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Due to life (school, being in a student musical, organizing a convention and moving) I haven’t had time to spin for about 2 months but I’m getting back into it for Tour De Fleece! Have finished what I’ve had on the wheel since May, a 3-ply and 2 of the plies for a cable 4-ply :D

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Candy + Crafts = Awesome

When Japanese Twitter user Overtime Queen noticed the resemblance between Ultra-string Q gummy candy and yarn, she decided to postpone eating it and try knitting with it instead. Each piece of the citrus and soda flavored candy measures 126 cm (50 in) long, so she bought 15 packages - amassing roughly 18.9 meters (62 feet) of gummy candy and set to work knitting with a pair of chopsticks, using a standard stocking stitch (18 stitches across), resulting in a lovely scarf that’s 100% edible.

There’s no word on whether or not Overtime Queen ate her crafty confection, but she did resport that the process of knitting the gummy scarf made her hands smell delicious:

“My hands smell like citrus soda and cola! They smell so good!”

After working on it for three hours, the completed scarf measured 25 cm x 15 cm (9.8 in x 5.9 in), and weighed 450 grams (1 lb). It may not be a long scarf, but it’s still completely awesome. We’d like nothing better than the opportunity to take a big bite out of it.

[via RocketNews24]

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Devon Dagworthy.

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Went to photograph some of the icelandic sweaters in Kolaportið, the biggest flea market in Reykjavik. Getting some inspiration for my next sweater projects… :)

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Crocheted Thranduil from The Lord of the Rings. Made freehand, as a gift.

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guess who didn’t leave the house today

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I finished my Impromptu! I found the pattern back in November and just had to cast it on in some Wollmeise I bought back in May. I think it's gonna be a favorite. 

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Herrejistanes!!!! Ni bokade över 100 biljetter de första 12 timmarna! Vi är både superglada och jätteimponerade här på MultiCon-högkvarteret!

Biblioteket är nu fullbokat, men det finns fortfarande gott om platser på Rackethallen. Som alltid så rekommenderar vi er att boka så snart som möjligt om ni vill vara säkra på att få en plats!

Det är nu JÄTTEVIKTIGT att alla som har bokat en biljett betalar i tid. Om ni inte gör det kommer ni att förlora er plats och det skulle vara tråkigt! Så håll utkik efter bekräftelsemailet, kontakta oss om det inte kommer inom 24 timmar, glöm inte att betala, och sen ses vi i sommar!!!

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Did some plying yesterday! I try to spin at least 15 minutes every day so I can get some things done :)

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because winding your yarn into balls is bad for the yarn.

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Ellen Cardigan — a free knitting pattern by Amy Christoffers.

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Sock blank awesomeness: Rorsach socks

I just stalked the Wild Yarn Dreams yarn entries on ravelry and found somebody had added these awesome socks. Sock blanks are such wonderful surprises, even when I’ve dyed them myself!

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Peacock Pretty Blanket

by kraftling - pics © Joleen Kraft - the pattern is available to purchase via Ravelry. This is really stunning! 

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I am amazed by this beauty.  YodaGirl on Ravelry shares her process in making this amazing afghan that she calls the ‘Tumbling Blocks Afghan’.  Basically, she’s just using the diamond shaped blocks from the Prairie Star afghan and graphing out a new design with them as you can see from the second pic. 

Pattern:

Prairie Star by Marilyn Coleman and Mary Jane Protus

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Kaweah Hat — a free pattern for a knit hat by Veronica Parsons.

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Leaf Green + Cables

Sources: Trellis, Quick Cable Slouch, Cable Crush Cowl, Batik, Evajae’s Beatnik, Tara, Love and Liquor, Olympic Forest Blanket, Eachtraíocht, Vikkat’s Beatnik.

 Color&Pattern series, 4/∞