Same mother, different litters. Big brother always lets little sister comfort suckle his paw and cleans her ears. They are in the baby bouncer more than our baby!9mo ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/Bondedpairs
For $2.99, I now possess the power to make my own ice cream sandwiches!4yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
Blanket (and baby) update: Still weaving in a million ends, but I have really cute new knitting buddy!1yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/casualknitting
Blanket update: Hospital week 8 complete! Accent lines on the blanket are taking forever, but baby is still cookin'!1yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/casualknitting
Blanket Update: Hospital bedrest week 3! Baby and I are still doing good, hanging in there, and blanket is almost 3/4 done!1yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/casualknitting
About 9 months ago my husband asked me to teach him to knit. I present to you, a wash cloth that was finally bound off today.3yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/knitting
Blanket update: Hospital week 7 complete, some detail work on blanket started, baby still happily baking!1yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/casualknitting
Blanket Update: Week 4! Baby and I are doing good, and blanket is 104 rows from being off the needles and onto the next phase!1yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/casualknitting
Blanket update: Body done, onto the top border! Hospital week 6 complete, baby still happily baking at 30w and 4d!1yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/casualknitting
Found a way to catch up on my baby's blanket; just start bleeding at 24 weeks, and get held indefinitely at the hospital for observation! (We're fine!)1yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/casualknitting
Still stuck in the hospital, but baby and her blanket are growing nicely!1yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/casualknitting
Lost a yarn ball while tearing apart a thrifted cardigan. Found it stashed in this box, and Mr. thief tried to stop me from reclaiming it with his cuteness.1yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/Kitting
Blanket update: Week 5 hospital bedrest done, and baby still baking at 29 weeks and 4 days! 80 rows left on the needles!1yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/casualknitting
I forgot I hid some of the cakes for my next project in the fridge just for a second, so my kitties couldn't get them. Just found them after work. How long until the husband notices??1yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/YarnAddicts
Update: Baby (26w + 4d) and blanket still growing! Plowed through a solid patch, now starting colors again. +bonus cross stitch WIP to give my hands and wrists a break.1yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/casualknitting
My husband surprised me today by asking me to teach him to knit. I present to you his first 2 rows! He has now left the room to decompress, but I'm so proud of him for stepping out of his comfort zone. :)4yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/knitting
That's a trusting sleeping pose if I ever saw one. Siblings from same momma 6mo apart. She loves her big brother so much.2yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/Bondedpairs
Behold, my very own turtle lamp! It works, and even has its prong protector. It was a little pricey, but I did have a $2 off coupon (shrug).2yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
$14.99 for embroidered poppies. It needs a cleaning (somehow), and I need to rearrange my artwork finds to balance the scale, but I love it. I ♥️ poppies!1yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
Thrifted the exact little candy bucket I had in mind for my daughter's 1st Halloween! $0.99CAD for this and a bunch of other random Halloween decor. This makes me so fucking happy.7mo ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
House is quiet, no kitten to be seen. Time to knit! Look down at my project bag after situating my stitches and opening the pattern on my phone. Dammit.3yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/Kitting
Excuse me, I believe you have my staple...gun! I've always wanted a staple gun, and it's a red Swingline! Oh, and I got a couple dresses for my daughter during the 40% off sale and a nice Bento for her too.1mo ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
My me corner full of items I've thrifted over the last few years and treasured items I have carried with me as I've lived my life. Can't wait to fill the wall with more thrifted art! I'm going to have the most amazing little old lady house one day.4yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
Not shown: Yarn ball tucked into my cleavage, because he kept running off with it!2yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/Kitting
He let me knit 8 whole rows today, but insisted he help with the progress shot. Rawww, chew da needles, tackle da cone, run off with da cake, rawww...3yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/Kitting
