#yarn crafts

[spindleanddye]

Check out my new (to me) spinning wheel!!

Louet S40 aka The Hatbox wheel.

These wheels are relatively rare and not in production anymore. I so badly wanted one for it's extreme portability and elegent engineering. I actually drove 7 hours to pick this baby up 🫠 worth it though, it was a great price and in perfect condition!!

It's called the hat box because it easily disassembles (by simply removing the flyer, which is very easy) and goes together into the wooden carrying case (pictured above with my hand for scale, and fyi I have small hands lol).

[stevieschrodinger]

[norcrossmusic]

My very first pair of socks 🖤

[handmadeblossoms]

Just spent $130 on hand dyed yarn that won’t arrive until the end of March pour one out for me fellas

[anaragon]

One of my 2025 goals is to use up my yarn stash. Here’s my first “from the stash” project.

[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

[scarletstitchstudios]

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

[paisleycowboys]

shrimp socks 🦐🦐

[sweetmesquite]

so i've done math

what the fuck do you mean i need 4 and a half kilometers of yarn to make a throw blanket.

i may actually be going a little crazy

before christmas i got the sudden idea that i was going to teach myself how to crochet. why, you may ask.

because i imagined a blanket a fictional character would make and the concept has now consumed me.

so. i've actually made some really good progress learning the basic/intermediate stitches by using the cheapest hooks and yarn known to man, and i'm teetering on the brink of actually buying good hooks and the yarn for the project and vaguely terrified i might lose interest before i'm done? i have also found a design i like and modified the shit out of it and probably way overcomplicated it, but the white on white test squares i've done look good so far, and i think the colors are gonna make it look BALLER.

[not-your-average-band-kid]

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

[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.

[digi-tally]

y'all gonna love this one. Jesus.

[reasonsforhope]

"According to National Coalition for the Homeless, 40% of the country’s homeless youth population is comprised of LGTBQ+ teens. 

When New York native Austin Rivers took up knitting during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was this staggering figure that drove him towards action. 

“I don’t have the capacity to build a shelter, the network or the connections to help in that way, but what I can do is knit,” Rivers told NBC News. 

“And I know that New York City is cold, so I decided I would start knitting and create this nonprofit.”

That’s when he founded Knit the Rainbow, an organization that distributes free handmade garments to those in need. 

And nearly five years after it was first created, Rivers’ knitting collective isn’t just serving the queer community in New York City.

Their nationwide network links local yarn stores and local nonprofits with over 550 volunteers from 45 states. 

As of 2024, they have collected and distributed over 25,000 winter garments — including sweaters, hats, gloves, scarves, and socks — throughout homeless communities in New Jersey, Chicago, Detroit, and beyond. 

Once clothing items are shipped to Rivers’ apartment, he works with volunteers to unpack boxes, tag and sort donations, and pack and deliver them to local shelters that provide housing to LGBTQ+ and HIV+ homeless youth. 

Although the organization’s impact is wider, and the piles of mail have grown higher, Rivers still has a hand in day-to-day deliveries. 

“We’re going to do it whether it’s rain, or snow, or shine,” Rivers said in his NBC News interview, pulling a handcart topped with boxes. 

Those clothes could be the difference between frostbite and hospitalization, especially in cities that often drop below freezing in the wintertime. 

But Rivers also noted that every handmade item — knitted, crocheted, or stitched — has a dual impact, because every piece of clothing is made with love. 

“A lot of the times, the reason that they’re unhoused is because they were kicked out by their families,” Rivers said. 

“We’re not just providing warmth, but we’re also providing that love and that compassion that they so often don’t have.” 

To the members of the community Knit The Rainbow served, he had a clear message.

“There are thousands of people out here that are constantly thinking of you and using their hands to make things for you,” Rivers emphasized. “So don’t give up. Keep going.”

To download free knitting [and crochet] patterns, donate a garment, or sign up to volunteer, you can visit the organization's website to get started." 

‍-via GoodGoodGood, December 23, 2024

[ezekiellsplayground]

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…..

[chateaucrochetcrafts]

Chickens complete !