#i just have yarn and a rough gage for it

[vashti-lives]

can anyone who’s ever used a woolmi generated pattern let me know how it went? i tried to look up reviews but the one reddit thread i found the person was like, “does this work?” and people were just like, that place only has one pattern and it looks boring try these OTHER pattern creator sites.

but like. to be clear i don’t care that woolmi doesn’t generate a wide range of styles i want a v-neck top down raglan sleeve sweater pattern written to be knit in the round. i just wanna know if the formula they’re using to generate the pattern works well because i’m atypical in size (mainly, i’m very short but with wide-ish bust and proportionately quite wide upper arms) and i’m hesitant to start a completely untested pattern.

[eddycurrents]

For the week of 25 September 2017

No standout favourite for the week, but I’ll be doing a special round-up on Marvel Legacy #1 before next Wednesday if you’re missing a longer take. Still, there were some very good comics out this week.

Quick Bits:

Diablo House #2 again features some of the best art in comics today from Santipérez. He has a style highly influenced by Bernie Wrightson and it’s just really great to see in this old school Tales from the Crypt style horror comic.

| Published by IDW

DuckTales #1 is a fun all-ages book that introduces comics to the new television show’s animated style. Joe Caramagna pens two stories in this first issue that are highly entertaining, capturing the voices of the Ducks and the mix of adventure and humour of DuckTales very well.

| Published by IDW

Faith & The Future Force #3 continues to throw waves of Valiant’s heroes pulled from time against a seemingly impossible to stop evil robot. As we move towards the conclusion, the tactics that the Timewalker has been using need to change, lest they continue to fail and reality further come undone, and we get the first hint of what’s next.

| Published by Valiant

Generations: The Americas #1 is a different beast compared to the other Generations one-shots. Nick Spencer gives a bit more context as to what’s going on in regards to the heroes disappearing, but still no real explanation. It just seems like a kind of jumbled mess that happens in between the panels of Secret Empire and vaguely hints towards thematic changes in some of the titles throughout the Marvel Legacy promotion.

That said, the story itself from Spencer and Paul Renaud is pretty good.

Generations: The Spiders #1 features some really great artwork from Ramon Pérez, and coloured by Msassyk. It expertly captures the feel and tone of much of the early Ditko Spider-Man work, particularly in relation to Amazing Spider-Man #33. I only wish that the team had have been able to include an action sequence or two, because I suspect that would have been incredible.

| Published by Marvel

The Hard Place #2 is good. Not quite as good as the first issue, but there’s still a lot to like about what Doug Wagner and Nic Rummel are doing here. There’s a nice added wrinkle in who the bank robbers choose as a hostage that ups the ante.

| Published by Image

Hi-Fi Fight Club #2 goes deeper into the mystery of the disappearance of Rosie Riot from Stegosour, the nature of the fight club of the Vinyl Mayhem staff, and the budding relationship between Chris and Maggie. This is a highly entertaining story from Carly Usdin, with some great artwork from Nina Vakueva.

| Published by BOOM! Entertainment / Boom! Box

The Mighty Thor #23 concludes the battle between Thor and War Thor in a satisfyingly epic fashion. The artwork from Valerio Schiti also ratchets up another notch, providing a beautiful display of the conflict and its impact across the Ten Realms, it really is some amazing work. The pieces that Jason Aaron has been putting into play since his first issue of Thor: God of Thunder are falling into place.

| Published by Marvel

Nick Fury #6 concludes what was probably one of Marvel’s most innovative, most visually interesting series in recent years, that unfortunately very few people were reading and much less were talking about. James Robinson, ACO, Hugo Petrus, and Rachelle Rosenberg gave us a series in Nick Fury that was full of crazy ideas, spy thrills, action, humour, and jaw-dropping art. This really should have been a smash hit.

| Published by Marvel

Redneck #6 concludes the first arc in a way you probably won’t expect, but then much about this series is a play on challenging conventions. Donny Cates and Lisandro Estherren have created something here that transcends your traditional vampire stories, delving into something more personal, more rooted in family connections, and a willingness to change and I’m excited to see where that change takes the story.

