catsdoingcatstuff

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[–] catsdoingcatstuff@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 month ago

Snake, snaaaaaake!!

[–] catsdoingcatstuff@lemmy.nz 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] catsdoingcatstuff@lemmy.nz 2 points 4 months ago

DC area checking in. They are super popular right now, especially roasted or deep fried. Fortunately, I haven't seen anyone serving the boiled nasties my mom used to make...

[–] catsdoingcatstuff@lemmy.nz 5 points 4 months ago

All hail Queen Pepper!

[–] catsdoingcatstuff@lemmy.nz 5 points 4 months ago

Hey, it's the only thing I remember from linear algebra! That's the longest living sheep ever.

[–] catsdoingcatstuff@lemmy.nz 2 points 4 months ago

That looks fabulous! I really like the big stitched and the drape. You are all set for winter. :)

 

I didn't learn about this until today.

[–] catsdoingcatstuff@lemmy.nz 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Did you manage to finish? Looks like it is going to be a beautiful sweater.

[–] catsdoingcatstuff@lemmy.nz 2 points 4 months ago

I love the bunny kicks. They are so dangerous, but so adorable...

[–] catsdoingcatstuff@lemmy.nz 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Taffy is very cute! Is that belly a trap, or can you pet it?

[–] catsdoingcatstuff@lemmy.nz 3 points 5 months ago

Portuguese style looks really interesting! I learned to knit after learning to crochet, so I've only ever gotten the hang of continental.

[–] catsdoingcatstuff@lemmy.nz 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

How do you tell them apart? They were very cute kittens.

 

I made a neat shape yesterday called a humybug. I'd never done one before. Followed the tutorial here: https://plushcat.blogspot.com/p/humbug-tutorial.html. You start with a rectangle and sew it into a little tetra shape. It's cute. I think it would make a good cat toy. :)

first you make a rectangle

and then you sew it into a little pyramid ahape

 

It's summer in the southern hemisphere. Perfect time to knit a pair of wool socks!! This is a toe up, 3x1 rib sock with fish lips short row heel. Probably too bulky to go in shoes, but I can wear them around the house when it's cooler out.

Yarn is Naturally Gallipoli from the craft store. It feels a lot nicer than I expected.

hand knit sock on foot

 

I used the recipe from Korean Bapsang blog, and tossed in an extra red capsicum. https://www.koreanbapsang.com/japchae-korean-stir-fried-starch/. Very tasty, and I like how she makes a batch of sauce at the start.

No pics. We ate it all.

 
 
 

I made the criss cross top pattern a few years ago on my lk-150 knitting machine. I converted it to knit flat and match my gauge using knit picks cotlin.

The ribbing and cable are hand manipulated, which involves changing the orientation of stitches (purls to knits) and moving the individual stitches to different needles on the needle bed. It was pretty tricky to do the big 9x9 cable cross on the machine because it couldn't stretch the yarn across the needle distance. I ended up hand sewing shut the large holes on either side when I did the finishing.

I think it came out nice, but I don't really wear sleeveless tops. It just hangs out in my closet collecting dust. :)

 

All my stitchy stuff is either in a storage unit or in transit as part of a big move, so I've been stuck with one Santa kit, the extra aida from the kit, and random thread leftovers in a ziplock baggie. I could buy supplies, but I'm way too cheap to buy things I already own.

I used the scraps to make some goofy decorations for my home office. Just winged the patterns, no finishing, stuck to the wall with t-pins for now.

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