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redwork pouf

hand embroidery, cotton floss on cotton canvas

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After knitting the same repeat 6x for the center I am absurdly excited to get to a new shape... ooh the beginning of diamonds 👀👀

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Here’s the finished socks!

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Accessorising the new cotehardie a little, as a treat. I don’t know why all these turned out so serious 😂

Also holy shit, all of this is entirely handsewn (including the not-visible shift and hose). Reenactor goalpost reached o.o

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btw I’ve found these stretches from the WAK blog very helpful when knitting a lot:

Plus make sure to take breaks regularly - and stop if anything starts to hurt!

especially with gift knitting I know it can be tempting to push through it for a deadline, but it’s really not worth causing long term injury. (And anyone knit-worthy should be understanding of that, imho.) Stay well :)

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the shirt i just made out of pillowcases and bits of quilting cotton is the coolest thing on this earth perhaps

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Layering the posca pens was so frustrating

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Bad and naughty horses have to wear the Elmer's hat

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I'm encountering problems with the measuring tape.

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KNITTING TIME BAAAYYYBBEEEEE

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My hands making my Spring/Summer collection

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The Tatter Textile Library in New York put out a call for volunteers to stitch the names of the 146 garment workers who died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire on March 25, 1911. They sewed all the names into a banner, which was placed on the site of the fire in commemoration. On Instagram the Library wrote:

In this alarming era of callous governmental deregulation at home, continued abuses against textile workers globally, and rampant anti-immigrant sentiment, our community has found potent meaning and purpose in this collective project and is excited to unfurl our banner at this year’s commemoration.

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This has finally been delivered to its new owner, so I can post it on here.

When I made the first of these blankets, I really wasn't thinking about how it would become a thing. But here I am with blanket number 5? And I think it's officially a thing now. I also think I'm getting better at it.

As usual, this is about 1m square, that's 175 columns (though double knitting, so 350) and 262 rows.

The design for this one is based on the interests of my friends whose baby it's for, with the owl and the mouse added because I felt like. I started it in December and finished at the end of February, which is pretty quick. I think the owl is my favourite part.

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Finished and styled appropriately! Alas it is far too hot to wear at the moment, but hopefully it will be fine for late night bat walks.

I am super proud of this jumper and my first time starting a garment from my own idea rather than replicating a pattern! It was really fun making lots of decisions along the way to bring my vision to life!

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can i hear a little commotion for the sweater

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trans flag colours in my fair isle colourwork hat complete! pattern is vagaland beret by alison rendall

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snake sweater, snake sweater