#this was A Project

[zahlibeth]

she's done!

approx 41.5" / 105cm square blanket, corner to corner style

yarn is sirdar stories DK weight 40/60 acrylic/cotton mix in 826 gin fizz, 827 glow sticks, 828 golden hour, 829 mimosas and 836 invite.

pattern is from my brain - corner to corner style with seed stitch edging (this is an ENTIRE pain for the increase/decreases fyi and getting the tension to match the centre is also hard).

the coloured stripes alternate a textured pattern (seed or garter) with a central stockinette with eyelets, there are extra stockinette sections at the first and last corners to provide visual balance. The first and third stripes match, as do the second and fourth. If you check the earlier pictures you'll see I originally intended 5 stripes which would have meant the stripes mirrored round the centre and I'd have picked a third eyelet pattern for the central stripe.

the real trick is knowing WHEN to change colours so the stripes look good, if you fuck up and change when it makes logical sense, then it won't be visually consistent - you can see that on the test one i made for blocking that i just threw together months later - a lot of the colour changes should happen on the wrong side instead.

original blanket test blanket, and the moment I realised what i'd let myself in for with the scale:

shark for scale, this is Bernard:

all wrapped up now so I can't futz with it any longer!

[m00ngbin]

RHAJDGJAHZ I FINISHED MY PROJECT MY HUGE PROJECT THAT IVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR LIKE EIGHT MONTHS AND FHAKSJHFKSND IM SO HAPPY IDK WHAT TO DO

[runawaymun]

First Meetings~

At last, Lord Elrond let go and stepped away. He repeated his original question: “Are you lost?”  Miserably, Beetle shook her head, tucking her hands behind her back. She wasn’t. She still remembered the way back to their rooms. “I was looking for water, my lord. I’m sure I can find it. I thought maybe-- the fountain--”  “To drink?” She nodded, still staring at her feet. “For my friend.”  He put a hand on her shoulder and turned back toward the main path. “Come, then. We’ll find Lindir. It’s still a little while before they’ll serve the next meal. We expected your company to sleep a long time.” 

-- And the Stars Shine the Same, Chapter 1 - Beetle

I am once again drawing this scene. I did it again because first of all I love them and second of all I wanted to do a proper illustration for it, rather than just a doodle here and there. So here it is, with flower symbolism because I can't help myself.

Beetle's Side

Baby's Breath - innocence, purity of heart

Starflower - courage

Cinquefoil - beloved daughter

Elrond's Side

Queen Anne's Lace - safe haven

Anthurium - hospitality

Middle

Daffodil - rebirth, new beginnings

I'll probably do more of these but for now, here's chapter one :)

[monochromatic-ahhhh]

*puts a wide array of words in blender to form perplexing "symbolisms"*

[sastiel-is-my-serotonin]

Hey, are you aware of the fact that many people in Gaza have resorted to cutting pieces of their tents for scraps for pads? Which as you can imagine isn't the safest option but their only option in most cases. This also applies to those going through postpartum bleeding from giving birth. If you want to or can help:

The Pious Projects - they distribute feminine hygiene kits for people in Gaza! I suggest checking it out yourself but there's various amounts you can give from $5-$1,000 to help make and distribute these kits! They cost around $25 for each kit, but every bit helps. Make sure to share the link even if you can't currently help donate today!

[kiryuing]

[lizardsfromspace]

Shout out to this one woman from Blair Witch Project. According to the directors everyone involved in the scene was a plant, except for her, some random woman from the real Burkitsville who was asked about the Blair Witch and immediately made up a story about seeing a documentary on the Discovery Channel about disappearing hunters. While carrying a child. Unsung MVP of horror

[marypsue]

One of the worst feelings in the world: when you are just desperate, like claw-your-own-skin-off desperate, to create, but the only thing that even vaguely appeals to you to work on is a nebulous half-feeling that might be dreamily related to some half-formed notion of a concept. I must! Make! No thing! Only make!

[apollos-boyfriend]

something they don’t tell you about being autistic is that every character you write WILL end up autistic/autistic-coded whether you like it or not

[mo-mode]

I love how Walker Scobell just appeared one day. He’s acted in only three projects now, all within the last two years, all where he’s the main character. Nothing else. No nepotism. I think someone in Hollywood just said “Yeah I need an angelic little blond boy who watches too many rated R movies, bites people, and swears like a sailor?” and then they found Walker skateboarding in the dumpster out back and went “PERFECT”

[ink-the-artist]

Love the contrast between the Americans’ “Apollo” and the Soviets’ “Sputnik.” You got the Americans naming their rocket after a Greek god trying to communicate the grandness and importance of this rocket. And you got the Soviets naming their rocket “fellow traveler.” Like a friend you go on an  adventure with together. This rocket is our little friend lol 

[foxbirdy]

A short comic I made about my experiences as a seasonal worker, and the way places change you.

Prints & PDF

[beif0ngs]

Stop-motion is an animation technique in which objects are physically manipulated in small increments. By capturing 24 frames per second, the object comes to life

The movement of each character, the speed at which they move, and lighting are all taken into account. Everything is crafted and captured manually, frame by frame. By doing everything manually, the handmade nature of this series exudes warmth filled with the unique charm only stop-motion can provide.

As the process requires extreme precision, each animator can only create up to 4 to 5 seconds of footage a day. Approximately 86,000 individual images were required to create this series.

[stivkun]

I wonder who's hiding under that comically long hounskull- Oh my gar.

Decided to probably name them Edgar. Need my silly pun names.