Upgraded my default Ikea knobs on my yarn cabinets thanks to Habitat for Humanity's ReStore. I've had my eye on them for a couple months, and today they gave me 50%. I paid $5 total for all three!4yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
Picked these up at the thrift store today. It felt like destiny that they both come home with me!1yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/DarkCrystal
I keep going for maternity clothes and coming home with other pretty stuff and no clothes. ~$20CAD for 4 skeins of merino yarn, a couple yards of very thick cotton, and a wee cast iron sparrow.1yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
Sigh, my cats are jerks. WIP in morning light to demonstrate how much cat hair is in my WIP after my cats stole it in the night and played with it in their play house.2yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/casualknitting
Yarn haul! About $40 CAD for all this. Probably about $400 brand new, maybe a schmidge more?3yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
One of the top things in my list that day was something I could use to grow cat grass in. BAM, Are you effing kidding me?, $4.99 for actual Catit 2.0 grass planter, new in box. Not a huge savings (~$15), but I'll be damned if this isn't why I always shop thrift first!3yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
[FO] Algae hat - Made for the sake of making a thing! First fully DPN project.5yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/knitting
...and the stash grows! About $40 for all this from the thrift store today. Looks like a comfy place to nap.3yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/YarnAddicts
Found 2 roving braids a the thrift store today. Time to learn to spin my own yarn, eh?4yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/YarnAddicts
$3.99 each on different days from different cities. I apparently collect vintage Guildcraft fruitcake tins now. +kitten tax2yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
Is cable chicken a thing?? Knitting hat on 24 circular (5 x 2 needle + 14 cable).3yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/casualknitting
Learned a valuable lesson today about vacuum sealing fresh baked goods. My poor bagel...5yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/Wellthatsucks
Mattress Stitch + Lt Fingering navy blue = Back in the same hole... sure, somewhere 'round here 'bouts maybe, bahaha!1yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/casualknitting
Brought a project I've been procrastinating to work to force myself to finish it on breaks. I don't wanna weave in the ends! /weep3yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/casualknitting
Gambled on a obviously 80% junk thrift store bag where I could only see a little of something I really liked. Ripped it open at the car... I winz, Koigu with label still on! Was some Wool of the Andes looking stuff in there too.5yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/casualknitting
Finally started Stephen West's Old Forge over the weekend (between kitten attacks)3yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/knitting
[FO] Qwist Hat x3 for my sister cousins recently diagnosed with breast cancer.4yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/knitting
[Stash] I'm not sure if Operation Organize Stash was a success or not, lol.4yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/YarnAddicts
Uhoh, ChiaoGoo Forte production temporarily suspended due to high breakage rate.1yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/knitting
PSA: Don't trust your row counter when left unprotected in your bag. Quite certain this is not 102 rows. The unimaginable horrors it must have endured...4yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/knitting
Brighter Days Hat still in the works. Almost frogged it a couple times, but pushing on.3yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/knitting
Picked up a box of Transparency Film for Laser Printers at the thrift store for $3. Traced the pattern on film, and BAM, I can see the image on my fabric to best choose where to cut my bib. I feel like a damn genius!3yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/sewing
3 needle bind off at work, minus 3rd needle. Pray for me and my tiny mittens. Gogo gadget t-pin!5yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/casualknitting
$7.99 for 2 roving braids (for spinning your own yarn). Can't wait to see it spun up!4yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
Genetics question: These two have the same mom, genetically speaking, can they have the same dad? (more details in comments)2yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/cats
~$30 for all these cones of wool yarn on half off day today. Just what I needed to get going with my knitting machine I thrifted last month! (Close-up photos in comment link)5yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
Anyone know of a pattern or name of a technique like this thrift sweater? It's an actual icord laced through holes around a cable.1yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/knitting
[FO] Training aid I made up for my husband to help him visualize what is happening as he learns to knit! I'm calling it finished, because its as far as it needs to go for its purpose, and knitting with kitchen utensils sucks, lol.4yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/knitting
