Crafting

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As part of the post-summer holiday, back-to-school, gut-and-clean of my house, I discovered that someone had spilt coke or coffee on my massive yarn basket and it had seeped through, so I had to bin loads 😭

Obviously, today I have had to spend £££ buying more 🤣

Faded painted roses by Cherry Heart, here I come (and a couple of other projects we won’t tell my husband about!)
 
Girty Drifter said:
As part of the post-summer holiday, back-to-school, gut-and-clean of my house, I discovered that someone had spilt coke or coffee on my massive yarn basket and it had seeped through, so I had to bin loads 😭

Obviously, today I have had to spend £££ buying more 🤣

Faded painted roses by Cherry Heart, here I come (and a couple of other projects we won’t tell my husband about!)
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Oh no what a shame
 
I finished a pair of socks yesterday

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LydiaDeetzHat said:
IDK anything about Crafting much but can't the yarn be washed or will that make it not suitable to be worked into projects?
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It maybe depends on how much and the extent of the damage. My friend got coffee all over her crochet project but she managed to salvage it.
 
I honestly don’t know how long it’s been there, long enough to dry at least. I haven’t really done anything since before the summer holiday, so best case scenario it’s about 3 months. I wish whoever had done it had told me, but it is what it is 🤷🏻‍♀️. It’s proper soaked in and dried. I managed to take the outside off some of the less damaged yarn and sent it to the after school club, but some was beyond saving. I did consider throwing it in an organza bag and trying to wash it. It’s in a bag in the summer house at the moment so I might look again.

Good excuse to yarn shop though 🤣
 
TheStrawberryThief said:
Is anyone crafting any Christmas gifts?

I am making some crochet beanie hats. 3 people have specifically asked if I could make them a hat and told me what sort of colours they like. I have been able to use yarn from my stash for 2 of them. I have finished one, and have started on 2nd.
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If I finish it on time I plan on getting a cross stitch framed and gifting it
 
TheStrawberryThief said:
Is anyone crafting any Christmas gifts?

I am making some crochet beanie hats. 3 people have specifically asked if I could make them a hat and told me what sort of colours they like. I have been able to use yarn from my stash for 2 of them. I have finished one, and have started on 2nd.
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I’m such a selfish crafter, I make everything for me and the odd pair of socks for gifting
 
anniemouse said:
I’m such a selfish crafter, I make everything for me and the odd pair of socks for gifting
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Not selfish at all, you're allowed to have a hobby that you enjoy for you - all those people out there playing sport for themselves. There's an extra level of stress in making things for other people that I don't enjoy (especially with knitting because I am slooooow). Embrace wearing your own made things! :)
 
Fancyfeathers said:
I would really love to get into painting by numbers it looks so relaxing
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My brain had the audacity to suggest I try a paint by numbers for the first time in years the other week, I bought it and opened it, painted for about an hour, realised I didn't like the colours, the design or the paintbrushes supplied and have ignored it ever since.

I'm currently embroidering a monogram Christmas themed letter for my LO, similar to this but of my own design. I haven't embroidered in years but it seems to be going ok... except my satin stitches are all over the place, I'm going to have to unpick a lot of them and I didn't secure a few of the threads properly so it's starting to unravel a bit 😑
 
I want to try making a ' coccoon cardigan', but it is made from one very large granny square, and I have only ever successfully made a granny square once.

It is just the first few rounds that I can't get to look good, and if the middle isn't good it just looks worse as it gets bigger.

I ended up looking up tutorial after tutorial and getting more and more annoyed with my messy square, until I accidentally clicked on a tutorial for a solid granny square and something clicked in my brain.

It took me a few goes to get the corners right, but now it looks great. I like this better than the normal version. I just don't know if it will work for my cardi. Maybe I am just going to make a giant square to use up some yarn I have had hanging about for ages and the cardigan can wait for a bit...
 
TheStrawberryThief said:
I want to try making a ' coccoon cardigan', but it is made from one very large granny square, and I have only ever successfully made a granny square once.

It is just the first few rounds that I can't get to look good, and if the middle isn't good it just looks worse as it gets bigger.

I ended up looking up tutorial after tutorial and getting more and more annoyed with my messy square, until I accidentally clicked on a tutorial for a solid granny square and something clicked in my brain.

It took me a few goes to get the corners right, but now it looks great. I like this better than the normal version. I just don't know if it will work for my cardi. Maybe I am just going to make a giant square to use up some yarn I have had hanging about for ages and the cardigan can wait for a bit...
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I really want to make a cocoon cardigan too.
 
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