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WIP Wednesday: Hello fluffness my old friend by thegiddystitcher in c/knitting@lemmy.world

[-] thegiddystitcher@artisan.chat 5 points 1 year ago

@QTpi @weirdsquid Not even gonna click through from Mastodon to reply to this, I'm just gonna say SHOW US YOUR CURSED SCARF 😂

Baby knitting experts, I need your advice! by thegiddystitcher in c/knitting@lemmy.world

[-] thegiddystitcher@artisan.chat 2 points 1 year ago

@clockwork_octopus You had me at "gross"! Acrylic does seem to be the consensus it seems, gonna go look up reviews of my locally available ones and see which ones are considered reliable. Thanks!

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Baby knitting experts, I need your advice! (cdn.masto.host)

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Baby knitting experts, I need your advice!

A friend of mine is pregnant, and asked if I could possibly do a new version of this old doll someone made for her when she was a baby.

Absolutely, happy to!

Except I have no idea what kind of yarn is both baby-friendly and also will last for 40 years like this one has.

I can probably make up a pattern, but if anyone knows one similar so I don't have to that would also be amazing.

Pointers very welcome, thank you all!

#Knitting #Yarn @knitting

It's a trap, y'all! by thegiddystitcher in c/knitting@lemmy.world

[-] thegiddystitcher@artisan.chat 7 points 1 year ago

@QTpi @ickplant Not to be a terrible influence here but omg, so fluffy! 😍

Pour one out for possibly my oldest cross stitch needle. by thegiddystitcher in c/lemmy_stitch@sh.itjust.works

[-] thegiddystitcher@artisan.chat 5 points 1 year ago

@kristenrapp @lemmy_stitch This is a new one on me. Marking my calendar right now! 😄

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Pour one out for possibly my oldest cross stitch needle. (cdn.masto.host)

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Pour one out for possibly my oldest cross stitch needle.

RIP.

@lemmy_stitch #CrossStitch

What do do when you’re done by thegiddystitcher in c/knitting@lemmy.world

[-] thegiddystitcher@artisan.chat 2 points 1 year ago

@weirdsquid @Parmesan5581

I completely expected the same from the title, of course in that case the answer would be obvious. Cast on something new, of course! 😀

The perils of public bus knitting. by thegiddystitcher in c/knitting@lemmy.world

[-] thegiddystitcher@artisan.chat 7 points 1 year ago

@magslhalliday @knitting Oh no! I used to live in fear of something like this with DPNs and had visions of dropping them and having them roll down the whole bus. Big part of the reason I learned to just do everything magic loop instead! 😅

Bet you looked really pro recovering from that misstep though.

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The perils of public bus knitting. (artisan.chat)

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The perils of public bus knitting.

LOTS of bus travel for me today, so naturally I brought my sock project. Forgot I needed to frog the start of sock two and cast on again though. In public. Uhoh, pressure.

Well it is my pleasure to inform you that this morning I successfully remembered how to do a figure 8 cast on without looking up the instructions, for the first time ever 😎

I guess hardship leads to success, or something.

@knitting #Knitting #KnittingInPublic

Off on holiday today! No worries though, I've remembered the most important stuff. by thegiddystitcher in c/knitting@lemmy.world

[-] thegiddystitcher@artisan.chat 4 points 1 year ago

@Speckle Great minds! We're off on a cruise with the husband's family, should be fun, I have packed all my sewn skirts and crochet tops and etc 😎

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Off on holiday today! No worries though, I've remembered the most important stuff. (cdn.masto.host)

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Off on holiday today! No worries though, I've remembered the most important stuff.

#Knitting #SockKnitting @knitting

My cunning plan to cast on a new pair of socks last night ran into a bit of trouble. by thegiddystitcher in c/knitting@lemmy.world

[-] thegiddystitcher@artisan.chat 2 points 1 year ago

@KarenStrickholm @knitting It's all just fun with yarn! 😄

My cunning plan to cast on a new pair of socks last night ran into a bit of trouble. by thegiddystitcher in c/knitting@lemmy.world

[-] thegiddystitcher@artisan.chat 3 points 1 year ago

@kurobita Worst part is I literally have a swift and winder, but convinced myself it would be ok to do this one by hand to avoid making noise while watching TV 😅

My cunning plan to cast on a new pair of socks last night ran into a bit of trouble. by thegiddystitcher in c/knitting@lemmy.world

[-] thegiddystitcher@artisan.chat 3 points 1 year ago

@gina Almost all done, now! I think it's relaxing because it takes my mind off other things and puts my concentration onto something ultimately inconsequential.

