Malojos

09/13/2026

Have you thought about ordering a Knitting Needle Gauge Ring, but weren't sure which size to order?

I've got your back. Just send me an email with your mailing address, and I will send you this fantastic ring sizer. It's a little plastic belt that you can slide on and off your finger so you can test the ring size. Does it go over your knuckle easily? When you shake your hand, does it slide off? Maybe you want to try it on a few times when your hands are hotter or colder.

Once you've decided on your size, you can confidently order your ring! And, on the off chance it doesn't fit the way you would like, you can exchange it.



The ring sizer is a flat strip of plastic with full and half sizes.

I set the ring sizer to size 8 which slides over my knuckle without too much effort, but not so easily I might lose my ring.

The Multisizer matches my ring mandrel, so I know the size 8 I make matches the size 8 on the Multisizer.

09/11/2026

Today's view from the bench-pin: the yarn ball domes have been pre-polished, and are ready for their trial by fire, or, you know, soldering. Some will get earring posts, other small rings to hang from.

I am getting these ready for Rhinebeck, or for you to order from the website, Malojos.com

09/09/2026

I had promised to share pictures of the different stages of finishing the yarn ball domes before they become earrings. Not that any one knows this since a few of my captions have disappeared. I will start rewriting those.

As for the yarn balls, the one on the left has had its sprue removed (the thick "wire" of metal the molten metal pours through during casting), and the one on the right side has also been roughly sanded.

Hey, so Instagram for some reason my captions disappear when I add the alt text. I hadn't noticed this happening, and now have to go back and rewrite some captions. Including this one.

09/09/2026

Today's view from the bench-pin: silver yarn-ball domes. These are fresh out of casting. I am sawing off the sprues, then comes the filing and sanding. I'll take pictures as I go and share the process.

09/08/2026

If you are going to NYSW (Rhinebeck) next month, you can pre-order your jewelry and pick it up at the Cooperative Press booth* in Building C. No more worrying that your size will be sold out! Just use the code: NYSW2026 in the discount code section during check out, and I will have your jewelry waiting for you. Pre-orders for pick-up at Rhinebeck are open until October 2.

*Please note, I work with Cooperative Press, and will be in their booth. Malojos will not be listed in the program. See you there!

09/05/2026

What did I tell you? No hats! (Although one always carries what appears to be a tablet.)

But, they're good co-workers. They never take my lunch, and they don't need to be told what to do. You know, being plastic dinosaurs.

09/01/2026

Sneak Peek of the updated Yarn Rings over at ye olde Blog.

Hey friends! Summer is winding down, not that you would know that in Chicago right now! But, I can tell because this is the time of year when I start to get ready for NY State Sheep and Wool (Rhinebeck, yeay!!) and get back into my groove. Today I want to introduce the new version of the stackable Y...

09/01/2026

08/25/2026

Today's view from the bench-pin: works in progress. I'm getting some knitting needle gauge rings ready to ship out, and more for stock as I prep for Rhinebeck. Plus that new project in the background.

08/15/2026

Look what arrived in the mail!! It's the first issue of PURL magazine, with the perfect theme for a first issue, "cast on."

I've been a fan of PLY since it first came out (fun fact, the yarn in my add on page 51 is handspun by yours truly using Fae Mirto fibers), so when they announced the Kickstarter for PURL, I was all in.

I haven't been this excited for a knitting magazine in ages, and this issue does not disappoint!

Now that I am knitting again, it's time to learn some new cast ons! You know, when I am not making jewelry.