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Betsy said:
Are you knitting it on circular needles? You brave thing. Never could get on with those! To me circular needles are the thing of the Devil! :gd:
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They’re honestly not that bad! And it means you don’t have to seam.
 
Lady Kelly said:
Finished my daughter's dungarees. Oddly enough I anticipated this being a challenging sew but I didn't anticipate closing the elasticated leg cuff channel being quite so difficult. This literally took blood, sweat and tears (I stuck a pin in my finger and got blood on the elastic but it's all enclosed so you can't see it luckily!)
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I love that fabric, made some tunnels out of it, so cute
 
So he needed more stuffing that he won't be getting, because he was always a practice run. I'm kind of irritated because I glued his back together after trying to stitch it and got nowhere, but I just got a message of "look up sewing closures, ladder or slip stitch, it's easy" and I'm like okay but why is your assumption always that I took the easy route first? I'm 33. I've never done it. And every time this same person makes that assumption. Eugh. Sorry, don't mind me.

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He's a lot of firsts - first time following patterns, cutting my own fabric, sewing darts, felt noses (I definitely need to improve on that one), etc etc. He's not perfect but I'm happy with him!
 
Viennese Furbabies said:
Sweet guy, looks cuddly. :wub:
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Thank you. He's my first attempt and a bit of a disaster, which is why I've chosen to name him after me. I'm starting on a buddy soon, practice makes perfect right?

(I've lost the tweezers again, though).

Edit: I lie, I found them. I put them next to the shears on the felt because it's much harder to lose them there....and then forgot I'd moved them.
 
Lorcan said:
Thank you. He's my first attempt and a bit of a disaster, which is why I've chosen to name him after me. I'm starting on a buddy soon, practice makes perfect right?

(I've lost the tweezers again, though).

Edit: I lie, I found them. I put them next to the shears on the felt because it's much harder to lose them there....and then forgot I'd moved them.
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Perhaps wear them round your neck?…
 
Siikibam said:
Perhaps wear them round your neck?…
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These don't have a bracket to keep them closed, so there'd be nowhere to hang them from. The ones I don't like have the bracket, sadly. It'd probably just be better if I remembered where I put things? The snips are easy, they're always out of sight behind the machine so when I need to cut the thread I pull the fabric through, reach with my right hand, grab the snips, cut thread, put snips back down. What I need is something automatic like that, otherwise I forget. Autopilot ftw.

Edit: They were right next to the shears, though, and you can't miss those shears. Maybe I should put them *on* the shears.
 
Jill B said:
I'm currently knitting a jumper too.View attachment 182046

It could be some time before it's finished as I'm not the quickest knitter. When it is, it should look like this one which I knitted a couple of years back.
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Nice. I’ve just swatched for a cardigan and I’ve got one of two socks on the needle. Not much to show yet but may post the swatch
 
I'm a member of a FB group of crafters who raise funds for rescues (including our own) by making craft items and selling. They are called the Crafty Ark.

Members of their non-crafting community supporters are set several challenges each year - the items are auctioned off on the main group page to help raise additional funds. The non-crafters among us find it hilarious and intimidating in equal measure. I made the worst Xmas decoration ever last year (from a pack of random items sent to me through the post) and at Easter I also made a fabric "critter" that made a few pounds for charity. We have been set a new challenge for an auction coming up over the August Bank Holiday weekend. This time it was to use any media of our choice and to craft at least one of the following: a "reptile"; a "ruminant"; or a "rodent". So I put an otherwise dull Friday evening to good use and made and baked the following: a rabbit, a guinea pig and a mouse (for rodents); a sheep (for ruminant) and a snake for reptile. I am quite pleased with how they turned out. rodent ruminant reptile.webp
 
VickiA said:
I'm a member of a FB group of crafters who raise funds for rescues (including our own) by making craft items and selling. They are called the Crafty Ark.

Members of their non-crafting community supporters are set several challenges each year - the items are auctioned off on the main group page to help raise additional funds. The non-crafters among us find it hilarious and intimidating in equal measure. I made the worst Xmas decoration ever last year (from a pack of random items sent to me through the post) and at Easter I also made a fabric "critter" that made a few pounds for charity. We have been set a new challenge for an auction coming up over the August Bank Holiday weekend. This time it was to use any media of our choice and to craft at least one of the following: a "reptile"; a "ruminant"; or a "rodent". So I put an otherwise dull Friday evening to good use and made and baked the following: a rabbit, a guinea pig and a mouse (for rodents); a sheep (for ruminant) and a snake for reptile. I am quite pleased with how they turned out. View attachment 182052
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Brilliant Vicki.
I still have one of your guinea pigs on my desk from the Potteries Christmas Fair :love:
 
VickiA said:
I'm a member of a FB group of crafters who raise funds for rescues (including our own) by making craft items and selling. They are called the Crafty Ark.

Members of their non-crafting community supporters are set several challenges each year - the items are auctioned off on the main group page to help raise additional funds. The non-crafters among us find it hilarious and intimidating in equal measure. I made the worst Xmas decoration ever last year (from a pack of random items sent to me through the post) and at Easter I also made a fabric "critter" that made a few pounds for charity. We have been set a new challenge for an auction coming up over the August Bank Holiday weekend. This time it was to use any media of our choice and to craft at least one of the following: a "reptile"; a "ruminant"; or a "rodent". So I put an otherwise dull Friday evening to good use and made and baked the following: a rabbit, a guinea pig and a mouse (for rodents); a sheep (for ruminant) and a snake for reptile. I am quite pleased with how they turned out. View attachment 182052
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They all look good! Even the snake, despite my not liking them!
 
Below is my swatch. I was going for purple when I dyed it and came out with more maroon than purple. I’ll be doing stripes in yellow and cream nearer the bottom.
 
Jill B said:
That's beautiful!
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VickiA said:
Awesome!
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Siikibam said:
That is amazing! How long did that take you? And what size is it?
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thank you!

Its just a bit larger than a single bed. I made it for my youngest daughter
This one was done a bit at a time so in total it has taken a year - normally once I start one I see it through pretty quickly, but life got in the way of this one! I can normally do them from start to finish in around 2-3 weeks.
 
Piggies&buns said:
thank you!

Its just a bit larger than a single bed. I made it for my youngest daughter
This one was done a bit at a time so in total it has taken a year - normally once I start one I see it through pretty quickly, but life got in the way of this one! I can normally do them from start to finish in around 2-3 weeks.
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I don’t know why that time frame seems so short!
 
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