Bitchin n Stitchin

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[crochetollie]

Hello! My name is Liv or Ollie (I’m fine with whichever) and I wanted to make this blog to show off some finished products that I’ve crocheted because I literally can’t finish any projects for the life of me. So, this is a little motivator for me and others as well! So follow if ya want :)

Ps, I am more active on my tiktok so follow it to see more stuff!

[crochetollie]

What is your favorite One Piece arc?🌊🏴‍☠️

[hollowboobtheory]

fiber crafts is like oh you think you know how to count? think again. also count again.

[elljayvee]

for people who do not do fiber crafts, i will explain just how bad this is.

you are knitting something. it is supposed to be 50 stitches. you keep getting 51. what the hell.

you put in stitch markers every 10 stitches to keep you on track. 10 stitches, marker, 10 more, etc.

all is well for exactly 1 row

you knit 10 stitches, slide the marker over, knit 10 more, look back at the stitches you stitched, and somehow there are 11 in that last section.

how. what happened. you swear up and down you counted 10 as you did it

you count again. ok. definitely 11.

you un-knit the last section a stitch at a time until you find the renegade, fix it, proceed.

everything looks normal.

you go to knit the next row.

somehow there are 49 stitches.

that thing you fixed up above to make 11 stitches be 10 again is somehow 9.

no i don't know how either, and I've been knitting for 20 years. it happens in crochet, too, and I've been doing that for 40 years.

[crochetollie]

Y’all the Ithaca saga has me in my FEELS😭

[aluminumneedles]

I'm knitting in the corner at a party

and guys my age stop by to tell me I remind them of their aunt, of their grandmother. This is a compliment and I take it as such. They confess to having tried crochet once, and I smile. They get back in line for the bathroom.

I'm knitting in the corner at a party and a queer woman sits on the floor next to me, arranges her skirt, and smiles up at me. (I try not to blush.) She asks me all the questions on her mind about my craft and I answer them, hands still moving. We swap yarn sources. She doesn't stay, but she knows where to find me.

I'm knitting in the corner at a party and everyone knows where to find me when they need a minute, when socializing is too much and the music is too loud and they need to catch their breath. They pretend to be checking in on me, which is sweet, but I can see the relief in their eyes the moment they stop performing for a house full of people. They sit down and tell me things and all the while they never take their eyes off my hands.

The party has wound down and I'm still knitting and the hosts, two guys in their twenties, thank me for "helping to curate the vibe." I had no idea that's what I was doing. I leave the party having forgotten to drink anything and without that woman's number but with many rows added to my top-down raglan sweater. I call it a night, and a good one.

[fiberfantasies]

Fiber arts is just Math in sheep's clothing

[crochetollie]

Since Wicked has been so ✨popular✨ lately, I crocheted the cover💚

[crochetollie]

ROLL CALL‼️

who else has been listening to the Warriors concept album by Eisa Davis and Lin Manuel Miranda🙋‍♀️

[inkybinkyboink]

every time I see someone online posting their knitting a little grandma who lives in my head wakes up and goes, "now what do you have there?", "Oh look at that, isn't that beautiful?", "now how on earth did you do that?", "well that's just absolutely gorgeous"

[crochetollie]

I think I accidentally let out a storm when I opened this bag😬⛈️

[redlightofdawn]

what they don't tell you is that creating objects with fiber crafts is like magic.

not only in that you create a 3D object out of a line and cleverly placed knots and weaves.

but also in the way that you will at one point look at something you made and realise countless people have probably done something similar to what you are doing now, even if you aren't following a recipe. a basket is a basket is a basket, and humans have been using fiber crafts for ages to make them. out there, at some point in time probably created a lopsided basket just like the one you made, and smiled at it in joy.

that connection. that's the real magic.

[sybaritick]

you can make fun of old people all you want but then you'll be knitting with a good album on and a cup of tea and you'll be like this is excellent actually. the old ladies were right about this one. about the crosswords too, by the way

[ineffectualdemon]

Fibre crafts are 50% soothing repetitive action and 50% "God Fucking Damnit"

[mahitopilled]

(flirting) i crocheted something for you using the red string of fate that ties us together

[crochetollie]

Y’ALL I CAN LITERALLY DIE IN PEACE CUZ MR.JALAPEÑO SAW AND LIKED MY TIKTOK☠️

[crochetollie]

Made a little Poseidon🔱😡🌊

What are y’all’s thoughts and opinions on the vengeance saga???

[crochetollie]

Hey y’all I crocheted the Vengeance Saga cover album cuz I’ve been so GEEKED for the release this week!