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This Witch Knits Socks Now!!

I have, for years, looked upon the art of knitting socks with no small amount of trepidation. The incredibly thin yarn, the practically microscopic needles. The task was clearly impossible. Sock knitting is absolutely witchcraft! It would take years to knit a single pair. And, Oh Gods, the heels and toes!! Nope, this was not for me at all, cheap and cheerful socks from Primark would just have to do, no way around it, the task cannot be done. By me at least.

Wrong!!!

This past weekend, while gazing dolefully upon the sock yarn leftover from making my daughter’s Felicity Mitts, something in me snapped. Why can’t I knit socks? What is actually stopping me, other than my usual crippling fear of failure? Answer: Nothing. The yarn was sat there begging to be turned into something. The needles were on the side idle.

So after a brief Ravelry search I settled on the Sail Away Socks by Felicity Ward

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sail-away-socks

On the Sunday afternoon I cast them on and began, utterly convinced that they would take me months to make.

Just 3 short days later, I was grafting the second toe closed. Astounded at me speed, especially when using new techniques. So I now needed to find a new knitting goal for 2021. I didn’t need to wait long, my Mother found it for me. I will now be learning to knit toe-up two-at-a-time ( I guess the skies the limit for me, lol)

World Book Day Costume

My son's school has asked the children to come dressed as characters from Roald Dahl books for World Book Day this year.

As I neither have the budget, nor the inclination to buy one of those paper thin, over priced costumes that will be worn once and then shoved to the back of the wardrobe and forgotten about, I decided to go with something either handmade or already owned.

My boy and I thought about the characters that Roald Dahl created and which ones we might be able to pull off. We decided upon James from James and the Giant Peach, as the clothing is quite simple and we won't need to buy anything. But I did need to come up with a peach of some description.

I initially thought about making a papier mache peach, I have balloons, newspaper, glue and paint. Then my son said to me "why don't you just crochet one mum!" So I did!

I used this pattern to create the ball

Learn the easy math for how to crochet any size ball with single crochet stitch. Make toys, decor, and more!

And this pattern to create the leaf

crochet leaf,leaf designe, step by step leaf, leaf free pattern and urdu english tutorial by crochetcrosiahome

To create the "butt" of the peach, I sewed large stitches in a straight line from top to bottom and the pulled the yarn tight to make the indent.

I used aran weight yarn and a 4.5mm hook

#world book day #roald dahl #james and the giant peach #peach #crochet #crocheters of tumblr #handmade

Birthday Sweater

I have just finished the sweater that my son asked me to make for his birthday this year.

He chose this beautiful teal colour that I am absolutely in love with.

This is the third sweater I have made in 6 months, and I'm really pleased with how much better I get with each one. My seaming is really coming along, knitting the first and last stitch on a purl row really helps when it comes to sewing up.

The pattern is by Sirdar and the pattern number is 9130.

The yarn is Robin Double Knit shade 71

#knitting #knitting way of life #hand knit sweater #teal #sweater #sirdar

Amigurumi for my boy

When Christmas was over my son asked me if the Elf could stay and not go back to Santa, I said no. My boy was sad that the Elf had to go back to Elf School so he could learn how to do all.of the things that Elves do. I asked him what would cheer him up and he asked if I could make him a snow ball that he could play with all year long. 🤦🏻‍♀️

So after a cup of tea I figured I could crochet a ball in white and that would serve as a melt-proof snow ball, and I set to work. I crocheted a ball, stuffed it and even put a little jingly bell inside. When it was finished, he asked if I could put a face on it, which I duly did. He then declared that it was no longer a snow ball, but a magical onion called Onion!

Today he asked me if I could crochet him a green jelly bean as a friend for Onion. Of course I said yes. 2 hours later I had a green jelly bean with a cheery face and a jingly bell inside. And my son declares that he is no longer a jelly bean, but a magical pickle called Pickle!

Pickle and Onion have been introduced, are now the very best of friends.

#amigurumi #crafts #crochet #crafty witch #pickle #onion

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Got this one yesterday, now I'm checking my knitting suspiciously.

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People often look at the tags on my handmade goods and declare that my prices are outrageous. I did the math and THIS is what that handmade beanie you want for $10 ACTUALLY cost to make.

