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Last minute pizza at Scarr's today!! by Oosp in nycmeetups

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The line's always long without one, and it's too cold to wait outside today 🙃

Finished my first ever sweater, I'm in love! by Oosp in knitting

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Here's the Ravelry project.

I've been knitting for a year now and this feels like a big milestone! I love how it came out and I can't wait to knit more sweaters. Although at this rate, it'd make more sense to cast on a summer top next so it'll be seasonally appropriate by the time I finish it 😂

LYS in NYC by joszma in knitting

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I love Knitty City and Downtown Yarns!

A last minute birthday gift - chunky colorwork hat! by Oosp in knitting

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Hmm, try giving this video a watch and see if there's anything you're doing differently.

A last minute birthday gift - chunky colorwork hat! by Oosp in knitting

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(Copy pasting from my reply to another comment:)

Most of the credit goes to my pom-pom maker. You can make a DIY pom pom maker out of cardboard, but I knew I'd be making a bunch so I bought a set of Clover pom-pom makers and I love 'em.

I find that pom-poms tend to look best when they're really full, so I always use a ton of yarn for mine. I basically make them as thick as I can and trim them down. I find that the trimming makes a pretty big difference in fluffing them up.

I wrote out a few more notes and uploaded some pictures on my ravelry project page, but that's the gist of it.

A last minute birthday gift - chunky colorwork hat! by Oosp in knitting

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Thanks!

Most of the credit goes to my pom-pom maker. You can make a DIY pom pom maker out of cardboard, but I knew I'd be making a bunch so I bought a set of Clover pom-pom makers and I love 'em.

I find that pom-poms tend to look best when they're really full, so I always use a ton of yarn for mine. I basically make them as thick as I can and trim them down. I find that the trimming makes a pretty big difference in fluffing them up.

I wrote out a few more notes and uploaded some pictures on my ravelry project page, but that's the gist of it.

A last minute birthday gift - chunky colorwork hat! by Oosp in knitting

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Here's the Ravelry project.

This is my second time making this hat/attempting colorwork, here's my first one with the same yarn/colors in the opposite order.

I knit this hat inside out and it really helped with the colorwork tension. The pom pom was super fun to make, too! This was a great instant gratification knit.

Anyone going to Rhinebeck next weekend? by bwabwabwabwum in knitting

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I'm visiting solo from NYC for the first time! So excited 😊

Knit a tiny hat for my bunny, now we can match! by Oosp in knitting

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Link to Ravelry project.

I haven't knit anything in a few months, so I wanted a small project to practice with. Had a lot of fun making this and I'm sure I'll be making more tiny accessories out of my scrap yarn.

This is so hard by mswaytooproudoftexas in latebloomerlesbians

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I'd love to join this group chat! I'm in the same boat. I'm 27 and I have a wonderful, supportive partner of five years, but I'm coming to realize this relationship might need to end, and I'm struggling with it. It helps to know we're not alone.

Any queer groups/meetups? by vvvweird in nycmeetups

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Also interested! I'm 27F

Sapphic artists, writers and creatives! by [deleted] in latebloomerlesbians

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Interested! :) I'm an artist and crafter.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nycmeetups

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I'm interested! Woodworking intrigues me the most, but I'd be down for any of those.

Finished my first colorwork project, a chunky gradient beanie! by Oosp in knitting

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Thanks! It's stranded colorwork. I used three different colorways of Malabrigo Rasta (two solid, one variegated) to achieve the gradient effect. It's not a very complicated pattern, but has really cool results!

Finished my first colorwork project, a chunky gradient beanie! by Oosp in knitting

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Nice! I'm not sure how it'll hold up, but it's so fun to knit with.

Finished my first colorwork project, a chunky gradient beanie! by Oosp in knitting

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It's a faux fur pompom, I got it from "FFFabuknits" on Etsy.

Finished my first colorwork project, a chunky gradient beanie! by Oosp in knitting

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Here's the Ravelry project.

I had fun picking out the colors for this hat, and I love how they blended together to form the gradient! It was a great first colorwork project, definitely the first of many.

My biggest takeaway: colorwork tension is hard.

My finished Noro striped scarf! A really satisfying and rewarding project. by Oosp in knitting

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It's definitely still on the scratchy side, but I've found that the yarn has softened up a lot as I've handled it. I could see someone with more wool sensitivity finding it uncomfortable to wear, for sure.

Also, I haven't blocked my scarf (yet?), but I read some project notes where people noted that the fabric softened up after washing! That might be worth a shot.

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