Just curious. I crochet a bunch, newly including Tunisian crochet. Tried knitting but that shit’s hard, and slowwww. Might use my knitting skills for super small stuff like washcloths, but I doubt I’d have the patience to create anything bigger.

Crochet, though. Crochet is dope. My favorite thing to make is scarves. They’re nice and easy but useful and usually don’t require you to count stitches like hats and other circular things do. I donate a lot of scarves and the occasional hat or blanket to local mutual aid organizations.

I may post some pics of my crochet later on, but atm I’m at work and can’t do so.

  • strangerloop@beehaw.org
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    2 years ago

    I just started to learn how to crochet during the past couple of weeks! I’m afraid I’ll end up distracted by a different craft soon though, I have trouble staying motivated… After a couple mini projects I started making a triangle shawl, but I lost my stitch count on the 7th row and I haven’t found the energy to go back and figure it out yet :')

    I’ve also tried other fiber crafts in the last year: friendship bracelets, embroidery and shuttle tatting. Weaving and spinning are the next ones on my list to try. Maybe bobbin lace too, one day.

    • neamhsplach@beehaw.org
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      2 years ago

      Do you have any recommendations on where to start with friendship bracelets? Like online resources or anything like that. I haven’t made them in years, would love to make some for festival season :)

      • strangerloop@beehaw.org
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        2 years ago

        I do! There’s several different channels on youtube with instructions, so you can pick what works best for your brain. I’ll link some videos from a couple different creators below, but I recommend looking at their channels’ playlists too. They all have put together very good playlists to get you started:

        • Alex’s Innovations. Basic knots for friendship bracelets: In case you need a refresher on what the knots are. Alex has a lot of neat pattern tutorials, and a great compendium video on all the ways you can start and end your bracelet.

        • KnotLikeTheOthers. Easy Chevron Tutorial with tear drop loop: this was one of the first tutorials I tried out, the presenter goes slow and doesn’t speed up the footage for most of the process iirc. The chevron is a great design for getting the hang of the process, and it’s easier to keep neat than candy-stripe bracelets. Jenn is amazing at alpha bracelets, which look like pixel art and can be used as bookmarks or wall deco etc.

        • Masha’s Knots. Beginner’s guide to bracelets: Very comprehensive video on pretty much all the basic stuff, but it can potentially get overwhelming. Masha has incredibly detailed explanations of all the techniques, and a ton of tutorials for really gorgeous patterns.

        These are my favorites but there’s more, like Megan Morris and kinseyb. Apart from yt, there’s also a vibrant community to be found at BraceletBook and friendship-bracelets.net. They’re sites where people publish patterns and there’s an accompanying forum section too for discussions.

        And now a couple extras:

        • adjustable loop closures - a quick and dirty way to make your bracelets adjustable, i.e easier to take off. Not the prettiest or long lasting one, but good to get started.
        • How to tie the shaped frog bracelet - shaped bracelets look really cool, and this is one of the few videos I’ve found showing how to do this technique. It can be applied to other patterns too, not just the frog.
        • neamhsplach@beehaw.org
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          2 years ago

          You’re a star! Thank you so much :D meant to be writing a college assignment (or three) right now so won’t go down the rabbit hole just yet but absolutely will be checking these out when I finish!

            • neamhsplach@beehaw.org
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              2 years ago

              yayy! (side note, this week was the worst timing for all this reddit drama and finding out about beehaw, I literally can’t drag myself away from it all to get anything done eeeek)

              Hope your college work goes well!

              • strangerloop@beehaw.org
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                2 years ago

                I feel you, it’s the same for me. It’s really fun hanging around less mainstream spaces again

                Best of luck to you too!

    • StringTheory@beehaw.org
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      2 years ago

      I’ve been playing with spinning using a Turkish drop-spindle. It’s really fun! I have no grace nor elegance and my yarn is full of slubs, but making single ply and double ply with the drop spindle has taught me so much about yarn in general.

      Take a look at “Snyder Spindles”. They have many different kinds and they are well made. https://www.snyderspindles.com/ There are also lots of instructions out there on how to make your own.

      • strangerloop@beehaw.org
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        2 years ago

        Thanks for the tip and the encouragement! Drop spindles do look a lot more accessible than the big spinning wheels, and I have some wool roving left from my attempt at felting. Maybe I can try spinning sooner rather than later