Crafty All-The-Words Ken

This is my blog specifically for crafts hype hype

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btw I’ve found these stretches from the WAK blog very helpful when knitting a lot:

Plus make sure to take breaks regularly - and stop if anything starts to hurt!

especially with gift knitting I know it can be tempting to push through it for a deadline, but it’s really not worth causing long term injury. (And anyone knit-worthy should be understanding of that, imho.) Stay well :)

[gingersnappish]

Also good for artists drawing with pencils/on a tablet/with a pen!

[not-poignant]

Also good for writers

[sageiswherethemageis]

And crocheters (that word looks wrong)

[eyesinthecrypt]

Say hookers coward

[movementnudge]

Movement nudge! More hands!

[fenrir-kin]

With the Namaste movement, because I climb as well, I like to rotate my hands away from my body, so the steepled fingers are pointing outwards, rotate as far as I can until I feel a gentle stretch down the insides of my forearms. Give it a try!

[khalyelyn]

FINISHED A PROJECT HAPPY DANCE!! specifically with this scarf i wanted to 1)learn two-color brioche 2) put to use the leftover drops alaska yarn i ordered TONS of when it was on sale and already used to make TWO sweaters. i learned brioche stitch but the yarn seems to be neverending. onto the next one!!

[stclements]

[concentrated-oj]

A CROCHET VERSION OF THE UBIQUITOUS YOYO CLOWN

I WILL make one, I must!

[tempestuousreed]

yarn skein: is not center pull

me (reaching my claws into the center with the precision of a lobster performing open heart surgery): you are now

[doodleoo]

what you learn from hobbies:

consistent practice opens up whole worlds of skill that you couldn't imagine

making mistakes in the process of learning is not only natural, it is also essential

activities that you enjoy can give you more energy back than you spent on them

wow everything is so expensive

[doodleoo]

my hands hurt

[the-eccentric-eclectic]

Hey kid, look at me.

I want you to T-pose. Turn your right thumb up and your left thumb doen and look at your right thumb. Move your arms up and down a bit until you feel a nerve running from your armpit to your palm. Now turn your right thumb down and your left thumb up, and look at your left thumb. Keep your chest facing forward and your shoulders back. Move your arms again until you feel that nerve again. Keep alternating between these two for a minute, or look at each thumb thirty times each.

Now sit down. Put your left hand firmly under your left buttock, palm down. Keep your shoulders back and put your right hand over the crown of your head, very gently pulling it to the right. Do this for thirty seconds, then do it again but with your right hand under your right buttock.

These are stretches for the nerves in your arms, and are very good for people who sit behind a computer a lot, or fibre artists, or you name it. Do them daily. They will hurt in the beginning, but keep doing them, even after the pain has gone, or it will return and you'll have to start all over.

[hollaknight-crochets]

Why is assembly always the mental equivalent of nails on chalkboard

[hollaknight-crochets]

Worth the pain. Behold, Mothman!

Pattern is from A Crochet World of Creep Creatures and Cryptids by Rikki Gustafson, yarn is Hunny Bunny from Hobbii

[hollaknight-crochets]

Why is assembly always the mental equivalent of nails on chalkboard

[carys-the-ninth]

Look at this insane cross stitch pillow my friend made (pattern here). Everybody be so jealous of me

[the-occasional-mishap]

Realized I never posted the last embroidery project I finished. These were for a young friend's whose interests include tigers and baking.

[hollaknight-crochets]

!!! I really like how the cupcake looks knit, it combines my fave artforms 😍

[theenbyroiderer]

Facebook reminded me that today it's been five years since I completed this, my first real embroidery project. The start of it all really. So I took the time to give this piece a glow up and took some new pics. Dusted off everything and gave the turkey stitch a fresh cut. I've become a lot better at cutting turkey stitch velvet smooth since this was made, so it just wasn't up to my current standards. Better now.

[hollaknight-crochets]

It’s time to be an embroidery nerd again I picked up the needle and I want inspo

[deardiary17]

...and done!

My jeans are a bit more flowery now 🌸🌸🌸

[hollaknight-crochets]

Normally I crochet but someday, someday I’m gonna pick embroidery back up.

[amingledyarn]

Mini Cauldron Pin Cushion, a free crochet pattern designed by Tashell Simon-Hayward on Ravelry.

[amingledyarn]

Teddy Bear Onesie, a free crochet pattern designed by Regina Weiss on Ravelry.

[hollaknight-crochets]

Finished project! Took some wee turtles and turned them mutant ninja.

[hollaknight-crochets]

I posted a few months ago about having to frog and restart a project I was enjoying because I fucked up majorly (somewhere in this I accidentally added a second step up - not fixable by halfway disguising it)

I put the project down for a few months and focused on other things and decided I’m finally down to pick it back up again and I’m really happy I did. It’s going to be in bi pride colors so I hope I get it done for Pride in June 💪

[amingledyarn]

Strawberry Granny Square, crochet pattern designed by Raffaella Tassoni on Ravelry. Find the free pattern and video tutorial here!