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shieldswinger · 4 days
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shieldswinger · 13 days
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This is part of my ongoing Discworld jacket embroidery project. Of course Great A'Tuin has to be on there. And of course it has to be the biggest one of them all.
I'm going to put the finished product in my masterpost, but I'm so proud of the thing that I have to put it in an extra post beforehand. Enjoy!
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shieldswinger · 15 days
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Fabric crafters how are we feeling
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shieldswinger · 19 days
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Knitted buttonhole
There are many different ways of making buttonholes. This is my preferred method of making buttonholes in a garter stitch button band: Make 3 backward loops, slip next 2 stitches knitwise one by one, pass first slipped stitch over the second, slip stitch back to left hand needle, k2tog. You have now bound off 2 stitches but cast on 3 stitches. In next row, when you come to buttonhole, knit 2 backward loops, then k2tog, i.e. knit the last backward loop together with the following stitch.
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shieldswinger · 19 days
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for when the tv knitting needs to be a shape, I have been referring back to this pdf for years for basic garter stuff. also handy when designing your own lace rot 😊
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shieldswinger · 24 days
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Ooh, she pretty. The Geogradient Shawl from WestKnits.
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shieldswinger · 30 days
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Oh hey, do you know what time it is? It is highly specific resource time!
Today we have the Royal School of Needlework Stitch Bank! There are HUNDREDS of stitch types in the RSN Stitch Bank.
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And more added regularly, let’s look at a recent addition
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I picked the first one in the 25 recently added Elizabethan stitches, the Elizabethan French Stitch
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The stitch bank provides written and photo tutorials as well as a video option to learn to do it yourself. There are examples of the stitch in use, resources, references, everything but a needle and thread!
rsnstitchbank.org
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shieldswinger · 1 month
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shieldswinger · 2 months
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Oh hey, do you know what time it is? It is highly specific resource time!
Today we have the Royal School of Needlework Stitch Bank! There are HUNDREDS of stitch types in the RSN Stitch Bank.
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And more added regularly, let’s look at a recent addition
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I picked the first one in the 25 recently added Elizabethan stitches, the Elizabethan French Stitch
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The stitch bank provides written and photo tutorials as well as a video option to learn to do it yourself. There are examples of the stitch in use, resources, references, everything but a needle and thread!
rsnstitchbank.org
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shieldswinger · 2 months
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Crochet a 3-in-1 Dragon Baby Blanket ... So Cute! 👉 https://buff.ly/3bC0K9w 🐲
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shieldswinger · 2 months
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shieldswinger · 3 months
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Today is the last day of the introduction discount for my newest knitting pattern. It is a two-colour brioche scarf called "Brioche Intersections Scarf - You can get it via Ravelry and Payhip  Unitl February 11th, 2024 you can get a 25% discount with coupon code "BRIOCHE".
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https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/brioche-intersections
https://payhip.com/b/Ff5YB
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shieldswinger · 3 months
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Sorry notsorry for FBposting, but someone shared this on a Princess Bride fan page and I am 😍
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shieldswinger · 3 months
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“We don’t value craftsmanship anymore! All we value is ruthless efficiency, and I say we deny our own humanity that way!”
Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson, 1995
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shieldswinger · 3 months
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shieldswinger · 3 months
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Quick tutorial for howl's jacket (i am trying at least)
I am doing my best to explain my technique under the cut:
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Alright so
I am basically combining intarsia knitting with increases/decreases on the edges
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I start out like this, with the five yarns in order in front of me
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Knit until the last stitch in the first color
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Make one stitch (i knit one stitch out of the space between the second-to-last and last stitch)
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Knit the last stitch and change color (make sure to twist the yarns so the fabric is connected)
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Pick up the first stitch, knit the second and slip the first over it (this creates a leftleaning decrease)
At the other end knit 2 stitches together (creates a rightleaning decrease) and switch colors again
Here knit the first stitch and make one (so you increase on both sides
On the return round purl normally and twist yarns (as in normal intarsia knitting)
I hope this is kind of clear? I might do a complete explanation of the pattern when I finish the project (and thus know where its weaknesses are haha)
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