#weekend knitting

[obsob]

love and kindness and hope makes the world go round !!

#mine #original #i am sending love and hope!! to everyone !!!!!!!!!!! #be kind and generous where u can ! <3 #i need to do Two cat drawings this week i can Do it. i however cant do it today bc i was too vigorous in my knitting this weekend ksdbkdbk #hand hurty......punishment for my sins

[garaksapprentice]

The internet: You must never machine wash your knits. Never. Ever. They will be destroyed the moment they are touched by the caress of a machine's heated water supply. Hand wash only, or You Shall Be Sorry.

Me:

That photo contains ~13 pairs of 70/30 wool/nylon socks, a 100% wool shawl, an acrylic shawl, an acrylic kid's jumper, an acrylic beanie, a vest knit of "handwash only" wool, and a few other things I've forgotten.

This is one of the reasons to swatch, people. Knit a swatch. A big one. Even better, knit a hat out of the thing you want to use. Chuck it in the wash. See how it comes out. Make decisions from there.

I've knitted somewhere above 50 non-sock things in the decade or so since my first kid came along. I have machine washed them all. Only two - TWO - things have gotten eaten by the wash in that time. (a purple toddler dress and half a sock). And both of those were accidentally put through with the regular clothes wash.

Obligatory caveats: Probably don't do this if your machine doesn't have a gentle/delicate setting. I made sure mine came with a wool cycle when I had to buy a new one. It takes 38 minutes, spins at 800 RPM, and refuses to go hotter than 30ºC.

Also if you tend to use loosely spun yarns or very large gauges (both seem to be popular nowadays), or like to knit Extremely Delicate Lace, use caution. (My knitting preferences are basically the opposite of those things - I like things that last.)

#knitting #knitblr #“hey garak what did you do on the weekend” oh just fomented rebellion against the establishment #by encouraging them to wash their knits in the washing machine. you know the usual #I know too many disabled people who are scared to use the yarns they really want to #because they think they have to hand wash literally everything ever all the time and don't have the spoons for it. But it just isn't true #make sure you wash a swatch first though

[foolishcrafting]

My finished hand-spun and hand knit, 100% Welsh wool sweater! 🕺🏼

#I wore it to the London Stitch festival on the weekend and felt very proud #new sewing projects have already commenced #my crafts #knitting #spinning

[helloliriels]

'When all is lost, your face I see ...

... Do you, still then, remember me?'

Remember Me by helloliriels (GIF art made to accompany ficlet)

Based on this actual knitted soldier found in UK for Remembrance Day, Syston, Liecestershire. (I've moved it to London .... shhhh!)

Uncle Rudy w/Baby Sherlock, Mummy Holmes with Kindergarten Lock, Teenlock w/Mycroft, Sherlock alone, The Soldier (John) carrying Sherlock home to 221b. (wanted to do a few more of the in-between years, but stuck with just adding Uncle Rudy, like it had been their routine for years)

@chinike @rhasima @johnlocky @whatnext2020 @iwlyanmw @mrb488 @fluffbyday-smutbynight @totallysilvergirl @7-percent @sarahthecoat @kettykika78 @khorazir @musingsofmyown @mutedsilence @cmorris-art @safedistancefrombeingsmart @chriscalledmesweetie @discordantwords @john-smiths-jawline @gregorovitchworld @lisbeth-kk @dontfuckmylifewtf @so-youre-unattached-like-me @colourfulwatson @pocketwatchofmycroft @aquilea-of-the-lonely-mountain @loki-lock @missdeliadili @sgam76 @peanitbear @morgendaemmerung89 @zira-and-crowley @teamkidman @meetinginsamarra @keirgreeneyes @impalaparkedat221b @topsyturvy-turtely @a-victorian-girl @thegirlfromthesouth @insistentbass @arwamachine @solarmama @amyreadsandstresses @glows-n-the-dark @masterofhounds @inevitably-johnlocked @kittenmadnessandtea @raina-at @anyway-kindness @purplevatican

#remembrance day #bbc sherlock #johnlock #helloliriels #liriels art #john watson #remember me #accompanying ficlet #knitted soldier #London #nov 11th #weekend

[itslookingback]

in bed day 👍🛌

#finishing knitting projects. listening to rqg. #i have a big weekend and i'm feeling under the weather so i'm not going to risk the outside world. just meet knitting deadlines

[clementine-kesh]

still thinking about the fact that jenna marbles produced the maximum ride movie that came out in 2016 in the words of crow caller that’s like if hbomberguy randomly dropped the warrior cats movie in 2020

#my weekend plans got postponed because of thunderstorms so you know i stayed inside knitting and watching the 4 hour max ride video

[myriahkamm]

Finally finished the blanket for my friend for Christmas! This thing took an inordinate amount of time (the house-hunting stress, appointments, etc. probably didn't help in that department lol).

Pics or it didn't happen, amiright?

There are a couple spots that seem jarring to me, but the yarn I used is designed this way (with the colors changing as you go), so there's not a lot I can do about that.

Close up of a corner so y'all can see the border better:

All in all, I'm happy with it and hope my friend likes it!

Only like 10 more projects to try to finish before Christmas. 😅 (Okay, that's a slight exaggeration, but it's still like 5, which is a lot between now and then.)

