Posted on 05/01/2020 1:27:21 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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Have you ever heard of Arm Knitting?
I have a project on my ‘One Of These Days’ List.
I plan to create a wall hanging using the Arm Knitting technique. I like the idea, because the yard used for this method is very thick. Think of a string of yarn the size of a Polish Sausage.
I won’t do anything elaborate first few times I experiment.
The yarn may be expensive. All I picture is a 4 ft x 2 ft Scroll made of Arm-Knitted Loops.
A light beige wall sculpture hanging on a light beige wall.
I would like the texture and the shadows.
***One of these days.
There is a Jo Ann Fabrics a city or two away. I’ll go there.
Thanks for your Fiber Arts thread.
Are there any quilters here willing to take on a project as the economy reopens? Maybe a consignment thing?
Hello everyone, please add me to the ping list. I stuff and sew dolls for charity, for the historical society.
My knitting group had a new knitter come and she wanted to give it a try - by the end of the evening she had knit a very long scarf with her arms. I was exhausted watching her ;)
I can make some art if I get enough fiber...
There’s one in every crowd! ;)
Several sites which might be of interest:
Do It Yourself Craft Guru
https://www.diycraftsguru.com/page/2/
One Mad Tatter
https://onemadtatter.wordpress.com/
Antique Crochet Blog
http://antique-crochet.com/blog
Crochet Guild of America
https://cgoanow.blogspot.com/
She Can Quilt
https://www.shecanquilt.ca/
Build Basic
https://build-basic.com/
Well, I’ve been knitting and crocheting for babies.
My BFF is expecting her first grandchild and I am crocheting a little cowboy outfit. One of those cute little photo prop outfits. Hat, boots and diaper cover.
There are 5 or 6 couples in my church expecting also so I’ve been knitting snuggle sacks and hats and bonnets.
These are all pre-corona pregnancies. I am wondering if there will be a baby boomlet from the lockdown.
My Mom is predicting a Baby Boom; she makes the fabric snuggle sacks for her church, too. I think she has 20 at the ready right now. She’s very optimistic. :)
LOL! Yep. MANY ‘projects’ out there that never should have been! :)
I have been hand-sewing lace onto netting for my daughter’s bridal veil. Wedding has now been postponed (was 5/23). I still need to shorten her dress, which will involve a lot of handwork. The BRIGHT SIDE: While my sewing machine stayed at her house for several weeks, she got to experimenting with it, and BOUGHT ONE for herself! I got mine back today, and am excited that she now has the bug.
My husband had a severe health crisis (not COVID-19) 3 weeks ago, so life has been in even more turmoil since then, but he’s recovering now, and hopefully will be home in a couple more weeks. I might try to squeeze in a sewing project (just a top for myself?) while he’s away, because it is therapeutic for me, but working full-time, keeping up the yard work, and visiting him is making time hard to come by (and I really need to finish the veil, before staring anything new).
Thanks for this thread, Diana.
So sorry to hear about Hubby. Glad he’s on the mend.
You planted the Sewing Seed, Mom! My own Mother wishes I could sew something besides a pair of STRAIGHT curtains, a pillow case or a table runner, LOL!
I guess I’ve always looked at it in that it’s not worth competing with The Master when it comes to sewing. She’s so good - she’s legendary in her local theater circles for her costume designs.
Best of luck with your projects and wishing a speedy recovery for your Hubby.
We’ve had some interesting “cat” adventures lately - a relative “escaped” NYC after weeks of what amounts to house arrest (aka “quarantine”) with her cat (will be a year old in a month or so). He’s a great cat, friendly & affectionate, energetic, curious about everything, but is now in a place with an older cat ... he’s in the process of learning to ‘respect’ his elders. It’s been two-cat chaos, but the situation is improving. BTW, the relative promptly took a COVID test in her new surroundings/state & is negative (big relief).
So I saw this link and thought other cat lovers might be interested - there are more links at this link, too:
Free Crochet Cat Patterns
https://www.handylittleme.com/how-to-make-a-crochet-cat/
In our area, we are not mandated to wear masks. My personal choice, from doing reading/research & from a comfort level, is not to wear one, but that’s a choice people need to make for themselves, unless there’s a mandate in place.
That being said, if you want to wear one or need to, or know people who need masks, here is a link to some crochet masks. Also, there is a pattern for “ear savers” - they connect to the loops that go behind the ears & then use the back of the head as the “pressure point”, thus saving sore ears. These ear savers are very much in demand & would make a nice gift, even in non-pandemic times, for those who wear masks regularly.
6 Crochet Face Mask Patterns
Use your skills to work up a crochet face mask pattern with our free patterns.
https://www.allfreecrochet.com/Crochet-Accessories/Crochet-Face-Mask-Patterns
Another ear-saver (also called an ear ease) pattern that is adjustable, in PDF form (hope the link works for you - it does work for me):
https://files.constantcontact.com/743fe2b4201/e9db175e-3f6e-43be-8351-285e75ceae5e.pdf
People are Using Their Free Time To Crochet Tiny Couches For Their Cats
I've got to see if there's a knitting version...
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