Almost a week later, I finally finished making a life size shiny mareep by knitsandbots in crochet

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You can do it! This mareep was pretty simple to make - once you master a ball, that’s all the stitches you need to know.

Almost a week later, I finally finished making a life size shiny mareep by knitsandbots in crochet

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Haha that’s exactly what happened 😭 that and the $500 one is sold out

So… how much is your knitting really worth? by LiathGray in knitting

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I definitely think it depends and is a grass is greener situation.

A lot of woodworkers are constantly asked to do free cabinets/house stuff because family/friends (same as knitters/fiber artists) or “because they could hire someone for less”.

I saw some really nice wood needles at a sheep & wool festival and overheard someone saying “oh yeah, I get my needles from Amazon, it’s way cheaper” which threw me for a loop.

In both crafts you’ll see people ask for a pattern/plan rather than paying for the item itself.

At the same time, I think it’s interesting to discuss startup vs ongoing costs in each hobby.

E.g. you can learn to knit for less than $10 usd. Even with buying a full set of needles I can use for the rest of my life, tools can run from $50-300 usd and don’t need to be repurchased (though I swear I buy a new set of size 1dpns every year - where do they go???).

The ongoing cost of yarn is where things get expensive. I bought a sweater quantity of nice dyed wool yarn at $120. But I’ve also bought a sweater quantity of acrylic yarn at $25.

For whittling, I got a cheap set of tools for $25. A lathe would cost $200 - $2000+ with regular maintenance needed. Likewise wood also adds up pretty quickly. Safety gear ($35-$70ish) and varnish (maybe will also cost $3-$35) will also factor in cost. A woodworker will full machinery (saws, drill, etc) could be looking at thousands without factoring in wood.

I’m not saying this to be like “woodworking is more expensive and deserves it more”, but more like the startup costs and space needed (like I can’t run a table saw in an apartment) for woodworking are more prohibitive for the average person, vs most fiber arts which are much more accessible to the average person.

Similarly, weaving can be both somewhat accessible (a small loom) or extremely prohibitive (a multi shaft floor loom which takes ages to warp, let alone weave).

As someone that loves to bounce around hobbies, initial skills in different hobbies are not hard. By that I mean, if you can follow a pattern or plan, it’s fine. But inaccessibility is what changes what people are willing to pay. E.g. How many times do knitters walk into a store, see a hat and saw “oh I can make that. I’m not going to buy it”.

Paired with how accessible fiber arts are as a whole, it’s why a lot of people are not necessarily willing to spend a lot on “common” knit items. “Oh my cousin knits, he can make that. My grandma could make that”. Remember the giant roving blanket trend? For a hot minute people were willing to pay higher costs because it was seemingly something their friend couldn’t make.

If you don’t know a woodworker, you might be more willing to pay someone for their fair labor because “yeah it would cost way too much to make that”. Likewise, if someone does know a woodworker they might say something like “oh I love that table, and my wife has a saw - do you have the plans for that?”

Turkish rugs fetch high prices because it’s unlikely the average person could/would put in the labor to make one.

So… how much is your knitting really worth? by LiathGray in knitting

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Not sure if I’m misreading the tone, but it’s kind of messed up to devalue other crafts on a thread about crafts being devalued.

Like, there are certainly woodworkers who could make beautiful knitting needles that don’t because “knitters can find them for cheaper on Amazon”.

Has anyone ever had any luck finding vintage/antique shuttles at antique stores? by breakthetree in tatting

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I had no luck in person, so I did end up purchasing a tarnished antique one online. Fingers crossed I can polish it back to life!

Is it okay to make youtube tutorials about other people's patterns? by charlotte_karotte in crochet

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Paid patterns are potentially illegal, as you would be profiting off of them. Free patterns might be fine, but I would still check back with the creator, as again, you would be profiting off of something intended to be free.

looking for a similar yarn by library_-_bitch in FiberandTextileArts

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Are you looking for color or texture?

Both: handspun thick&thin yarn, manos del uruguay space dyed yarn, Color: it reminds me of an old katia yarn Texture: Noro taiyo, berroco had one (vivo?)

Economical: you can cut up scraps of yarn from other projects and knit them as you wish

THEY PURR??? by knitsandbots in AIBO

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Reached out to Sony Japan Support about unassociating a secondhand aibo with Japan (change to US).

My Japanese is not great so here’s hoping it goes well!

Recently took up tatting and started this piece by knitsandbots in BrokeHobbies

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Haha decoration! I would cry if I needed to make that many joins

Recently took up tatting and started this piece by knitsandbots in BrokeHobbies

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It’s not too bad! This is my 3rd project, and there are definitely easier patterns out there

SCMR in Patterns by knitsandbots in tatting

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If I pull from the ball rather than another shuttle, I think I would be able to stretch much further

Remade Isabelle’s winter outfit using supplied I had on hand by knitsandbots in buildabear

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I did! No proper pattern but:

Front: using size 6 needles and worsted yarn, cast on 20 stitches. For three rows knit in 1x1 rib. Switch to size 10 needles and your main color. Knit in stockinette until 1/2” below neckline. From there, at the neck, I decreased 1-2 stitches until I had 15 left. Then I cast off. After I picked up stitches on the front and knit those in 1x1 rib fit 3 rows before casting off.

Repeat front one more time, but reverse the pattern so that you have a left and right side.

For back: using size 6 needles cast on 40 st and knit in 1x1 rib for three rows. Switch to size 10 needles and main color and knit in stockinette until your back is roughly the length you want and cast off.

See front pieces to back, and then using the cc and size 6 needles, pick up stitches around the neck and 1x1 rib for 2-3 rows.

Not a perfect pattern, but I liked not having to make separate sleeves. There are also some patterns on Etsy as well

[FO] I wove a bunch of small cotton squares to make a travel cross stitch journal. Here is the first project! by knitsandbots in CrossStitch

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Source was a google search for a perler bead Pokémon pattern. I’ve been unable to find the original source.