The Crafting Thread - Show Us What You've Made!

[LatinaCarmen1980]

Those are fabulous! I'm sorry about your machine. I know that has to be frustrating as hell.

It's under warranty but still... 3 weeks? I'm seriously questioning the investment lol

 

[seela]

I finished THIS right before my embroidery machine decided to have a heart attack. Ugh...

This is so cute! Did you follow instructions or did you come up with the design yourself?

I’d never be creative or bold enough to combine patterned fabrics like that but it looks absolutely great!

 

[LatinaCarmen1980]

This is so cute! Did you follow instructions or did you come up with the design yourself?

I’d never be creative or bold enough to combine patterned fabrics like that but it looks absolutely great!

I bought the little patterns but I chose the individual fabrics. It was fun but a little nerve-wracking. I completely ruined 4 attempts before finally figuring it out.

 

[seela]

I bought the little patterns but I chose the individual fabrics. It was fun but a little nerve-wracking. I completely ruined 4 attempts before finally figuring it out.

Kudos! I think the selection of the fabrics is the most ingenious part. Really cool, inspiring!

And like I said, I’d never be creative or bold enough for something like that. I probably would have used solid colors and the end result would have been much blander because of that.

 

[LatinaCarmen1980]

Kudos! I think the selection of the fabrics is the most ingenious part. Really cool, inspiring!

And like I said, I’d never be creative or bold enough for something like that. I probably would have used solid colors and the end result would have been much blander because of that.

Choosing the fabrics was the most challenging part. I wanted to match seasons and holidays. I spent way, way too much on fabric!

 

[BiBunny]

Choosing the fabrics was the most challenging part. I wanted to match seasons and holidays. I spent way, way too much on fabric!

Spending too much on craft supplies is half the fun!

 

[BiBunny]

Got the couch cleaned off, so now you can see the blanket in its rightful place.

(I swear, this is the last pic I'll share of this thing, lol.)

 

[LatinaCarmen1980]

Got the couch cleaned off, so now you can see the blanket in its rightful place.

(I swear, this is the last pic I'll share of this thing, lol.)


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What?! Why? It's gorgeous! I love it!

 

[BiBunny]

What?! Why? It's gorgeous! I love it!

Thank you so much!

 

[Strixaluco]

I started knitting a wool petticoat in the fall, but Xmas preparations took over 2 months ago, and I haven't had energy to pick it up again.

This isn't the latest progress though, there's a lot of more red. Anyway, won't finish it this winter. This is just part 1/3 of the whole petticoat.

https://ibb.co/GvJJkmfh

 

[BiBunny]

I started knitting a wool petticoat in the fall, but Xmas preparations took over 2 months ago, and I haven't had energy to pick it up again.

This isn't the latest progress though, there's a lot of more red. Anyway, won't finish it this winter. This is just part 1/3 of the whole petticoat.

https://ibb.co/GvJJkmfh

Oh, that's really cool! It's gonna be awesome when you finish it.

 

[Strixaluco]

Oh, that's really cool! It's gonna be awesome when you finish it.

It indeed will be marvelously warm! I wish I had finished it already, this winter is freezing cold (we've had like 2 weeks of 2-digit figures negative Celsius already).

I'm following this historical pattern, I think the next thing is the first narrow white line: https://knittingaside.blogspot.com/2012/11/november-30th-ladys-knitted-under.html?m=1

 

[seela]

I started knitting a wool petticoat in the fall, but Xmas preparations took over 2 months ago, and I haven't had energy to pick it up again.

This isn't the latest progress though, there's a lot of more red. Anyway, won't finish it this winter. This is just part 1/3 of the whole petticoat.

https://ibb.co/GvJJkmfh

This will be great when it’s finished! I only dream of being able to knit something like that!

It indeed will be marvelously warm! I wish I had finished it already, this winter is freezing cold (we've had like 2 weeks of 2-digit figures negative Celsius already).

Hah, the weather sure has kept me motivated to knit my hat. The wind chill has been absolutely insane here over two weeks now. You’re not supposed to get “feels like” temps of around -27 celsius (-16F) in this part of the country for this long.

Of course now that my hat is finished, we’ll be back to much more manageable temps.

 

[seela]

Got the couch cleaned off, so now you can see the blanket in its rightful place.

(I swear, this is the last pic I'll share of this thing, lol.)


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It goes so well with your pillows, too!

 

[LatinaCarmen1980]

This is my current quilting project

https://ibb.co/VY3nZnTC

 

[seela]

Project Beanie has come to a happy ending!

It’s not perfect because I’m still a beginner knitter and my knitting is not very even, but I’m pretty satisfied with the end result. I’m able to wear this outside without people pointing and laughing, which is what I had a dream about.

And naturally now that the hat is finished, the weather is supposed to get a bit warmer.

 

[LatinaCarmen1980]

Project Beanie has come to a happy ending!

It’s not perfect because I’m still a beginner knitter and my knitting is not very even, but I’m pretty satisfied with the end result. I’m able to wear this outside without people pointing and laughing, which is what I had a dream about.

And naturally now that the hat is finished, the weather is supposed to get a bit warmer.

I love it! I'm horrible at knitting so I stick with crochet but I've yet to master making beanies!

 

[seela]

I love it! I'm horrible at knitting so I stick with crochet but I've yet to master making beanies!

I’m a lot better at crochet as well. Or at least I find it a lot easier to do and to understand why things happen the way they do.

The first thing I crocheted after my childhood trauma of trying to crochet a square potholder (it turned out so bad, misshapen and cup-like that my teacher labeled it as a hat for a doll among everybody else’s potholders ) was a pair of mittens, which I did without any real instructions or anything. I just winged it as I went on, and came up with a pattern by myself as well. Crochet somehow makes sense to me and if I think logically, I can usually get to the end result I want.

I would not dream of just winging it if I were to knit a pair of mittens.

 

[seela]

This is my current quilting project

https://ibb.co/VY3nZnTC

This looks cool, I’m looking forward to seeing it finished eventually. Is that a special crafts room you have? Very nice and organized!

 

[LatinaCarmen1980]

This looks cool, I’m looking forward to seeing it finished eventually. Is that a special crafts room you have? Very nice and organized!

I turned my office into my crafts room. Once I quit my job, I went to visit my sister for a week. When I got back, my husband had turned my office into a crafts room... well, he painted it, got rid of my old furniture and had it read for me to organize it.

 

[seela]

I turned my office into my crafts room. Once I quit my job, I went to visit my sister for a week. When I got back, my husband had turned my office into a crafts room... well, he painted it, got rid of my old furniture and had it read for me to organize it.

Now that’s an exemplary husband!

(Edit: supposing you wanted a craft room and he knew it and didn’t push you into becoming craft person )

 

[LatinaCarmen1980]

Now that’s an exemplary husband!

(Edit: supposing you wanted a craft room and he knew it and didn’t push you into becoming craft person )

I had told him I wanted to turn it into my craft room a couple of weeks before I quit.

 

[BiBunny]

Gah, everybody's got such awesome projects! I can't keep up, lol.

Fantastic job, guys.

 

[LatinaCarmen1980]

I decided to try something new. My daughter sent me this kit to try out. She's absolutely amazingly talented when it comes to crochet.

https://ibb.co/v6W9twh9

 

[seela]

I decided to try something new. My daughter sent me this kit to try out. She's absolutely amazingly talented when it comes to crochet.

https://ibb.co/v6W9twh9

Well ain’t that the cutest little thing!

My next craft project will be rewaxing the dining table. If that counts as a project.