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jugglingjujube

Some knitting affirmations:

I know how to count

I know how to read

whatever I am making will be wearable and if it's not then I will learn something

yarn-ed

Yeah.... i can count... sure...

#not mine #text

miriel-therindes

its me boy im the seventh cool textile hobby you wanna pick up speaking to you inside your brain listen to me boy you DO have time for me you wanna do me so bad

#i made a mistake #i was crocheting something #and thought to myself #why not add some decorations to this empty rectangle with cross stitch?#(I've never cross stitched in my life)#and after a lot of time that went into that one project #i want to get into cross stitch for real now #help how do i not get into the next craft?#not mine #text

purplbear

Planning knitting projects when packing for a trip is so difficult. Do you take the already started, almost finished item that you most likely won’t finish on the trip? Do you just take socks? Do you start a whole new project that requires planning, gauge swatching, and color testing? Do you start something simple? The CHOICES!

When traveling, what knit/crochet project do you bring?

Socks

Hat/scarf/mittens

Something almost done, to be completed on trip

Start something new (but simple)

Start something new (but complicated)

Squares

Afghan

Other (not listed - see results)

Choose chaos - bring random yarn and some needles, don’t plan, just wing it!

Voting ended onApr 13, 2024

#depends on what i have started and what i have planned #for example when i was making a blanket from hexagons that i later sew together #i just took that since every hexagon was a small thing i could complete in a fairly short time #when i was making a big shawl #i just took it on one of a few trips i had at the time #it was too big to comfortably take anywhere after that one time #the most recent one i took with me #was something that's still in the working #and i basically started when i was on that trip #(i had something done before but i need to frog it so it doesn't count)#not mine #poll

swords-n-spindles

can you explain what you mean when you say "lace rot" ???

It's a term one of my friends came up with - the lace rot, or lace rot disease, usually affects fibre artists (or budding fibre artists) when they're seeing other people make lace, and then suddenly they're consumed with the desire to make lace as well!

It works like this: you're innocently scrolling tumblr, and suddenly come across pictures of an incredibly beautiful, gossamer thin knit shawl, with elegant pattering and beaded in sparkly gems. It looks so intricate and complicated! Then somebody links the pattern, and you look at it, and figure out that it's actually just increases and decreases and some yarn overs. Oh, you think. You could make one too!!

At this point, it's already too late, and the lace rot has set its roots in your soul. There's no point trying to fight it. You will acquire new sharp needles, and more beads than is wise (they are so sparkly!), and oh look, you already had lace weight yarn in your stash, who would have known, and then you will knit a lace shawl. And then another lace shawl. You're browsing ravelry. Your mutuals are helpfully bringing you new patterns. Then somebody mentions crochet, or needle lace, and suddenly you're catching yourself rifling through antique pattern libraries for tatting inspiration. You're suddenly learning four new additional crafts. You make another lace shawl while yearning for more complicated lace shawls, a beautiful, gossamer thin knit shawl, with elegant pattering and beaded in sparkly gems. It looks so intricate and complicated! Yet it was surprisingly easy to create. You post it to tumblr.

Somebody else scrolls through your dash and sees your pictures. Oh, they think...

#🤣🤣#not mine #text

bathroom-spiders

Can you sew?

Yes and on a professional level! 🪡💪

I've sewn my own clothes 🧵😊

Well enough to mend a seam or sew on a button 🩹

I've never tried but how hard can it be? needle go in needle go out

Wouldn't know where to start 😶

I'm afraid of needles 🦔

I don't wear clothes/see results

Voting ended onApr 9, 2024

#i really want to try sewing something big #like... I'd love a self made skirt #but it's intimidating #and i have no idea where to get the materials for it #one day i will try it #not mine

feluka

Do you believe in the Sweater Curse?

Yes, and I'm a textile artist.

No, and I'm a textile artist.

Yes, but I'm not a textile artist.

No, but I'm not a textile artist.

Voting ended onApr 8, 2024

#i don't know #this is the kind of stuff i neglect as long as i didn't experience it #and I've never had an opportunity to experience it #i guess I'll just think nothing of it untill it bites me in the ass when I'm not expecting it #and then I'll believe it #not mine #poll

theglasscat

what you need to understand is that textile work is basically the closest i have seen to Real Magic and the reason old ladies in quilting spaces are either the grumpiest or the most whacky cheerful people you'll ever meet is because they're basically wizards who have studied the ancient crafts too long

wizard-council-bureaucrat

Changed by Arcane Knowledge (fibercraft)

#not mine #text

gayvampyr

do you know how to sew?

i can hand sew

i can use a sewing machine

i can sew by hand and using a machine

i don’t know how to sew

Voting ended onMar 25, 2024

#not mine #poll

angryartist

I made a little zine to help quickly pick out yarn for your projects! This is just a one-pager zine so I couldn't fit much, but if you want to learn about yarn materials in more detail I recommend checking out the yarn guide on the Knit Picks website. I found it super helpful!

In the future I'll be printing this off to sell at zine shows and it'll be a nifty tiny reference to tuck in your pocket or with your craft supplies.

#this is super helpful #although i always have a problem with yarn weight #since in polish it's not something that's commonly used #like i don't think we have words for this #if you see that kind of information it's in english #and i don't think that when i go to the pasmanteria and tell the 80+ lady there an english term I'll get what i want #not mine #helpful info

sometiktoksarevalid

greatmountainfloofsquatch

This person is a precious cinnamon roll, and I love them.

cricketcat9

OMG OMG, I'm very excited for her project! Absolutely gorgeous. ❤️❤️❤️

#i...#wow #it looks amazing #and i can't even imagine it done with all the details #not mine

paintedstitches

I finished the legendary fish pattern and realized that I completely forgot about the foraging items on the beach!! Gotta do them now.. 🪸🐚

#I'd like to do a big cross stitch project at least once in my life #I've had an idea for it for almost 2 years now #i hope i get to it one day #(i planned a terraria themed something to hang on my wall near my desk/pc)#((moonlord is a must))#not mine #embroidery #cross stitch

thedoctorknits

that should be illegal

theprofessional-amateur

oh dear god

stitcherywitcherydock

there's a trick to this! i should make a video later

slip all but the last two sts of the dec pwise, p2tog, then pass each of the slipped sts over the p2tog and off the needle one at a time.

it's a little slow, but like, it's possible. i don't think a p15tog could reasonably be completed in one step lol

thedoctorknits

rebagel for the only person who has known what to do with this stitch so far

#purling is already a torture #why make it worse #not mine #knitting

crokitheloki

every time I start a new crochet project I think to myself "hmm I should probably write down what hook size im using" and then decide that im smart enough to remember

and then I ignore said project for a few months and when I come back to it I panic because I cannot remember what hook size I used

and then the cycle starts again

yarn-ed

I started attaching a small note with hook size and maybe even yarn I'm using to my stitch markers. But i only do it when i haven't touched a project for a while and i still remember what i used which isn't ideal but it's more than not doing it at all

#i usually remembered the hook by its color #but then i needed a 4mm hook and it's the same color as 3mm #so now i can't use it anymore and it generates issues #i really need to get that 4mm from my favorite brand #then it'll be a new color #not mine #text

bright-thehawksflight

You know at first I didn't believe it when fiber artists on tumblr would tell me to be wary of the fiber art slippery slope. And yet. I hear the siren call of the spindle. Fellow crafters help me resist. Tie me to the fucking mast. Please.

#not mine #text