I have started posts several times over the past 2 months. In some ways it doesn't seem like it has been that long since my last pattern, but it has been a really long time. A lot of people on Ravelry wanted me to provide links and examples of the horrible things people were proposing in regards to abortion. Initially I was going to oblige, but then decided it would be similar to banging my head into a wall. If people are reading this that don't agree with me, odds are I'm not going to change their mind.
While I was struggling to write I encountered a case of burn out. I never intended to publish patterns. I never intended to put myself into a situation where people that don't know me and never will, were going to call me names, make fun of my family, and my beliefs. People have called me out for not putting my identity on my front page. I knew things were going to be contentious. The most important thing to me is keeping myself and my family safe. I am in the yarn community, I am not as established as some, but there is a chance you may have seen my work elsewhere. A donation was made in my honor to RAICES Texas. Thanks Nicole. I am happy you are supporting something you believe in. I know it was meant to be a shot against me, but anything that is helping people become legal is a good thing in my book.
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Choose Life Materials Size US 7 & 8 circular needles Size 8 DPN’s Approximately 140 yds Main Color (MC) Approximately 40 yds Contrasting Color (CC) Stitch marker Abbreviations K - Knit P - Purl K2tog - knit 2 together PM - Place Marker SM - Slip Market Gauge 23 stitches x 20 stitches = 4 inches Measurements Completed hat should be approximately 8 1/2 inches wide and 8 inches tall. Pattern With MC, cast on 96 stitches. Join for working in the round, being careful not to twist. Place Marker. Work in a k2, p2 rib for 1 1/2 inches. Knit 3 rows around. Begin working chart. Repeat columns 25 - 42 three additional times. There should be a total of 4 sets of footprints. After completing chart work in MC until hat measures 7 inches. Begin decreasing. K10, k2tog, pm x8 K9, k2tog, sm x8 Continue in this fashion until 8 stitches remain. Cut yarn and thread through remaining stitches.
The new design is a little different. I felt like I needed to put it out there in no uncertain terms that I believe in God and I think that without Him our country has no hope. I hope you enjoy the latest pattern Materials Needed 6.5 mm (US 10 1/2) circular needles and DPNs ~100 yds bulky weight yarn in main color (MC) ~30 yds bulky weight yarn in contrasting color (CC) Stitch marker Gauge 16 stitches x 20 rows = 4 inches Note This pattern is designed for 1 size. It can be adapted by adding or removing stitches in groups of 4. This will change the number of repeats done in the charted portion and the crown decreases. Abbreviations Ktbl- knit through back loop
Pattern With MC cast on 64 stitches. Place marker, and join for working in the round, being careful not to twist. Ktbl 2, p 2 around until your brim measures 1 1/2 inches. Knit 2 rounds. Join CC and begin working chart, repeating columns 32-35 eight times around. Switch to MC. Knit until work measures approximately 7 1/2 inches or about 1” shorter than length desired. Begin decreasing Knit 6, k2tog (x8) K5, k2tog (x8) K4, k2tog (x8) K3, k2tog (x8) K2, k2tog (x8) K, k2tog (x8) K2tog (x8) Break yarn and thread through remaining stitches.
If you are on Instagram or Ravelry you have probably seen things about how BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) people are marginalized. Since they are marginalized and we are white (even though I know lots of people who don't agree who are not white) we need to boost them up. We need to purchase from BIPOC designers and dyers because they are disadvantaged.
