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feature: simple seed stitch coasters projects

It’s been a real pleasure to see what people can do with my little Seed Stitch Coaster pattern! It’s about as simple as a knitting pattern can possibly get, but the excitement is enough to hopefully offset any anxiety about publishing more complex ones in the future. Here are some projects recently finished using my Simple Seed Stitch Coaster design from last year. Freshwind on Ravelry. Freshwind’s idea for making a coaster for both her mug and her Chemex was a great one. The orange yarn color complements the brewer’s wooden feature really well! Here’s her project page here. Rumbleforth on Ravelry. I love that Rumbleforth made a set with colors that coordinate really well together. This looks like the pattern served its purpose well as a stash-busting opportunity here. You can find more information on her project here in her project page. Amyupnorth on Ravelry. These coasters here were made with two strands of Brooklyn Tweed held together, and with a needle size down for a slightly smaller gaauge. I think this made for …

two coasters (& pattern)

Recently Jason’s felt a little uncomfortable with resting his mug right on the dark finish of our new desks. But with my back to back personal sock projects and the Bapsicrafts pieces always on the needles, he’s been reluctant to make a request. Now that my Chai Latte Socks are finished, and my traveling Bapsicrafts stash here is dwindling at a morale-boosting rate, I’ve had the kind of lull in my knitting that must have given him the strength to ask(I was happy to oblige!) I found some leftover wool from this past winter’s projects, cast on until the width felt just right, and went to improvising a coaster. And then–I made one for me, just to match. Like our lens mugs? The coasters love each others’ company! I’d hate to tear them away from each other when I go back to California in just under two weeks’ time, so they’ll stay to cushion Jason’s mugs here in England. I’ll look forward to our visits when I have enough saved up to come back. For …