knitting

SpicyPeaSoup, 10 months ago in I found a video of someone using a fidget spinner and a pencil to spin hair into yarn.

Her other videos are...interesting, to say the least.

Nepenthe, 10 months ago in I found a video of someone using a fidget spinner and a pencil to spin hair into yarn.

Ugh, I have an old fidget spinner, too, that a friend gave me years ago. I've been half-joking that I should just do this instead, since I have a longhaired cat that covers EVERYTHING no matter how much time you spend brushing her and cleaning surfaces. Just gonna make her a sweater out of her own hair and see how she likes it

HandsHurtLoL, 10 months ago

Okay, I have definitely seen people spin cat hair yarn, then knit something small for their cat.

I think it's a neat idea, but like, you can never come back from that, my dude. That's crossing the Rubicon.

thegiddystitcher, 11 months ago in ISSUE 23 ** Light of the Valkyrie : Knitty.com - First Fall 2023

Oh wow that's a stunner. Reminds me of paint swirls more than anything.

Of course I'll never in a million years get around to actually making it, but I can certainly admire it from afar.

mem_somerville_kbin, 11 months ago

Isn't it remarkable? I saw it before I read the details and I knew instantly it was Northern Lights in fiber form!

Indigodragonfly, 11 months ago

@mem_somerville_kbin @thegiddystitcher

Exactly!

HandsHurtLoL, 11 months ago in ISSUE 23 ** Light of the Valkyrie : Knitty.com - First Fall 2023

God bless knitty.com

Indigodragonfly, 11 months ago

@HandsHurtLoL @mem_somerville_kbin and? 😉

mem_somerville_kbin, 11 months ago

In case it's not clear, I posted this to a kbin "magazine" (which is like a subreddit) and this is part of the chatter over there. Here's the link. https://kbin.social/m/knitting/t/65876/ISSUE-23-Light-of-the-Valkyrie-Knitty-com-First-Fall-2023

I like that these things can bounce out to Mastodon, but I think it breaks the continuity of the conversation.

HandsHurtLoL, 11 months ago

I've made two torso pieces (plus sized garments) from free patterns at knitty.com, so really: God bless Knitty.com

Indigodragonfly, 11 months ago

@HandsHurtLoL @mem_somerville_kbin

My bad. I thought maybe the designers were worth the blessing too.

SpermKiller, 11 months ago in Handsome Chris Pullover

I love it! I don't like making cables but I can't deny the results are gorgeous.

Khalypso, 11 months ago in Handsome Chris Pullover

This is gorgeous!

CatLover12, 11 months ago in Handsome Chris Pullover

Beautiful stitch definition!

BadgerBadgerBadger, 11 months ago

Thank you, I'm not massively keen on the single stitch cabling center panel, I have been wondering if it would have been neater as a twisted knit stitch, but I'm certain that it'll neaten up after blocking

Lianrepl, 11 months ago in Handsome Chris Pullover

Cool! How long has it taken for you to knit this so far?

BadgerBadgerBadger, 11 months ago

I just looked back at my photos, and it looks like I cast on around May 14th.
I'm just under halfway through the front now, so just under a month.

The cable repeats are intuitive after the first repeat of the central panel, so I can just sit and work without referring to the pattern

BadgerBadgerBadger, 11 months ago in Handsome Chris Pullover

This is the back panel of the Handsome Chris Pullover designed by Caryn Shaffer "a replica of a sweater from the Knives Out movie, reverse engineered for funsies"

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-handsome-chris-pullover

Mrk421, 11 months ago

god Chris Evans wears the hell out of that sweater. Looks awesome!