PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW TO KNOT/MACRAME - halp I am attempting to learn a thing. Right now I'm just working on making square-knot spirally bracelet thingie. One cord keeps winding up drastically shorter? How do? Also, if I start another cord on the base/straight piece, I assume you sort of tuck the end pieces of the previous cord underneath? I tried just tying it off and it looked ugly af :/
I crocheted a rose for my friend, who is allergic to roses, for her birthday! Its got wires to make it posable, and can be unfurled! Spoiler: Pics!
My oldest sister wanted me to recreate this tumblr-famous embroidery for her, but on a black jacket. I wanted a project. I'd guess it's about 2/3 done Spoiler
Can I get some advice on curtain making? I'm trying to plan out what to make it out of, and I bought this yarn that I Thought was wool—turned out to be acrylic. What's a good and safe curtain yarn? I'm kind of worried about the acrylic melting or some shit.
Does anybody in here do nalbinding? I just started some slippers and was curious if anybody else is into this incredibly obscure fiber craft.
Ohh, that is a COOL craft OuO Crochet fits my brain really well, but that has some real appeal. Cross-stitch history suggests that frequent ending and starting of strands will bother me, but... that whole half-sewn knot thing, that is very much my jam. It kind of feels like the strange love child of embroidery and crochet, even though I know it's way older than crochet is. I don't know when I'll get a chance to try it, but that looks like a lot of fun.
oh MAN that's really really cool I kind of want to try that?? it looks like it might be hard to start but the patterns it makes AND the colorwork seems like it would be much less of a bitch, gosh dang
Would anybody like links to some of the more useful YouTube videos on it? It does have a lot in common with crochet in terms of how it comes together, and I've found its easier on my hands than either knitting or crochet. I love it because a lot of the stitches trap air pockets inside the fabric so it's super thick and warm, and adding smaller bits of yarn means not having a giant yarn ball attached to your project at all times. Also the textures of some of the stitches are super neat looking.
Ok, so this is the Finnish stitch, which is my favorite because it's super soft and thick and has a cool texture. This one is for a round start, but this YouTube channel in general is excellent. She's got instructions on there for at least two methods of making mittens and a few different stitches that are very clear and easy to follow This is a guide I found to slipper construction, and it's what I'm using to make mine. If you don't have a needle, you can use a large blunt tapestry needle. They're also pretty easy to make if you've got some basic tools and a piece of dowel. Eta: that slipper/sock guide also has instructions on how to carry larger amounts of yarn on your needle so you don't have to join as often
I finished my second Mermaid Blanket! I'm kind of itching to do another blanket like thing. Leaning towards a temperature blanket or something like that!
I used to do some nalbinding. Little sister is a medieval reenactor which is how we discovered the thing. I had only made hats and some improvised arm warmers out of it. Finding good wool for the job was kinda tough and now it's been years and I don't really remember how to do the thing but I do remember that I found it pretty easy to do compared to knitting which was a bit of a tear stained disaster for me.
Okay, so I finally got to the finishing stage of the cardigan I've been working on since May...and I lay it out to check how I'm supposed to sort out the sleeves, and uh - I am pretty sure I have done fucked up at some point here? Because it looks like it was made for someone without arms. The pattern (from here: http://web.archive.org/web/20080412051234/http://www.straw.com/cpy/patterns/bolero-cardigan.html) said to knit the sleeves separate and then attach them to the back while I was knitting that part. Which I did. And I've now got drapey bits of sleeve, and no actual armholes, so I suspect that either the pattern-writer missed explaining something they thought was perfectly straight-forward or I goofed. (Or both. Both is perfectly possible here, the pattern's sort of skipped over stating some bits in other areas too.) So, um. What did I fuck up, how do I fix it (besides the obvious part of "frog half the damn thing") and what was I supposed to do to attach these sleeves? (For posterity, and to provide a visual aide: )
Okay update: I've posted about the sleeves on Ravelry, and I now have a thread of people who are examining the photos I took and the pattern. Good news, it's not just me; the pattern genuinely is missing a lot of bits that should explain how the sleeves are supposed to attach and other finishing bits. (And one of the commenters knows the pattern-writer and is going to be visiting her soon, so we might get an explanation for how it's supposed to work.) Bad news, I didn't just mess up the sleeves, I managed to knit this fucker upside down. While following the pattern exactly as written. And I think the collar got messed up too (probably mostly by me having put it on what turns out to be the wrong end of the cardigan). But everyone else who's looked at this pattern in the Ravelry thread is going "uh, yeah, there's...a lot of explanation missing from this, how the hell are those sleeves supposed to get attached? Where are the sleeves supposed to get attached?" and theorizing that maybe I was supposed to pick up stitches on the sides of the garter-stitch portion (which is supposed to form the upper half of the back), but acknowledging that there's nothing in the pattern saying that's how it's supposed to be done. Amusing news, I have gotten at least one person (possibly two) interested enough in this thing that they're considering trying the pattern once they've finished a couple other projects. I regret nothing if it manages to get me an explanation for how this cardigan's supposed to go together.
Further update: did not actually knit the fucker upside down, I just put the collar on the wrong part. Also, someone got in touch with the pattern-writer and got the missing finishing instructions for the sleeves and even added them to the pattern's page. I'm currently watching BBQ Pitmasters and ripping out the collar and the bits of finishing I'd done on what I thought was the bottom of the cardigan (and instead, turns out to have been where the collar goes). This explains why putting on the collar made it bunch up like a mofo, though.
I made a lickitung for my mom and she giggles every time she sees him and she's gonna take him to work xD
