Yarn Nerd

knitting sideblog of @queer-riot-now to just share projects and fine art pieces

[okaysuredotbiz]

need a hand?

[riverlarking]

[riot-queer-knits]

My current big project! It's coming along so well it's all I can think about and this yarn is so squishy and the colors are so beautiful I genuinely want to eat this sweater like a blue gusher

[matchagirl]

erin m riley tapestry

[the-catacombs]

Knit by Anja (ig. Folkistan)

[lions-jaw]

All teams jersey hoodie done! With the Royale Tiger to represent my favorite chat/lb joke.

I have enjoyed watching the PWHL 25-26 season so much, and I wanted something to express that. The rainbow stripes are made of the major colors from each of the 8 teams. The tiger patch is embroidered, and the PWHL logo is fabric paint. At first I planned to have just the W logo from the PWHL on the front with the Royale Tiger on the sleeves, but that looked too clinical. I decided to do two patches instead, with the idea that as more teams get added to the league I can add patches/embroidery to represent them. Def adding a little cactus somewhere for Vegas. This is fully lined with a gauze fabric so it's very soft and cozy, hopefully I can wear it to a game someday!

[simaalsaig95]

Palestinian embroidery on wedding handkerchief. Front and back.

[somemachi]

「手芸」

[whirling-ghost]

[ID: an illustration of a variety of sewing supplies. there's a box with thread snips, floss bobbins, machine bobbins and buttons. beside that is packs of buttons. beneath that is a decorative scissors in a sheath. beside that is a small embroidery hoop full of flowers, more floss, packs of needles. end ID]

[moniquill]

[dannyvantass]

This Alaskan parka is windproof, waterproof — and made from bear intestines | CBC News

It's waterproof. It's windproof. It's lightweight and durable. And it's made from the intestines of two bears, painstakingly cleaned and sew

I really wanted to know more about this, especially how the water proof stitching works. Here's more information on this project, and hopefully more in the future!

[tehnakki]

This is amazing! I need to make a note to play around with that water proof stitch technology soon.

[sail-not-drift]

June Pardue has a video on YouTube demonstrating the waterproof stitch!

[daftpatience]

this messed up vintage cat sewing pattern has tormented me since i saw it & like some other folks have done in that post - i tried my hand at tweaking the pattern to resemble the illustration (and my personal tastes) a little more. i've ended up with this, which i have only tested at a small scale and not this final version exactly (where i have done such things as further widening the cheeks and finalizing the leg shapes.) i bestow it upon you nice folks now 👐

go forth and make weird little beanbag kittens! pls show me if you do!

[daftpatience]

woah this got big!! and after another try i have another untested tweak for yall. this should help the weird pinchy side seams out. yey

[calltainn]

My first attempt! I made the pattern a bit smaller as I wanted it to be able to fit in a pocket, but then (accidentally but perhaps unavoidably) sewed it with a wider seam allowance than the resized pattern indicated, so the face is proportionally a bit too big and I lost some detail in the ear shape. I'm pleased with it though! It was fun to make something and to do some handsewing.

[daftpatience]

SOO CUTE AND TINIE 😭

[chthonink]

I tried this pattern a while back to try out some minky and I get no points for making the pattern well but looook at my boyyy

His name is Tofu. Thank you for sharing the pattern I will love him forever

[megapope-deactivated20220531]

god damn this is a QUILT ('late day shadows' by nancy messier)

[blacberries]

crochet colorwork ive done lately

[vagisil]

the people yearn for nonplastic fabrics

[magicdotcom]

can you truly call yourself lesbian if you don't fw fat women ?

[notsofrangible]

the world has been horrifying recently but i have personally witnessed something that brought me joy

Every year, California’s largest sheep and fiber festival, Lambtown, takes place in Dixon, CA. On the second day of Lambtown, teams of eight compete in a “sheep to shawl” competition, where the teams must start the day with un-spun wool and end the day with a 72” woven shawl. Teams may “warp” a loom ahead of time (where you thread the loom with its foundation of parallel threads), but on the day of competition they must spin their wool into yarn and weave it into a complete shawl.

This year competition was stiff, and very very close, and the winning team finished their shawl with two and a half minutes to spare.

I frequently hear about “needing to keep “politics” out of fiber arts, but art is inherently political.

These were beautiful, masterfully spun, woven, and finished shawls and that in itself is worthy of note.

But watching this team of eight would fight for hours, and pour their love for their community into their art was deeply moving and I am still reveling in the opportunity to have seen this win.

There are few things to rejoice in today, but they do exist. The horrors may persist, but so do we.

[xfhsfh]

@this-is-trans-joy

[this-is-trans-joy]

This is trans joy!!!

[angelmush]

lesbians will text u the most insane string of words

[crafblr]

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

[adorkastock]

Make art, take care!

[elizabethgoudge]

This is wonderful advice. I once spun the yarn and knitted a hat for my grandfather. That week, my chiropractor said to me that he had never seen me so tense. So I gave up knitting. I do still spin, and I would like to recommend that if you don’t want knee problems from spinning, buy yourself a double treadle wheel. Completely worth it.