Knitting is my jam and I am hoping to see a community popping up here and taking off.
I did a crochet blanket as a special request years ago so taught myself how but haven't crocheted anything since then.
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I've been doing crochet for a couple years now, and just picked up Tunisian crochet about a week ago. I'm dying for a crochet focused community on lemmy, if anyone knows of one.
Late to this post, I love crochet! I haven't had much time to do it recently but there's a simple scarf/shawl that I've been been ticking away on for about two years haha. I'm looking forward to having some more free time soon and getting back into it in earnest. Can't wait to see everyone's projects here :)
I crochet. I am currently working on a Yeti. And hope to start a shawl using a pattern called Duinen II
I started with crocheting and last year I also discovered knitting for me so I hope to find some fellow enthusiasts here. :D
I love crocheting Amigurumi! Also, I like making hats, scarfs and ... sorry I don't remember the word in English - cuffs? The things like gloves but without fingers? Is it just fingerless gloves? Anyway those! I don't have enough arms to wear them all, so I make them now for friends and family who want them.
I'm addicted to crochet! It really helps with times of high anxiety. Mostly make amigurumi as they're not as much of a time sink. Really proud of a Bobby Hill with a purse I made. I hope you can find a pattern you love :)
I knit! Mostly sweaters and socks, some hats and shawls. I have a sock project in a little zipped bag that I can take with me. Socks don’t need much space, and they are sort of immediate gratification since they don’t take long.
I just started to learn how to crochet during the past couple of weeks! I'm afraid I'll end up distracted by a different craft soon though, I have trouble staying motivated... After a couple mini projects I started making a triangle shawl, but I lost my stitch count on the 7th row and I haven't found the energy to go back and figure it out yet :')
I've also tried other fiber crafts in the last year: friendship bracelets, embroidery and shuttle tatting. Weaving and spinning are the next ones on my list to try. Maybe bobbin lace too, one day.
I’ve been playing with spinning using a Turkish drop-spindle. It’s really fun! I have no grace nor elegance and my yarn is full of slubs, but making single ply and double ply with the drop spindle has taught me so much about yarn in general.
Take a look at “Snyder Spindles”. They have many different kinds and they are well made. https://www.snyderspindles.com/ There are also lots of instructions out there on how to make your own.
Do you have any recommendations on where to start with friendship bracelets? Like online resources or anything like that. I haven't made them in years, would love to make some for festival season :)
I do! There's several different channels on youtube with instructions, so you can pick what works best for your brain. I'll link some videos from a couple different creators below, but I recommend looking at their channels' playlists too. They all have put together very good playlists to get you started:
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Alex's Innovations. Basic knots for friendship bracelets: In case you need a refresher on what the knots are. Alex has a lot of neat pattern tutorials, and a great compendium video on all the ways you can start and end your bracelet.
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KnotLikeTheOthers. Easy Chevron Tutorial with tear drop loop: this was one of the first tutorials I tried out, the presenter goes slow and doesn't speed up the footage for most of the process iirc. The chevron is a great design for getting the hang of the process, and it's easier to keep neat than candy-stripe bracelets. Jenn is amazing at alpha bracelets, which look like pixel art and can be used as bookmarks or wall deco etc.
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Masha's Knots. Beginner's guide to bracelets: Very comprehensive video on pretty much all the basic stuff, but it can potentially get overwhelming. Masha has incredibly detailed explanations of all the techniques, and a ton of tutorials for really gorgeous patterns.
These are my favorites but there's more, like Megan Morris and kinseyb. Apart from yt, there's also a vibrant community to be found at BraceletBook and friendship-bracelets.net. They're sites where people publish patterns and there's an accompanying forum section too for discussions.
And now a couple extras:
- adjustable loop closures - a quick and dirty way to make your bracelets adjustable, i.e easier to take off. Not the prettiest or long lasting one, but good to get started.
- How to tie the shaped frog bracelet - shaped bracelets look really cool, and this is one of the few videos I've found showing how to do this technique. It can be applied to other patterns too, not just the frog.
You're a star! Thank you so much :D meant to be writing a college assignment (or three) right now so won't go down the rabbit hole just yet but absolutely will be checking these out when I finish!
Happy to help! I'm procrastinating on my college stuff as we speak :')
yayy! (side note, this week was the worst timing for all this reddit drama and finding out about beehaw, I literally can't drag myself away from it all to get anything done eeeek)
Hope your college work goes well!
I feel you, it's the same for me. It's really fun hanging around less mainstream spaces again
Best of luck to you too!
when my grandmother passed she left behind a nearly finished blanket that I felt I needed to finish, been learning and practicing so I can get to the point I can finish it properly.
There are resources dedicated to help people finish the unfinished projects of loved ones and friends. loose ends. I'd love to see a picture of what you have. I'm sure there is help out there to get it finished up. From what I understand it helps with grief management. Good Luck!
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