I'm about to pull open the hexapuffs I've knitted so far, so that I can stuff them and then try stitching them shut again. Hopefully I'll be able to just...properly bind them off again, but I'm not counting on it. Wish me luck?
Nine done so far, and I've managed to properly bind them off post-stuffing. I had to tie a bit of embroidery thread to a couple of them, because there wasn't quite enough yarn, but I'm making good progress!
All the hexapuffs are stuffed, and I'm nearly done with redoing the bind-off to them. (Plus, adding more stuffing to the ones that are a little underfilled.)
Tunisian crocheting/afghan knitting/whatever it's being called now is the bane of my fiber arts existence, and I'm determined to master it enough to make a gradient drop stitch cowl or scarf to put in the care package I'm sending to a friend. (And also because she mailed me easily ~$300 worth of fancy yarn she didn't want anymore.) Not sure which yet.
While going through grandpa's old cross-stitch and mom's older-than-I-am stuff, it occurred to me that I should start signing my projects. Mom also had an abandoned-before-I-was-born project and I liked the trees, so I photographed the pattern before throwing it away.
Oh yeah, definitely. My mom taught me to at least put my initials and the last two of the year. Now it's kind of developed into a signature bc I always do it the same way. It's not super unique, but like, how unique can you get with a grid structure lol
I'm vexed at this book I borrowed from the library (sidenote: WHY DID I NEVER THINK OF THIS BEFORE THIS IS LITERALLY THE BEST THING EVER), it's got like the yarn THEY used but it doesn't specify what weight was used?? like they're expecting you to use the exact same yarn or some shit most of the other books I looked through included the yarn they used along with a "bulky/us 6" kind of thing?? so which is more standard?
in my experience, most patterns will give you a general weight/needle size, yeah, unless they're published by a specific yarn company. maybe that's what's going on here? Lion Brand yarn, for example, has a lot of free online patterns, but they all call for specific Lion yarn. but in general, a book like "25 super cool crochet patterns!" or whatever will usually tell you the weight instead of calling for one particular yarn.
it's annoying, but if you google the yarn name they said they used it'll tell you the weight on any decent yarn-selling website
You would think :/ I'm working off the third What Would Madame Defarge Knit book and I have yet to find a yarn weight info... All the patterns are by different knitters, though, so I was kind of ??? like, it didn't make much sense?? According to the book it's up on Ravelry (I checked ASAP) so I'll probably grab yarn sizes from there while Griping about it
Most of the patterns I get off of Ravelry list the specific yarn they use, along with the weight and kind of yarn. And I think the book I have for Pride & Prejudice knitwear is similar: it lists the specific yarn that the knitter used, and what weight and type of yarn it was so that you can swap in something else.
I would feel like ravelry had spoiled me if it weren't for the fact that that literally the other book I borrowed at the same time did include all the stuff :| but yeah I DID find the stuff on ravelry thank goodness @_@ it's gonna be a pain in the butt to compare but hey at least I have something to compare against
did some applique yesterday! I'm really happy with how it turned out. This is the heraldry of my fighting company for a larp.
was thinking about fashion and going back through my clothing tag on tumblr and now the devil in my brain is telling me to make the gloves i planned out ages back and never made, never mind the fact that i have studying to do, so i guess i live here now. on a different note: anyone advice for simple embroidery patterns? i want to get into it, i think i still have some scrap fabric and a couple of hoops lying around, but i'm not sure where to start exactly.
Cross stitching, fill stitching, or other patterns? I have a little experience with cross and fill stitching. Not so much with the rest of it
I was more than 100+ rows into a triangle lace shawl (the mermaid shawl on ravelry) that has a yarn over every other stitch in every other row when my needles slipped out it is BASICALLY impossible for me to figure out what I lost and where I lost it so it's ribbit time I'm..............upset, but also? so fucking glad I don't have to keep working with the pattern it had NO trackable flow for me
I chose purple velvet for this embroidery project because it is the most Taako fabric, but it is So tightly woven and pulling embroidery ribbon through is so difficult.
So yesterday i (mostly) sewed this cape - i need to put in some finishing touches, but i got the main part done for Halloween! Pics when it's not 3am. Also, capelet I've got the materials for but for which I haven't drawn out the pattern yet: stained glass design in light floaty silk (from salvaged scraps to old ties to scarves found in thrift stores), backed by slightly heavier silk in light, creamy colors (bolt I've had for over ten years and done nothing with). It's gonna be great.
