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reesestshirt · 1 year ago
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When I was in middle school, I tried to learn how to crochet. I knew how to knit already, so I figured ‘how hard could it be’ and used my Christmas money on a brand new set of aluminum hooks and a how-to book.
To say it was difficult was an understatement. I spent hours pouring over my book, begging to gain some inkling of understanding from what felt like incomprehensible runes. My reward? One lopsided trapezoid of lumpy fabric and a resolve to never pick up a crochet hook again.
And so life went on, I finished middle school and high school without giving crochet so much as a second glance. In college, I read about how crochet couldn’t be replicated by a machine, it was unique in a way that knitting and many other fiber arts weren’t.
For Christmas last year, my girlfriend gave me what I now consider to be my most prized possession: a crocheted plush of my favorite pokemon. I raved over her skills and, since she never learned how to knit, we decided to have a yarn date at some point and teach each other our respective skills.
We never did get around to that yarn date. She passed a few months after our declaration, leaving me to inherit what was left of her yarn.
Nearly a decade after my initial attempt, I got ready for the toughest battle of my life. My weapons? One skein of yarn, a YouTube video, and a crochet hook that I had somehow never gotten rid of.
I slowly made my way through the video, redoing my work a couple times until I was satisfied with my product: a small, slightly misshapen rectangle.
I looked at my pristinely-made pokemon plush with hope for the first time in months and thought to myself, ‘maybe crocheting isn’t the hardest thing in the world, maybe you were just 12.’
Maybe this isn’t the hardest thing in the world. Maybe I’m just 21.
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littlelightfish · 8 months ago
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I love this art
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Here are my fauvorite zoom-ups of this art:
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Thisle being so done at Laios in the paintings room. Just. Look at him. He is fucking done. He is about to push him through the painting. He's saying: "No. Stop it right there. Whatever you're thinking."
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Izutsumi accidentally scaring a stray cat. She looks so annoyed: "shut the fuck up will wou?"
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The shield being there where Laios threw it to distract the living armors. And the Folke couple studiyng something together <3.
Also that armor standing meanacely.
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This armor. Female videogames characters reference? We all know that armor has +18 defensive stats.
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This guy looking at a black cat. He looks like he wants to pet it. I think he's the most human of his party, and he doesn't really likes them very much.
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Shuro buying a flower (preasumibly for Fallin). He so lovely but he stands no chance.
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Fallin and Marcille shopping.
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The dwarf being so pissed here is funny to me. Dandan is selling stuff like he has 20 in charisma score and this guy is just: well dammit. Also, Chilchuck passing by with a younger Half-foot is sweet, is that half-foot a new member to the guild?
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Holm is just so precious to me <3. Also Mickbell standing behind Kuro instead of getting the fuck away and hiding. And Daya being excited about the treasure chest. I love them. They're so silly.
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semisolidmind · 3 months ago
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(Please let me know if I’m bugging you with all of these asks. I saw your post about wanting inspiration so I’ve been brainstorming.)
What about a yarn monster made from the leftovers of bygone craft projects with a young lady who’s begun to learn to knit? (Totally not self-projecting here, what are you talking about/j/)
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sometimes you’re sitting in your nice comfy armchair just working on your knitting when the amalgamation of past scrapped projects comes alive off the cutting room floor and is smitten with you because it’s full of the remnants of the love and effort you put into your craft
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egophiliac · 10 months ago
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CROWLEY SSR THOUGHTS
there is zero basis for this, but I can't get this thought of my head
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I don't know why I decided to draw it this way
#art#twisted wonderland#twisted wonderland spoilers#twisted wonderland episode 7 spoilers#twisted wonderland book 7 spoilers#(these will be relevant in a moment)#this isn't going to happen. but WHAT IF.#anyway i didn't get him (damnit birdman come home) so i had to look up his story#and let me tell you friends my findings were SHOCKING#crowley canonically likes vegetables which means that the crowley is revaan theory = BUSTED#crowley is sailor venus = CONFIRMED#(i know 'whip of love' is a saying but that's where my mind always goes)#DISCLAIMER: this is (mostly) a joke please continue to hold whatever theories and headcanons you want#but look. c'mon. look over here at this whiteboard i've covered in red yarn.#revaan being a picky eater has come up multiple times and there is an entire whole bit about how much he hated jerky and refused to eat it#and now they've made a point of talking about how crowley will eat almost anything and loOoOoves wild game meat especially#it's SO stupid but i can't help but read way too much into it#(this is tumblr if you don't want to see incredibly stupid overanalysis of anime guys then why are you HERE)#and i gotta hold on to something because otherwise whenever malleus and crowley are onscreen together i just keep going 'same hair color...#unless this is like. some kind of deep cover thing.#lilia doesn't recognize him because he saw him eat a green bean once and revaan would NEVER#crowley's secret is safe for another day#(serious hat on: i do think they're probably connected in some way)#(but there's something deeper going on that we're just not clued into yet that will hopefully explain things)#man forget revaan what if crowley whips off his mask and it turns out he was meleanor this whole time#wait hold on meleanor loves jerky. IT ALL FITS...
