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dragonlady7via http://ift.tt/2q7Juzv:awisekraken replied to your post “csevet replied to your photo “My mother makes me beautiful socks…”
I aspire to this level of craftswomanship. I’ve done hats and scarves, and I’ll be moving on to afghans and socks next.
buttons-beads-lace replied to your post “csevet replied to your post “csevet replied to your photo “My mother…”
maybe this is a the-grass-is-always-greener thing, but as an only-knitter I am often jealous of cool crochet patterns. there are so many awesome things you can do with crochet in the realm of stuffed toys. I feel like crochet is way more versatile because it’s easier to make irregular shapes, and join pieces together.
And here’s the thing, man, guys, I don’t knit or crochet or do any kind of yarncrafting at all, because I have told myself no more hobbies. I sew, I embroider, that’s it. So– it’s all a magical mystery to me.
My mother cross-stitches too, but with less gusto than she knits I think. She did crewel embroidery at some point in the distant past but I think she did, like, two pillowcases and then decided she was over it.
I have this idea I’m hankering to do, I want to make a… I guess it’s a quilt. I want to combine painted and appliqued and embroidered elements, and make a map of the farm, and I have all these ideas for textural details I want to do, but I just– I have no real notion of where to start, so I just daydream about it.
Meanwhile I couldn’t tell you the last time I actually picked up a needle. *eyeroll*
I aspire to this level of craftswomanship. I’ve done hats and scarves, and I’ll be moving on to afghans and socks next.
buttons-beads-lace replied to your post “csevet replied to your post “csevet replied to your photo “My mother…”
maybe this is a the-grass-is-always-greener thing, but as an only-knitter I am often jealous of cool crochet patterns. there are so many awesome things you can do with crochet in the realm of stuffed toys. I feel like crochet is way more versatile because it’s easier to make irregular shapes, and join pieces together.
And here’s the thing, man, guys, I don’t knit or crochet or do any kind of yarncrafting at all, because I have told myself no more hobbies. I sew, I embroider, that’s it. So– it’s all a magical mystery to me.
My mother cross-stitches too, but with less gusto than she knits I think. She did crewel embroidery at some point in the distant past but I think she did, like, two pillowcases and then decided she was over it.
I have this idea I’m hankering to do, I want to make a… I guess it’s a quilt. I want to combine painted and appliqued and embroidered elements, and make a map of the farm, and I have all these ideas for textural details I want to do, but I just– I have no real notion of where to start, so I just daydream about it.
Meanwhile I couldn’t tell you the last time I actually picked up a needle. *eyeroll*