Made myself a tiny pumpkin with some thrifted yarn that I've been struggling to find the right pattern for. Think I nailed it!3yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/knitting
Guilt-free birthday thrifting. Got all this and 5 nice t-shirts for my husband for ~40 Canadian. Butterflies and flowers are real pressings. I also got hit on by a 65+ guy who, after some casual greetings, boldly asked if I was single. I says No, he says I am. Secondhand Grandpa anyone?5yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
$5 for a small Yarn Swift from an estate sale. When asking the price, they said, I don't even know what it is, $5? Me: I do, yoink!4yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
Finally on to the bind-off edging, and my Old Forge blanket is starting to become a blanket rather than a mysterious sack!3yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/knitting
Brighter Days Hat - Been sitting on this Malabrigo Rios for years waiting for the perfect project. Is this the perfect project? Probably not, but it felt right, so I got to ribbing before I could talk myself out of it... Again.3yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/knitting
My stash overflow-ith since I discovered how much good yarn goes to thrift stores. Like a squirrel stocking nuts for winter, I am.6yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/crochet
$7.99 for 1 pillow case and a twin sized top sheet with adorable little pirates on them... and that fish! I'm sewing gifts (bibs, cloths, etc) for a friend expecting twins, and this is exactly why I wander into the sheet section! Any guess on the era?4yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
My bobble is more of a bump than a bobble. Tips on making an afterthought bobble?2yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/knitting
Thrift Store Haul: $14. All wool/wool blend. The Rowan brand stuff (4 bags/18 skeins) seems really nice. I'm excited to make wooly things!8yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/crochet
Determined to use this beautiful thrift store yarn that moths have nibbled on. In other words, why do I do this to myself??3yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/casualknitting
If you were me, which colorwork methods would YOU use for this? I feel like this is a mix of intarsia, stranded, and latchhook up purl bumps (whatever that is called).1yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/AdvancedKnitting
Thrift store yarn = Knitter's L.O.L Surprise toy. Will there be a label in the ball? How many knots??5yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/casualknitting
Makeup brush gift destined for the trash (I don't wear makeup) just became my crochet kit.7yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/crochet
I want this general vibrant appearance on a knitted plant fiber. Can I get it with dye, or do I have to do a paint?1yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/dyeing
Is there such a thing as a crochet mile-high-club? Bonus losing yarn chicken.7yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/crochet
Variegated Yarn in a Pattern: Is this a short color change or long? Maybe a yarn ID if someone knows (the red/yellow/etc).7yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/crochet
I now call my stitch markers training wheels, because I apparently can't not add stitches. I will make this scarf, oh yes...7yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/knitting
Anyone know how to read a cone label? Curious what fiber this is; burns to ash.5yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/YarnAddicts
Never again... I need lace weight, I'll just separate this double wound yarn... Never again!5yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/casualknitting
[WIP] Cat Cave just starting to build height - Ow, my hands... pattern in comments7yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/crochet
First time using my Knitpicks 4.0mm, major splinter. *cry* (I emailed Knitpicks)6yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/knitting
[WIP] Hanging Basket Monster - Left to complete: One more eye and attaching eyes to top of basket.8yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/crochet
Does this style of yarn have a name? Or does someone know something similar? It's 10-11 threads (plant fiber), comes to about a DK or worsted. Thrift store pickup, so no label.5yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/casualknitting
Skeeter got me on the pinkie last night. Not like it rubs on the hat I'm making or anything. Oh wait, totally does. Torture...6yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/casualknitting
[WIP] Blanket for the Linus Project... blocked on my cubicle. Classin' the place up, though I rather dislike the colors they gave me.7yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/crochet
[WIP] I'm doing it! My very first thing that isn't a simple knit test square. Making a dusting mitten using the magic circle technique.7yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/knitting
Always see these in thrift stores with the yarn and sewing things. I've also seen them on the shelf with clothes hangers.7yr ⋅ aliqui ⋅ r/whatisthisthing