Five years ago I started him, and then hid him away in a box for being frustrating and way above my skill level. A few months ago I was inspired by a post on this sub to pick him back up and now, at long last, he's done!!

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I got married on Saturday. I made these socks for my wife to wear when getting ready, so that she didn't get cold feet!

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It's Lesbian Visibility Day, so there's no better day than today to share the rainbow shawls I knit for our big lesbian wedding!

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I made myself an oversized loop scarf!

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I knitted my wedding dress. It took a year and a half.

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I woke up yesterday morning to discover it was my dog sweater pattern Tom Daley was knitting poolside at the Tokyo Olympics.

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I am part of a Facebook group called Knit for a unique fit that matches knitters with individuals with hand differences to make custom gloves. I just finished my first pair!

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Celeb knitting! Tom Daley of TeamGB knitting in the round between diving rounds :D

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After the dark year we had, I wanted some light going into 2021. Happy New Year

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I'm hecking proud of this one

1yr ⋅

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Got a (subtle) ruler on my arm for when I'm knitting on the go!

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Proud of this one! Yarn is all made by me :)

1yr ⋅

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I made a lacy shawl for my mom, but I had to try it on for myself first

1yr ⋅

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Poseidon Adventure is finally over!!

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I have waited my whole life for this challenge

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This is bananas, can't believe I might actually pull off making this sweater 🤞🙌🙏

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These are my getting through the divorce socks. Not perfect, but better than my lying, cheating ex-husband.

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Which one of you did this?

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This embroidery piece has my first ever knitting sample sewn onto it. This piece was very cathartic to create, because it involved me learning the craft I was highlighting. This piece is a reminder for us to remember and honour those who weave our clothing, even if we never met them.

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I'm getting better and I have no one to share my excitement with!!! This is definitely helping my sober journey!! I spend hours knitting and don't think about drinking.

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Finally finished my holy grail: Lace weight gloves with no holes around the fingers

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It’s finals week, so of course I’m wearing my new FO for good luck

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Someone broke into my car last night and one of the very few things they took was my birth certificate and the only cable knit sweater I've made, just wanted to publicly grieve this loss

1yr ⋅

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I (attempted to) knit my own wedding dress!

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I got to wear my first ever handmade sweater on Jeopardy tonight!

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I'm pretty proud of my Totoro sweater

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Things are going well.

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It's been two years of slow and not necessarily steady progress, but I finally finished all the knitting and embroidery for this front panel. Now to, uh, weave in the ends!?

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Was jealous of kiddos sweater so made one for myself

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I did it. I f***ing did it. Behold! What’s left of my yarn stash after months without buying more yarn.

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My mom helped me knit my first wool socks after I came out as trans

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Hate it when I don’t swatch and end up with the wrong size

4mo ⋅

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When you find out yarn weight and needle size matter in a pattern.

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My final sweater of 2021, joined by (almost) all the other garments I made this year!

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When the yarn and the pattern come together perfectly

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The sweater I made for my husband is too small for him, but somehow fits me perfectly. Weird.

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I knit a nightlight

1yr ⋅

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Finished the “Handsome Chris” sweater!

1yr ⋅

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Finished my first top down sweater!

1yr ⋅

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This is my WIP! Hoping to have this done by October 1st

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So proud of my mom and her designs. “I found my art during the pandemic” she says.

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Good afternoon. I'm from Ukraine. A war has been going on in my country for a whole month now. Thank you all for your support. Only now I was able to put the knitting needles in my hands.

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Finished the wedding dress!

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He's not naked anymore, but he's too fat for his jacket.

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I'm knitting to quit smoking! Making a scarf for my gf. It is actually kinda addictive. Isn't it?😂👍

6mo ⋅

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My sweater accidentally turned into a dress but I couldn’t be more pleased! Should I add a “no signal” bar to make it more obvious for people who won’t get it?

10mo ⋅

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[FO] for the first time i've been forced to admit i might actually know what i'm doing!

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Almost done with this sweater and my little ingrate tells me that she doesn’t like it because she wanted a big fox face on the front NOT little ones

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Loving this neckline

7mo ⋅

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Channeling my inner Bernie

1yr ⋅

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I finally finished my first project after 3 weeks and a million mistakes. 🥳

2mo ⋅

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My soon-to-be stepson and I have been bonding over knitting and browsing this sub and he said “You should post this picture and tell everyone that you taught your son to knit and show my first project!” Can I get an applause for the rewards of a blended family/for the bookmark this amazing kid made?

