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Cat mandated knitting break

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Wow, didn’t realise I hadn’t posted an update on this in a while. Anyway, the colourwork is completed & I’ve put a lifeline in before I start the ribbing. I am sooo close…..

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Spring Light. Made by Stephanie Wilds.

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Happy Halloween guys :) 🎃

Here's my Legend of Zelda inspired moon phase illusion scarf in action with the blood moon!

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My mum made and gifted me this incredible hand-knitted poncho with FISH ON IT!!!!!! The little waves and the bubbles I can’t handle it… She spent easily 100+ hours on it and before this had only made a few scarves, absolutely incredible and I’m excited to wear it everywhere I go now 💚🐠💛

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beacon

[image description: a watercolor painting with black pen outlines, of a lighthouse on a cliff. there is a bright pink beam extending horizontally across the sky from the lighthouse's lamp. the sky is painted in soft purples and blues, with a white crescent moon. /end i.d.]

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Knitting, 2021 - by Joseph Ford, English

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So, a few weeks ago I had knitted this pullover. I am pritty proud of it, given, that is was my first one and the first time I did colourwork.

Especially the chocobos!

After preparing food on a fire, pictured above, it stank of smoke, though.

So, I thought: Just let it air out. It is wool. It is not supposed to be washed. (I was right)

But it kept stinking of smoke.

So... i decided to wash it after all.

Our washing mashine has a wool setting.

The result was this:

It grew to about double its sice!

So I thought: if i put it in in cotton mode... it might fit again.

Result: it... didn't

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finished sock #1 during a 5 hour (!!!) work call today. narrowly won yarn chicken with only 17 spare inches. hope to have the same luck with sock #2

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I love how sashiko patterns grow.

Before, I’ve patched on the inside, but with jeans I’ve found that they can become a little too tight after multiple patches. Besides, I really like how the fraying edge of the patch adds to the effect.

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arts and crafts are killing me. badly

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Finished my latest sweater!!!

This is the Fitu sweater on Ravelry; I did some shenanigans with the colorwork to make it turn out right, plus very minor shaping in the body and another inch and a half of length on the sleeves. It fits like a glove and is so toasty warm— I love it!!!!

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i looooove seeing artists & writers proud of their work!!!!! i looooove captions & authors notes that say things like “i’m quite happy with this��� “i love how this turned out” “i had so much fun making this”!!!!!! i loooooove when the act of creation is joyful & we take pride in what we make!!!!!!!!!!

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quote from jamie loftus of The Bechdel Cast (from their episode on the 1994 Little Women)

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Saw a post talking about creating in times of crisis and my hands were itchy so here I am doing my best to bring something better to the world

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The world is terrifying and disgusting but I guess we have to love small things like hats with leaves on them.

This is a free pattern called Foliage Hat by Irina Dmitrieva and it only used 45g of yarn, which means I have just enough to make this hat again, maybe as a christmas gift.