I'm thinking some fairly aggressive blocking will sort the border out. Glad I went down two needle sizes. Onward to the sleeves. Tomorrow. #knitting #knittersOfMastodon
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Flower Stole - a new project.
I bought a third ball from the same yarn (but different dye lot) that I'd used for the cardigan (which is still drying) - just in case.
I'll turn it into a stole with a simple flower pattern, worked on the bias but with a straight cast on. Pretty mindless, 8 stitch / 8 row pattern repeat.
I started it to take to the #KIP event.
@knitting @fiberarts #knitting #fiberarts
Michelle May (aka The Giddy Stitcher) makes videos about lots of different crafts including cross-stitch, sewing, crochet, knitting and many others. You can follow at:
➡️ @michellemay
There are already 70 videos uploaded. If these haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at https://makertube.net/a/michellemay/videos
You can also follow her general social media account at @thegiddystitcher
#FeaturedPeerTube #Crafting #Crafts #CrossStitch #Sewing #Crochet #Knitting #PeerTube #PeerTubers
Start of the project.
I'm making a top down sweater with a European shoulder.
Doing just stripes didn't blend / fade nicely enough so I'm adding a bit of texture at the color changes to blur it further. I think that works nicely.
Now on to write down some notes or I will forget what I've done so far ...
@knitting @fiberarts #knitting #fiberarts
More about the colors here https://troet.cafe/@FanCityKnits/115644955261431552
New #intro!
I’m a hyperjack musician, writer & video artist. My latest album, ‘Status’, is mainly about escaping Big Tech dystopia.
My website https://meljoann.com includes nerdy blog posts on Faircamp, Owncast & leaving mainstream social media.
Some stuff I love:
#musicProduction #videoProduction #books #experimentalMusic #electronicMusic #RandB #earlyMusic #improvisedMusic #science #knitting #history #scienceFiction #horror #alternativeComedy #anarchism #foss #linux #introduction
Also this might be the best piece of #knitting I’ve done recently. My friend asked for an *unusual* Christmas stocking for her daughter
Dear #knitting lazy web: does anyone know of any patterns for socks with thick bottoms? I bought some socks in Scotland that are thick, warm, and squooshy on the bottom and they are my new best friends. I want to make more! Searching on ravelry was not productive, but it's a difficult thing to search for. I can't figure out a way to do it on my own without knitting flat and seaming.
New project - this time a cardigan.
I bought the yarn this summer in Denmark as a souvenir with the vague idea to make a cardigan / jacket with stranded colorwork at the yoke. On a black and white picture the colors have enough contrast against each other, but the heathering eats finer details, so it's going to be a very simple zig-zag.
The yoke will be based on the percentag system from "Knitting in the old way" but top down
Australian software engineer Sarah Spencer hacked a 1980's knitting machine to create "Stargazing: a knitted tapestry" to show the universe in a unique way. 🇦🇺
Sarah explains, “By using a floppy drive emulator written in Python and a web interface, I can send an image to the Raspberry Pi over the network, preview it in a knitting grid, and tell it to send the knitting pattern to the knitting machine via the floppy drive port ...
https://magazine.raspberrypi.com/articles/knitting-network-printer
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All set up at Brighton Bazaar for the night! I’m right inside the door inside garage b.
I’ll be finishing bits and bobs throughout the night, so I’ll have multiple restocks and a couple brand new plush
#boston #brighton #handmade #knitting #amigurumi
@terrymatz is at fault. 😉
A few days ago she posted patterns for Tolkien / LOTR. I showed the hat to my son and ...
Now I'm knitting it.
"The Fellowship of the Ring hat" https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-fellowship-of-the-ring-hat
Provisional cast on, because I'm doing it in double knit. No floats on the inside that way. The yarn is very silky merino because sensitive skin. Smooth silky yarn and long floats are a recipe for disaster.
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Cozy Caturday Cottage Cats! 🐈🔥
Art by Elisabeth Alba
Created with ink, watercolor, and acryla gouache
Prints at http://albaillustration.etsy.com
#caturday #cats #cozy #illustration #art #anthro #furry #knitting #reading #victorian #fediart #mastoart
More socks finished - 2nd pair for 2026
These are for my daughter, yarn is from the Opal Schafpaten line from 2025, called Buchenwald (beech forest), pattern stitch is a double leaf pattern, don't know where I got the chart from, it's been in my files for a long time.
@knitting @fiberarts #knitting #sockknitting #fiberarts #schafpaten
More socks (I hope my daughter likes them because they are for her)
The pattern I'm basing this on is called "Fairy Maiden", but i think it looks like little stacked owls 🦉 (I'm mostly just taking the pattern stitch, the rest is how I construct socks all the time).
I'm getting on with my planning what large project to tackle next, but not yet there, so I'm keeping myself occupied with small ones.
From homespun cloth in anti-colonial movements to coded knitting used by wartime spies, craft has long served as a subtle but potent form of protest.
https://www.selvedge.org/blogs/selvedge/melting-the-ice-from-norwegian-nisselue-to-modern-protest
Planning my next project - I had 3 different yarns in mind with general ideas what to turn them into, but so far not really decided on the pattern.
When shuffling through the boxes of handspun yarn I found some 3ply dyed on a grey base yarn - 2 skeins, in total about 800 m
I picked https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/s11175-loucinda-shirt - but it's going to be a slipover, not a warm weather garment. And as my gauge is 22 instead of 26 sts, I work size S to get an L
Looking for an awesome new knit? Papermoonknits has a free pattern with code ONEWORLD26 - until the 22nd
https://www.ravelry.com/designers/joan-forgione?sort=projects#designs
(I picked up Oxalis, because dang those sleeves look incredible).
New project - should be a pretty quick knit on 5.5 mm needles.
I'm using this yarn and I'm not sure whether I like it. Probably not.
It's a novelty yarn and I'm not even sure how it's constructed. It's not plied, I think it's a sort of tube. Also the fiber combo (cotton, alpaca, nylon and a tiny bit of wool) doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
The yarn was bought by my MIL and she can't knit anymore so I'm turning this into a vest for her.
Hi! Are there anarchist and/or queer #knitting #tricot groups in #Montréal? (Ideally in Rosemont or Hochelaga). Been knitting for a bit and it might be fun to meet fellow knitters. I'm very shy and socially awkward though (autism and social anxiety).
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I did not know that #JoAnns was a corporate sponsor of Loose Ends, the world wide organization that helps get creative projects finished for families after a loved one passes away. They've apparently struggled a bit since JoAnns closed, but donations of time or money are always appreciated!
#Quilting #Knitting #Crochet #Sewing #Embroidery #CrossStitch #Weaving #Needlepoint
NEW SHOP THREAD! I've got some new items here, plus some older ones that would still like a home. I also sell original knitting patterns. I'm disabled and this is MY ONLY SOURCE OF WORK.
Items will be in thread below. I can also now ship internationally! (US, Canada, Europe, and Oceania for now, but I can add more regions if there's interest.)
Shop link: https://ko-fi.com/crippledcommie/shop
#ShopSmall #DisabledArtist #Knitting #QueerArtist #FiberArts #NightMarket #Handmade #MastoArt