Excited for the yarn though, it was hand dyed as a gift so been looking forward to using it!

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My cunning plan to cast on a new pair of socks last night ran into a bit of trouble. (cdn.masto.host)

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My cunning plan to cast on a new pair of socks last night ran into a bit of trouble.

Still, luckily I don't mind a spot of untangling and if anything, finagling this will reduce my stress levels a bit tonight.

Plus then I get to look forward to actually casting on, yay! 😅

@knitting #Knitting #Yarn

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After 8 years lusting over this pattern, Garden Cat is finally complete! (cdn.masto.host)

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After 8 years lusting over this pattern, Garden Cat is finally complete!

This was the first pattern I ever really had my eye on when I was just a newbling, and now after restarting it last year, it's done. I'm so happy, and as you can see way too overexcited to iron it properly before posting.

p.s. people on Lemmy this post has two pics attached so let's see how those display (if at all) on your side. Yay science!

@lemmy_stitch #CrossStitch #Xstitch #SatsumaStreet

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Almost forgot to actually post my completed #macrame project from last week, but here we go! (cdn.masto.host)

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Almost forgot to actually post my completed #macrame project from last week, but here we go!

I am very proud of this for a first attempt, especially considering the kit and instructions weren't great.

Definitely want to do a lot more of this, I suspect most of my friends will be getting macrame'd Christmas gifts this year!

#Crafts #HomeDecor

@imadethis

24HOCS starting point! by thegiddystitcher in c/lemmy_stitch@sh.itjust.works

[-] thegiddystitcher@artisan.chat 2 points 1 year ago

@lemmy_stitch Eight hour update! Averaging 171sts an hour which isn't bad considering we're also marathoning Futurama at the same time and we accidentally watched Jurassic Bark 😭

#CrossStitch #24HoursOfCrossStitch

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24HOCS starting point! (cdn.masto.host)

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24HOCS starting point!

I've decided to work on my full coverage project for #24HoursOfCrossStitch, as this one hasn't had any love for a couple weeks so it'll feel good to get some progress.

Of course, at 2 over 1 on 28ct fabric, 24 hours is often less visible progress than you might think 😅

The pattern is "Autumn Stories" from Paine Free Crafts, and for reference I'm currently at 25.26% complete!

Good luck to anyone else taking part. I believe in you!

#CrossStitch #24HOCS @lemmy_stitch

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Who's gearing up for 24 Hours of Cross Stitch this weekend? (artisan.chat)

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Who's gearing up for 24 Hours of Cross Stitch this weekend?

For once I've actually remembered its happening, so to celebrate maybe I'll actually take part! Not sure I can really manage 24 whole hours but maybe if I make it a long weekend and fudge the numbers slightly 😅

Only problem is I'm supposed to be #sewing this weekend as well...hmm this is gonna be a busy few days!

Who else is in?

#CrossStitch #24HOCS #24HoursOfCrossStitch

@lemmy_stitch

Let's build a community for all who are interested in crochet. Why don't we start with a little conversation on how everyone got into the craft? by thegiddystitcher in c/crochet@lemmy.ca

[-] thegiddystitcher@artisan.chat 2 points 1 year ago

@Whitehorse @cicatrized Oh bless! Haha I can just picture the moment she realised what was wrong.

My husband is left-handed too but when I taught him, we decided to try him the right-handed way round first just in case he could manage that since it would make it easier for him to follow other tutorials. Thankfully it worked out fine!

Do you still crochet exclusively left-handed or did you find you became more ambidextrous over time?

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Crochet crop top update! (cdn.masto.host)

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Crochet crop top update!

Last update: https://lemm.ee/post/110769

By popular demand it is *officially* now a #crochet crop top not a tunic. Took a photo just now to commemorate how it looks before blocking, because I have a horrible feeling about this.

The sleeves currently hang a bit weird, pre-blocking, but I remember that happened last time I made this pattern too so not too worried about that. I *am* a bit worried it'll grow uncontrollably and no longer be cropped.

Wish me luck!

@crochet