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I think this may be the best tension I’ve ever achieved in stranded knitting

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Started in the final semester of my undergrad degree in 2018, I was convinced I'd finish this blanket in the six months before I graduated. I've since moved house four times and am studying for my second Masters degree, but I’ve finally defeated it!

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Finally got to wear my Dress and Mittens set skating!!

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Today I did my full face of make up to go and knit on a bench

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Blocking my frog looks like I'm torturing him.

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I made a vest from a sheep's fleece! I washed it, combed the wool, spun the yarn, dyed the yarn and knit a vest!

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I made a Peach in honor of the 'peachment.

1yr ⋅

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this dress is a 12/10 swish effect

2mo ⋅

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pretty much my greatest masterpiece thus far

1yr ⋅

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When your friend says their nursery is Disney princess theme you DELIVER on the blanket.

3mo ⋅

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I taught myself to knit last fall, with the help of YouTube and lots of encouragement from my best friend. Today I finished a lace shawl as a surprise for her wedding.

1yr ⋅

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As a new knitter, I enjoy picking patterns that are way out of my league to learn new techniques. I did a Latvian braid and I’m PROUD!

1yr ⋅

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Confession: I love being on pointless meetings because I can knit

7mo ⋅

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My first finished object: a happy colours bubble stitch blanket 🌈

1yr ⋅

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Remind me to take this off next time I FaceTime my mom. She keeps saying she wants to steal it.

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Do you sometimes just stare at your projects as they are being blocked and think holy cow I made this and it actually looks good?!

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In case you were wondering, it’s totally possible to knit with Twizzlers pull-n-peel licorice!! Really fiddly, but possible!

2mo ⋅

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I knit my husband Chris a Handsome Chris Pullover and it only took me 7 months!

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Me 10 years ago: waste yarn? who has waste yarn? Me today: knits an entire sweater out of sock yarn leftovers

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Just finished my traditional lace socks

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I won as a finalist in the Great Caron Cake Off competition! So many cakes!!!

1yr ⋅

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Broadleaf sweater in the stunning maple trees of Vancouver, BC

1yr ⋅

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Handed down to me, a blanket made by my great grandmother in the 1970s/80s

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My 3-yo kept demanding that I knit her a crab! Who am I to ask why?

1yr ⋅

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Alaska hats for my gymnastics team that I coach

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I’m a guy who normally knits socks and scarfs and hats for my family. I finally knit a sweater for myself.

1yr ⋅

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Order emerging from chaos, aka intarsia hell. Front panel of my stupid meme sweater is finally taking shape!

1yr ⋅

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I didn't have enough left of the blue or red to make a whole pair of socks, so I made matching mismatched socks. I call them fire and ice.

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Knitted this sweater for my daughter

1yr ⋅

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I knitted a sweater for myself but my sister loved it so much I had to make her a matching one

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Finally finished my knit dress! I don't know what possessed me to do a color work piece this big but at last the ends are sewn in!

4mo ⋅

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SO in love with this colour scheme and the fair isle patterns, cannot WAIT to wear this hat when it’s done 💖🧡💛🤎

6mo ⋅

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Knit the solar system for a 3 year old who just discovered “planets”. Used scrap yarn, no pattern — just winged it. I’m weirdly proud and want to keep it :)

1yr ⋅

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In love with this color!!

1yr ⋅

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I continue to be humbled by my sticks

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I knit a couple rows sitting under the North Arch in Utah.

2mo ⋅

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I recently got sober (eight months clean this week!) and found that knitting has really helped me cope and a healthy way to challenge myself. The supportive nature of this subreddit is truly amazing. My current project: Birch Tree scarf!

1yr ⋅

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For all who commented on yesterdays post, I am the flat chested friend! AMA

1yr ⋅

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First colorwork project complete!

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Decided to block my blanket outside to avoid my cats lying on it because I was worried about the pins. The neighbours cat came over and paid a visit.

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Step 1: Knit a sweater. Step 2: Wear it to a wedding. Step 3: Annoy everyone with the information that you made it yourself.

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Knitted my first ever jumper - the zipper sweater!

3mo ⋅

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My Renard Silk Dress was a whole year in the making!

1yr ⋅

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I didn’t even come close to winning Yarn Chicken.

