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I knit this sweater in December. Made from 100% wool and very warm and scratchy. I've been dreaming about knitting an Icelandic sweater for years and the process of finally knitting one and having the finished piece keep me warm fulfilled (and continues to fulfill me, as April has been uncharacteristically cold this year) me very much.
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I saw this at QuiltCon 2023 in Atlanta today and wanted to share. I have so many more pictures and can’t share them all right now, but this peaceful scene felt like a good one to leave you with for now
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Resources for Mending Clothes
We toss out over 80 pounds of textiles each year. These textiles are often made of plastic materials (polyester, nylon), made in unethical conditions, dyed with harsh dyes that often get put into the rivers, etc. Even a single cotton shirt releases carbon emissions and uses tons of water.
So the best thing to prevent the unsustainable growth of the fashion industry is to make sure that your clothing lasts as long as possible. To do so, mending clothing is a must. So here are some resources to help you learn how to do various things, such as sewing a button, to tailoring clothes, or even upcycling old clothing into new styles.
* How to sew on three different types of button
* How to hand sew on a patch on a torn pair of jeans
* How to sew up a hole in an old shirt
* How to sew a simple T-shirt
* How to upcycle old clothing into new clothing
* More upcycle and sewing techniques
* How to repair a damaged sock
* How to do an invisible stitch
* 3 different stitches to work with for different results
* How to make a T-shirt smaller so it fits you better
* How to make repairs to your shoes
These are just a few of the things that you can do in order to make sure that your clothing lasts for a long time. Nobody wants to keep buying new clothing, as it is expensive and wasteful.
So making alterations to your clothing, or fixing small holes hen you see them can be hugely beneficial to your wallet, to garment workers, and to the environment in the long term.
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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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some quilts by Jonathan Shannon (1938–2016) photographed at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles
Canciones de Mi Padre, 1989
From My Garden of Earthly Delights, 1992
Amigos Muertos, 1994. Rejected from the American Quilter's Society show due to the inclusion of Shannon's red AIDS ribbon (left skeleton). Shannon had won Best in Show the year before. Shannon organized protest letters as a result and made some impact on the issue of censorship in quilting.
Shadows: Gay Men's Chorus, 1995
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knitting tutorial made by a twenty-something knitting influencer: 18 min long, 12 of those minutes being the intro and a sponsor plug, they show the first few steps of the tutorial at the slowest speed known to man, they show the most important steps at a neck-break speed, they stop every five seconds to talk about what they just did, 40,000 comments filled with questions ranging from insightful to “how do i knit”, filmed with a camera that costs more than a car, the tutorial is incorrect.
knitting tutorial made by a seventy-something grandmother: two min long, filmed 17 years ago, shows you what you want with the skilled patient hands of a beloved deity, made with the world’s shittiest camera, the best video on the fucking internet, four comments and 30 views, you lose the video and never find it again.
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You know why it's so great to make socks? They're the perfect thing to make when people give you a single skein of yarn as a gift!
I got this Greenwood Yakity Yak fingering (lol) weight yarn a few years ago and couldn't figure out what to do with it. It's a perfect deep teal color and so soft! But I had never used such fine yarn and was worried whatever project I tried would take FOREVER to finish. But I finally finished my first pair of socks (I'll do photos as soon as I wash them!) and realized this yarn would be perfect for my next pair!
First sock started with a German twisted cast-on and a pattern based on the January Morning Socks by Kate Henry but I can't count so it's actually two rows knit and one row k1p1 repeated. Heel type TBD.
Stitch counts based on the Nimble Needles sock recipe, which is what I used for my first pair.
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HELLO I MADE MY FIRST EVER SOCK
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I arrive at the yarn store and grab a skein off the shelf, the exact same brand, type, weight and color of the one I bought a week ago. Everyone in the store immediately knows that I miscalculated the amount of yarn I'd need for a project. They start booing at me. They are throwing crocheted tomatoes at me. The old lady giving knitting lessons in the corner is shaking her head. She had such high hopes for me. The cashier spits at me when I pay for it.
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I got a thing to remove pills from fabrics and went to town on the wool sweater I knitted. It worked surprisingly well!
Before:
After:
(Ignore the pills on the ribbing. I eventually figured out how to get those off without snagging the flat part.)
I was left with a pile of fuzz and couldn't help but wonder if I needed to take up spinning. THERE CAN BE NO WASTE!!!
#knitting#knitblr#the thing has a weird name#gleenor#but it doesn't use batteries#and i don't see how the “blades” would ever dull#it's more like really coarse sandpaper?#anyway it worked great
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I have completed a sock!!! Technically, I already completed one before this, but it was way too big and I frogged it. This one came out okay!
I did a couple of modifications after learning a lot from the first sock. I did a hybrid round and square heel as opposed to the more triangular one in the pattern (maybe called a handkerchief heel?) and then I did an asymmetrical toe because I have weird pointy toes. So now I'm going to be so extra and have a left and a right sock.
I have even started the second sock! I've been trying to make it to a local weekly knitting/crochet group and this will be perfect for that!
It is very hard to take pictures of your own foot with a sock on it. Props to all those who make money on feet pics.
A NEW WIP??? She can't be stopped!! Will she EVER finish a project??
I'm trying socks now because I think I'll actually be able to finish those (lol sure Jan)
I'm using the Nimble Needles sock tutorial, which is both written and in a video because Norman is the best. The yarn is Cascade Heritage Sock in Passion Flower, which has been lovely to work with.
#knitted socks#nimbleneedles#wip wednesday#we'll call it a WIP because the second sock is unfinished#knitblr
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These have been finished for a little while, but I didn't want to spoil the surprise!
Say to Frog and Toad (pattern by Frog and Cast). I didn't do a great job matching the colors but it worked okay. I got lots of practice using double pointed needles! It was definitely challenging, but it's not too bad when you only have to count to like, 50 stitches, and not in the hundreds. It was very fun and not like anything I've tried before!
#frog and toad#knitblr#amigurumi#is it still amigurumi if it's knit#these were for the dapperest dudes i know
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