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moongothic · 1 year

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MY BLANKET OF DARKNESS HAS BEEN COMPLETED

✨👁️✨ I AM SO COZY NOW ✨👁️✨

So I started working on this blanket around June of 2022. Got like, maybe half-way through the blanket and then the yarn I needed for the blanket went out of stock at my local yarn shop. Now I didn't know the yarn would be completely unavailable for like 6 months (until the stop closed permanently), so I just kept on waiting, hoping for it to come back in stock-- but it never did, so in January I finally looked online if I could find the yarn elsewhere and I did, I got the yarn I needed, and finished the blanket. So it kinda took me 6 months to make this blanket but also not

What made this blanket a truly exciting and fun project for me is that this has been the first blanket I actually made for myself and designed for myself. Like I've enjoyed every single blanket project I've had so far, but having a blanket that's Just For Me is just. It's nice

I originally planned the granny squares out digitally because I wanted to have a fun pattern of different granny squares, something that wouldn't be too busy looking and was carefully planned, and here's what I came up with

I had two versions of the square pattern, one with moon phases right in the middle of it and another without them. I do like how the moon version looked and part of me kinda regrets not making that one, but I'm not sure the moons would have really gone well with the eyes... So I did go with the first version

(Sidenote, it's not on the pattern above but I added extra rows of just black squares at the top and bottom of the blanket, so there's two rows of black instead of just one)

(Sidenote 2, although I knew I wanted the blanket to be mostly black from the begining, I wasn't entirely sure what accent color I wanted to use, it really was depending on what colors the shop had available. Like I used yellow as kind of a default color since it worked nice with the stars and eyes, but I could've gone with some other color too. In the end, because I didn't like the color options for the yarn at the shop I ended up going with a yellow anyways) (Also I tested out a reverse color version with the pastel purple and white base and no eyes, just for funsies, it looks kinda neat)

But yeah, that's how the planning of the blanket went.

The blanket is made of 231 squares in total, 11x21 rows. 186 of the squares are plain black, the rest are patterned. The star squares were the worst to make because of how many strands of yarn I had to weave in, 0/10, would not reccommend.

I used the Cedro 100% wool yarn (reccomended hook size 5, 50g=100m), and it took me about 38 balls of yarn to finish the blanket (including crocheting all the squares together and doing a single round of double crochet around the blanket to finish it off)

This is literally all the yarn I have left from this blanket; one untouched ball of black and three partially used balls.

I gotta admit.

I'm kind of shocked by the size of the blanket. Like I very carefully measured it to make it the exact size to fit my bed, and it fits perfectly. But I'm still kinda shocked how big it is. (Which is why I didn't make the border of the blanket any bigger, even though I could've with the yarn I have)

Also

It's HEAVY

Like, of course it's heavy, it's 100% wool and thick, but MAN I didn't expect it lmao

But that kind of makes it perfect for cold winters especially, it's super warm and the weight makes it cozy- like who needs a weighted blanket when you can have one of these lmao

Now I just need to figure out how to protect the blanket from being covered in my white cat's hair...

#Yarncraft Diary #Yarncraft #Crochet #Crochetblr #Yarnblr #Emotionally I classify this as a 2022 project even though I didn't finish it until this year #No I did not block the squares before putting the blanket together #I was planning on just ironing the squares to flatten them out but I noticed last minute that...#...the yarn doesn't reccommend it be ironed so. I didn't want to risk ruining it #And I don't really have a blocking board or anything so I just had to let it go #I could probably just hang the blanket on the clothesline in the shower and the weight of it...#...on top of whatever moisture there might be in the air would probably straighten the blanket out a bit #So it wouldn't ''buckle'' the way it does now #But ehhh it's fine #I don't mind it really

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nemospecific · 3 months

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The thing about knitting is that you have to get too much yarn, you HAVE to

If you don’t, you’ll have to go back for more, and the colors won’t match because they’ll be from different lots

And THEN where will you be?

#knitting #yarncraft

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missmookymakes · 7 months

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Its been a long time coming, but we have our final friend joining our product lineup- the Chicken! 🐔

There was a delay with preparing the shop, but now we're finally ready! Look out for our opening this weekend, Saturday 9/28 🥳

#cottagecore #crochet #small buisness #yarncraft #chicken #arigrumi #cottage core #yarn

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invisible-goats · 5 months

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#yarncraft #not going to say what the observation is because i don't want to bias the results

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ainyan · 7 months

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Can anyone recommend some good resources for learning to knit/crochet? Particularly with good diagrams? I'll even take videos but I work better from written/pictures.

I've sort of learned in the past but I have a terrible time with holding my hands/fingers too tight, so if anyone has any help for relaxing the hands/grip, I would love you forever.

#ooc #hobbies #threadcraft #yarncraft #crochet #knitting

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veinsfullofstars · 2 months

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Kirbtober 2023 Day 15: Arts and Crafts

(ID: Plastic canvas and yarn recreations of various Kirby series sprites, including Bandana Dee, Kirby, King Dedede, Meta Knight, Marx, and Magolor. END ID.)

Kirbtober 2023 prompts by @/paintpanic (link to list here)

Created sporadically between 10/18/22 and 09/18/23. NOTE: This was originally posted on my deleted account on 10/15/23.

I love working with yarn and plastic canvas - something my grandma passed down to me as a kid - and recreating my favorite pixel art is very fun and relaxing in times of stress (y’know, when I have the right colors). I was even lucky enough to find a decent reference for Bandee at the last minute, so I got to make the whole crew. Now that’s what I call some epic yarn (work)! … I’ll see myself out.

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bittybatty · 6 months

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I tried to be creative yesterday, but had no luck with drawing or crochet. My drawings felt out of proportion and weird, my crochet stitches were uneven. So I indulged in a silly thing instead of something serious. And behold! It's an opposum!