1yr ⋅

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I crash tested my new knitting pattern on my cousins 😃

1yr ⋅

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A little ode to knitting :)

10mo ⋅

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My first colourwork sock is turning out very cute!

1yr ⋅

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Double knit scarf in progress for my sister.

1yr ⋅

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I’ve been trying out natural dyeing and this is turmeric!

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First, and last, double knit project.

2mo ⋅

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My (finally) completed Embrace Octopus Sweater!

2yr ⋅

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My County Fair Submissions

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Nimbus Sweater. It is so light you can't feel that you're wearing it. Soft like a cloud, cool like a rainy weather! ⛈️

2yr ⋅

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The color balance isn’t right in this pic, the orange is more russet-y, but MAN, I’m loving my wip.

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Only this project can make me more calm, when we have an air raid alarm in our city, in Ukraine! I just believe to our victory, and that I’ll have a perfect moment to wear this pullover and all my people, my family will be safe and sound! 💙💛Knitting can heal mind, and make it stronger and healthier!

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Warm and fuzzy sweater for my SO

6mo ⋅

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This sweater is my second ever project. Too many hobbies (and work) keep me busy, so it's not going very fast, buy I love what I got so far.

5mo ⋅

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I found this lace pattern here and wanted to make my own. My progress so far 💚

2mo ⋅

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I made a fairly accurate baseball.

1yr ⋅

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First color work 🙌 first time with intarsia

1yr ⋅

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My very first project at age 10 vs my most recent project at age 28

5mo ⋅

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My first project is fresh off the needles! I learned from this sub and wikihow.

2mo ⋅

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Super chunky brioche sweater of my dreams!

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Alaska Sweater

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All the mushrooms I knit in the past year in one picture

1yr ⋅

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[FO] I'm pretty proud of this dress, only took me 3 years to make!

1yr ⋅

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My first attempt at colorwork!

2yr ⋅

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Just saw my sweater on the front page of Ravelry 😱😱

1yr ⋅

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If we are into fruity socks now I totally want to share my watermelon socks!

1yr ⋅

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Can’t wait for it to be cool enough to wear my Lush Lemonade socks!

2yr ⋅

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My boss bought 25 of my handknit hats and here they are, on display in the store

1yr ⋅

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Continued the knitted grad cap trend!

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My daughter’s teacher knew I loved knitting...so she hand spun me yarn as a gift

6mo ⋅

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Finished my first intricate scarf!

2mo ⋅

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My sweater collection is anxiously awaiting cooler weather.

1yr ⋅

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Ultimate DIY Complete: I made the model and the outfit

3mo ⋅

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I finished a 1940s sweater a while back and wanted to share!

2yr ⋅

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WIP Wednesday, I've jus completed enough of the chart of my sheep vest to be able share.

2mo ⋅

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My crazy fair isle jumper is coming along nicely 😍

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I made this amazing/ridiculous zebra sweater from a pattern from 1987!

2yr ⋅

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For years I've wanted to learn how to knit. I found it so difficult that I ended up crocheting instead. Now I've finally learned knit, purl and working in the round! (Not without errors though). I'm so excited for all the stuff I can soon knit!

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I wanted to share my joy about some self-dyed yarn. Now and then it has some very colourful bits along the way

3mo ⋅

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I have established a knitting basket, and henceforth in my thirties became the fairytale grandma I have always meant to be.

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RIP to a great. Christmas ornament in honor of the knittorious RBG!

1yr ⋅

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A redo of “go knit yourself” [FO]

9mo ⋅

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Knitted this hand-dyed cabled jumper to go with the lockdown man bun - Both took a year!

1yr ⋅

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All the sweaters I knit this year (featuring bonus corgi for scale)

1yr ⋅

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After knitting only for others, I finally rewarded myself with a simple cashmere hat

1yr ⋅

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Yess I chess

10mo ⋅

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You guys. 🤩

1yr ⋅

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For all those I did this in 3 minutes, these socks took me 40 days, with no other projects, in lockdown. AND I'M SUPER PROUD

2yr ⋅

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I made these socks that turn feet into paws. Also, how does anyone even do sock photography.

2yr ⋅

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6 knit sushi scarves

8mo ⋅

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Take a look at this pain in the ass cable knit sweater. Finished just in time for Christmas. If I ever see a cable needle again it will be too soon.

1yr ⋅

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Wins most swear words while knitting award!

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