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I used my new #cotton hand carding brushes last night and, of course, they make all the difference in the world. The process is not just faster but they also make the lightest, fluffiest rolags ever—and they’re much faster and easier to spin. I do a combo of drop and park & draft #spinning.
When watching cotton carding videos, I noticed people calling them punis instead of rolags. After reading the definitions, I think the roll you get has qualities of both.
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Second sleeve is (mostly) finished, just 12 rows of the bottom set in need to be done.
Next: upper back and left front. Then closing the shoulder seams (coast Salish bind off) and the back of the neck. That one is based on cowichan sweaters.
And then an icord along the back of the neck.
Technically I could skip that, but the front has icord edging and it just looks better than a normal bind off.
And two evenings to go.
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This project is huge, just see how full the project basket is ...
Actual state of the main piece. Now on to finish the second sleeve.
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Second sleeve is about 2/3 finished. My hands do pretty well (I managed to keep the wrists loose enough) but my shoulders are starting to protest and the "worst" is yet to come. I'm working this seamless so towards the end I'll have close to 1 kg of unwieldy fabric that needs to be turned and wrestled into compliance.
😬
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I'm binge knitting at the moment. Ideally I'll be finished by Wednesday evening, so the cardigan can dry before Friday when my son will travel back to university.
I've made good progress - the right front is finished, the second sleeve started and about 1/3 finished and the evening has a few more hours. Plan for tonight: get as far on the sleeve as possible, then finish it tomorrow and at least part of the back.
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First sleeve finished so far and attached to the body.
I'm trying to avoid seaming wherever possible because the yarn will not withstand to pull it through repeatedly.
Next: finish the right front, then second sleeve.
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I've been wanting to try and needle felt a highland cow for ages but this visit to friends in Aberdeen was the perfect opportunity. I knew they'd appreciate a handmade gift even if it turned out slightly wonky, which it definitely did.
But it's also very cute, and I had a lot of fun making it! Maybe I'll grab some better photos before we leave but also maybe I'll forget so this one might have to do.
Another tick for the #FinishOrFrogAlong list!
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Armhole is reached on the body, first sleeve cast on. On the way to knitting group today I'll drop into a fibercraft store to find buttons.
And the sleeve is perfect for knitting on it in company - it's straight without any shaping so no keeping tracks of rounds necessary and I'm pretty sure I won't make the whole length within 2 hours.
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Fresh off the loom: Corris effect scarves. Corris is an echo technique that I have played around with a couple of times before. The green one has some serious iridescence and the teal one has a bit too. After wet finishing the iridescence should come out even further.
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#BostonWeekend Sat-Sun YARN Boston Fiber Festival at the cyclorama. 10$ admission https://bostonfiberfestival.com #Boston #BostonCraft #yarn #knitting #fiberArts
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Ma collection de mascottes linux et du Libre en amigurumi fait-main au crochet : sur commande pour certains et vous pouvez me demander des personnalisations ou de nouveaux modèles
⚠️IT'S NOT FAKE IA ITEMS https://www.doomyflocrochet.com/boutique/amigurumi-linux/
#crochet #linux #fiberarts #mascottes #kde #eshop -
@consumablejoy Long car rides. I got about a dozen rows done on the tunisian crochet blanket I'm working on during a 6 hour drive (each way) over Labor Day weekend. Each row on that blanket takes about half an hour to do, so it's kind of demoralizing, but when I just used it as a way to mark the time to our destination, it felt like it went faster.
Just.... 58 more to go....