#not yarn

[things-from-strings]

how i keep myself sane at work 🏭

these little booklets are made up of the scratch paper i use to keep track of the circuit boards that come thru my station

what i do all day involves putting stickers/tape on parts of the boards that can't be sprayed w/ glue (final step in assembly)

it is mind-numbingly tedious

DEFINITELY not the worst thing i've done for a paycheck tho lol

i miss being able to make more art

at least i can still draw ✨️✏️

[justangrymacaroni]

as a knitter, you start to notice how rare it is for characters in tv shows and movies to knit correctly. from worst to best, it ranges from:

- laughably incorrect, just flinging yarn around

- knitting the most basic scarf incredibly slowly because the actor Learned How To Do It For The Role

- old lady actresses casually knitting an intricate lace pattern while doing a monologue

- gromit from wallace and gromit

[un-pearable]

dear universe give me ten billion dollars and infinite free time and indestructible hands so i can do every hobby ever

say hi to knuckles everyone

[xxdrowninglessonsxx]

crochet aquarium

[anxiousangerball]

I don't know who needs to hear this, but

YOU DO NOT NEED TO START A NEW HOBBY!

STEP AWAY FROM THE TEXTILES!

YOU DON'T NEED MORE YARN!

THAT FABRIC IS NOT CALLING TO YOU! LEAVE IT ALONE!

[scarletstitchstudios]

I finally made my first yarn wig after 10+ years of crocheting my cosplays...

[not-your-average-band-kid]

everyone say hello to my most recent finished crochet project: the very hungry caterpillar scarf!!

[max-wayne12]

KIKI!!!!!

[paisleycowboys]

shrimp socks 🦐🦐

[chubsthehamster]

Astraeus sweater!! Pattern by Bad Wolf Girl Studios. Knitted up with Malabrigo Arroyo, my absolute favorite yarn.

[things-from-strings]

had to show off this diy iron-on (i think?) shirt i thrifted 🦋 i love it & have no idea what the context for it is

[theeverlastingmuse]

The Joan of Arc sweater is complete! Made entirely out of secondhand acrylic yarn. Started April 22nd, finished July 11th.

[oobbbear]

That’s my lion shaped son right there you see him he’s so precious

Also it took me so long to register that Yarnaby’s a child i thought that’s just some creature I’m even sadder now…

[kleinergeist]

I'd like to introduce to everyone this horrid thing I created about a year ago but haven't shown many people yet (probably for the best).

This is Baby. AKA The Monster. AKA Sight Tremendous and Abhorred, AKA Vile Insect, AKA A Thing Such As Even Dante Could Not Have Conceived, etc, etc. It's made from bits of scrap fabric I scrounged from various sources and is roughly the size of a human toddler. Its design is based on Mary Shelly's original descriptions of Frankenstein's creature.

But that's not all! Behold!

You can dissect this little abomination to reveal a full set of crocheted, knitted, and scrap fabric organs, all hand-stitched by yours truly!

It has a heart, stomach, lungs, liver, small and large intestine, kidneys, bladder, and, of course, a brain! So it can ponder the horrors of its own existence!

I used this pattern by Less Than Three for the heart. I ended up felting it because I screwed up most of the stitches (I was relatively new to crochet at the time). The result was a bit of a blobby mess, but oh well.

So yeah. This thing lives in my house now (my family hates it). I have yet to reap the full consequences of my hubris.

[ceaselessbasher]

I arrive at the yarn store and grab a skein off the shelf, the exact same brand, type, weight and color of the one I bought a week ago. Everyone in the store immediately knows that I miscalculated the amount of yarn I'd need for a project. They start booing at me. They are throwing crocheted tomatoes at me. The old lady giving knitting lessons in the corner is shaking her head. She had such high hopes for me. The cashier spits at me when I pay for it.