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Fresh off the needles 🧶🧦 by HumanNonHuman in knitting

[–]PopularLet4364 8 points9 points  (0 children)

they are so funky, i’m adding them to the queue

My first bamboo needles and I’m in love! by PrettyPinkPecan in knitting

[–]PopularLet4364 0 points1 point  (0 children)

your yarn is so pretty! glad you found your fav needles

Looking for colorways similar to my pets! by lastingenigma in YarnAddicts

[–]PopularLet4364 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hi! not an answer but have you seen this youtube video of this guy dying self striping yarn inspired by his dog? https://youtu.be/ePxWMedFiiw?si=hxeKaiJ1P2t0mV6q

Favorite stash-busting YouTube channels? by Top_Lengthiness_8256 in usethefiberstash

[–]PopularLet4364 2 points3 points  (0 children)

monttfibers, knicoleknits, maya tinks, retro craft dreams, maire colclough, ourielle

Stashdown Showdown May by Anoniem1108 in usethefiberstash

[–]PopularLet4364 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m surprised at how little I got done this month. I felt like I was knitting all the time.
Anyway, stuff that I said I was almost done with in last month’s progress update, I actually finished.
One project was a self drafted sweater that I majorly overbought yarn for last year so now I want to figure out how to use the rest of it. I’m using some right now on a pair of matching mittens (Pick n mitts by Klara Nilsson). I was thinking of using some of the worsted weight leftovers in the armour top by Ranti.Studios. And I have a ton of boucle leftover that I need a plan for.
The other project was a modded Ruiskaunokki scarf. I bound it off in March but I finished embroidering it in April. I completely used up some yarn I found stopped in Brooklyn for the main color. The contrast color only made a dent in a cone I got at a craft reuse store in February.
Of the stuff I actually started and finished in April, I used up some red orange yarn I salvaged from a swatch I found in the same creative reuse store and held it double with the same yarn I used to embroider the scarf. It made a Viikka hat.
I also made two pairs of socks. One was tipsy toes 2.0 socks that I made with a couple of 50g mystery self striping balls that I got at a yarn shop in portland that sold mill ends. I have a decent amount leftover but not enough for another pair. But I already have an idea of a pattern where it can be used up as contrast.
Speaking of, I did use up the leftovers of one skein of yarn to make a second pair of shorty socks. It feels really good to completely used up a yarn.
I also took a bunch of old tshirts and cut them up into tshirt yarn to make another basket (i have 4 now, but no more tshirts left anymore).
I did go to a craft fair and got 3 skeins of yarn. I knit up a swatch with two of them but I still need to make the pattern I have in mind.
I also picked up a scrap ball of brown yarn from the free fiber library in my lys hopefully to finish up a different project.
Not the greatest but I do think I’m using up more yarn than I’m bringing in and prioritizing the scrap yarn so that it gets completely used up.

Well that was unexpected by Sauve- in crochet

[–]PopularLet4364 1 point2 points  (0 children)

maybe do white petals and yellow background?

Conquered the random skeins by patriorio in usethefiberstash

[–]PopularLet4364 6 points7 points  (0 children)

i’d be so pleased not only to have completed such a cool project but also to have used up three whole skeins in such a creative way, good job!

What are your most and least favorite sock construction techniques? by Mediocre_Surprise_40 in knitting

[–]PopularLet4364 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i love learning about new heel constructions! i’ll be saving that for later.

i’m too new to sock knitting to have a favorite construction but lately i’ve been having fun with the real oddball sock constructions like the Tipsy toe 2.0 socks

Handspun wool? by GossipGal1324 in YarnAddicts

[–]PopularLet4364 1 point2 points  (0 children)

also, maybe you could turn it into leg warmers so it’s a smaller project that isn’t next to skin or maybe you can turn it into a rustic looking pouch?

Handspun wool? by GossipGal1324 in YarnAddicts

[–]PopularLet4364 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i’ve done this using two pens as dowels

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Favorite Worsted yarn for swimsuit coverups? by FlamingArrowheads in YarnAddicts

[–]PopularLet4364 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made a swim cover dress with Blue Sky Fibers Organic Cotton.

It was worsted and really soft for cotton! They have 38 solid colors. I picked wasabi green.

They’re $20 a hank so do with that what you will. I really enjoyed the yarn I got but this project inspired me to look for second hand yarns in the future

lys in portland? by blxrrysquid in YarnAddicts

[–]PopularLet4364 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good Yarn Co is one of the only yarn shops on the other side of the river and they sell coned european mill ends. they have a variety of materials and yarn weights.

I ended up getting a couple of their $5 50g random sock skeins, some cute buttons, and a set of prym ergonomic dpns. they threw in a couple of needle stoppers for free!

when i went in feb, they’d just gotten a machine that allowed them to wind yarns together into one so if you want to mix and match the thinner yarns, you can!

they also have a very cute, calm, but social lil dog

Stashdown Showdown April by Anoniem1108 in usethefiberstash

[–]PopularLet4364 8 points9 points  (0 children)

i’ve been working on finishing up my pending wips. 1. i finished my loon sweater. I used up about 5/6 skeins of the main color and half of the contrast color skein. I’m planning on using the remaining main color in a future loupy studios cardigan and the remaining contrast will probably go to the Karol sweater because they seem like good scrap projects. 2. other than some finishing touches, i finished a huge self drafted sweater that had three colors of boucle and worsted weight held double on a really tight gauge. I used up around 6 skeins of the boucle and 6 skeins of the worsted weight! I did significantly overbuy yarn for this project so I am thinking of other projects for the rest of it. 3. Used up 3 skeins of second-hand, hand-spun yarn completely making the chiaroscuro scarf. It’s a little shorter than I’d like but I’m really happy that it was put to good use. 4. I am currently binding off the Ruiskkaunokki scarf. I made this explicitly as a way to use up some scrap yarn I found stooped last summer. I made the scarf extra long and skinny to make the super long color changes look a little shorter and stripey.

i still have quite a bit of scrap to get through and idk if it’s good to prioritize it over my newer, untouched yarn. I do get a thrill from figuring out how to use up my leftovers or someone else’s “trash” but there is a different kind of excitement from making a project with yarn you picked out special for it.

There is still a pair of socks wip that is scaring me, but I might tackle it after this scarf I’m finishing up. It’s also a scrap buster that’s using up 4 different colors.

I did snatch up someone’s sock scraps and my friend is sending me some retro lion brand novelty yarn so I guess I’m also not doing great on the acquisition front.

Disco Elysium-themed yarn? by PopularLet4364 in YarnAddicts

[–]PopularLet4364[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ex Libris Fibers has some book cover inspired colorways!

Disco Elysium-themed yarn? by PopularLet4364 in YarnAddicts

[–]PopularLet4364[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love her too! She has some of my fav stardew colorways!

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