#Knitted

[sweater-guys]

#handsome #sweater #knitted #scruff

[littlealienproducts]

Little Mushroom Cardigan by LauranicusGoods

#Cardigan #CottageCore #mori kei #toadstools #mushrooms #goblincore #forestcore #made to order #jumper #sweater #knitted #swamp

[miniaturestitches]

Yesterday I learned a lesson.

Although the blanket had been ready for a couple of months now, I was only able to gift it yesterday to my pregnant friend.

A few days prior, I was hesitant about giving a hand-made gift.

What if it was not appropriate? What if it was too much? What if she dislikes the color or the pattern? What if she already has too many blankets? What if it ends up fraying or pilling quickly? What if the fibers trigger some weird allergies? What if it sends the wrong message?

So many what-ifs...Some of them ridiculous, I know. I was seriously contemplating only gifting the special lactation cookies she loved. In the end, since the blanket was taking up storage space and I didn't want to waste my efforts, I wrapped it up and gifted it.

My friend loved it. She even messaged me later that evening to personally let me know how touched she was that I hand-knitted a blanket for her baby. She told me that she will treasure that blanket.

I gave an unevenly-stitched fragile blanket, and instead, my friend received a thoughtful loved-filled gift.

Sometimes we need another set of eyes to remind us of the beauty in what we do.

Sure, my stitches would never be as even as a machine's. But every stitch is accompanied by love, prayers and best wishes for her baby. A machine could have easily produced the same-sized blanket in a matter of minutes. Still, each moment working on that blanket was meaningfully spent for someone special. I didn't just create an item. It was a lovingly crafted message of love from me to a dear friend.

We crafters are often our own worst critics. Sometimes we become too obsessed with perfection that it hinders us from communicating our love.

Perhaps next time, rather than focus on the little imperfections, I should step back and see the whole of what I created.

#knitted #knitting #miniaturestitches #yarn #handmade #baby blanket #blanket #2023-August-13 #gift #crafting #crafts #knitblr

[iknityounot]

The Possibility of Crows

Sorry there are no pictures of it on--it is hard to take pictures by yourself!

#pattern #sweater #sweater pattern #cardigan #cardigan sweater #cardigan pattern #paid pattern #knitting #knit #knitted #knit sweater #handmade #diy #craft #crafting #joy knits

[snootyfoxfashion]

Knitted Chunky Rat from LeDowi

#rat #rats #knitted #stuffed animal #stuffed toy #plushies #hand knit #fiber arts #rat lovers #animals #toys

[drama-glob]

Seems like the perfect week to post this hat I made not long ago. ;)

#hat #beanie #ace #ace pride #asexual #asexual awareness week #pride #lgbtqia+ #<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3 #handmade #yarn #diy #made with love #;) #^_^ #arts and crafts #knitting #knitted #hand knitted

[magicalshopping]

♡ Pastel Rainbow Detachable Collar by Jelly Ultra ♡

#cute #kawaii #pastel #fairy kei #magical girl #mahou kei #yumekawaii #collar #detachable collar #accessories #fashion blog #crochet #knitted #knitwear #shopping blog #jellyultra #under 50

[goobersplat]

Handmade Tiny Knitted Frog in Brown Overalls and Tiny Frog in Pink Overalls

#png #transparent #kidcore #nostalgia #nostalgiacore #toycore #toywave #toys #knitting #knitted #frog #frogcore #cottagecore #craft #handmade #toad

[lady-winter-ukraine]

#knitting #knitt #knitblr #knitting pattern #knitted #knitwear #hand knitted #knitters of tumblr

[bearditorium2]

Lars-Erik (Norway)

#beard #knitted

[sweater-guys]

#handsome #sweater #knitted #scruff #beard #beautiful man

[life-spire]

#curators on tumblr #drink #drinks #tea #coffee #knit #knitted #knitwear #blanket #cozycore #cozy #cozy aesthetic

[anthonyknaape]

@giorgiogiangiulio

#stylishmen #rolex #daytona #menstyle #stripedshirt #dapper #bespoke #tailored #jacket #summerlook #sartorial #accessories #tie #knitted

[iknityounot]

Froggy Feet Pattern by Sarah Jamison (free!)

#sock #socks #sock pattern #socks pattern #pattern #knit pattern #knitting pattern #knit #knitted #knitting #frog #frog socks #diy #crafting

[littlealienproducts]

Cute Knitted Plushies + PDF Patterns by sachiyoishii

#sachiyoishii #knitted #knitted plushie #plushie #cute #diy #knitting pattern #diy pattern #pdf #pdf download #pdf pattern

[thackeroy]

This is the Wellerman by Caitlin Hunter, I used Lion Brand Fisherman Wool, I believe the colourway is Oatmeal. This was an ambitious project for me, not only is it the largest thing I've knitted so far, but it's also my first time knitting cables of any sort. I ended up having to start this project a total of four times, the first time it was after only 3 rows but I decided I didn't like the yarn I'd chosen and as a result I wouldn't have liked the finished project so I'm glad I made that initial choice to start over once I obtained some other yarn.

And so I started over with the Oatmeal colourway and was much happier...until I realised I had made a mistake on the second row and it was bothering me too much and I hadn't learned how to drop down with cables yet so I couldn't repair it, I was only seven rows in though so no big deal, just start over! Bare in mind it's over 400 stitches to start with.

The next restart was because I was very silly, I was around twenty-five rows in and then I had two weeks of intense dental surgeries, they did a LOT of work to try and repair the damage a previous dentist had done to my mouth. So what project did I bring with me to work on when I was at my parents (former foster carers) house while they made sure I was okay after the surgeries? That's right! I brought a huge ass shawl where I'm doing cables for the first time like the idiot I am. I don't need to say what happened, you can figure it out, and so the final restart happened.

An odd advantage to having started over so many times was that I was getting some practice in on the cables and before I restarted I decided to use the messed up one to practice dropping down since I was far enough in that I could see what I was doing. As a result I learned the skills needed to repair any mistakes that would happen in the final successful attempt, mistakes of which there were many and a few still remain but they were less obvious and as thus decided to leave them in there.

The final attempt went well, it took a few months and I was finally done! It's so warm and I love it very much, I love that I was able to spend a lot of time learning a new thing and now have all the confidence when it comes to cables.

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