halfpastgin

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Recording glove patterns to save Scottish Sanquhar designs (www.bbc.com)
Spooky Halloween shirt complete! in c/sewing@lemmy.world
[–] halfpastgin 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

HUGE success! Really great work, I was also tricked haha

[NEW TECHNIQUE] Pastel Bubble Hat in c/knitting@lemmy.world
[–] halfpastgin 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I also love your colour choices! It looks like your stitches are twisted, did you know?

Question for knitters in c/knitting@lemmy.world
[–] halfpastgin 1 points 1 year ago

I also went route 2!

I made a chunky cardigan, which was basically several rectangles that I'd need to stitch together. I learnt how to knit, purl and do 1x1 rib, which all went fine. I even managed to do knitting maths to adjust for my gauge. But then my mattress stitching was an absolute disaster and I miscalculated my pick up and knit for the button band and it all bunched up.

So no, I didn't have a nice wearable item. But I learnt a lot of skills and really enjoyed it. I've been hooked ever since. All in all, I'd still recommend route two haha

Re needles: I got wooden interchangeable needles in the two sizes I needed for that project (10 and 12 mm I think), then when I realised I was immediately hooked I bought a set.

Ps. My next project was a jumper in the round and it went wayyyyy better.

I was shocked when my partner just told me she'd never touch a Yorkie. Have you heard any other controversial sweet opinions? in c/casualuk
[–] halfpastgin 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't even realise Yorkies still existed. Not that that changes anything, I still refuse to eat sexist mediocre chocolate.

Folklore cat sweater (my favourite project to date!) in c/knitting@lemmy.world
[–] halfpastgin 2 points 1 year ago

Ooh please share if you end up making one too!

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Folklore cat sweater (my favourite project to date!) (ravel.me)
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Didn't want to just lurk on Lemmy, so thought I'd re-share one of my favourite projects to date: a folklore cat sweater!

I made this as a present for my friend, who's a big Taylor Swift fan and a doting cat parent. Quick background: Taylor Swift wore a gorgeous white cable knit cardigan in one of her music videos. That came to be known as the Folklore Cardigan, and you could buy it as merch or recreate it with this free Lion Brand pattern. I also saw some pet versions, and knew my friend would love one for her cat!

I based my stitch counts off of a pattern generator. (At the time, this was a free pattern. It's now 2 dollars, so still great value. But I think a free Drops pattern in the small size would also have worked fine.) Then I rounded up/down to get a stitch count that easily fit the cable patterns from the folklore cardigan. Taylor's cardigan has applique stars, so I crocheted a couple using this video (I'd never crocheted before, but the video was just easy enough to follow).

My friend and I were really happy with the result! (Her cat less so haha)

It'd be a stretch to call it a pattern, but if you'd like to make your own, I wrote down my measurements, stitch counts and instructions to myself in my Ravelry project notes. Happy to answer any other questions!