So if you see that $30 on the label, be courteous. Know that I am paying myself far, far less than minimum wage in labor ($2.22 per hour, to be exact) to even come to such a supposedly ghastly price. I can't take that $10 for a hat because no one can live on $0.37 an hour, much less sustain a business.

Handmade goods aren't overpriced, people just undervalue the hard work and years of skill artists put into them.

#found on facebook #all credit to the creator #knitting #knitting witch #knitting witchcraft #knitting magic #knitting way of life

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Lucet anger release spell

So a few weeks ago, I found myself with some anger I needed to burn off (because if I don’t, it festers into some pretty self destructive thoughts), so to keep my mind occupied, I brought my lucet and a small ball of yarn to work. I knew there would be long periods of time when I’d be completely by myself, so I needed something as a distraction. (Not allowed to have books or my phone out)

After a few minutes of rather furious lucet work, a thought occurred to me, I could TOTALLY work this into a spell, and I did.

Materials

a lucet (or honestly any kind of weaving/crochet/knitting technique)

white cotton yarn

a candle

a safe place to burn the yarn

Setting yourself up nice and comfy, thread your lucet with the yarn and start working. As you work, POUR your anger/negativity into your work. Work aggressively (be mindful not to harm your tools). Do this as long as you feel necessary. Once finished, tie off your cord, and burn it.

You can add a chant if you wish while you’re stitching, or while you burn the cord. Scatter the ashes away from your house.

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Witch Tips

This just might be my old soul, but knitting has helped me immensely in practice and is really worth the investment. You can:

-Knit charm bags instead of buying them (Seriously you will save so much money because yarn is dirt cheap and you can get so many colors for different intents.)

-Use yarn instead of ribbon for ribbon magic (It might not be as aesthetically pleasing, but it works)

-Knit scarves and mittens and hats with charged yarn (Or you can charm the yarn with whatever intent you want!! I have a few enchanted scarves already for protection from the cold!)

-I don’t use a wand so this might be wrong?? (I’m still a bit of a baby witch) but i’m sure if you’re a wand or pointer type, your knitting needles can probably be used for that in a pinch (And it doesn’t look weird when you tote them around.)

It’s also pretty good for those of you in the broom closet because it’s a method of practicing in public (Which helps me with my anxiety? Idk about some of you but it does with me) and it doesn’t look as conspicuous. When people ask what you’re knitting, you can just say ‘A scarf’ or ‘Baby booties’ or just hit them up with the old ‘I don’t even really know yet, I’m just practicing!’ Plus!!! Knitting is a therapeutic practice in itself which makes it DOUBLE therapeutic!

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Crochet magic tips

• use a simple, repetitive stitch to put yourself into a meditative or trance state

• focus your intent into each stitch to make a powerful spell

•crochet can be used in any kind of spell, it binds your energy into whatever you’re making

• choose a relevant yarn color: green for growth and prosperity, pink for love, red for energizing, black for protection, etc

• choose a relevant stitch: slip stitch for slipping out of difficult situations, double crochet for doubling your money, etc.

• choose a relevant fiber: silk for wealth, bamboo for strength and flexibility, etc.

• crochet can be used to make many different shapes, choose or create a pattern with symbols and shapes relevant to your intent: make a bunny for fertility, make a dog for protection, etc.

• you can work sigils into your patterns

• work can be unraveled for curses, focus intent on your enemy while creating and then rip the stitches out to “unravel” them

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Yarn Magic

Hello everyone! Now I know a lot of spoonies, and a lot of witches who either knit, crochet or sew. These activities suit both groups: for spoonies they offer a creative output without having to spend too much energy, and for witches they’re a really easy way to practise magic daily. So yarn/knot magic is perfect for spoonie witches!

This year (2017) I am crocheting a square each day, and making these into a massive blanket. I am choosing the colours of each square based on each day, how I felt, or magical colour correspondences I want to instil.

As I crochet, I set my intention for the blanket within each stitch- for me these include protection, comfort and safety. Other ways to add magic include adding strands of your hair or the hair of a loved one into the blanket to add extra protection (this often happens by accident for me as my hair sheds everywhere!), or you can crochet with the colours specific to your intentions.

My colour correspondences are:

white: cleansing and purity

black: protection and binding

red: strength and passion

pink: love and harmony

orange: courage and comfort

yellow: communication and self love

green: fertility and wellness

dark blue: dreams and psychic abilities

light blue: joy and new beginnings

violet: divination and inspiration

purple: authority and power