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Most Artisanal of Cozies [Artsy Farts and Crafty Asses]
Dedwrekka
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By day I paint in beige and brown,
By night I paint the sun,
I find myself in the joy of working,
Only when the working day is done.
-Aaron Wilson
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
-Pablo Picasso
Building a bed?
Painting a pond?
Drawing a dog?
Crocheting a cravat?
Vectoring your way to victory?
What are you making?
Post your projects and feel free ask for advice or help.
Got any secret weapons, favorite sites, advice on crafting? Share them and feel free to @ me and I’ll post them on here in the OP.
By night I paint the sun,
I find myself in the joy of working,
Only when the working day is done.
-Aaron Wilson
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
-Pablo Picasso
Building a bed?
Painting a pond?
Drawing a dog?
Crocheting a cravat?
Vectoring your way to victory?
What are you making?
Post your projects and feel free ask for advice or help.
Got any secret weapons, favorite sites, advice on crafting? Share them and feel free to @ me and I’ll post them on here in the OP.
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Ive been making this guy lately
so for now, I just have a temporary mess containment rig (modified cardboard box lined with plastic), a dremel and a couple of diamond bits. And lots of water. Anyway, below are my first two test cases: the left one, I thought I might be able to cut in half, but I quickly realized just how much of a pain in the butt that'd be without a proper tabletop tile saw. The other is a first attempt at making runes.
the stones are onyx
Satans..... hints.....
It's not perfect, but it's something in an animation style I would never have tried before. I'll stop there, because the more I say about it the more anxious I am about showing it to anyone.
Making one of these
Satans..... hints.....
I need knitting help.
pattern is for a little vest.
Using main color, work in stocking st for rem (beg with knit row), dec one st at each end of 3rd row, then in every foll 6th row until 75 sts rem, then in every foll 4th row until 65 sts rem.
Work 1 row/s.
I understand everything except for the italics parts. stocking stitch for remaining.... what?
and then the last line work 1 row/s? what does the /s mean?
@tynic @Usagi @ceres @Cello
anybody else that does knitting as well.
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I can't really parse the work 1row/s bit
Do you have a link to the pattern perchance?
Edit: that last bit might be just added on to get to the correct side for whatever you're supposed to do after it?
Like, blah blah blah, work in stockinette, do the decreases, and then when you hit 65 stitches do one more row before moving on to the next section
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
but I took a photo of the first page of it.
http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp188/lonelyahava/Mobile Uploads/20160401_174650_zpsk0fjevvw.jpg
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And because just prior to that section you were working in garter stitch, it says work in stockinette "for rem." Or remainder in this context. Because sometimes pattern writers like to use dumb abbreviations.
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
unless that graph/chart thing at the beginning is how long to work the vest to? like work until it's 35cm for newborn size? is that what it means?
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Ok so you've worked the 5 rows of garter stitch. Now you change needle sizes and start working in main color. You have 87 stitches.
Knit one row
Purl one row
On row 3, decrease 1 at start, knit to 2 stitches from end, decrease 1 at end. 85 stitches remaining
Work 5 rows of stockinette
Repeat row 3. 83 stitches remaining
Work 5 rows of stockinette
Repeat decrease row. 81
Work 5 rows ss
Repeat Decrease row. 79
Work 5 rows ss
Rep dec row. 77
Work 5 rows ss
Rep dec row. 75
Work 3 rows ss.
Decrease row. 73
Repeat those last two things until you hit 65
Work 1 row.
If my math is right, your decrease row will always be a knit row
The chart at the beginning is to help you decide which size to make it.
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
urgh.
Thanks @knitdan
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So Hancock Fabric is closing down.
so everything is 20+50% off.
including their website.
fabric, yarn, everything.
best of luck for your wallets
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Progress!
That image is 2.6 megs
Might want to put it behind a link or edit it
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
I didnt realize Clive made it into the photo!
Someone in Print Club started making these cool owl plushes. That thing has bottle cap eyes and newspaper sewn in. Its rad
I just got a respirator in the mail the other day so now I'm going to try airbrushing the next kit I build.
well Mom and I have been quilting.
Made a whole 2.5 sets of placemats so far! Just need to put the other one together and sew them up.
and then onto a table runner present for some friends.
and then... I dunno. Maybe a baby blanket
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I did some quilting
http://s410.photobucket.com/user/lonelyahava/library/Crafty goodness/Quilting
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I recently realized that I hadn't actually made anything outside of class, for a while. So I decided to try making at least one project a week. This is week one.
I am just about finished with the table runner and placemats for friends. just need to handsew the seams shut on the placemats and have mom show me how to sew the binding on for the table runner (silver metallic! cause who doesn't want some bling?).
I've got another quilt project started, have my design on paper, my cut list figured out and all the fabrics, just need to cut the pieces and then go from there. This is going to be just the quilt top and a backing, as it's destined to become a duvet cover.
And I've just started on a crochet blanket for a coworker. He and his wife are having their first child after many many many tries and 3 goes with IVF. I've known they were expecting almost as long as they have since my coworker was talking to me about pregnancy all the way through the process. I could not be more excited for them. So I'm working on a hexagon baby blanket in yellow, tan, grey, white and I'm trying to find a stuffed bee to go along with it since the colors remind me of bees and honeycomb.
I've also got some good quality dk/8ply wool sitting and waiting to go on my needles for that vest pattern for my little lady, and just found another knit cardigan pattern.
Sometimes insomnia has its benefits!
Crochet is so much faster than knitting, oh my gosh.
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http://lcart3.narod.ru/image/fantasy/giger/bl/hr_giger_biomechanicallandscape_001.jpg
http://img08.deviantart.net/6931/i/2010/009/e/c/giger_style_shoulder_piece_by_gwendrael.jpg
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Yeah, you can kind of see it in the second image at the top. It's a piece that separates when open and is tightly fit while closed.
Decided to make matching placemats
All together
And now a sneak peek at the next quilt, a duvet cover
Edit: Christ those things are big. Are they too big filesize wise?
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The place I work at produces a whole bunch, so I've been collecting it while on patrol (with permission from one of the team leads). Here's a starter piece I've been working on, to get used to it. This is after some light sanding with 320 grit and some car polish applied with a microfiber cloth.
It's coming out pretty well.