Colorwork Cuff Club – August

May 29, 2025

Socks are one of my very favorite things to knit. They’re almost instant gratification. I can make a pair of socks in a weekend if I have enough Star Trek, X-Files, or Secret Lives of Mormon Wives to watch.

(One of those things is not like the other.)

When one of my knitting friends showed me the Colorwork Cuff Club pattern by Summer Lee, I knew what my next project was going to be. 

Like the title suggests, this is a sock club. You buy the base pattern once, and you get a new colorwork cuff every month. (You also get all the previous month’s patterns when you buy the base pattern.) The cuff changes, but the foot pattern is the same every time, which makes these socks knit up super quick. 

I’m not planning to knit the cuffs in order, but I did happen to start that way. The first cuff pattern released was also the first one I knit—August. 

This pattern was so nice, I made it twice. One set, the blue, is for my mother. The other set is for me. 

For the blue socks, I used Fiona Kay’s Stampede Sock in the color Nevermore as the main color. She doesn’t seem to be running her Poe collection anymore, but she always has new stuff on her website and her Instagram. I was also able to find her yarns at Northwest Wools. 

For the accent color I used a mini skein from Lamb Good Fibers. It was part of a whole set of minis, so I have no idea what the color name was. 

For the purple socks, I used Knitted Wit Sock in the color Galaxy Flower. This was part of Knitted Wit’s Herstory collection, which are monthly colors each representing and highlighting a famous woman. Once they’re gone, they’re gone for good, so you may have a hard time finding this exact color.

I really like Knitted Wit’s yarn for socks. They’re durable, soft, and are perfect for colorwork. 

For the accent color I used a Teal Torch Knits mini in the color Neon Melon. I love neons, and I think this was the perfect accent color to go with the dark purple. 

I had a blast making these socks, and I’m already working on my next pair from the Colorwork Cuff Club—this time September. 

(I swear I’m not doing them in order.)

For those who like to track their knitting in Ravelry, here’s my post about this project.

Best,
Jo

Felt Demon Goat

May 20, 2025
Felt Goat - Black Phillip from the movie The Witch, made with black felt and gold rhinestone eyes.

“Wouldst thou like the taste of butter? Wouldst thou like to live…deliciously?”

For those who don’t know, those are lines from Black Phillip, the demonic goat from the movie The VVitch. My friend and I both like that movie, and love to quote Black Phillip to each other. When my friend’s birthday came around this year, I knew what I had to make. 

Felt Goat - Black Phillip from the movie The Witch, made with black felt and gold rhinestone eyes.

There weren’t any patterns that I could find that were specifically Black Phillip, so I had to improvise a bit. I used the Felt Billy Goat Stuffie pattern by Lia Griffith as my base. The felt I used was from Benzie Design. I used black for the body, and graphite for the horns. 

The pattern didn’t call for it, but I added pipe-cleaner armature in the legs and in the horns. I don’t think they were necessary for him to stand, but they did help me keep his legs from splaying, which I know can happen with this shape. The only adjustment I made to the pattern pieces themselves was lengthening the horns so they would be more like the goat in the movie. 

The other big change that I made was the eyes. The pattern calls for itty-bitty 5mm safety eyes. I had those, but only in black. In the movie, Black Phillip has yellow eyes.

(Don’t believe all the fanart with red eyes. They are wrong.)

Normally I wouldn’t mind just subbing in black safety eyes instead of a color, but the black eyes just weren’t showing up on the black felt. I went through a couple different options. I thought about doing sequins, but then I didn’t have any in yellow or gold. My next thought was small buttons, and those ended up being a strong contender. 

In the end, I went with gold rhinestones. I’m so glad I did, because I think they look awesome. They catch the light beautifully, and they give him a supernatural look. I added eyelids because the rhinestones were twice the size of the eyes the pattern called for—without the eyelids they looked a bit ridiculous. 

Felt Goat - Black Phillip from the movie The Witch, made with black felt and gold rhinestone eyes.

I’m not one to believe in this sort of thing, but I think my Black Phillip was cursed.

I’ve never stabbed myself so many times, and I’ve never had so many seams bust open. To be fair, this pattern has some pretty thin gussets on the legs. They give the goat some sharp-looking shaping, but they’re also liable to tear–especially since you want to stuff the legs firmly so he’ll stand well.

The stabbing thing is a whole different story though. It only started after I put his eyes on him. I think the eyes gave him sentience and he went after me. 

The goat pattern said it would take an hour or more to make this pattern. For me it was definitely more.

The first big seam where you sew one side of the body to the legs and belly piece was especially time consuming. It took me a whole episode of M*A*S*H just to clip the pieces into place.

Even though it took me a lot longer than the pattern said it would (I think it took me two episodes of X-Files just to stuff the body) he turned out beautifully.

Felt Goat - Black Phillip from the movie The Witch, made with black felt and gold rhinestone eyes.

I was sad to see him go when I shipped him off. I might have to make myself a Black Phillip soon. Hopefully he won’t be out for blood this time.

Best,
Jo