#crocheting knitting and reading

[sleepinginmygrave]

OMG YES THESE ARE THE ONLY PLANS I ACCEPT

don’t invite me unless these are the plans

[uncanny-tranny]

Another bonus to learning a fiber art is being able to speak to others in a Lovecraftian language that nobody else understands...

...and also being able to read things like THIS:

[milkweedman]

Knitting a freehand bag and started wondering how often people even use patterns, anyway. So--how often do you use a pattern when you make things ? This include knitting/crochet/sewing/weaving/nalbinding/bobbin lace/tatting/etc but also things like woodworking, cooking, and baking. If you want to just pick the thing you do most often that's fine.

I personally do not use patterns as I find them far more confusing than just figuring out the construction of an item and simply making it. I do very occasionally browse ravelry for inspiration but have downloaded maybe 2. In the 5 or so years since I joined. And have followed exactly 1, which I modified every single aspect of. In my defense, dyslexia.

[neewtmas]

i hate that every time I have some free time I could do so many things that I end up doing nothing😭

[youremyonlyhope]

I love when I see posts like "Share how many crochet WIPs you currently have! I have 5, it's so many!"

Like, girl, I have unfinished projects from over a decade ago that I refuse to frog on the off chance I decide to finish them. I've found years-old projects I forgot I even started and will impulsively just finish it on the spot. I've started three different projects in the last 2 months, including one I started yesterday, that I already know I may or may not finish within the year depending on motivation.

The number of WIPs I have is infinite.

[manonsdiarysblog]

I haven’t been able to sit down to study for a few days but at least I’ve been productive in other things. ☁️🤎

-I’ve continued my duolingo streak

-I have looked for info to apply for scholarships

-I have woven new things for my little business

-I have organized the new collection of my knittings

-I have cleaned my room in depth

-I have advanced in my current reading

- I’ve started a commonplace book. (I’m fascinated)

m.

[windypuddle]

the difference between knitting and crocheting is that i write down my knitting patterns as i make them and my approach to crochet is just "fuck it we ball" until it fits

[buffyacacia]

Check out my new crochet Lestat book jacket!

I’ve been nervous to carry my first editions around while reading them, and my wonderful partner decided to design and make this book jacket for my birthday. Find them on instagram at omnipotent.fae and they could make one for you too! I’m so excited to bring my books wherever I want, and it feels so luxurious and cozy.

[dearlyjess]

all i want to do this summer is read and buy yarn!

[lord-squiggletits]

I’d love to hear any comments/headcanons you have for pre-Tarn/pre-war Damus!

Those tags about him being touch starved due in part to his Outlier powers had me in my feels 😭😭 I loved that wonderful (and angsty) analysis on him.

Hmm I'm not sure I have that many but let's see if the ones I do have end up blossoming into a more robust list or not

Like most people, I headcanon Damus having an affinity for music long before becoming Tarn; I mean, his outlier power had literally nothing to do with sound at all to begin with (even once he started being able to do it at a distance), so it seems like for Tarn to have 'music lover' as one of his big traits, he would've picked it for a reason, no? Not all parts of Tarn (TM) have to be a complete pretense

Following that, because Damus' outlier broke all electrical devices/machines he touched, he became a singer because his own voice is something he can't break and that no one can take away from him. Maybe he would've tried non-electronic instruments, but he would've gravitated towards singing more than instrumental performance regardless

Also, depending on how you headcanon Cybertronian singing to work (do any of them "breathe"/push air like humans do or are their voices entirely synthesized? Is "breathing" a special mod or does it work as a function of ventilation/cooling), being empurata'd probably could've affected Damus' singing ability since he would no longer have a face/mouth to shape his sounds. Could still sing since he does have a voice box, but I imagine that, considering Damus wasn't able to touch anyone/anything anyways, losing his hands was way less hurtful to him than losing his face.

