fiber arts!

Discussion in 'Make It So' started by jacktrash, Jun 3, 2015.

  1. theprettiestboy

    theprettiestboy wombatman

    spinning is the most soothing thing ever honestly, just remember to take breaks to stretch your hands and wrists!
     
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  2. TwoBrokenMirrors

    TwoBrokenMirrors onion hydration

    all hail shitpostsampler
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  3. Lizardlicks

    Lizardlicks Friendly Neighborhood Lizard

    I need this. For reasons.
     
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  4. TwoBrokenMirrors

    TwoBrokenMirrors onion hydration

    et voila

    (they're pay-what-you-want)
     
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  5. Lizardlicks

    Lizardlicks Friendly Neighborhood Lizard

  6. Jean

    Jean Let’s stop procrastinating -- tomorrow!

    I cannot thank you enough for bringing this to my attention.
     
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  7. keltka

    keltka the green and brown one

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  8. jacktrash

    jacktrash spherical sockbox

    oh oh oh i need the goats and angels one so very much
     
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  9. TwoBrokenMirrors

    TwoBrokenMirrors onion hydration

    i'm glad to spread the shitpostsampler love because i got so friggin' excited when someone showed them to me
     
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  10. jacktrash

    jacktrash spherical sockbox

    i'm gonna pay $6 bc on etsy sampler patterns are in the $4-$6 range and goats is one of the larger ones
     
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  11. Astrodynamicist

    Astrodynamicist Adequate Potato Goblin

    .........I may need to take up cross stitching because of this.............
     
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  12. spockandawe

    spockandawe soft and woolen and writhing with curiosity

    They post new patterns pretty often too! I keep adding things from them on to the pile of stuff I need to make, and it's starting to get out of control XD
     
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  13. spockandawe

    spockandawe soft and woolen and writhing with curiosity

    Oh, I knew I forgot to post this somewhere. I finished a blanket! In eight days! Which was a mistake.

    (and finished doesn't include wrapping up the loose ends or blocking, but I'm so very tired and never want to look at this thing again)

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    This is the dearestdebi girly afghan pattern, which i did by accident. I started a much harder pattern in the middle of the night, predictably messed up, ragequit, and then started this pattern to soothe my ego. Only then I kept going.

    It was fun to do once, though I don't think I'd do it again, at least not without significant alterations. Each of the 200ish butterflies needed individually added bodies and antenna, which was Hell. And it's a little awkward to me that the large heart motif only shows up once, so if I did do it again, I might replace the inner ring of butterflies with flowers and the outer ring with hearts. And the bows worked out much better than I was afraid of, but still not as good as the other bits. And I'm not using the simply soft yarn or whatever it's called for a puff-heavy pattern again, because Oh My God

    But I'm pretty delighted with this! I hate it passionately, but I'm also definitely delighted.
     
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  14. Lizardlicks

    Lizardlicks Friendly Neighborhood Lizard

    Oh my goooood that's so pretty!
     
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  15. aetherGeologist

    aetherGeologist Well-Known Member

    How did you manage that in 8 days!?
     
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  16. spockandawe

    spockandawe soft and woolen and writhing with curiosity

    I'm in pain. My hands are numb, my brain is mush, and my eyes burn. I kept almost falling asleep at work. I ate dinner yesterday after midnight. It was a bad decision in every conceivable way XDDD

    Also I really like round numbers and had my heart set on doing it in a week, but couldn't quiiiiite make it (I ran out of red in the last row), but eight days was a good consolation prize. That part is even more my fault than the plain lack of self-control, though XD
     
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  17. paladinkit

    paladinkit brave little paladin

    It's box time!!!

     
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  18. Re Allyssa

    Re Allyssa Sylph of Heart

    I have so many MIGHTY NEEDS. like at least 12
     
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  19. keltka

    keltka the green and brown one

    I wonder if they take requests because my future MIL is absolutely enamored with the dead gourds one but doesn't want to swear
     
  20. TwoBrokenMirrors

    TwoBrokenMirrors onion hydration

    i know they have a patreon and do commissions, but i do not know otherwise
     
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