| Published by Image / Skybound

Revolutionaries #8 concludes the series, closing out the story begun in the first issue, giving an explanation for what happened to Joe Colton before Revolution to explain how he could be both alive now and murdered as a Dire Wraith replacement in that crossover, and acts as a lead-in to First Strike. It’s good work from John Barber, with some great artwork from Fico Ossio and Ron Joseph. It just would have been nice to have been released before the First Strike crossover was almost over.

| Published by IDW

Rockstars #7 goes deeper down the rabbit hole. The artwork from Megan Hutchison seems to get better and better with every issue and it started out great.

| Published by Image

ROM vs. Transformers: Shining Armor #3 is another great issue in this limited series. John Barber and Christos Gage do a wonderful job conveying the cultural differences between the Autobots and Space Knights, dovetailing nicely with the character work that’s currently and previously been developed in the respective ROM and Transformers titles. And, of course, Alex Milne is a master at work here.

| Published by IDW

Rough Riders: Riders on the Storm #6 concludes this second mini-series and sets up for something possibly different for the forthcoming third volume. Adam Glass’ take on a kind of All-American League of Extraordinary Gentlemen from history rather than fiction has always been a good story, but I feel like it’s also delivering some great work consistently from Pat Olliffe. He’s always been an good interesting artist, but I feel like he’s upped his game considerably for this series.

| Published by AfterShock

Spawn #278 continues what it is quite possibly the best story that the series has ever seen. It started out as a fairly straight-forward horror yarn in Japan from the new creative team of Darragh Savage and Jason Shawn Alexander, but this issue opens it up a bit to something weirder. There were hints in the first two parts, but this gives us more layers. Also, the artwork from Alexander is gorgeous. There are some pages where he seems to be channelling Bill Sienkiewicz in page composition and it’s just visually stunning. Great work all around.

| Published by Image

Thanos #11 is the penultimate issue of Jeff Lemire’s run and it’s more or less one giant fight scene between Thanos and Thane. It allows Germán Peralta to really cut loose with the art and, aided by the colours of Rachelle Rosenberg, the book looks great.

| Published by Marvel

War Mother #2 continues to be a great read. The mystery deepens as to what’s taken over The Montana, while Ana gets a renewed urgency to escape when she realizes that her people are marching their way to possible death. Fred Van Lente also introduces another wrinkle in the machinations of Ana’s children that looks interesting.

| Published by Valiant

X-Men Blue #12 concludes the “Toil and Trouble” arc and it’s not bad. Cullen Bunn tells much of this issue through the eyes of Bloodstorm (or a Bloodstorm, because it’s not quite clear that she’s the same one from Mutant X), and it works effectively as a narrative of the tragic monster. This theme is also brought forward in the sub-plot of Ms. Sinister’s machinations with the Ultimate Universe refugees fairly effectively.

| Published by Marvel

X-O Manowar #7 kicks off the “Emperor” story-arc and it’s basically a barn burner. Matt Kindt’s story is suitably epic. All hell has broken out on Gorin and Aric is leading an army against the Emperor, who has pretty much turned against his own people and stood revealed as complicit in many of their deaths at the hands of the Monoliths. Clayton Crain takes over art duties for this arc and it is absolutely beautiful.

| Published by Valiant

Other Highlights: Archie #24, The Beautiful Death #1, Black Magick #8, Black Monday Murders #7, Black Panther #18, Crosswind #4, Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe Again #5, First Strike #4, Godshaper #6, I Am Groot #5, The Infinite Loop: Nothing But the Truth #1, Lazarus X+66 #3, Marvel Legacy #1, Micronauts: First Strike #1, The Normals #5, Paklis #5, Pathfinder: Runescars #5, The Punisher #16, Rat Queens Special: Orc Dave, Red Sonja #9, Rick and Morty #30, ROM #13, Saga #47, Southern Bastards #18, Saucer State #4, Spider-Gwen #24, Star Wars: Jedi of the Republic - Mace Windu #2, Turok #2, TMNT #74, Venomverse #4, Victor LaValle’s Destroyer #5

Recommended Collections: Animal Noir, Buzzkill, Colder Omnibus, Hadrian’s Wall, Indestructible Hulk Complete Collection, Old Man Logan - Volume 5: Past Lives, Rock Candy Mountain - Volume 1, Royal City - Volume 1: Next of Kin, Shutter - Volume 5: So Far Beyond

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