However, since his outlier ability would make him pretty much functionally disabled on Cybertron (literally everything and everyone is machines), Damus would've had a greater appreciation for physical mediums of art/function more than the average person, I think. In a society where pretty much everything is stored on datapads, computers, etc, Damus would've been a huge pen-and-paper, art canvas, stonecarving, etc kind of guy; a big appreciator of things that can survive without an electrical connection or any machine functioning. He's basically one of those people who, in human terms, would own a lot of antiquated stuff like record players, cassette decks, CDs, etc because his outlier forced him to adapt to (and then eventually enjoy the benefits/unique traits of) physical rather than digital mediums. I imagine this trait would make Damus odd among other hobbyists, since for both anatomical reasons (they're a mechanical species) and cultural reasons (history of mechanical superiority/anti-organic tendencies), most people would probably degrade physical media as less fast, efficient, flexible, etc compared to digital. Which does kind of make it ironic that Damus later became a Decepticon, but I suppose non-electrical/mechanical doesn't necessarily equate to being organic.

On account of not gaining control of his outlier until his outlaw days with Orion and co., I imagine Damus' job opportunities would've been very limited and he would've mostly had a very poor/limiting lifestyle (which also inclined him to be more interested in Megatron's writings and eventually becoming a Decepticon). Creativity isn't running well at the moment, but probably something like waste management (like being a garbage man) or some sort of manual hauling job, although Damus appears to have just been a normal 4-wheeled car alt-mode so I'm not sure he could've/would've gotten hired for heavy manual labor stuff. Perhaps he could've been a courier like Bumblebee was pre-war?

That also begs the question of how Damus compensated for his disability. Maybe to handle electronics, he could do so as long as he wore really thick gloves or something? Probably he'd also take advantage of stuff like voice commands/text to speech on electronic devices, so I imagine Damus' life wasn't completely devoid of any technology whatsoever. Do you think he'd be able to cook food on a stove top as long as he used a pair of tongs to grab it? I bet Damus had to get really good at improvising disability aids and getting basic life functions done without touching things directly with his hands, so maybe he was a bit of a tinkerer back then as well. And now I'm imagining Damus' home being full of elaborate Rube Goldberg machines that do very basic things like turn the stove to a specific temperature and turn it off after a set interval of time klsdalfjkdls

[ancient-art-of-craft]

Since my gauge swatch post is apparently controversial:

I only block if the yarn has a natural fiber content, and even then, if the object is expected to be washed. If the way the thing turns out is good, why would I use the technique that famously changes the fit, flow, etc?

[uncanny-tranny]

Yet another crochet and knit hack: the patterns are a mild suggestion. You can do what you want forever, you have free will 💛💛💛

[we-re-always-alright]

finished this today—Tunisian crochet lovey with a crocheted fan border, finished with a knit lamb head. where the lamb head will be placed (center or corner) is tbd. all in super soft cotton with a touch of nylon.

[uniquepumba189]

Intro post!

Hello everyone, okay so I don’t rlly know what to post on here cus I’ve never had tumblr b4.

But anyway hi my names Eloise, I’m 15, I’m from northern Ireland and I love LDR, Taylor Swift, reading, writing, knitting, posters, music, and sm more! Like I said idrk what to post on here so if anyone has any tips lmk, and if u like any of the things listed above or like the coquette or downtown girl aesthetic u should follow me😉

[journeyman-tier-fibercraft]

Started a little doily today and got 30 rows in.

This is a test knit for a recharting of some 1940's lace patterns and this particular doily isn't even fully recharted yet, so it's probably going to be on my needles for a while. But it'll be my second time doing short rows in lace and that's a skill I really want to practice, helping out with the test knit is a nice bonus.

So far every decrease has been marked as a k2tog which may have been done by the person recharting but could've been from the original pattern. I've knit a couple vintage lace patterns that only used k2tog/k3tog decreases. Normally I would just go ahead and put in whatever decrease I wanted there but for this test knit I'm going to just knit as written (even if it hurts me).

[elibeeline]

what hobbies are actually screen-free tho