I was rummaging through old photos and found this testimony of how I started (and then got hooked on) #VisibleMending. Moths had eaten holes in my favourite jumper. I was furious and swore revenge with a needle. Since I couldn't embroider properly or be accurate, I "needle-painted" yarn moths. Today, everyone thinks the jumper is an expensive designer piece. 🤭
I finished off this balloon sleeve shrug this morning and is for a friend. I based this on the balloon sleeve shrugs I made a couple of last year, and I used the yarn I took from the dress, which I turned into a jumper earlier this year.
The only downside to making clothing for other people is that I can't try it on them as I go like I do when I make things for myself. Fingers crossed it fits when she tries it on!
This morning, I added a few rows to the jumper I finished last week as I've worn it a couple of times and found it was a tad shorter than I'd intended but now it's spot on!
Comunque non ho detto i #pacchetti che ieri finalmente sono arrivati dalla #Cina con furore. Non Temu #haul, bensì #AliExpress haul; tutta #roba che mi serviva da tempo, comunque.
🧻️ I rullini di #carta termica adesiva per la stampantina, che in negozi fisici non si trovano e su Amazon costano relativamente molto di più. ….me li aspettavo un po’ meno cortini di diametro, ma per €2,67 credo sia ok:
Yesterday, I finished this cropped jumper. It needs blocking because the bottom edge keeps curling up.
I made this with various sockweight yarns, but with 2 strands together and using 6mm needles.
I may turn it into a cardigan by steeking up the front like I did with my snowflake jumper, but I will see how it fares as a jumper before I make a permanent change!
Exactly a year after learning to crochet, my first major freeform piece - a Halloween jumper! Freeform has no pattern, fabric is made up of small random or figurative 'scrumbles' and joining them together. About £90 of yarn in it - wool, premium acrylic/cotton, recycled sari silk, chenille, felt bobbles and beads. I'm fascinated by eyes. My OH says it's 'the product of a disturbed mind'.
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And this morning I too had to venture in to what I call "The Winter Cupboard" - where large, heavy, woollen garments lie in wait for "this time of year" to come all over again, so that they can again see the light of day, albeit for ever shortening hours