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[hookednbusy]

I’m a fiber artist…

[chocolettchoo]

Cozy knitting

My website! :3

[classicalsongbirdknits]

Whether you have a mental illness battling for your attention, struggle with brain fog, deal with chronic fatigue, have a limited number of spoons, or are simply just a little bit distractible, here are my top tips for keeping your knitting brain fog-proof and stress free.

More tips and tricks on my blog.

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Tips for Knitting with Brain Fog

01 - invest in a row counter: To this day, my row counter is my best friend. With my OCD, I often doubt which row I’m on, and whether I remember completing the last row or not, so having a row counter to remind me is life saving. I have multiple row counters, so they can each live on their respective projects and I always have one on hand when I need it.

02 - avoid dark colours: Dark colours make it harder to see your stitches, and if you’re likely to lose your train of thought, being able to easily read your knitting and count your rows will be invaluable (especially if you have cause to doubt the accuracy of your row counter). Plus, straining your eyes to read your knitting isn’t going to help on the fatigue side of things.

03 - use a ruler while knitting charts: Line up your ruler so it underlines the row you’re working, and as you finish each row, slide the ruler up to the next one. Easy to locate where you’re at and no fuss trying to find the same row over and over again as you look back between the chart and your work = less strain and less fatigue for your brain.

04 - have a hard project and a break project: Sometimes you want to knit that incredibly difficult cardigan pattern with all the cables and bobbles and fiddly bits. Sometimes you just want to knit something little in the round while you watch TV in bed. Having a complex project and an easy project ready to be picked up means you can knit whatever you have the spoons/mental capacity to knit.

[sarah-the-librarian]

Just finished my Let’s Boo-gie Sweater by Yarn Love Yarn

size XL and cotton yarn!

[leda-is-sewing]

I think this is my new favorite sweater I've ever made.

[measuredandslow]

A little frog would wear a matching rainbow sweater 🥰

[fabricoletout]

Miffy

[krakengoddess]

Nessa’s Shrug, pattern by me! It’s available on my blog (or at the link in my linktree).

[kniteral]

[fiberintake]

Progress report 💙💚

[hookednbusy]

“You complete me” sun version🌞

This is the second in a duo of matching jumpers that I’ve been working on for around half a year. Each jumper is reversible and made of 100,248 handknit stitches.

Both jumpers, prints and stickers will be available on Hookednbusy.com from 27/11

[spawnofvulcan-knits]

Delicate, delicate, delicate.

[classicalsongbirdknits]

When you start knitting stuffed animals (or anything for that matter), it’s inevitable that there are gonna be some mistakes. Luckily, I've made a ton of these mistakes for you, and now can pass on my knowledge to you.

For more tips for plushie knitting, check out the full blog post!

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Common Stuffie Knitting Mistakes

01 - faces and embroidery: Probably the hardest part of making stuffed animals by hand is getting the face right. Don’t be afraid to take out the face and start again if you don’t get it right the first time. It’s shockingly easy to end up with a stuffie that looks sad or upset for some reason, but it’s just as easy to take it out and get them looking happy and ready to be cuddled.

02 - stuffing and polyfill: The best way to avoid lumpy plushies is to stuff with small pieces of polyfill at a time. That way you can shape as you go. You also want to stuff pretty densely. Over time, stuffing will compress and the stuffed animal will feel thinner than how it did when you first filled it. If you don’t stuff tightly, your stuffed animal may end up feeling a little limp later on.

03 - row gauge: Row gauge is just as important as stitch gauge. Sometimes with other projects you can fudge the row gauge a little bit and it’ll be okay. With stuffed animals, the ratio between the row gauge and the stitch gauge determines the shape of your animal, and if your row gauge is off, you can end up with a stuffie that’s weirdly stretched or kind of squished looking.

04 - seaming: The most important bit is to leave a long tail when you cast on or bind off, so you’re not fighting with a short thread while piecing things together. You’ll also want to seam things in the right order. It’s much harder to line the head up straight with the limbs than it is to line up the limbs with the head. If you want to avoid having your stuffie looking to one side, seam the limbs on after you’ve done the head. Trust me.

[sarah-the-librarian]

Scrappy Stripes Sweater by Mary Gannon on Ravelry

Just finished this one and I’m obsessed with ittttt

[glamourooze]

So sorry for not being active lately. I’ve been knitting and crocheting a bunch.

[yarn-obsession]

Finished this sweater for a friend of mine!

I even weaved in the ends all on my own😂