#yarncraft — Public Fediverse posts

Soooo #hobbii brand got bought by a "Tech company" and the CEO recently made a LinkedIn post all about how ~great AI generated images~ are.

Notably they didn't put that on their store anywhere - just LinkedIn.

Aaaand the backlash has been swift.
Consumer trust ? Nuked from space.
Influencer Goodwill? *obliterated*.

Why buy a company to just destroy it ?

#cotton #knitting #crochet #yarn #yarncraft #Craft #Craftwitch #YarnWitch

Now i've finished my first ever sock the question of whether to wet block or not to block ...

It's currently a *smidgen* too tight but blocking might makes it just way too big..?
hmm 🤔

#Knitting #LoomKnitting #SockJourney
#Socks #TubeSocks #Yarncraft #YarnWitch

Loomahat Tube sock tutorials:

Written: https://loomahat.store/en-gb/products/tube-socks

Video: Youtube 20 minutes

https://youtu.be/0RaROvbiTNk?si=Uqo7d-54xXN5SnMV

#Knitting #LoomKnitting #SockJourney
#Socks #TubeSocks #Yarncraft #YarnWitch

I have finished my first ever sock!

[Photo: A black and white hand knitted sock on a white, cloth background. Next to sock is a metal ruler showing sock is around 15 inches in length]

Links to video and written tutorial in attached toot.

#Knitting #LoomKnitting #SockJourney
#Socks #TubeSocks #Yarncraft #YarnWitch

Historical Knitting & Crochet question:

How old is the usage of Blocking Pins* ?

Presumably it's tied to the invention and popular usage of rust proof pins - so somehow tied to Victorian Era Industrialisation ? - but this is hard for me, a non Historian to research.

[* Blocking Pins are groups of pins that today usually have plastic handles but can also be made with wooden handles]

#Knitting #Crochet #Yarncraft #CraftHistory #History #Industrialisation #Metal #YarnWitch #YarnWitches

RE: https://mastodon.social/@SonOfSunTzu/116097949617964611

#YarnWitch #Knitting #Crochet #YarnCraft #Knitters #YarnWitches

Just boosting this, can anyone help with a historical Yarncraft question?

#Knitting #YarnCraft #YarnWitch #CircularNeedles

Circular needles are fun!

Thought I might have to buy new ones as 25 cm is short, but too long for what I am doing but .. tomorrow I will try magic loop with the other much longer cabled needles I have.

::Sigh:: Reading and watching tutorials really is no substitute for actually *doing the thing*

[~I know this~ and yet I keep having to relearn this fact !]

Loom knitting, apparently dates back to at least the 14th Century and is a completely valid form of yarn crafting.

https://blog.knittingboard.com/archives/5327

🙂🧶

#Yarncraft #YatnWitch #Knitting #LoomKnitting

I've found my circular knitting needles!

I have never knit with them before.

Please share with me your easiest, beginner level, DK weight, free (or cheap) patterns.

Thanks 👍🏾

My needles range from 3.75 - 10mm and I have varying interchangeable cable lengths :)

Thanks to @RogerBW and @TindrasGrove who already gave me some help

#DKYarn #Yarn #CircularKnittting #YarnWitch #Knitting #YarnCraft

HOW COME NONE OF Y'ALL TOLD ME THAT MAKING YARN CAKES WITH A YARN WINDER IS SO RELAXING ? ?

https://dice.camp/@Faintdreams/115928267396252432

#Yarnwitch #YarnCraft #Knitting #Crochet

World news is increasingly CUCKOOBANANAPANTS!

Sooooo I'm using the remainder of my birthday money to buy a Yarn winder in a vain attempt to stack and store all my yarn stash in one place - and potentially declutter 🤷🏿‍♀️🙃

How ya doing and what's your craft / art / Hobby related coping mechanism for 2026* ?

[* For Fucks Sake - it's not even the end of January !]

#Craft #Yarn #YarnCraft #YarnWitch #Art #Hobby

So is it just me that feels like Bilbo Baggins at the start of every new yarn project ?
Instead of:

"I'm going on An Adventure!"

