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[mothyandthesquid]

An exclusive for @wonderwoolwales that you can only get at the show: “Lambing Season”. I hope you’re going to be there!

#mothyandthesquid #yarn #knitting #knit #yarnaddict #knittersofinstagram #crochet #yarnlove #miniskeins #yarnlover

[zegalba]

Juun.J autumn/winter 2021

#Juun.J #fashion #runway #details #editorial #photography #knit #balaclava #aw21 #2021

[unfinishedsweaters]

A bit of a self-indulgent comfort project, but man I really enjoyed it; I’m knitting a mid-sized one and hoping to make one that’s pretty big if I can sort out a gradient from things I’ve got on hand.

Steppe Shawl

#steppe shawl #Handknit #handspun #kerchief sized here but knit top down #Knitting #knit #knitted

[cottonkhaleesi]

It blocked well enough, I’ll just have to live with having miscalculated and made the wrong size.

It’s cute! It’s warm and squishy! It knit up surprisingly fast! I will definitely make this pattern again!

#cotton khaleesi #cottonkhaleesi #knitting #Swoncho #handmade #sweater #poncho #purple #knitblr #knit

[autisknitt]

Playin' some serious yarn chicken with this cowel 😅

#knit #knitblr #knitting

[onlytiktoks]

#tiktok #knitblr #knitters of tumblr #knitwear #knitting #knit #craftblr #crafts #airplane

[bisonwares]

LAST CHANCE FOR SWEATER PRE-ORDERS!

Sweaters are restocked and up for pre-order in every size till March 20th at 8pm CST!

Some designs will not be returning!

If your size was sold out before it's available now!

XS-3XL!

Shop here!

#small artist #small business #art #merch design #knit #sweater #ugly sweater #kickstarter #bee #fossils #ufo #trans artist #trans business

[iknityounot]

(Long post, sorry y'all)

A little more than two years ago now, my grandmother passed away. She and my grandpa had moved down to my home town a few years before so we could take care of them. I brought them groceries once a week, helped them write checks, fixed tvs, and found lost things. I was really close with my grandma.

In addition to her hilarious personality and dry wit, one of my favorite things about her was that she was a painter and a crafter like me! She used to crochet, and I took her to the craft store a couple of times so she could get more yarn and books on crochet. But her arthritis and the shaking in her hands kept getting worse, so she eventually had to stop.

She kept her most recent project, a granny square blanket, safely packed away in a plastic bin. She told all of us she was going to finish it one day.

Her hands never got better, and when she got sick, and we found out it was cancer, she rapidly deteriorated.

After she passed, I went to work helping my mom clean out my grandparents apartment so we could move my grandpa in with her. In our frantic cleaning, I found that bin again:

DOZENS of granny squares, dozens of half used skeins. I asked my mom what she wanted me to do with it, and she said she didn't care. I set it aside and later took it home.

Maybe a month later, that tumblr post about the Loose Ends Project was going around. It felt like a sign--I was never going to learn to crochet in order to finish my grandmother's blanket. But they might be able to help!

So I filled out the interest form. They got back to me SUPER quick. And maybe 2 weeks later, I was paired with volunteer in my state (only 2 hours away!) and the box of yarn, granny squares, and my grandmother's crochet hook were in the mail. That was at the end of January this year.

Over the next couple of months, my "finisher" emailed me regular updates on her progress, and asked me questions on my preferences for how she constructed the final blanket.

At the end of August, the blanket was done!

I had always intended the blanket to be a gift for my mother. So I cleaned it up, put it in the only bag I had big enough to fit it, and drove to my mom's. I gave the blanket to her and she was gobsmacked. I explained to her all about Loose Ends, and how someone volunteered to finish the piece for us. She was speechless. (I was quite pleased with this, because I am not the best at giving gifts, so this was a pretty exciting reaction!)

She said that it was the most thoughtful gift she had ever been given. She said "your grandma would love this". To which I replied, "yeah, I know she really wanted to finish it a couple of years ago". But that was when my mom dropped the bomb of a century on me--she told me that my grandma had started making those granny squares OVER 30 YEARS AGO. She had started the blanket when my grandpa was staying in the hospital, but that was back when my mom was younger than I am now! My grandma had packed them all away, planning on finishing it, when my grandpa was sent home from the hospital. Then it went from house to house, from condo in Chicago to their apartment in my hometown. All that time and my grandma had wanted to finish it, but couldn't. First because she was busy, then because she forgot how to do it, then because of her arthritis, and then because of the cancer. My mom said she had given up on expecting my grandma to finish it. 

She said I brought a piece of her childhood with her mom out of the past.

And really, all of this is to say, if you have seen or heard about the Loose Ends Project and have an uncompleted project or piece from a loved one who has passed away--these are your people. They were so kind and treated my project with such care. That box probably would have been found by my own grandkids one day if I hadn't heard about Loose Ends.

Five stars, absolutely worth it!

(From what I understand, you can sign up to volunteer too! If you have time to share, it might be worth checking out!)

#loose ends #the loose ends project #joy knits #text #long post #knit #knitting #crochet #crocheting #craft #crafting #diy #crochetblr #yarnblr #yarn #knitblr

[fiberfantasies]

Fiber arts is just Math in sheep's clothing

#the angles were off on the armsceyes of the shirt im modifying #aaah #sewing #knitting #crochet #knit #fiber arts #weaving #fiber art

[sosuperawesome]

Frog Outfit Patterns // He Knit

#knit #frog #patterns #diy #etsy

[zableye]

something i knitted for fun that took way too long

ig

#ive never posted my work on here so i am uhhhhn nervous #knit #knitting #knitblr #knitted vest #knitters of tumblr #artists on tumblr #knitspiration #my knits #intarsia #knitwear #hand knitted

[mothyandthesquid]

“Ocean Storm” on aran. Today is your last chance to buy before @wonderwoolwales as I’m packing all the yarn tomorrow. This isn’t some marketing trick to make you feel pressure of time, it’s just a statement. You can be sure of this because I have learned that reminding people actually causes a *fall* in sales! I do it anyway because I think I would like to know if I were a potential customer.

MothyAndTheSquid.com

#mothyandthesquid #yarn #knitting #knit #yarnaddict #knittersofinstagram #crochet #yarnlove #miniskeins #yarnlover

[zegalba]

Yohji Yamamoto: Bat Sweater A/W 2008

#yohji yamamoto #bat #sweater #knit #japan #black #fashion #aw08 #2008

[unfinishedsweaters]

#Knit #shawl #unravel #malabrigo yarn #colorway might be primavera but maybe not?

[jellyfishstardust]

#cute #frog #knit #knitting #tiktok #handmade #jelly

[crilbyte]

Months of work and a discontinued yarn later and I've finished my 🌈 Rainbow Hexagon Blanket. Totally worth it. 😅

#mine #photography #cute #handmade #crochet #knit #rainbow #blanket #hexagon #granny square #fiber arts #colorful