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I started the towels today!

And holy moly I know my weaving isn't perfect but I am so excited about how much my selvedges have improved after only a short bit of mucking around. I got some really good advice on a fiber arts discord server and I am so!! excited!!! 😭

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owlspinningyarns

freshly washed and dripping all over my balcony

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ezekiellsplayground

Completed double knit fossil cowl. Pattern is the ‘Fossil Frenzy Cowl’ by HandHuntKnits that was adapted for double knitting technique.

This cowl was a year in the making, with lots and lots of help from a member in my fibre community who helped work out colour control for the twisted rib & created a stretchy twisted rib bind off for me. I dedicate this shawl to them, as without them this crazy idea to double knit this would never have happened.

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sewambitious

319 threads later…

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tundramor

Cute!!

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leveragehunters

Inspired by that threaded needle pic, I've woven my own dark side of the loom!

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mothyandthesquid

“Purple Orchid”, a beautiful floral speckling of purples that would look absolutely stunning with “Royal Purple”. Each and every colourway is a unique creation by a human being with thoughts, feelings, family and hopes.

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annaplexis

Why I always have pliers at hand when I’m #knitting 😎🧶😉

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Just got the back of Slade off the needles. For the shoulders, I deviated from the instructions by going with short rows that I will do a three needle bind off with the front pieces when they are ready.

#knitting #handknitting #slade cardigan #brooklyn tweed #michele wang designs #merino #hemp #silk #sweater

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Back to sampling. This is @intothewhirled Pakokku Sock in Hijinks (the dark multi-color) and Hornet (the green tilting towards yellow).

#knitting #handknitting #into the whorled #pakokku sock #brioche knitting #sample #merino #nylon

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yarnandink

Okay! ~~Ten~~ Twelve Stitch Twist baby blanket is bound off, woven in, washed and now drying, and I'm very proud of it and very happy to have it finished.

Changes to the pattern in this version:

cast on 12 stitches instead of 10
used a Backward Loop cast-on instead of Long Tail, because that’s a bit stretchier for me
worked two extra ridges for each pie wedge for the starting circle (e.g. worked the w&t after 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 stitches, then back down)
worked an extra “k2, w&t, k2” ridge after completing the last/eighth pie wedge, and before knitting the full row
used a Lace bind-off, instead of the normal pass over bind-off, because again it’s stretchier for me
bound off to the last two stitches, because I’m working a selvedge stitch and wanted to keep that consistent
therefore skipped the knit front and back ridge from the pattern
worked a w&t ridge after each increase to an even number of stitches from 4 stitches onward (so the next ridge after increasing to 4, 6, 8, and 10 stitches)
increased back to 12 stitches instead of 10
used ssk instead of k2tog for the decrease in the final spiral arm.

I was mildly tempted to work an i-cord border, but ultimately decided not to because a) I'd already used much more yarn than I'd planned, and b) I wanted this blanket done and ready to gift to the colleague I knit it for, before she goes on maternity leave.

(Also c) it would have taken ages and been boring and fiddly and not worth the effort.)

Yarn is Multicoloured Sock by Bendigo Woollen Mills, in the Blue Jeans colourway. I knit the thing on 3mm needles.

The finished fabric is light, soft and drapey, but beautifully warm (I overheated a couple of times with this project on my lap, especially during our late summer heat waves), and I hope will serve the mother and kiddo for many years!