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me: has a two hour meltdown thinking this shirt I’ve been making for a month will look horrid

me: sucks it up and binds of

me: oh that’s actually kind of good

#this is so relatable

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Sashiko inspired hand quilting. Very happy with how this is progressing

#this is insanely cool

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Second sleeve done! Now to take a break after I weave in all the ends. After that it is time to either do the collar extension or steeking.

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Submission from @reptilerex!

#I learned in middle school! #It's a traditional craft in my country #I really want to re-learn it as an adult

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Been a while since I knit a sock off a pattern but I liked the atypical gusset of these Paper Moon Socks.

Alas, I made a lot of progress on the train where I didn't get a chance to put the sock on.

Despite me hitting gauge exactly, and picking the smallest size, it's too big 😅 Going to rip back and start the gusset at the pink marker now. Ideally I should maybe start over at a smaller circumference as well but I don't wanna.

#that's tragic but the preserverance is inspirational #*pretends to not notice the wip that needs to be restarted*

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Took a little trip this weekend to see elephant seal pups hanging out together on the beach.

#sausages #screaming sausages

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You can enact new patterns. You are able to grow and thrive. You are not stuck.

#I really thought this was about knitting for a minute #recently met someone who also knits but immediately told me she never has to use a pattern because she can just figure everything out #and I felt pretty bad hearing that as someone who always uses a pattern #so this was funny to run across

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finished the colorwork yoke! It’s so neat

#I need to make a colorwork yoke sweater so bad #I love this

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Piecing the next beauty has begun! This is a commission for @anastasiaoftheironwood.

The fabric is The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars by Jason Yenter for In The Beginning fabrics. The pattern is my first curvy log cabin, and will be darks and lights, all neutrals, and no colors will be added.

Guess-stimate for piecing is hard to say because this log cabin technique is new to me. I did, however, buy thr template specifically designed for this. Work smarter, not harder.

#ooooh #every once in a while I see a quilt that makes me want to get into quilting

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Alright!! I finished another pair of socks!!

I learned so many things making these and I am extremely proud.

These are the slipstream socks if anyone else wants to make them.

I learned to read charts and also do the Kitchener stitch!

#oooh very pretty #i love the yarn choice

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#woahhhh

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here lies my accomplishment for the day, i finished this shawl about two months ago and i just blocked it with pins and wires (there may have been tears shed in the process) possibly my wackiest blocking set up yet with floating foam square islands being held down by the various items found in my mother’s house including the stinkiest candle in the world and a cross given to my mother by the mother of an irish friar (not pictured here, a giant statue of st joseph because of course) anyway this is my long and rambling way of saying i’m so glad that this is FINALLY finished and look how pretty she is!!!

#congrats!

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Good news, fellow artists! Nightshade has finally been released by the UChicago team! If you aren't aware of what Nightshade is, it's a tool that helps poison AI datasets so that the model "sees" something different from what an image actually depicts. It's the same team that released Glaze, which helps protect art against style mimicry (aka those finetuned models that try to rip off a specific artist). As they show in their paper, even a hundred poisoned concepts make a huge difference.

(Reminder that glazing your art is more important than nighshading it, as they mention in their tweets above, so when you're uploading your art, try to glaze it at the very least.)

#in light of the fake ai knitting and crochet patterns popping up everywhere #I actually think this could be good for fiber artists to use as well

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I need you all to see what I just finished

A life sized crochet Sinosauropteryx prima complete with pico-feathering in as scientifically-accurate of a pattern and color as I possibly could. I had to read some literature to get it right but I think this is one of the best projects I've ever made. What do I name her? 2-L 7Up bottle for scale

I've been working on her since September. The entire base was crocheted in this mustard I had a million skeins of. She didn't even use up one

I love her so much she's gonna sit above my TV in the living room for now until we move and I can have a Designated Spot for her <3

Her mouth can open and close and I purposefully put her in a laying-down position so that she can lay on surfaces well. 4 toes on each foot and 3 fingers on each hand :)

#I would name her prima #I love her so much she's a work of art

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Please say rest in peace to this beautiful half of the winter stardew valley sock. You were created with love but you were created by an idiot who now can't fit you over her heel.

I'm very intimidated by the thought of restarting because it took forever and I'm not sure how to do it better. I made gauge and the floats look okay to me but they're not even close to loose enough.

#wip wednesday #i guess #knitting

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i finished it!! she's double knit. this is the first fully my own pattern i've made 🔪

it's easier to write a bunch of patterns than it is to actually make them but i think i'd have to make them if i were to post them so i could see if they were good or not lol

next i've got 4 cushions that are 70cm diameter that need covers. that's a lot of real estate for my silly little pictures!! we'll see if it takes me 5 years to finish all that 🧶

#so impressive! #it would have taken me 5 years too lol

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Skull-Sunflower Granny Square Tutorial

🌻↓↓↓ More Info Below the Cut ↓↓↓💀

Supplies:

Yarn: Super Saver Med/4 Weight

Yarn Colors: Coffee, Cafe Latte, Saffron, Jade

Crochet Hook: Size 5.50mm

Tapestry Needle

Scissors

Abbreviations (US Terms):

SC - single crochet HDC - half double crochet DC - double crochet TC - treble crochet CH - chain loop

Step One: Follow Totally Stitchcraft's Skull Tutorial to make the center of the flower. (The color is Coffee)

Step Two: Round off the Skull. Starting in the first stitch directly to the right of the mouth. (The color is Cafe Latte)

Standing DCx1, HDCx2, SCx15, HDCx2, DCx1, SCx3 Slip Stitch into first DC to complete (24 stitches total)

You can learn how to do a Standing Double Crochet in Totally Stitchcraft's Skull Tutorial around 7:12-7:32

Step Three: Starting from the Slip Stitch, follow Hooked by Robin's Sunflower Tutorial starting at 5:04 with the Puffed Stitch Row, and follow all the way through the Petal Row. (NOTE: I made my petals using Treble Crochet in place of the Double Crochet used in HbR’s original pattern)

There should be 24 Puff Stitches and 24 Petals in total. (Switching from Cafe Latte to Saffron)

Step Four: Divide the petals into four sections of 6 petals. 6 on the top (centered with the skull), 6 on either side, and 6 on the bottom. (Although there is nothing stopping you from making the skull diagonal, tbh)

Starting in the space between petals, to the right of the first in the row of six petals. (The color is now Jade)

1st Space: Ch 4 and TCx2, 2nd: DCx3, 3rd: HDCx3, 4th: SCx3, 5th: HDCx3 6th: DCx3, 7th: TCx3 (This completes the first side of the square, 21 stitches in total.) Turn the Corner: Chain x3 and TCx3 in the same space as the previous TCx3 Repeat until all 4 sides are complete, Slip Stitch to join the fourth corner. (21 stitches on each side)

Step Five: Complete the final border:

Starting in the Slip Stitch, Chain 2, and DC until you reach the Chain 3 Corner. (21 DC total) Turn the Corner: (In the CH3 space) DCx2, CHx2, DCx2 Repeat until all 4 sides are complete, Slip Stitch to join the fourth corner. (25 DC on each side.)

PS: Weave your tails every time you switch colors, I promise it makes your life easier!

#this is awesome #I want to make something out of these so much #crochet