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Please please where did you find the pattern for the dinosaur cowl? šš„ŗ
The dino cowl is designed by HandHuntKnits. You can find the stranded colourwork pattern on their etsy here; https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/1325235068/ The cowl I am knitting I am doing in double knit. Although the colourwork portion is very easily done in double knit, the twisted rib has proven a massive challenge as regular cast on/bind off of…
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Hey, weird question- how do you keep your wool from being eaten? I recently found carpet beetles in my home (they ate my horn comb, too š )
I have never had any problems with fibre or fabric storage my entire life. I think the main consideration for storing any kind of textiles is making sure the storage area is dry, cool, & has good ventilation. All my fabric & fibre is kept in ip67 waterproof containers, some in my house in the…
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Picked a āsimpleā shawl pattern using chunky yarn to practice making a shawl before I try with my handspun. Only, this pattern isnāt simple at all! Iāve finished the lace edge, but now I have to teach myself short rows to finish the piece. The white yarn are lifelines I wove in at points where…
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WIP of the diamond paint. Almost there now.
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This is the finished rectangular shawl I made for the 2024 Royal Easter Show competition. Honestly, the colours are not represented well in photos at all! This is made using my āsunburnt countryā handspun spun which is marled 2ply yarn burnt orange/yellow/red plyed with a teal blue/green. I intentionally made the shawl longer so that…
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Last pair of pants Iāll need for a while, mostly complete apart from the hems. In the middle of sewing these I realised that I was accidentally sewing up the Second Doctors pants (Patrick Troughtonās Doctor in Doctor Who actually wore yellow check pants, just no one knew until we got the animated/colourised episodes).
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Progress on the diamond paint. This is just so happy & Iām having so much fun.
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āStar Dreamsā windstone pyo gryphon. This piece is based on the Australian female red tailed black cockatoo. Only the females of this bird species have this beautiful yellow to red gradient & the dusting of yellow spots/stripes on their feathers. This one is staying with me. But I will always consider commission requests for windstone…
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Hereās all the 2023 advent fibre, now finished & tagged. There are definately a few Iād like to get more of if WoW does a limited release of these!
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I noticed that the Royal Easter Show had a category for an item made completely from handspun. So I did something crazy & spent December/Jan crocheting up the shawl my āSunburnt Countryā handspun was destined for to enter the category. Regardless of how successful this piece will be in the competition, this shawl came out…