I knit a ton (like, daily, usually 2+ hours), crochet a little, and just got a sewing machine. What do you do?
i make hemp based necklaces and bracelets with my girlfriend, weve had some small success selling them in a few shops locally. do you do it purely for fun? id seriously look into etsy if you havent, if nothing else its a good way to recoup materials and then some. if you do video game related patterns people there eat it up. 8-bit characters are a fairly easy pattern too.
I don't really like working to a deadline, or kn itting something I don't feel like knitting at the time, so I haven't looked at having an etsy shop.
I kinda ad-lib-ed this, after poking around on Ravelry for some inspiration and not finding exactly what I wanted.
I've got some pretty bad laddering up the arch of the foot. I think this project is going to suffer from second sock syndrome.
I love your sock! And that yarn is so beautiful. What kind of yarn did you use? I love the rainbow. And as you know I crochet and have an etsy. To share my fiber art. I kinda want to get into sewing more and make some hand sewn/ crocheted purses. I want to learn how to line things too.
The grey is Knitpicks' Stroll in Basalt Heather. The rainbow is Poems Sock, unknown colorway. I've started in on a custom owl hat that I donated for a raffle, and have discovered that I can't find the pattern anywhere. Which is a problem, since I'm the one who wrote it, so if I can't find it, it's nowhere!
Sounds cute! I love owls, I saw a great horned owl last night. Are you good at free handing work? I've been getting better at it lately.
It's more difficult to freehand with knitting than crocheting. But I do ad-lib a bunch, especially with short rows. And with everything I knit for my youngest, because her body is very oddly sized.
I envy those who can knit. I just can't pick it up, crocheting on the other hand I picked up like nothing. I have been crocheting for just over a year now, I have made a lot of things anything between slippers/socks, blankets, hats, shawls, hand warmers, animal hats/hood-scarves, cowls, scarves, baskets, animal throw pillows and my latest rainbow hoodie. I also dabble a fair bit with sewing, I inherited an old but amazing sewing machine with a lot of the necessities along with a few totes full of fabric (some quite retro). Lately I have been dabbling with fabric marbling (I intend to marble fabric to be turned into a hoodie soon), dying my own yarn and various other crafty things. I REALLY want to get into spinning my own yarn but that probably won't happen until I can devote a room to my crafting and afford the supplies because with this many hobbies materials can be expensive. Can you tell I have been laid off for a few months? These hands don't sit still very long, unless I cat happens which can't be avoided.
If you're a crocheter, and you want to learn to knit, find someone to teach you to knit continental. Everyone I know who learned to crochet first had trouble learning English style (yarn in the right hand) but picked up Continental much easier!
I have heard that before! I just need to find someone who a) can do it b ) can teach me. I was able to pick up crocheting through various youtube videos and tutorials, but knitting is one that I need someone to dedicate a solid hour or two to teach me. I pick up on stuff really fast if I have someone walking me through it. Teaching myself I'd end up making the same mistakes over and over again without even realizing it.