I just find myself thinking -

"I'm gonna make A Thing!"

#Knitting #Crochet #Yarn #Yarncraft #YarnWitch

I crocheted (a very wonky) BJD hat !

1/3 scale, it took me about five days because I was following a YouTube tutorial and .. the tutorial wasn't paced very well or even mostly in focus :C

BUT

I made A Thing from yarn !

#Crochet #Yarncraft #YarnWitch #Dolls #BJD

Ah crochet magic circle - my old nemesis

We meet again. 😑

You shan't defeat me this time.

I have a renewed sense of stubbornness on my side.

Yesh.

#crochet #MagicCircle #YarnCraft

Edit February 2026: I MADE A SOCK YAAAAY ME !

https://dice.camp/@Faintdreams/116143545439063340

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Okay, I don't make New Year's resolutions but I am putting this out into the world now

By the end of 2026 I wish to have successfully knitted ONE sock

Not a pair. Just a single Sock.

A pair would be Fantasti! BUT I want an achievable aim and I've various hurdles to overcome in order to finish a sock

Wish me luck

#Knitting #Knitted #LoomKnitting #SockJourney #Socks #TubeSocks #Yarncraft #YarnWitch

It feels like Hank Green has inadvertantly pissed off all Knitters / Yarn Crafters everywhere and as much as I like him generally.. I wouldn't Bet against the Yarn Crafters for all the Money in the WORLD.. *

[*We are everywhere, educated, eloquent, co-ordinated, patient, and often know how to use pointy metal sticks]

https://youtu.be/wx1orbc-7MQ?si=a6tZf1PT9-U0ZwbP

#knitting #YarnCraft #YarnWitch #STEM #YouTube

Un projet de plus de fini!😄
#knit #strikke #tricot #handmade #socksknitting #ScrapKnitting #yarncraft @knitting

If you Weave, Spin or Felt (is Felt a Verb?) and are in the UK, this UK shop is having a closing down sale until May 16th 2025.

I haven't bought from them myself, but the savings look decent.

good luck - and be quick !

https://threshingbarn.com/

#Spin #Weave #Felt #YarnCraft #YarnWitch

Edit : Thanks everyone I went with the Woolwarehouse.co.uk Addi pair.
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#knitters ! I need some #knitting needle shopping help.

Must meet all the following requirements:

- Available to buy in the UK
- 7 to 10 inches length [18 -26 (ish) cm ] No Longer
- Metal or plastic. Not Wood. Not Bamboo
- Not Circular. I don't want the ends attached
- 3mm or 2mm.
( Actually want to buy both a 3mm and a 2mm pair)

Do these exist?

Thanks in advance for any help

#Yarncraft #YarnWitch #Crafting

Started knitting and crocheting something with 2 mm needles and have decided that is the limit for my hands / fingers / eyes.

Anything lower is basically making lace / and or creating with wire and needle tools.

I have great admiration for those creating in more miniature than that - but it's not for me.

Nope.

#knitting #YarnCraft #Hobbies #Miniature #Limits #YarnWitch

@valhalla @thegiddystitcher have a nap :)

Yeah Fat Quarters is an unfortunate measurement shorthand, but I don't think linguistically it's going anywhere.

Everyone of every body shape and every mobility ability - DESERVES clothes that fit them they way they want too!

I deem everyone that does #Sewing / #YarnCraft math (eg making things from cloth or yarn) a #CraftWitch (irregardless of gender) and we are all AMAZING.

Decided to go visit my local craft centre today, which houses my LYS (Local Yarn Store) and forgot how much I loved being surrounded by yarn.

Found a couple of possible contenders for wool choice for my first big project. I'm not making it easy on myself by trying to find all natural fibres, or with as little plastic as possible.

I found one brand that uses biodegradable polyamide, so that's really cool!

#lys #fibreArt #fiberArt #yarn #yarnCraft #Crochet

Starting a stash busting project. Going to try and make this into a long cardigan, but we'll see how enthusiastic I am about that idea in a day or two. @fiberarts @knitting
#scrapknitting #yarncraft