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I’m making my very first pair of socks and I’m so stoked I keep staring at them

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Stop developing genAI and start developing machines that will weave in my ends for me

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A little video of spinning up the singles for the chunky green yarn. Wheel is a Daedalus Starling.

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Berry Baby Down Alpaca

Holy moly, the spring on this. Hoping my slight overtwist loosens up in the wash, but its still pretty soft. Less bright than the picture with flash shows.

248 yds. Two ply. S singles, Z ply.

50% alpaca, 50% baby doll sothdown.

Likely becoming some sort of accessory(ies?) for Mom for Solstice. Maybe another contender for Fair entry this year.

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slightly off-color pictures but: process of my latest spin. Its superwash merino which i keep saying I would prefer to spin more of other wool breeds and non-superwash but I keep ending up with superwash merino

However: before this I had started to spin my icelandic/alpaca wool but i wasn't impressed with how it was blended. so took out my blending board last night & ended up with some mini batts/giant rolags which i wasn't really planning for BUT it's more blended which is good.

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Nibling's first Aran sweater! I have given myself cuteness aggression from my own knitting.

Yarn: Malabrigo Washted in Natural

Pattern: My own design, using honeycomb and moss stitch diamond cables

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Even unblocked it's gotten so big! :3

(Cobweb weight on US2s)

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Finished the last two designs for my Mighty Nein quilt! I can finally sew the quilt top together and finish up this project!

Top (left to right): Essek, Caleb, Veth, Jester, Fjord

Bottom (left to right): DM, Beau, Yasha, Molly, Caduceus

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I got 14 done in 2 evenings (not stitching the entire time) so feeling more confident this is doable ^^

going for "rustic" aka big stitches and not worrying too much about it being Super Neat which is definitely helping

(hard to see from here but I'm using a muted goldy colour)

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Currently sewing on the narrowest binding I have ever made.

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My infamous solarpunk shorts have always had a defect: The belt loops were too small for my belt.

Yesterday I unpicked all five belt loops and cut out seven new ones. I then realized the fabric wasn't very stable, even on the straight grain, so I backed them with my landlady's fusible interfacing. Then I used my machine's diamond stitch to cover the raw edge.

And here's the final product! Cheers to a more wearable, usable garment.

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What started out as an aesthetic decision to frog back the salmon sheep to eliminate the extra white row when the chart repeated, turned into a frustratingly epic foray into repairing multiple issues.

I had to learn how to thread in an afterthought lifeline to safely frog back about 8 hours of work to reknit the grey sheeps where a surprise dropped stitch was discovered. Then I needed another lifeline to frog back half those sheeps again when I discovered a surprise extra stitches around had appeared. Also ended up downsizing the cable as the colourwork was being stretched too much whilst knitting.

In total, all of that, plus an extra row of sheep equated to about 14 hours of work.

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I have the best friends lol. Look at this lovely cross stitch piece a friend made me!

EDIT: I have been informed that the pattern is by @shitpostsampler ! Thanks to those who let me know!

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Tiny little phone case charms! @themikecollective commissioned me to try to make some extremely small pretty things, which was a fun challenge. The biggest two are only 1.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm!

From back to front: two flattish glass gems (red and blue); three cages for blue glass spheres; and then two pure wire constructs.

This was a fun little break. I've been doing a lot of functional mechanisms recently, so it was nice to make something that's just pretty!

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Big ole quilt top in progress, planning on hand quilting once i get the guts to baste this bastard

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My niece’s hexies look so fabulous, like a big patch of moss. I’m so proud.