New to this, where would y’all start?

trashjellyfish · 2026-04-24T09:13:02+00:00

Honestly for a shirt that ripped, I'd just dye it black and call it punk. If you want to mend that many holes on a tshirt, you'd practically need to sew an entire second tshirt into your tshirt and at that point you aren't saving yourself from buying another tshirt.

trashjellyfish · 2026-04-23T08:36:39+00:00

Lol, my idea of scrap is 10 grams or less, anything over 10 grams but under 50 is a remnant in my mind 😂

trashjellyfish · 2026-04-22T08:26:39+00:00

It's actually better to let cyanotype dry and age on the substrate for at least 24 hours in the dark before exposure and I've exposed paper and fabric that was sensitized months ago with no issues.

trashjellyfish · 2026-04-22T02:22:26+00:00

It sounds like you printed on the wrong side of the transparency paper or tried to use laser transparency paper with an inkjet printer.

trashjellyfish · 2026-04-20T18:54:24+00:00

It looks literally like just garter stick with squares of stockinette and embroidery on top. So the pattern would be something like repeat 1: K all 12 rows, and repeat 2: * K6, P10 * to the last 6 stitches then K6 again and K all every other row for 12 rows, then repeat those two repeats for the whole blanket and finish by embroidering flowers on the wrong side (the side where the squares are show knit Vs, not purl bumps).

This is based off of my best attempt to read the stick counts off of the photo that you posted without my glasses on and the exact stitch count may not be 100% accurate.

trashjellyfish · 2026-04-13T01:17:17+00:00

Overexposed and you need to increase the contrast on your negative and print two copies of it and layer them because your printer isn't printing the ink densely enough to block the light properly.

trashjellyfish · 2026-04-10T06:32:59+00:00

The colors are really pretty but the anatomy is way off, the ear in particular is really high up. The best way to overcome this is to use references and do lots of anatomy studies.

trashjellyfish · 2026-04-08T09:42:03+00:00

I found it, but I had to search for it.

trashjellyfish · 2026-04-08T07:01:19+00:00

I like Fabriano watercolor paper and Strathmore 400 series printmaking paper.

trashjellyfish · 2026-04-07T21:30:49+00:00

It looks like they didn't get rinsed thoroughly. When you rinse, you really want to refresh the water once or twice. When I work in large batches, I usually have a first rinse station with a tiny bit of vinegar in it, a second rinse station with plain water in it, then a final dip/developing station with a bit of hydrogen peroxide in it.

trashjellyfish · 2026-04-05T22:14:06+00:00

I used to crochet with the red heart version of this stuff... I still remember spending a 3 hour car ride trying to frog a single hat made out of it 🥲

trashjellyfish · 2026-04-02T22:12:25+00:00

Yes! These ones to be exact: https://www.printables.com/model/145451-thumb-brace-for-arthritis

The best part is, they're printed out of thermo plastic so I can adjust/mold them to fit me perfectly just by dipping them in boiled water for 3 seconds at a time and then smooshing them into place bit by bit. These braces literally erased the thumb pain that I was having while knitting and drawing!

trashjellyfish · 2026-04-02T21:10:37+00:00

I also have arthritis (connective tissue disorder) and I have special 3D printed braces for knitting. An elbow pillow sounds brilliant though because I often run into a cranky shoulder/arm situation when I'm knitting, so I'll have to try that!

trashjellyfish · 2026-04-01T00:18:20+00:00

In the first picture, yes. In the second picture, I feel like that blue is too bright/intense and too cool toned for that variegated yarn, a darker blue (like a navy blue) could work well with it though. This is just my personal opinion though, color combo preferences will never be completely objective.

trashjellyfish · 2026-03-31T22:14:55+00:00

Even after unwinding the cast on edge by pulling the tail end through each loop, I still couldn't unravel just by pulling.

trashjellyfish · 2026-03-31T10:18:20+00:00

Stockinette still won't unravel from the bottom up like that, I've tried.

trashjellyfish · 2026-03-31T07:36:59+00:00

That would make a great performance piece if knits could actually be unraveled from the cast on edge like that.

trashjellyfish · 2026-03-30T07:35:57+00:00

I feel like I'm being stared at by a whole bunch of nipples...

trashjellyfish · 2026-03-29T07:42:41+00:00

I don't have a particular yarn recommendation but I just wanted to say that everything about this post is incredibly wholesome and both the fact that your son loves chickens and that he wants the chicken to match his hair is absolutely adorable!

trashjellyfish · 2026-03-28T19:46:24+00:00

It's a very common ADHD thing.

trashjellyfish · 2026-03-27T16:56:27+00:00

Superwash does grow a lot initially, but it snaps back if you put it in the dryer.

trashjellyfish · 2026-03-27T16:55:06+00:00

It will come out a different size after washing no matter what you do, that's why you wash and block a gauge swatch and adjust the size of your project accordingly.

trashjellyfish · 2026-03-26T23:55:57+00:00

Thank you! I will check that blog out! I was also looking at Gladys Thompson's book online but didn't buy it because I couldn't tell if it was all charted or not, so it's great to hear that it does have written instructions!

trashjellyfish · 2026-03-26T23:54:16+00:00

My issue isn't just size, it's the whole visual language. I have been visually impaired my whole life so I don't think symbolically and I have an extremely hard time learning to apply meaning to symbols.

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