Knit, Crochet and Natter into 2021

[lazylinguist]

A thread for chat about woolly crafts. All welcome, including complete beginners.

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The blanket or the pigs?

Pigs! She collects them (but we don't know why. She's never explained)

Oh that's perfect then! The ummm... exiting piglets thing is a bit funny.

@CrochetBug yes it is! I was swayed by the prettiness of the blanket and it was probably a bit adventurous for a beginner. Although, other than missing some stitches, it does mostly look like that

The pigs are cute. I have no reason to crochet a pig & piglets but dd2 would like them

@lazylinguist those pigs made me giggle would attempt to make for my DS but at nearly 3 years old I think I'd get some awkward questions

Omg there's actually adorable patterns on that persons Etsy!!

@sophs29 you could make the pig minus the 'hole' and then she could just have piglets.

Good thinking @CrochetBug I wander how it's constructed anyway, it's obviously stuffed? But there's room for the little piggies 🤔

wonder*

@sophs29

wonder*

DS2 'wrote' a story once. It was the plot to "Titanic" so he didn't make it up himself. He illustrated it and everything. Anyway. Jack and Rose 'wondered' around the ship together a lot

But back to the pig, I guess it's head is stuffed and not the body. But it would be simple enough to stuff the whole thing and close it up rather than leave a hole.

Hahaha @CrochetBug bless him as soon as I sent it I knew I put the wrong one! I blame the pig and her 'hole' for clouding my judgement
Yes it would be! There's a cute little owl that lays an egg on there! I might try that one! My DS loves birds!

16 year old DS1 wants the unicorn that lays an egg
DS2 wants all of them. I told him to learn to crochet. Except the human. Apparently that one is weird.

I think I've finally cracked the crewmates...turquoise is much tighter & neater than the other 5, with no holey bits in it's bum. Wonder if I'll manage the next one as well...

I've saved that Etsy seller, I'll see what bits and bobs are left once I've finished the projects I have left & then pick one to have a go at just one, honest

May I join please, I've knitted on a French loom a lovely chunky scarf and while It was so easy and great to create something I can wear I can't work out how to cast off!

Can anybody a recommend a really clear video or instructions for this ?

Thank you!

There are a couple of loom knitters on here, RiverSkater, so one of them might be able to help. Though I don't know how a French loom differs from any other kind!

Some great work on here. At long last I've finished a knee-high pair of socks and I put a pic near the end of the last thread. The legs seemed to take forever. They're wearable and cosy but less than perfect. No-one's going to peek up my trouser legs, are they? They don't quite match as I had to graft a bit more single rib at the top of one leg as it wasn't long enough and I should have started the toe in plain knitting instead of the pattern, but hey ho, they're wearable. Hoping future pairs will pass muster.

I finished ds socks, in nordlys viking,

Ooh more lovely socks! gingham - I've never made knee-length ones! I'm feeling a bit uninspired atm. Cowl (my only current wip ) is a bit boring, can't seem to motivate myself to do any more crochet squares atm. I need to start another project... I'm about to have a wardrobe clearout. I might follow it with a yarn stock-take and find something I can make with some yarn I actually own.

Well; I was going to try out my bamboo hooks from the girls for my birthday...what I'm actually re-attaching crochet Errol's legs

Oh dear! What happened to Errol's legs?!

Dd2 sleeps with Errol & his legs are not quite as sturdy as I'd hoped, compared to the rest of him, so they've come a bit loose with her moving at night (and probably being crammed in bed with a zillion other soft toys as well).

They're back on now so I'll try my hooks shortly.

Struggling with motivation, i got bored of one dinosaur so decided to start another smaller one just to try and get something finished. Would be really useful to refind my crochet mojo as there's bugger all else to do. Not even a week in to the lockdown.....

Same here @tizwozliz. I've picked up and rejected about 5 WIPs, started a lime Among Us character and now sat here doing nothing. Hmph

Wherever your motivation has gone, I think mine went with it! I really want to try my hooks & have turquoise sat next to me, waiting to be finished off, but cba.