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So mama’s week at the sea was a success, myself and my sister funded it as a 60th birthday present and thus came down ourselves for three days each.
90% of this came from one beach. Had a grand time and now the beach is cleaner for it!
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Part of a mini quilt I'm excited about
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Ok let’s give this a go
Baby vest
Knit plain 62 rows
63rd row k1 k2tog k1 Repeat knit plain to end of row
64th row knit plain to last 3 stitches, k2tog, k1
Repeat last two rows twice
69th row k1 k2tog knit plain to last three stitches increase 1 in next stitch k2
70th row knit plain to last three stitches k2tog k1
Repeat last two rows twice
75th row k1 k2tog k to last three stitches k2tog k1 increase once, k2, cast off* 14
76th row k plain to last three stitches k2tog, k1
77th row k1 k2tog k plain
Repeat until 34 stitches remain, work 14 rows plain
There is a little bit missing (how many stitches to cast on etc) but I think I’m not too far off the mark with a mockup looking vaguely (and a lot less angular) like this?
* I could be wrong this could be cast on which looks decidedly weird but still not out of the realms of possibility
But either way thank you for sharing op, what a wonderful treasure trove of things it sounds like you have.
I received today several boxes that had belonged to my late great-grandfather, containing many handwritten notes, letters and documents from his own relatives and ancestors, some dating back into the 1800s.
Among them was this little card of knitting instructions:
I have no idea what it is intended to look like, but I believe the title says it is for a baby's vest, should anyone like to decipher and try the pattern.
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i've completely fucked up the geometry of this damn thing, but i love it too much to frog it 🖤💜❤️🧡💛🤍
#oh nooo#those colours are so fantastic op#maybe you could turn it into a parasol or a lightshade?#make that extra curve a feature rather than a bug#not mine#crochet
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Knitted Shirt
1650s-1690s
Norway
Nasjonalmuseet (Inventory no.:OK-08800)
#thinking about this a#LOT#not mine#knitting#historical textiles#how fine the knitting must be to get that pattern on the lower portion#i'm thinking 2 or 3 ply
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I've gone into a hyperfixation rabbit hole and been making and thinking about paper pieced blocks non stop for a week. I'm riffing on traditional blocks and geometric shapes (because that's what I like) and using scraps, bits from mystery bags and bundles, and the leftovers from a variety of charm packs I've part used.
My blocks are a mix of ones I downloaded and ones I drafted myself on paper with a ruler and pencil.
I don't really have a plan for what they will be, initially I was thinking table topper, now I'm thinking maybe placemats? Maybe I'll go as far as quilt? Dunno. We'll see how many I make before I get tired of doing it.
#looks fantastic op!#quilting#not mine#foundation paper piecing#foundation quilting#scrap quilting#who needs a plan when you have a sewing machine and a scrap bin#I feel you there
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March 24, 2018 - 273/300 Pokemon crocheted
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On and off the loom.
Weaving the second part of what will hopefully become a nice poncho.
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She's all pinned out for blocking
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in my defense, there was a yarn sale
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Finally finished: field sweater!
I'm so happy this is done! This was my first time knitting a top-down sweater as well as using mohair. The top-down construction I'm a big fan of, the armholes and arm decreases look a lot neater. Not sure about the mohair yet, it is very nice and fluffy but I think the sweater would have also come out just as nice without it. I changed many parts of this pattern to make it fit better for me. The needle size, the body-to-arm stitch distribution, the neckline, the short rows, the sleeve decreases and pattern... but it was nice to add all these little tweaks to make it more for me!
After I did the yoke I started researching more about tension and decided to tighten my tension by quite a lot, which isn't great to do halfway throughout a project ':) the rest of the sweater came out a lot smaller compared to the yoke! But nothing some half-and-half blocking magic couldn't fix luckily :)
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This one by drops
It blocked well enough, I’ll just have to live with having miscalculated and made the wrong size.
It’s cute! It’s warm and squishy! It knit up surprisingly fast! I will definitely make this pattern again!
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im the king of the world and can achieve anything i set my mind to (blobbily approximating the boston metropolitan area in fabric)
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Colours definitely not true to life, but done and dusted!
I swear I have to reinvent the wheel every time with French knots. I need three hands!
#cotton khaleesi#cottonkhaleesi#embroidery#woven wheel stitch#French knots#stem stitch#outline stitch#running stitch#wildflowers#pink#lazy daisy stitch#feather stitch
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It blocked well enough, I’ll just have to live with having miscalculated and made the wrong size.
It’s cute! It’s warm and squishy! It knit up surprisingly fast! I will definitely make this pattern again!
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Never not knitting
The yarn goes ever on. I like where it’s leading me.
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It was a tie between wildflowers and fern leaf but I’ve made an executive decision (because I looked in my embroidery box and realised I don’t have the right kind of green for a nice leaf) and chose the wildflowers
Let’s see how long it takes for me to wipe off the chalk completely whilst still probably only at the stems…
#cotton khaleesi#cottonkhaleesi#embroidery#wildflowers#wildflower embroidery#sewing#floral embroidery
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