#domiknitrix

[foxymitts]

A Pearl of a Personality

So...I'm not gonna sugar coat it, life shucks a bit at the moment. It has very much been one thing after another, after another, after another. I tend to clam up about my personal life, and that's a trend I intend to continue, but life right now has been very much a fight against the tide.

So its a very good thing that I am surrounded by so many gems of friends. I want to thank them all, in many ways, but that's gonna take time. I have however made one little gift for a friend with some serious pearl-sonality, a real shell-ibrity in my friendship group, who is never shell-fish and always ready with a cuddle and pearl of wisdom.

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Ok, wisdom is maybe pushing it, but a good little hard earned life lesson or a perfectly timed quip, are gems in their own rights.

So shall we get on to the shell-ibration?

Pattern is Strings of Purls by Jennifer Stafford from the book Domiknitrix, knit in the perfect colours for my friend.

With that, lets end this post on a high (tide) note, rather than the low (tide) note it started on, things will improve. Things will get better. I'm battling the storm at the moment, but there are pearls of laughter which make life shine bright, and pearls do string friends together.

Until next post, stay safe, and find something of your own to shell-ebrate.

Roxy, more a purl girl than a pearl.

Wool Count

Starting total – 790

Wool used – 14 Wool bought – 5 Wool given to me – 15 Wool gifted to others – 11 Wool handspun – 0

Total – 785 (Net difference: -5)

[jemariel]

Gish 2018 item #25 --  We’ve seen a dominatrix, but what about a domiKNITrix? Show us the whips, the chains, corsets, the… yarn? Yep. Everything must be lovingly handcrafted from yarn.

Once again, my ever-tolerant husband. I chose crochet and I’ll be wearing this “corset” while pirating this weekend. The original corset pattern was intended someone much smaller around the middle than I, but a friend of mine suggested that I add a middle panel and do a double-corset thing. You can’t see it very well, but I went with that idea and it worked out great. Happy accidents!

[knightsoftardisia]

25. Photo - 51 points - We’ve seen a dominatrix, but what about a domiKNITrix? Show us the whips, the chains, corsets, the… yarn? Yep. Everything must be lovingly handcrafted from yarn.

[thelovers-thedreamers-and-me]

first ball of yarn into the elfin bride sweater! this is gonna cover from, like, my spine to basically a cap sleeve down my left arm. this thing has weird construction but tbh i’m super excited

[leighalanna]

Excellent uses for scrap yarn. Beaker cozies for jasmine tea.

[leighalanna]

marginalutilite, thinking of you, because it's finally cold enough for fingerless gloves!

[leighalanna]

Sometimes My Problem Solving Skills Are Better Than Others

Problem: My toes are cold.

Solution: I will knit some wool socks for my toes.

New Problem: I do not actually knit fast enough for this to be a solution at all. What is wrong with me. The box of clean socks is only four feet further away from me than the box of wool. 

[leighalanna]

I Need Knitting Help

I am just finishing a knitted lace project, and it needs blocking (and the notion of delayed gratification upsets me). But my bottle of Soak suffered an accident and hasn't been replaced. Can I use hand soap or no soap at all to block it? The yarn is hand-dyed Aran weight merino.