deb Milstein

I’ve been in a black and white period for a while. Only purchasing clothes in black and white. I’m making a slight change. Blue and white will be my new foundation colors. With other colors introduced in my knitwear. #AmYisraelChai

I’ve started a scarf version of my Opal stole. This one uses Oink pigments for the MC and some leftover Koigu Kpppm I had in my stash. #knitting

Green and white striped garter stitch pi shawl

Black Tweed 3x3 knitting in progress

I was at a chess tournament over the weekend. Lots of #knitting. Alternated between a new design and my Halyard sweater.

Thank you so much! You can look for it in May. ❤️🧶

Thank you so much!

My Opal stole is ready for testing! 🧶I’m looking for about 10 test knitters of varying skill levels. It’s much easier than it looks, and it’s a great project for scrap yarn or minis. Runs to May 16. Sign up: tinyurl.com/opalstole #testerswanted

Opal shawl on the blocking mats. I used orange as my neutral. This makes a great project for scrap yarn or 10g mini skeins. Test starting soon. #knitdesign

A peek at my next design. This one is knit in Garthenor preseli. It’s so soft and plump. An absolute dream to knit. #knitdesign

Some days require 2 cute cupcakes.

Bobble Hat pattern by deb Milstein The Bobble Hat: Playful, Bold, and Bursting with Joy

🎉I released my Bobble Hat pattern today. 🎉 It’s my first pattern release after a 2 year hiatus for business school. 👀20%off today only! 👀On Ravelry or my website. No coupon needed. Please share! 🧶 ravel.me/bobble-hat-50 #knitting

Sunday morning. Knitting on my Musselburgh hat while making steel cut oats. #knitting

Hot pink, navy and purple knit beanie resting on a keyboard

I did the same thing. Tightening up before I close up the hat, bout I needed that LONG period of straight knitting.

Those are fabulous! He’s going to love his secretly bright socks.

My knitting student made this! I helped her a little bit, but she knit the whole thing by herself. A lot of my job is hand-holding, translating knitting patterns so they are really easy to follow, and teaching the occasional new technique. Proof that you are never too old to try new things.

I figured it out. I was gripping my needles super tightly. Probably due to stress. I changed my grip, and it seems to be better. Probably need to watch out for that for the next 4 years or so…

I cast on a worsted-weight #musselburgh hat while doing an online training this week. The yarn is some leftover Wool of the Andes from #knitpicks. Knitting helps me focus.

Any knitters ever have this happen to their finger before? My ring finger has the strangest bruise…didn’t do anything to it as far as I can tell.

Bobble Hat got teen approval today. That’s right. He took it. It’s a rare day that he will wear one of my knits. Hoping I got this one right. #knitdesign

Would you like to test knit the bobble hat? Sign up here: www.yarnpond.com/pattern_test...

Picture of bobble hat on olive background

Image of kind of yarn needed for Bobble Hat. DK weight, 25% contrast color, 75% main color

Any knitters out there interested in helping me with this test knit? It’s pretty quick and really fun to wear. Https://www.yarnpond.com/pattern_tests/5163 #knitting

I would really like to buy a tufting gun. Then I could literally paint with yarn in addition to figuratively doing it through #knitting.

A few years ago, I was making these out of ball bands from skeins I knit up. Should I go back to it? Does anyone even use bookmarks anymore? #bookmark

These L.A. restaurants are offering free meals to any fire evacuees (UPDATED) Please abide by the honor system, folks.

Here’s some restaurants in Los Angeles who are offering free meals to evacuees who have been displaced by the fires: www.timeout.com/los-angeles/...

Well, Winston doesn't seem unhappy at the end. That's something, right? I guess have something more uplifting to recommend when he is done?

This is so terrifying. DH is a cyber expert and we have been nervous for years about using our real address and having images of our kid saved in school databases. Sadly, the concern was not unfounded.

Pictures of two hats. One pale pink with dark pink bobbles and small pom pom, the other camoflague with yellow bobbles and a large pom pom. Text reads "Bobble Hat. Testers Needed"

Yarn like this perfect for knitting the bobble hat. You will need one skein or less of dk-weight yarn dyed for assigned pooling. pictures of a skein of Lemonade Shop Classic DK in colorway Stormy Day. One skein is unwound so you can see the rainbow colors against the gray.

Testing call!
I am looking for test knitters for my Bobble Hat. I am running the test on Yarnpond. You can DM me for details or follow the link. You'll need one skein of DK-weight yarn. Example below. Reach out! It's a fun knit, and I'd love to have you along. 🧶
www.yarnpond.com/pattern_test...

Camo beanie with yellow bobbles on a cluttered desk.

Hi there! I’m deb. This is my first day here. I write knitting patterns, and I am working on release after a 2 year hiatus while I went to business school. I’m planning on starting a podcast about how b-school has changed my approach to this crafty endeavor. I hope you will join me for the ride. 🧶