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Useful links to related craft communities in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thank you! Very handy! And thank you for taking on moderator too!

First lemmy knitting post from ex redditor! in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Just beautiful! Thanks for sharing

the API changes occur tomorrow, gentlemen, it's been an honor (inb4 Lemmy completely crashes) in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

*ladies and gentlemen, this isn’t reddit pal!

More pics of blanket in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Aye , I think I might be too impetuous for grafting…. We’ll see. I’ll keep you posted…!

More pics of blanket in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

They are hollow, so I can jam my needle into them and slip the stitches across. So much easier than using scraps of wool!

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More pics of blanket (lemmy.world)
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Thanks for all the love on my recent post - but I realise I was very unclear about my plans with my blanket - so hopefully this will clarify (and also gave me an excuse to lay out the blanket pieces completed so far in glorious sunshine!)

I’m making the blanket from large squares (about 50cm across) and then I will graft them together (I’m keeping all the stitches live on “scoobies” which are perfect stitch holders!)

The two squares furthest from the camera are grafted - and if you look closely, you’ll see that the join is far from perfect. I’m using “Kitchener” stitch (but since I heard how that stitch got its name, I tend to just say grafting!) if anyone has any tips on keeping the tension even through a very long graft, I’d appreciate it.

Sock yarn blanket that just keeps giving! in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Ah - that’s why I’m making big squares…. But the problem is, one day I have to join them!

Sock yarn blanket that just keeps giving! in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Thanks! I’m using a long cable - and then transferring the completed, but not cast off, square onto “scoobies” (this is a GREAT tip I picked up from someone on instagram - scoobies are those long plastic tubes that were a bit of a fad a few years ago for kids crafting. They are cheap, and hollow, so you can transfer stitches on and off by jamming the tip of the needle into the scoobie, and carefully sliding them across the join)

Sock yarn blanket that just keeps giving! in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Making up as I go - the slip stitches were inspired by a pic I saw somewhere of a scarf - the plan is to make about 16 squares (maybe 20 - but I might not make that!) then graft them together…. I’ve grafted two together - and honestly, it’s not my finest work - so I’m still thinking how to join!

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Learning oil portraits using the Zorn pallet (lemmy.world)
 

You know, being restricted to black, white, yellow ochre and cadmium red SOUNDS restrictive, but, it’s quite liberating!

Witching Hour Sweater for a friend in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Super, super cool!! I made this for my partner a while back, and now I think he might get another!! (Can you see the Moomin, and the Hattie Fattners ??) . (And why, oh why is he sideways??)

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Sock yarn blanket that just keeps giving! (lemmy.world)
 

Hello world! I am very bad at taking photos of my knitting, but I’m rarely seen without it! This is one of my many wips, and will one day grow up to be a monster blanket!!