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mysticbatstudio · 6 months

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I dyed this to pair with Haunted, and named it Batty.

I dyed these as they were twisted up, so the black and grey would not get to everything... I originally wanted to dye pastels into the white spots, but liked how smokey this felt.

50g sock yarn mini.

#hand dyed yarn #yarn #wool #fiber arts #crafts #knitting #crochet #knitblr #halloween yarn #handdyed #indie yarn #sock yarn

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mysticbatshop · 5 months

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I decided to dye some yarn for a crochet sweater I want to make. This is the single ply super wash wool base I use. It's fingering weight, so I need to hold double for the pattern's DK.

I did my best to try and plan how I dyed the yarn to work well for holding the two colors. (Because I guess just dyeing 6 of the same color was too boring? Idk) I've never tried to dye for a speciffic project or pattern before, so it was a bit of a challenge.

I had to re-do half of it because I made it too dark. (As in, I grabbed 3 undyed and started over to replace the darker 3 skeins)

I know these look almost the same, and the photos make it even more so... but one is mostly blueish green with some purple and the other is mostly purple with some blue. I promise. Lol

Caked up there is a more obvious difference, one looking aqua ish and the other purple.

I can't wait to share progress on this project, as they look so pretty together!!!

#fiber arts #yarn #crafts #crochet #hand dyed yarn #handdyed #indie yarn #wool #pastel #pastel yarn #pastel sweater #current wip #wip #art adventure #mystic bat shop #mystic bat studio #sock yarn

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nicolescrochetthing · 7 months

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Photo dump of my cat with my crochet projects

I realize I haven't posted on this blog enough... so here are pictures from Instagram. I like to use my cat, Dumpling, as the background/model for my projects. Enjoy!

#crochet yarn #crochet #indie yarn #yarn #cat #cats named after food #small projects #handmade

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itspronouncedtessa · 6 months

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WIP Wednesday: 🎄Noëlle

About halfway through what will become a large triangle shawl.

Pattern by me, yarn by Wild Atlantic Yarns on Etsy.

#wip #Noëlle #self drafted pattern #knitting #knitblr #christmas #shawl #indie yarn

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duhdumb89 · 3 months

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I haven't made a wearable for such a long time, so I decided to make this cardigan. I plan to add a shawl collar and not make it cropped. Here's my first swatch! Gotta block it and see if I got the right gauge.

#probably not #i'm a very loose knitter #knitting #gauge swatching #hand knit #handspun yarn #indie yarn #gauge swatch

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bolineandhob · 6 months

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#indie artist #neolithic #homespun #indie yarn #autumn vibes #cozycore #cottagecore #fiber art

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strawberrum · 16 days

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thinking about how I had a few folks at my last market suggest to me (kindly and with good intentions) that I make and sell some versions of the hand knit cardigan I was wearing because people would "totally pay $300 for that!"

I appreciated the sentiment, but people don't understand what goes into handmade clothes! I don't use a knitting machine. Every stitch in that garment is created by hand on needles, and the sleeves were brioche. Even using inexpensive acrylic yarn for the whole project, and accounting for the HUGE sleeve stitches (saving me time making the sleeves)—the material cost was $55 and the labor was well beyond that.

Let's conservatively estimate the cardigan took me 30 hours to create. Currently, when pressed to put a dollar amount to my time, I use the living wage as a baseline and then go up from there $1/hour for every year I have been actively practicing that particular skill. In the case of knitting that would be 11 years, and the current living wage in my area is approximately $23/hour. Setting aside the fact that this is calculated based on a 40 hour work week and I don't believe that is ethical or sustainable, we'll just leave it at $34/hour. That would make labor alone $1,020.

This brings the "production cost" to $1,075.

Items are not sold at production cost because that would leave your profit margin at 0%. This is not sustainable because it costs money to run a business (think things like paying for computer repairs, buying tools, the tablecloth you use at markets, paying for a website, etc.). Realistically to cover business costs and still come out with a 7% "net" profit margin, which is just a number pulled from averages in the clothing retail business...

... I'd have to sell that cardigan for $1,350.

