New: knittingAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krhive-180932steemhive-150122hive-183959hive-185836hive-166405zzanhive-144064hive-101145photographyhive-184714hive-188619hive-183397uncommonlabhive-145157bitcoinhive-103599hive-139150steem-atlaskrsuccesshive-180301hive-193186TrendingNewHotLikersflowertron (73)in knitting • 14 days agoSweater Project #4 - 10 February 2025I’m happy to report that the first sleeve is well underway and I’m hoping to complete that today. I’ve made a point of knitting more than my 5cm target just to get things done. The angle of the…flowertron (73)in knitting • 17 days agoSweater Project #3 - 7 February 2025All this knitting has been a bit of a slog to be honest and I still have to start the two sleeves. I have for the most part managed to knit more than 5cm a day but the sweater still hasn't grown…flowertron (73)in knitting • 22 days agoSweater Project #2 - 2 February 2025Last time I finished my post with the photo above. I’m truly happy to report that I’ve knitted a lot more since then. I continued knitting up to where you have to join the V for the…flowertron (73)in knitting • 24 days agoPurple Gnome - 31 January 2025I temporarily stopped the V-neck sweater knitting process because I was commissioned to make a gnome that will be given as a present. I jumped at the opportunity to knit another gnome with…flowertron (73)in knitting • 28 days agoSweater Project #1 - 28 January 2025A couple of days ago I wrote about an Earl Grey and Lemon cake I made. Today I’m writing about a different type of cake. Above and below you can see yarn cakes that I bought recently at…flowertron (73)in knitting • last monthGnoodles the Gnome # 4 - 12 January 2025I've finally finished Gnoodles the Gnome. The rest of the making process went fine and I learnt three main techniques : The Base The base turned out very neat. You might be able to…flowertron (73)in knitting • last monthGnoodles the Gnome #3 - 11 January 2025That's the current state of my pink rendition of Gnoodles the gnome, and as you can see I'm about to finish the body. When I turned the design upside down it gave me ice-cream and wafer…flowertron (73)in knitting • last monthGnoodles the Gnome #2 - 10 January 2025When I made my Gnome I finished the project by making the hat. I described the process here and here . Now in order to make Gnoodles the Gnome I started with the hat and to continue the…flowertron (73)in knitting • 2 months agoGnoodles the Gnome #1 - 9 January 2025That’s my work in progress side by side to the gnome I'm aiming to replicate and that goes by the name of Gnoodles. This gnome’s backstory is a bit confusing to me. I’ll just quote one line…flowertron (73)in crafts • 2 months agoAI Crafter #1 - Gnome Pattern Fail - 7 January 2025My cooking experiment following a Gemini AI recipe the other day wasn’t too bad. I did spot a mistake in the instructions but managed to sort it. This time I wanted to check how good a Gnome…flowertron (73)in crafts • 2 months agoThe Gnomes of Grimblewood - 6 January 2025I was incredibly happy when I received the awaited Gnome knitting book in the post. I have written about the gnome I knitted recently here and here so when the book arrived I wasted no…flowertron (73)in knitting • 2 months agoMaking a Gnome - 31 December 2024Here’s the concluding part of my gnome knitting adventure. Just a peek. In my previous post I got up to the point where I’m picking up stitches to start the hat brim. It was a bit…flowertron (73)in knitting • 2 months agoMaking a Gnome - 30 December 2024The two arms side by side don't look very neat. I was very interested to read @danmaruschak’s post yesterday. Apart from the personal family angle I liked the crocheted character. I’d been…flowertron (73)in crafts • 2 months agoChenille Yarn Project #3 - 29 December 2024This is the continuation and conclusion of the project I started writing about here and then continued here . For the top of the back section I started with the eye sockets. I…flowertron (73)in crafts • 2 months agoChenille Yarn Project #2 - 28 December 2024My friend bought herself a ‘grumpy frog’ which is like a hot water bottle cover roughly in the shape of a frog and stuffed with lavender. You can still find a photo of the product here , but…flowertron (73)in crafts • 2 months agoChenille Yarn Project #1 - 27 December 2024I’ve had a ball of this yarn colour for a while and decided to finally use it. I don’t think I’ve ever properly knitted or crocheted something with this type of yarn. Chenille has always…flowertron (73)in knitting • 2 months agoSock Making - 20 December 2024I'm delighted to have finished the second sock to complete this pair. You might recall I used very cheap self-patterning yarn from Lidl's supermarket. I wrote about it here . The yarn was…fact-mr (36)in industrial • 3 months agoGlobal Industrial Knitting Equipment Market to Hit $1.78 Billion by 2032 at 3.5% CAGRThe global industrial knitting equipment market, valued at USD 1.26 billion, is projected to reach USD 1.78 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 3.5% from 2022 to 2032. The industrial knitting…flowertron (73)in knitting • 4 months agoSock Making - 27 October 2024As we near the end of October I proudly present the first sock I’ve knitted using Lidl's sock yarn. I’ve briefly told you about the yarn here . I now have 72g left of the 100g ball. I’m…flowertron (73)in knitting • 4 months agoSock Making - 24 October 2024I’ve now finished this pair of socks I wrote about here . I’m really happy I’ve knitted a pair in less than 2 months and that I know I don’t have to unravel or change the pattern instructions…
