It's September and my summer top is done, which means one thing: My longtime WIP (once frogged, now being re-knitted) is out of the drawer and ready to cover everything in red hair!
Unfortunately, it also means that I'm using my old basic circulars again because I superstitious and afraid of changing needles mid-project). Significantly lesser knitting experience compared to my beloved Reflections.
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thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y
That colour is everything to me 🧡 Better luck with it this time!
My contribution to WIP day is progress on my snuggly green Justyna Jumper. It'd been sitting for a while (because sleeves) but the #FallFinishAlong over on Mastodon really has my arse in gear.
One sleeve finished, the other immediately picked up and started so I didn't lose steam. Making good progress now. And shoutout to @Flughoernchen@feddit.de because that much simpler elastic bind-off you put me onto recently has been a gamechanger for the cuffs 😆
weirdsquid@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
It sounds like you'll have it on time for winter - and it looks so warm! Love the saturated green!
thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
If all my clothes weren't black, they'd definitely be green as a second choice 😄
Managed another two whole sleeve rounds last night after posting this too so you know, totes storming along...
weirdsquid@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Totally know what you mean. My clothes are mostly plain black/brown/grey because these colours are a safe bet for me. I'm weary of taking a colour risk when I'll put so much time and effort in making a garment..."Luckily", knitting with black yarn is such a pain in the eye that I'm forced to pick a colour :)
thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
Hah, yup, I ended up having to set a strict colour palette for myself because otherwise I was just picking weird bright colours at random that were fun to knit or sew or whatever, but that I never wore! Just not a colourful person deep down, I guess.
(my palette is like, black, dark green, dark blue, purple etc...embracing my inner witch)
QTpi@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
As a person with a cool winter complexion, I resemble that last remark 🤣. My wardrobe is totally in that comment. I've been trying to branch out but I keep coming back.
thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
Apparently I'm something called a bright spring and I should be wearing bright orange and turquoise and other such things. But you can rip my dark witchy vibes out of my cold dead hands 😂
weirdsquid@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
@thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee
@QTpi@sh.itjust.works
Glad that you brought that up! How did you determine your colours? I've tried an online tool that uses pictures, but the results are all over the place...
ChaosCoati@midwest.social · 7 pts · 2y
This looks so soft and squishy
QTpi@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
I'm pretty sure everyone is tired of seeing my Halloween-y double knit scarf. I suspect it's cursed because every time I put it on my son, it "needs one or two more charts" to be long enough.
Beautiful color!
thegiddystitcher@artisan.chat · 5 pts · 2y
@QTpi @weirdsquid Not even gonna click through from Mastodon to reply to this, I'm just gonna say SHOW US YOUR CURSED SCARF 😂
QTpi@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y
Here's is the cursed scarf. Progress slowed because of birthday party preparation but this should be it this time.
weirdsquid@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
For the record: I'm not bored of it either! Looks stunning!
thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
Definitely do not envy you all those ends, but it is a thing of absolute beauty