #shawlknitting “knit on through all crises” mosaic beaded knitting takes forever but clue 7/8 is done

Blue and sand mosaic handknit shawl in progress on a circular knitting needle, stitch markers for ends of clue on right side of shawl, printed project bag to the upper right, all on a tan background.

Closeup of handknit shawl, stitch markers and stoppers visible, project bag to the right, all on a tan background

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Sep 7

#knitsky #shawlknitting one more clue to go, but it doesn’t arrive until October. It’ll be interesting to see how the designer finishes this one up

Gray lace beaded hand-knit shawl in progress on a circular knitting needle, gray satin project bag to the upper left, all on a tan background

Closeup of a gray lace beaded hand-knit shawl on a circular knitting needle, gray satin project bag to the upper left, all on a tan background

kaylarudbek@kaylarudbek· Aug 24

#knitsky my yarn broke seven times and I have used maybe a quarter of the skein at most. I’m thinking that it would work better as crochet roses/flowers than anything else. Pic doesn’t show current progress