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i find the knitting tag on here very intimidating to dip into, which is why i try to put just the most absolute garbage projects in there, so anybody scrolling past all these incredibly polished and cool pieces will see my utter dogshit and think, oh, i can do that and keep knitting

#Me posting wips and frogged projects

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Off the loom! Back side on the left, face side on the right.

They seem to be pretty close in length, but the recent one is a bit broader than the first. That one has had months to settle, though, so maybe it'll shrink back. Still needs to be washed anyway.

I'll be sewing it together to make a little poncho type garment. I got a magazine called The Wheel with my Ashford wheel and it features a similar design, so I might try to follow those sewing instructions. To be continued!

#wip #Weaving

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#knitting #Knitblr #Youtube

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The desire to knit a tam versus the fear I'll look silly in it.

#Cooing from someone who knitted and nearly daily wears what the wife dubbed 'the condom hat'

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Freehanded another hat using handspun yarn my wife dyed. Used the same earfkap principle as with the pumpkin hat, but went top down because of the unpredictable gauge.

#knitting #finished project #Baby hat #handspun

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Finally managed to finish this baby hat!

I first tried a cotton merino blend but it didn't have enough stretch and bounce. I also kept messing up the stitch pattern.

Then the dk yarn I tried was too bulky. I wanted a hat for spring weather. Nippy spring weather. It's a nipple hat but that's unrelated I just realised the pun potential.

Then I used this leftover fingering weight yarn and it worked! It's called Little red riding hood, lol.

I decided to forgo the stitch pattern because I kept making mistakes.

I do love the short rows in the band. I love doing short rows and I love protecting little ears so, perfect match.

Pattern:

#knitting #finished project #Hat #Baby hat

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On and off the loom.

Weaving the second part of what will hopefully become a nice poncho.

#wip #Weaving #Rigid heddle loom #I caved and went back to my rigid heddle the other loom isn't treating me well

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This ended up feeling too bulky for what I want, so back into the stash it goes.

Puzzling and crafting

#Baby hat #Wip

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Puzzling and crafting

#Baby hat #I love this yarn it's from Atlantic yarns and it's like tarnished copper #Playing #Threads of fate #By #Postcurious

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3-ply with leftover chain plied on my cobbled together spindle

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Knitting while waiting for my wife to return from their dentist appointment. I think I'm going to frog it, thought. I'm using a 50/50 merino cotton blend and it's got no bounce at all. I don't like it for a baby hat. Big fan of the ear flap short rows though, so time for a stash dive to find a better yarn.

#knitting #wip #knitblr

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#Handspinning #Turkish spindle #I just think they're neat

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Also this

Bart en Francis newsletter features colour changing yarn!

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Bart en Francis newsletter features colour changing yarn!

#Yarn #Knitblr

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One sock down!

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.

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Pattern: use a stretchy bind off like jssbo

Me: but it goes curlyyyyy :c

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I am only now back at using unfrogged yarn.

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.

#knitting #wip #Socks #Paper moon socks