I really want to love this more than I am as it works up.
I'm really hoping like, more progress and blocking works miracles.
It's the same yarn as the pattern, but idk, it looks SO messy and blaaaah to me. Maybe I'm just too close to it. And maybe the yarn will really look great after blocking.
I'm just unhappy with this yarn. Maybe steaming will help, but I didn't realize it was single ply (my fault) and I'm worried about the longevity of the garment. I'm careful with clothes, but also I have a super affectionate dog.
Spending hours knitting a fingering weight cable garment for my fat-self only for it to pill and not look good shortly after finishing seems... like a waste of time?
It’s all over the internet, it’s incoherent misogyny! I dyed a new batch, and there are many other powerful pinks and purples in stock.
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“Turquoise Sea”. I dyed plenty of yarn to bring to @thewoolmontyshow, buying in extra to make sure I have an amazing selection. The shop is stocked to bursting with beautiful colours so now is a great time to look if you won’t be at the show.
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By sewing the third layer of leaves so that the leaves stand upward a little, I was able to give the pillow some more shape, and it all fits together much more nicely. There are still gaps between the leaves, which I hope won't make the whole pillow too fragile. But the changed geometry definitely reduced the gaps!
Inner leaves of the succulent pillow - done!
there are two more layers of leaves to sew together, and then add a backing. As I add the layers and it gets more three-dimensional, the work gets more complicated!
Back to the succulent pillow project - time to sew all the pieces together! I'm figuring it out as I go along, as this is my first time sewing crochet, and the pattern I'm using doesn't really have any guidance.
Patched is a new series where people can write to me with a #fashion (or fashion-adjacent) question that's bothering them, and I will reply with a letter from an anti-capitalist perspective.
If you have a question please email me at - DearPatched@proton.me
Include the name you want your question published under and your town or country. I pledge to protect your identity.
“Violet Backed Starling”, new batches on all weights because it was a surprise success at @wonderwoolwales last weekend. I put a little pink in the purple to mimic the gorgeous feathers.
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@fibrearts@spinning I’m spinning during this set of nights. This is “Purple Teepee” by John Arbon. 50% merino and 50% Jacob. This was from their special last year and I’ve got 600g to spin up. #spinning#yarn#fibrearts#handspun
The time has come for a de-stashing. If you are in the US/Canada, have challenges acquiring yarn, and are interested in a mystery box of yarn of varying weights, colors, and materials, please let me know. If I have multiple interested parties, I may choose 1-2 winners, or I may distribute the yarn in some way. You will receive the yarn free of charge. All I ask is that you give it a good home - either use it yourself or donate it on. #knitting#FiberArts#crochet#yarn@knitting
I have zero trouble getting yarn, but I do frequently make blankets out of whatever motley cookies and weights of yarn I have, so if no one else speaks up….
But I would be very very low on any priority list. (Also am allergic to actual wool.)
OK, I should really change all my projects that use #npm/#yarn to use #pnpm. If you barely use Node then it's probably not worth it, but for a webdev it now seems like a no-brainer.
@zurmikopa it seems like in any situation where you have multiple node_modules directories pnpm is a no-brainer, because it reuses existing modules instead of having duplicates.