First off, let me say, racism is bad. Not liking someone based on something they can't control is not ok. But, I don't feel like I need to seek someone out and purchase from them based on their skin color. A prime example is my friend who is a quilter. Her aesthetic is Primitive Americana. When she was at a quilt show there was a vendor who was a woman of color. Her booth was full of African inspired fabrics. My friend skipped the booth. Her reasoning was because it didn't fit with her home and her decor. It had nothing to do with her personal feelings toward the vendor. She was not discriminating against her because of her color. It just didn't work for her. Should she have bought something from the woman, even though it wasn't anything she would ever use? Most rational people would say no, but all of a sudden in the yarn community they are saying we should. It's honestly a bit crazy. Another example would be me shouting at people to download my patterns and subscribe to my newsletter even though they don't agree with me politically. It's insane and people would condemn me for behavior like that. A yarn dyer has been publicly shamed this week for calling out the bullies. She pointed out that the "conversation" was one sided and if you didn't fall in line you were belittled and shouted down. She has been pretty much run off the internet after these comments. It makes my heart hurt. For some reason these people feel the have the RIGHT to "call out" or "name" people who don't agree. Usually, it is people who refuse to follow the status quo and have the guts to go against the mob mentality. There are so many more things to say on this issue. I probably will in the future. This world is going to hell in a hand basket. It's sad and scary, and God help you if you don't agree with the mob. Materials Needed
Gauge Approximately 24 x 20 = 4 in Note This pattern is designed for 1 size. It can be adapted by adding or removing stitches in groups of 4. This will change the number of repeats of bricks you may do in the charted portion and the crown decreases. Pattern With MC and size 6 needles cast on 88 stitches. Place marker, and join for working in the round, being careful not to twist. K2, p2 around until your brim measures 1 1/2 inches. Switch to size 7 needles and CC. Knit 2 rounds. Begin working chart. Repeat columns 21 - 24 Seventeen times around. On the rounds with a solid CC color carry the main color along, catching it every 3-4 stitches to make working the chart in the round easier. Knit 2 rounds of CC color. Switch to MC. Knit until work measures approximately 7 inches or length desired. Begin decreasing. Set up round, K9, k2tog, pm. Repeat around. Knit Knit to 2 stitches before marker, K2tog. Repeat these 2 rounds until you have 8 stitches left, switch to DPNs when needed. Thread yarn through remaining stitches, tie off.
Probably most of you have wandered over her for the Build the Wall hat. I have hesitated to put it up because it causes SO MANY EMOTIONS.
I want to be clear that I absolutely support immigration. I do not believe this phrase should be used to bully or harass people in any way. Our system is severely broken. The people from our southern borders should not be allowed to pour into our country unchecked, It is unsafe, and it is unfair to people in other parts of the world that do not live in close enough proximity to come into the US without following the laws. The same rules should apply to everyone. People have said, "How can you be a Christian and support Trump, or the Wall?" I believe that God puts people into power. I also believe that it is important to follow the law of the land. (Romans 13) For everyone that says a wall is immoral, there are a lot of people out there who use walls to protect themselves. Politicians, actors, singers, rich people, farmers, ranchers, and regular people. No one has ever walked up to me in my backyard and told me to take down my fence because they can't walk through my lawn. The borders of our country are no different. The system and the people that govern us certainly have flaws. The best we can do is speak the truth. It will not be well received. People may call names, bully and threaten. I have been called some things since I started speaking up that I can't repeat to my mother. But it's ok. I answer to a higher power. That's what matters. After my Build the Wall pattern was removed from Ravelry I really struggled with what I should do. I was upset. I spent time praying and talking to like minded people. During all of this a new design popped into my head. So, in truth, I should have probably dealt with some of the other things that were happening, but instead I did what I know, I knitted. Notions Approximately 100 yds MC Approximately 30 yds of 2 contrasting colors US size 7 and 8 circular needles Size 8 DPNs 8 stitch markers Gauge 20 x 24 = 4 inches Finished measurements 9” around x 8.5” tall Abbreviations K - knit P - purl PM - place marker SM - slip marker K2tog - Knit 2 together Directions With size 7 needles cast on 88 stitches. Place Marker and join for working in the round. Work in a k2, p2 rib for 1.5” Switch to size 8 needles. Knit for 6 rows. Switch to CC1. Work chart Switch to MC Knit until hat measures 6.5” or 2” shorter than desired length. Set up for decreasing. Knit 9 stitches, k2together, pm (x8) Knit until 2 stitches before marker, K2tog. Repeat this round until 8 stitches remain. Thread yarn through remaining stitches.
When I started using the name Deplorable Knitter there was a lot of push back. I was told that It was a terrible thing to flaunt and asked what was wrong with me. For myself, and a lot of other deplorables, it is a way to highlight the hypocrisy of the Democrats and their followers. We are living in a country where it is acceptable to call approximately half of the nation a basket of deplorables, and if you do not agree with them you have an issue with "white privilege" or "internalized masculinity".
I call nonsense. I may be just one person. I may only be making knitting patterns, but I am going to speak the truth. Our country is hurting. It has strayed too far from the principles it was founded on and the principles of God. I will continue to make patterns that speak to the people that are being silenced. I will not be PC. You may like some of my patterns, you may like all of them, or, they may offend you. But, as long as we have free speech in the USA I will make what I feel is right. |
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