Who Knit You?

A blog about my work in fibre arts with the occasional picture of cats. I also reblog fiber craft tutorials and share links to other work that I enjoy. Who Knit You? offers a variety of hand dyed, handspun yarns and modern knitwear and accessories. Based in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

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Hooked rug, Igloo 1935, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada

The most distinctive of Canadian hooked rugs are those from the Grenfell Missions in Newfoundland and Labrador. In the early 20th century, the Mission distributed rug kits with designs of local interest such as fish, sailing ships, icebergs, sea gulls, puffins and dog teams to the women of the coastal areas. During the quiet months of February and March (the off months for fishing), women hooked rugs in their homes. The money earned from the sale of these rugs helped augment meagre incomes earned from fishing.

Textile Museum of Canada

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One of the knitted cactus I made for my bestfriend for Christmas.

Get the pattern here:

Poke Me! Cactus by DROPS Design

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Knitting a pouch for tiny things and studying Cinderella.

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Brigus, Newfoundland and Labrador

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sven & solveig

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Ms. Pretty posing with the humongous pussyhat that I knit for a friend’s Lego figures.

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I made my own wrapping paper this year with newsprint that I got at the local newspaper. It was a lot of fun and it’s recyclable, unlike regular wrapping paper.

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Brought to you by the letter 'T'.

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I'll get that burlap on there one way or another.

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If you want to copy something from paper to an open weave fabric like burlap you can use tulle or mesh to transfer your design. You may want to make a copy of your design first if you don't want to ruin your original. 1. Place your tulle over your paper. You can use masking tape or heavy objects to keep it tight. Copy your design with a permanent marker. Be cautious of ink splatter. 2. Place your tulle over your burlap and trace it again. Make sure you protect your surface from the marker with paper or a drop cloth. Voila! No light box or window needed!

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a concept:

molly weasley teaching hermione how to knit properly and then the following christmas hermione gives her a kinda wonky knitted jumper with an “m” on it and they both cry.

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Probably a bit more than I can chew BUT there is only one way to eat an elephant. One bite at a time. Today's bite, tracing my design onto my burlap. Check out the super authentic rug frame my dad made me, haha. I'm just going to staple it on and hope for the best. I was graciously given a proper frame but it is a precious antique and too small for this beast!

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Hey yo just a heads up...

If you are following me and you want a follow back just gimmie a little like right here so I can find you/know that you aren’t spam! I follow back anyone as long as they don’t post anything hateful, offensive, or NSFW (a few sexual images here or there is fine, as long as it isn’t the main theme). I’m especially looking for more Newfoundlanders and Labradorians to follow, and people who share their original work in any mediums. I also like television/movies, literature, photography, interior design (especially things outside current trends), politics (as a Canadian I am a member of the New Democratic Party, which should give you a good idea of where my beliefs sit), cats of course, and various academic stuff in the social sciences and humanities. I am an adult, so if you are a youth who would rather not interact with adults I am totally fine with that. If I am following you and you would rather I did not that is cool. I also get some replies on here but I have no idea how to respond so just know that I have read and do appreciate all your comments! My inbox is always open (for craft and textiles related stuff especially) but I am super absent minded (I have ADHD) so if I don’t get back to you don’t take it personally and feel free to write again! k tnx bai!

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nic naks ♡ the cutest little shop in green’s harbour, NL

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My grandmothers store, with one of my Dad’s ugly sticks and one of my Pop’s whirly gigs outside. What a lovely photo. Please check out this amazing blog, it is one of my absolute favourites. All of the Newfoundland pictures really capture my sentiments about outport Newfoundland and feature many landscapes and structures that I can remember in their prime.

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All settled in for the first winter storm.

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Laundry Day  Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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Reblogs

I love it when people like my posts so much that they reblog them but I consider the photo and the caption that I spent time writing to be one whole piece.

I'd appreciate it that if you reblog, you include the caption as well. What I have to say about photos is just as important as my photos themselves.

I try to consider those who have blog styles that don't accommodate text well as often as I can but sometimes I just have a lot to say. I try to keep a good mix of posts with limited text specifically for those blogs.

Thank you so much for your understanding!