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[yashbasch]

ok one last post now that they're done blocking

[countthelions]

My beautiful green sweater is all knit up!!!!

[yashbasch]

uh yeah so these definitely aren't getting finished tonight

honestly i think i could've done it but i was definitely gonna be playing yarn chicken with the green for the toe and i didn't wanna put my wrists through all that just to run out of yarn. i'll probably redo the heels to use less green and finish them at a more leisurely pace. and hey now i get a pair of socks for myself sooooo win-win!

the other ones are cuter anyway so i feel good about sending them off even if they're the only pair

here's my half-assed blocking job photographed from across the room

[yashbasch]

claude uploaded two weeks in a row we're so back

[yashbasch]

got em done right under the wire

[lphaneuf]

This yarn is rough, but I'm rescuing. Nice after a good wash.

[owlspinningyarns]

finished a shawl, blocked the shawl, took pictures of the shawl

very, very pleased with this one. it's soft and drapes amazingly, the gradient flows like i was picturing in my head and i was able to make the shawl i wanted

pattern is Knitting By the Pool by Romi Hill. great pattern, not so complicated i couldn't watch something while knitting while being just complicated enough to make sure my brain stayed engaged. also an excellent pattern for a gradient. i could see making this pattern again in another gradient, possibly for gifting purposes

yarn is a handspun 2 ply laceweight 100% BFL gradient from Hilltop Cloud's Never Ending Gradient Club. i used around 90 grams for the shaw,and i extended the last section by 8 rows. the yarn is from the beginning of my study of consistency in spinning lace and gradients so i can see the areas i was looking to improve at the time and how i would handle them now. still i'm very happy with how the yarn knit up

now to figure out what my next knitting project will be

[yashbasch]

sock updateee

[unfinishedsweaters]

[unfinishedsweaters]

[yashbasch]

they're still cute tho

[yashbasch]

also i got second sock syndrome so bad that my tension changed MASSIVELY and the second sock is wayyy too big. i'll rip it back and shorten it eventually but i need something new so. gift time

[yashbasch]

waittt i'm gonna try and felt the second sock in the dryer and see if that evens it out

[yashbasch]

ok yeah that didnt work even a little bit

[yashbasch]

also i got second sock syndrome so bad that my tension changed MASSIVELY and the second sock is wayyy too big. i'll rip it back and shorten it eventually but i need something new so. gift time

[yashbasch]

waittt i'm gonna try and felt the second sock in the dryer and see if that evens it out

[yashbasch]

also i got second sock syndrome so bad that my tension changed MASSIVELY and the second sock is wayyy too big. i'll rip it back and shorten it eventually but i need something new so. gift time

[yashbasch]

sooooo i cast on for the longsleeve with the crochet thread (excuse my horrifically linty blanket. geez) i've been working on it for HOURS and here we are. using a 1930s pattern which is a first for me so this is definitely gonna be a learning experience

pattern calls for 2 ply and 3.75 mm needles so i'm using 4.25 mm and hoping for the best? originally the idea was since it's a single size pattern that's slightly too small for me, using bigger needles will make it just slightly oversized, but i forgot to account for the difference in yarn weight so now i'm worried it'll be too small.... anyway! fingers crossed i guess. also this pattern calls for 6 inches of rib at the bottom. 6 inches??? had to double check like three times that they didn't mean centimeters bc that just seems like so much. idk we'll see!

[brilliantpines]

hashtag mybullshit

[brilliantpines]

blankey update for those invested

[yashbasch]

no one say shit about the cat hair i was cat sitting when i took this