#yarnblr #yarncraft #crochet #possum #tiny crochet #cute #amigurumi

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ckate12 · 3 months

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Two meters of Inkle loom plain weave took me only a few days to finish --that's being very careful with keeping the edges even-- unlike my other projects which usually take a month or so. 😅

I hope my sister likes this bag strap. I also hope the length is ok for her to use. The adjustable range is 1-2 meters.

#ckatestitches #crafts #handmade #yarncraft #yarn #monaco yarn 3 ply #inkle weaving #inkle loom #weaving

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punemy-spotted · 7 months

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tell me about your new yarn please

Boy howdy would I love to!!!

Okay so I have been trying to find a new project to work on, especially because my current projects are (1) shawls and (2) so large they are now unwieldy and unsafe to travel with. Unfortunately, I don't know any indie yarn stores so I checked my stalwart beloved current craft store JoAnn... again.

A couple weeks ago, I bought 8 balls of Bernat Big Twist Yarn in "Community" because it's part of their Pride Collection and Community is their representation of the Ace Flag. I quickly realized that it would not be enough to make the flag-tile blanket of my dreams and instead of being a reasonable person and buying just one extra ball of Community to make a respectable 3x3 Ace Flag lap blanket, I bought 8 balls of "Authentic" because that's their representation of the Nonbinary flag and why not make a bonkers large 4 tile by 4 tile blanket with a whole ball of yarn used per tile? Why not be deeply unhinged.

Anyways the world is wonderful and yarn is everything.

#shroombox #dreaminghour #asked and answered #asexuality #nonbinary #yarncraft #crochet #i love having a project like this it brings me so much serotonin to just make tiles

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taibhsearachd · 5 months

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Looking around my house for things to block a hat on has once again led me to staring longingly at the Bone Clones website.

...look, I could buy a cheap mannequin head off Amazon, and that would probably work fine, but then I just have this MANNEQUIN HEAD in my house, and do you think I need that Stranger-ass shit in my life day to day? I do not.

A Shanidar 1 replica skull, meanwhile, is a totally reasonable $450, $500 with the stand, and also I think it would be very funny to block my knitwear using a replica Neanderthal skull that makes me cry with overwhelming affection for humanity when I look at him. IT'S A BARGAIN IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT!

#knitting #yarncraft #bones #anthropology #neanderthals #no I am not spending $500 on a replica skull #/sigh #I have to pay someone to remove my dogs' balls #and like... fix my toilet and shower...#but god I wish I could #I just want my ancient disabled buddy on my desk to remind me I have value to the people around me #and disabled people always have #and also from time to time he will help me make my yarn the right shape

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dreamsinombre · 4 months

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Just a quick end of the year love letter to two old and new favorite dyers, since I recently got more yarns from them:

Ex Libris Fibers!! I saw the Atwood base and immediately was struck by heady visions of a striped sweater. All that's missing is the wayward Morrigan (I'll get them in good time). (This also doesn't include the sweater quantities I've gotten from Rita before, like the Stale Patchouli+Drawing Blood/Early Grave combo from her Fin de Siècle collection, or Varney the Vampire, or the previous ones (Leviathan and Antiquarian) I've gotten from years ago—needless to say, big and longtime fan.

Nerdy Knits Yarn!! I quickly have come to absolutely adore her yarns and absolutely HAD to get sweater quantities for some Night in the Woods-inspired yarns (this doesn't include the OOAKs and marled Spiritfarer, Stray, and Ganondorf colors I got which may also all end up becoming sweaters lmao). I also can't stop thinking about her whole Gris collection and have visions of a fingering+mohair design, but I want to solidify that more in my head before I leap (I might leap first anyway, knowing me).

Anyway, I love all these yarns and the people behind them are just wonderful human beings whom I appreciate being able to not only support but get to know! I just wanted to show some appreciation and love because they deserve it 💜💜

ps - I love a whole lot more dyers than just these two, but I just got the Atwood colors in today and recently got more Witchdagger, and realized I have been super remiss in sharing the wonderful yarns I've been getting to work with, so I decided to start with these

#yarn #yarncraft #yarn craft #knitting #crochet #yarnblr #fiber art #fiber arts #fiber artist #future sweaters #indie dyed yarn #indie yarn dyers #hand dyed yarn #exlibrisfibers #nerdyknitsyarn

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nemospecific · 6 months

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Socks is tubes.

#knitting #yarncraft #knitblr #socks #a real hot take #but I’m gonna stand by it #socks?#is tubes

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missmookymakes · 9 months

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A sneak peak at another one of the products to be featured in my upcoming shop, the humble bumblebee! 🐝

#crochet #small buisness #yarncraft #plushie #cottage core #cottagecore

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inkandmarblesoul · 1 year

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Phases of the Moon 🌙

#dark academia #aesthetic #crochet #yarncraft #photo

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thespectralvision · 1 year

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My dear friend @soviet-ghost-story started crocheting last fall and for Christmas she made me Wanda and White Vision! I love them, they are so cute and have little magnets so they can hold hands.

She is also taking orders for custom dolls, and while she hasn’t set up social media specifically for them yet you can DM her if interested!

#wandavision #marvel #MCU #scarvis #amigarumi #marvel amigarumi #yarncraft #wanda maximoff #scarlet witch #the vision #white vision #soviet-ghost-story

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bittybatty · 6 months

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This is my first attempt at the deer plushie for the gift boxes! it turned out so frigging cute! I love it to death! i may alter the nose slightly for next time by making it smaller but we'll see! Prototypes are either kept by me or given to my niece, though. I think she'll love this for Christmas!

#artistontumblr #crochet #yarncraft #deer #plushie #animal #cute #this sucker is so soft #the softest

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