#myri speaks #myri knits #knitting #hand knitted #knitted blanket #i also found a house and im moving next weekend #so that's going to take away from knitting time #hopefully i can at least finish most of my planned projects by Christmas oof

[chickenstrangers]

CRAFTS TAG GAME

tagged by @grapejuicegay (here) to share something crafty I've worked on (i love seeing what other people are making this is so fun)

I mostly do embroidery these days, I've started dipping my toes into crochet, but I can feel the embroidery hyperfixation kicking in again so I might finally finish some projects again fingers crossed. In the meantime, here's a thing I made for my friend!

this is a blackwork design by Peppermint Purple if anyone's curious

not sure who's crafty so just tagging some ppl who i have maybe seen crafty posts from/discussed crafts with (feel free to ignore) : @icouldhyperfixatehim @ranchthoughts @shannankle @dudeyuri @khaotunq @callipigio and anyone who's seeing this as well who wants to share!

#i'm in my crafting era too right now #did so much stitching this weekend #tag game #also does anyone know who made the bad buddy smiley face knitted sweater?? #i've been trying to find it again because for some reason it's not on my blog and i need to correct that

[quins-makeshift-menagerie]

Hey Quin? How are things going with y’all?

I want to say better but I don’t think that’s entirely right

For now things are just okay. Like a neural okay

#puzzled-zebra #ask #all the stress has kinda fucked my sleeping schedule #and I think that’s leading to a cold #but I get a cold like at least 2 times a month so that’s not anything big #the other Q has this weekend off so that’s nice #we’re gonna see if we can fix his computer #umm #I realized I didnt have a proper winter hat so I started knitting one with this really nice yarn I have #it’s funny how you can just go #‘oh I don’t have this thing’ #and start knitting it like 5 seconds later

[knitting-dopamine]

New friends for a friend's housewarming present, plus a stamp of indifference from Bandit.

#knitting #knitblr #haloween #I finally caved and knit several pumpkins in a weekend

[seagull-scribbles]

Train doodle of Raffa² from Shaking the latch by @naivesilver

#tmnt 2003 #rottmnt #naivesilver #sketch #traditional #raphael splinterson #raphael hamato #shaking the latch #Spent 9hrs across 10 Trains this weekend #used about an hour doing this to impress a middle aged women lmao #lots of fun its a shame i forgot to bring a rubber #idk sometimes messy lines and sketches add character #yeah thats it it was intentional to add character #oof any ezcuse to draw raph #he brings me joy #also i was going to be like ooooo ehats he knitting BUT #it updated today and chaoter 9 says so mystery over xxx #hold my hand and have a moment silence over the rancid feelong of drenched yarn/wool with me please.....

[bigcats-birds-and-books]

and y'all toDAY my needles slipped and i made an entire hat!! holy shit!! i'm on such a roll!!

#text #personal #knitting #hat #hatshit crazy #(we are pretending this is good productivity and not last minute ADHD panic! in the sickroom lmao) #i attached a pom pom about it also :) #its for my cousin i think its cute! #i should put ALL THREE PROJECTS i finished this weekend in my knitting journal so i can tidy up huh

[rarebritney]

working on a hat for my mom for Christmas ☺️

#my knitting #weekend hat

[zosiayarn]

sock progress today! finished the cuff and got the body started. deeefinitely seeing laddering happen where the needles join-- ive seen the solution is to keep the first and second stitch very tight which i guess I'll have to keep fiddling with.

anyways this color gradient is really pretty. very pleased with the distinction between the cuff and the leg

#knitting #knitblr #double pointed needles #dpns #yarn #yarnblr #sockblr #im soooooo tired bro. my brother came home for the weekend from college !!! #so im tired. calling it quits here

[kirby-the-gorb]

#kirby #christmas #daily kirby #my art #digital #hal laboratory #nintendo #I guess it's not actually *that* christmasy but *I'm* thinking about christmas when I draw it :T #there's been wrapped presents under the tree for me since our partner visited way back on the first weekend of the month #and I am having a Bad Week #and I reeeeeally wanna open one :( #(my wife and I do little like. advent calendar stockings. so I'll start getting little presents on the 1st anyway) #(cuz I'm very cute and I deserve it :v ) #(I bet if I asked they'd tell me to go ahead and open one. but I will be good and wait.) #(I still gotta finish my presents for family/friends/my wife anyway.) #(I'm making good progress tho! probably only 1-2 more weeks of knitting.) #favorites

[journeyman-tier-fibercraft]

I haven't knit a fully ribbed hat in a long time and today I was reminded why. I always somehow get the exact wrong amount of stitches to have a satisfying decrease. But it's decent enough and it's comfy so I'm going to just live with it. I am thinking about blocking this hat since it is a gift, I'm just waiting for the swatch of this yarn to get through the laundry cycle.

But based on my total gram usage I'm about half way done with this scarf which is great. It's a relaxing knit but I haven't made a scarf in a long time and I forgot how annoying they can be when they start getting this long.

#knitting #knitblr #wip #my cousin is coming down this weekend and i'd like to be able to give it to him now #while it is a hannukah gift. i'm a big believer in giving clothing/accessory gifts early #getting like. fleece pajamas in late december is less useful than early november