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dunmeshistash · 7 months ago
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Dr. Dunmeshistash, do you have many instances of Yarn Floke? She’s darling to me, it seems we don’t have much of her. Her husband is awesome as well lol.
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Here's some Yarn Floke aka Mrs Tansu for you!
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knit-with-it · 4 months ago
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Cats! I think this turned out super cute! Worked up pretty fast, too, surprisingly.
I am trying a new brand of yarn (alize: Diva) to see how it works out. Overall, I like it and will likely continue using it in the future.
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parallelunivrses · 17 days ago
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my cousin is having a baby, and last month I made this baby blanket for her baby! I made this entire blanket in the span of about a month in between classes (and while watching A LOT of Survivor lmao) and finished it THE MORNING of the baby shower. I am so pleased with how it turned out, and now I am wanting to make more blankets :)
the yarn I used was Cascade 220 superwash merino wool, and I was making up the pattern for the blanket as I went!
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fishthegenderwitch · 1 year ago
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People asking me if I'm going to start selling crochet items, because I like crocheting and they liked looking at what I've made:
1) I don't monetise my hobbies,
2) Hugo cost me over $200 in materials and labour,
3) NOBODY is going to pay me $240 (+shipping) for an 8" crocheted frog, because people are less willing to pay an artist rather than look for a cheaper corporation manufactured thing
Crocheting is not the type of hobby you do to make money from. Crocheting is the type of hobby that you do because you love it, and it is time consuming and expensive.
If someone gifts you something they made out of yarn, with their own hands, it's because THEY LOVE YOU.
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smile-files · 1 year ago
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i'm just a ragdolly... :)
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sleepnoises · 1 month ago
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Hey, so I needed to make something huggable and purl soho’s big snowy owl pattern had a familiar silhouette so… I made this guy… (is this fan art? It feels weird calling my knitting art…)
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(The eye plate is… inelegant… but it is also reversible! So, you win some you loose some.)
I will credit you on my ravelry project page of course but I would also like to borrow one or two of your photos so I can give people context. Is it ok if I do that? Are they watermarked? I could put your name on them.
Also I will be making a post where I link to the pattern (which is free) and give directions on how I made the eye plate— though if you have the skills to make this pattern the eye is pretty self explanatory. The only important non visible thing is that I lined it in poly batting which keeps the stuffing from falling out but in this case more importantly gives the buttons that hold the eye plate a much stronger anchor.
Anyway, I can tag you in that post if you like! I love your art and it’s given me a lot of joy this week when everything is garbage.
WAHHHH this is SO cool. The reversible eyeplate is stunning and I'm looking forward to learning more about how you did it. Would also be glad to hear more about how you optimized huggability. I'm glad it helped you get through this wretched week!!
Feel free to borrow photos and add watermarks if you want—I think this page is probably a better photo source, but clayfellows.com is better to link to? Disorganized of me. I would love to be tagged!
Beautiful incredible!!!
Edit: also wanted to put this in artistic dialogue with the other known knitfellow
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chubsthehamster · 3 days ago
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Astraeus sweater!! Pattern by Bad Wolf Girl Studios. Knitted up with Malabrigo Arroyo, my absolute favorite yarn.
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magic-mayhem-mischief · 3 months ago
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I knitted a thing!!
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Yes I will be wearing it E V E R Y W H E R E for the foreseeable ☺️
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tennis
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vingler-mirror · 2 months ago
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Everyone look at the smolsolde and smolkania!!
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I now have the doomed yuri in my hands... please watch over me to make sure I use this power for good.
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Walking into a yarn shop like it's an art museum. Admiring all the colorways and textures of the various skeins. Nodding my head at the tasteful displays of handmade items by the local knitting/crochet group to demonstrate the different yarn brands. Talking to the owner to learn more about the local fiber art scene and learning about different dyers, and crafters in the area that I would have never found on the internet. Buying one too many skeins to continue my pursuit of creating beautiful things to bring joy into mine and others lives. My way of paying homage to this wonderland of fibrous beauty.
Fucking glorious.
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knit-with-it · 2 months ago
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Some little knitted pumpkins for the season!
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