So yeah! Something to think about when you see the price of clothes that are handmade. :o)

#and this is for something made with PLASTIC yarn!! not cotton! not wool! not really ethical even though it's technically #slow fashion #this is why garments were originally intended to last a LIFETIME or even generations!!!!#they are not cheap! clothes should proportionately be one of the singularly most expensive things we own btw!!#thank you for coming to my talk #I will be ranting again about this in the future I'm sure #handmade fashion #small business #fast fashion #shop small #etsy seller #knitting #fiber art #handmade life #fashion #indie fashion #style #strawberrum chirps

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wildwoolers · 28 days

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As part of our work supporting endangered British sheep breeds we produce mini-skein kits so people can try out new types of wool without having to buy full skeins. We’ve been designing some patterns to go along with the kits too. These are our hat and fingerless mitts made from hand-spun endangered British wools.

#knitblr #indie dyer #craftblr #crochet #beanie #hand knitted #hand spun yarn #sheep #wool #conservation #hand spinning #spinning

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gamercrafting · 9 months

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Come on, admit it. You have all your fave hurt/comfort fics bookmarked.

Hurt/Comfort yarn fade packs are now available! We are a small business, so even a like or a reblog really helps us out. <3

See the yarn here

#hurt/comfort #ao3 #ao3 tags #yarn #hand dyed yarn #yarn fade #yarn gradient #indie yarn dyer

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mysticbatstudio · 6 months

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Wanted to share more of the process that lead to Haunted. There are accidentally two versions, one being super neon-vibrant green, and one with more somber swampy green. They both turned out really cool, but have *slightly* different vibes.

These are 50g mini skeins, dyed for spooky season and paired with a contrasting mini.

#hand dyed yarn #yarn #wool #fiber arts #crafts #knitting #crochet #knitblr #haunted #indie yarn #halloween #halloween yarn #sock yarn

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mysticbatshop · 5 months

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WIP update for my pastel sweater project:

I am making the Juniper Sweater by Nomad Stitches!!

It is a crochet sweater that is made in 3 pieces, has a lace like feature on the (raglan!) sleeves, and a scalloped hem. It is a paid pattern, so I will do my best to talk about the process without too many details that would spoil the pattern...

Here's some pictures of the sweater from the creator of the pattern!

The pattern calls for DK/3 so I am holding 2 fingering weight yarns that I dyed specially for this project. They are single ply and are working up a really interesting texture so far.

Theres a bunch of increases and decreases in the pattern and I have been struggling a little bit (I'm being overly picky about how/where to work the increases) but I think once it starts really building bulk, it will be easier.

I do LOVE how the colors are working up!! They are being soft and kinda glow-y in a way that I love, but am apparently bad at photographing... but it won't stop me from trying!!

#crafts #crochet #fiber arts #hand dyed yarn #wool #yarn #crochetblr #small business #indie yarn #indie dyer #crochet sweater #juniper sweater #mystic bat yarn #art adventure

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nicolescrochetthing · 7 months

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I went to the DFW Fiber Fest

It was honestly really fun but I was only able to go 1 day. I still had a blast. Next year I'm going to sign up for classes and plan to spend more money 😅

#crochet #dfwtx #indie yarn #yarnaddict

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mimishouseofyarn · 9 months

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New blanket in the work's! 🌸🌼

#crochet #yarn #mimis house of yarn #handmade #cottagecore #vintage #retro #boho #bohohippie #hippie #handmade blanket #yarn crafts #colorful #vintage retro #retro aesthetic #indie #groovy #groovyroom

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rocketsimp · 29 days

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Great ball of fire. Even greater ball of yarn.

Made the sun a messy ball of hot thread. Might make it lore that cats worship the almighty sun yarn as a religion... like a Dark Souls player

#Fun fact someone who worships the sun is called a heliolater #art #original character #character art #game dev #indie dev #indiegamedev #sewing #cute #embroidery #yarn #sun #space #video games #game development #solar system #artists on tumblr #digital art

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bolineandhob · 6 months

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Neolithic Spindles

There has always been something so bewitching about support spinning. The delicate fluidity of motion bringing forth even more delicate yarn is an ancient and mesmerizing form of magic. When a few years ago at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool festival I saw an Amish girl working on spinning silk thread using a neolithic spindle I knew one day I would have to try.

Y'all...

It's so much fun...

and such a pain in the ass.

Things can be both. Overall however I am so glad to be adding this skill to my repertoire because right out of the gates I am producing some of the finest yarn I have ever made.

It's such a vibe. Really, I cannot recommend highly enough.

#homespun #heirloom #neolithic #homemade #indie yarn #indie artist

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chmppkml · 10 months

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I crocheted The Strokes’ Room on Fire into a bucket hat

Gonna wear it to a strange part of our town.

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