The bobbin is most fitting, the only fiber stuff I have going on is I crocheted a long narrow sack of cotton yarn for my garlic to hang in. And I am taking in my bathing suit I bought last summer, too big, some hand sewing and some machine work.
I’m “plotting revenge” and it’s generally ‘fiber arts’ related, but not specifically scissor related .... grrrr.
Anyway, I’ll get some pics together of what I’m working on & post later. Power is out right now & we’re on generator power ... too stressed out to deal with posting pics!
Thanks for the thread!
It's my take on Simplicity pattern 1447A. I can use up lots of small pieces of fabric. This is a habit of mine; I like to use up yarn or fabric that would otherwise be discarded. I picked up many small pieces of fabric for a song at "antique" stores. I like the challenge of making something useful of them. I've made a few and each one is different. Different fabric and sizes of course; but I also like to do something different with notions etc. as well.I use fabric scissors to cut up pizza. (But not for anything else but the pizza. They’re awesome that way!)
Can Baby Yoda and I be friends before he kills me?
Also in needle felt.
Lace Knit Project #1: I have finished knitting the Valley of Lilies blanket. It's done in Pound of Love, pastel green. I love this more than I thought I would and will definitely do the pattern again. The bind off gave me 'heartburn'. After you put in so much time, getting it off the needles is a big deal and not only that, I wanted both edges, initial & final, to be as close as possible in the way they looked. A regular bind off is distinctive, with a flat ridge of stitches. I got into the youtube videos & after watching several on the topic, decided to bind off “in pattern”. The pattern is seed stitch, but turned out to be easier than I thought and I am MORE than pleased with the result. If you hold the two edges together, they are not exact, but for anyone who doesn't do that kind of specific comparison, you would not see an obvious difference.
Here's what the bind off looks like & the overall pattern:
Lace Knit Project #2: This was the pattern I really wanted to do first, intending it to be a baptism blanket since I had yarn (Simply Soft) that was close in 'grist' (yards/oz) & the right color: white. I chose to do the other one first to iron out any knitting 'how to' issues & 'bugs' and I have added a tremendous amount of knitting knowledge from both projects to the bare basics of knitting that I already had (self taught - lots of things to correct like hand positions & still working on this). I am finding lace knitting to be extremely satisfying (if a bit time consuming LOL). As it turns out, it appears this blanket will just go in my “treasure trunk” of completed crochet/knitting projects until the right situation to make it a gift comes up. Shockingly, it looks like my knitting matches the pattern gauge, so the blanket should turn out to be 36” x 36”. One lace pattern is 20 rows – I have about a pattern & a half to go (30 rows) plus 8 rows of border (seed stitch again). Coming down the home stretch!!
I am late as ever, but what an awesome convergence 😂