Your other hobbies (2021-2024)

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And the box it was sent in:
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The wooden box was part of the gift, as was the saffron oil hidden away in the jar.
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Not pictured are the stones I sent (small amethists, rose quartz etc), a necklace, stickers and a raven amulet.
 
Windigo said:
Working on the package for the June swap.
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Fire element stone.
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Mini wand fit for the midsummer theme.
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Goddess decorative plate in progress (needs more paint)
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Back of the plate with the base coat, color needs to be added.
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Bracelet made for my swap partner.
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Have you watched any Christine McConnell?

I think its called ‘From the Mind of Christine McConnell’

She does a lot of cool crafty stuff. She makes a spectacular witches hat for herself. Some of it’s free to view on youtube and some of it is behind a Patreon paywall.

I think you might like it. She moves in to a very old house and literally has bats in the belfry!
 
A few I've been test knitting...

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Once a certain gadget arrives in the post, I'll complete the odd pair that's in there (colourwork socks). I was test knitting for a friend and changing the heel design for her. There's enough yarn to knit both again to get 2 matching pairs from the design which I'll do in the near future.

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I'm currently knitting these as a test knit for a designer. They'll go to my sister who has huge feet (size UK 9!)

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The yarn has a sparkle in it in this pair. Not something I'd usually buy, but I didn't notice buying it online. Oh well. My sister will love it.
 
SatNavSaysStraightOn said:
A few I've been test knitting...

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Once a certain gadget arrives in the post, I'll complete the odd pair that's in there (colourwork socks). I was test knitting for a friend and changing the heel design for her. There's enough yarn to knit both again to get 2 matching pairs from the design which I'll do in the near future.

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I'm currently knitting these as a test knit for a designer. They'll go to my sister who has huge feet (size UK 9!)

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The yarn has a sparkle in it in this pair. Not something I'd usually buy, but I didn't notice buying it online. Oh well. My sister will love it.
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Beautiful work, SatNav! I have a few balls of sock yarn, but I haven’t tried knitting with them - just looking at the instructions for turning the heel makes my head spin!

I’d really like to get into it though, seems like socks would be a perfect size project for knitting on the train while I’m on my way to work.
 
Herbaceous said:
Beautiful work, SatNav! I have a few balls of sock yarn, but I haven’t tried knitting with them - just looking at the instructions for turning the heel makes my head spin!

I’d really like to get into it though, seems like socks would be a perfect size project for knitting on the train while I’m on my way to work.
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Turning a heel isn't difficult at all.

Look up Helen Stewart on Ravelry. I'll send you the link tomorrow if you've not found her. She does a line by line pdf for basic socks (which if you know how is free) and walks you through it literally.
 
Herbaceous said:
I’d really like to get into it though, seems like socks would be a perfect size project for knitting on the train while I’m on my way to work.
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If you sign up to this lady's newsletter, these socks are free.

Simply Curious Socks pattern by Helen Stewart

The pattern is a vanilla sock pattern that is written line by line row by row. Don't print it all out, you'll only need 1 of the 3 sizes. The sizes are circumference or width, not length. You just knit to length as needed. Yell if you need help. They are the best instructions I know for a beginner sock maker.
 
Made some cushion covers for my sons new flat from the fabric one of them chose and a tablecloth and napkins from some fabric one of them liked but there wasn’t enough left to do anything with.

So I went online and found somewhere that had 2.5 metres left, just enough for a tablecloth and napkins. They don’t know about that part so hopefully this rather wild looking tablecloth will be a nice surprise.


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Looks a little baggy on the bottom just because I hadn’t zipped it up!

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SandwichShortOfAPicnic said:
Made some cushion covers for my sons new flat from the fabric one of them chose and a tablecloth and napkins from some fabric one of them liked but there wasn’t enough left to do anything with.

So I went online and found somewhere that had 2.5 metres left, just enough for a tablecloth and napkins. They don’t know about that part so hopefully this rather wild looking tablecloth will be a nice surprise.


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Looks a little baggy on the bottom just because I hadn’t zipped it up!

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Cutlery added for scale.
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I hate eating mushrooms, but I love all those mushrooms!
 
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