MFP'ers who make crafty stuff... show us!

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  • ladyreva78
    ladyreva78 Posts: 4,080 Member
    I finally finished this thing!

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    I may be stealing this pattern sequence for my next project :wink:
  • ladyreva78
    ladyreva78 Posts: 4,080 Member
    I don't have a lot of the sweaters I knitted for myself anymore. Most ended up being too big and I donated them to the local church charity. The only one left is this rather plain but extremely warm one:
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    It's currently about 3 sizes too large for me, but it's the first sweater I ever finished and I can't seem to part from it. Emotional sop that I am. :wink: I still love wrapping myself in it on cold winter days. That last layer of a gazillion layers.

    I have several other projects I'm working on, but none are finished. I can't stand working with wool in the summer so knitting season only started again a couple of months ago. I should have a few more things to show in a couple of weeks. :smile:
  • Nikitazilla
    Nikitazilla Posts: 69 Member
    Speziface wrote: »
    toxikon wrote: »
    Speziface wrote: »
    I made 'cupcakes'! (Plus all the wooden stuff in the background.)

    Those are so cool! Are they just for decoration? Are they hollow?

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    There's a small hollow space inside them. It's not very big, but they'll easily hold a few rings, earrings, or even a small bracelet.


    I saw in a different thread that you don't sell your work ( I think?) but if you did I'd be a buyer. These are so awesome! You're very talented!
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    ladyreva78 wrote: »
    I finally finished this thing!

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    I may be stealing this pattern sequence for my next project :wink:

    It's a pattern on Knitty, if you really want it. Super easy so long as you have stitch markers to help you keep track. :)
  • ladyreva78
    ladyreva78 Posts: 4,080 Member
    ladyreva78 wrote: »
    I finally finished this thing!

    fyhbwgb2uoh1.jpg

    I may be stealing this pattern sequence for my next project :wink:

    It's a pattern on Knitty, if you really want it. Super easy so long as you have stitch markers to help you keep track. :)

    I am fully equipped in this regard. I just can't follow knitting instructions in English to save my life. Learned with instructions all in German. I'm pretty good at recreating patterns even if I don't have the instructions. :wink:
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    _barefoot_ wrote: »
    I finally finished this thing!

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    That is really good !

    Do you make money off of them if not you should !

    Thanks! And no, a lot of people don't want to pay the prices most of us would have to charge for the work that goes into these. I mostly do it for relaxation and to make things for people I care about.

    I've considered writing down patterns and selling the instructions to those, though. That's where most of the money is, lol.
  • Vikka_V
    Vikka_V Posts: 9,563 Member
    _barefoot_ wrote: »
    I finally finished this thing!

    fyhbwgb2uoh1.jpg

    That is really good !

    Do you make money off of them if not you should !

    Thanks! And no, a lot of people don't want to pay the prices most of us would have to charge for the work that goes into these. I mostly do it for relaxation and to make things for people I care about.

    I've considered writing down patterns and selling the instructions to those, though. That's where most of the money is, lol.

    Do you make up your own patterns as well?
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    _barefoot_ wrote: »
    I finally finished this thing!

    fyhbwgb2uoh1.jpg

    That is really good !

    Do you make money off of them if not you should !

    Thanks! And no, a lot of people don't want to pay the prices most of us would have to charge for the work that goes into these. I mostly do it for relaxation and to make things for people I care about.

    I've considered writing down patterns and selling the instructions to those, though. That's where most of the money is, lol.

    Do you make up your own patterns as well?

    Sometimes. I like to follow other patterns (because there are some AMAZING patterns out there), but I also like to make charts for my own. Specifically with intarsia or double stranded knitting. Tedious, but somehow satisfying. :)
  • Vikka_V
    Vikka_V Posts: 9,563 Member
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    _barefoot_ wrote: »
    I finally finished this thing!

    fyhbwgb2uoh1.jpg

    That is really good !

    Do you make money off of them if not you should !

    Thanks! And no, a lot of people don't want to pay the prices most of us would have to charge for the work that goes into these. I mostly do it for relaxation and to make things for people I care about.

    I've considered writing down patterns and selling the instructions to those, though. That's where most of the money is, lol.

    Do you make up your own patterns as well?

    Sometimes. I like to follow other patterns (because there are some AMAZING patterns out there), but I also like to make charts for my own. Specifically with intarsia or double stranded knitting. Tedious, but somehow satisfying. :)

    I admire your skills both at illustration and knitting...I wonder what other talents you may have!!

    I love that multi coloured sweater, and the table cloth is beautiful.

    I like knitted things that are "holey" I think they are really pretty. All my favourite sweaters are "holey".
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    _barefoot_ wrote: »
    I finally finished this thing!

    fyhbwgb2uoh1.jpg

    That is really good !

    Do you make money off of them if not you should !

    Thanks! And no, a lot of people don't want to pay the prices most of us would have to charge for the work that goes into these. I mostly do it for relaxation and to make things for people I care about.

    I've considered writing down patterns and selling the instructions to those, though. That's where most of the money is, lol.

    Do you make up your own patterns as well?

    Sometimes. I like to follow other patterns (because there are some AMAZING patterns out there), but I also like to make charts for my own. Specifically with intarsia or double stranded knitting. Tedious, but somehow satisfying. :)

    I admire your skills both at illustration and knitting...I wonder what other talents you may have!!

    I love that multi coloured sweater, and the table cloth is beautiful.

    I like knitted things that are "holey" I think they are really pretty. All my favourite sweaters are "holey".

    Lace patterning. :) It does make for a much more interesting sweater or cardigan, I agree. Can be a pain in the butt to knit if you don't keep track of the repeats, though. Still, way more interesting to knit than straight knit/purl. :D

    I really like to do stuff like this:

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    Again, it can get tedious, though. That's usually why I'm working on multiple things at once.
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    I am resurrecting this thread with... a doily. :D My poinsettia plant needed some pizazz, so I took a break from one project to crochet this up in an afternoon. :)

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  • sw33tp3a1
    sw33tp3a1 Posts: 5,065 Member
    I am resurrecting this thread with... a doily. :D My poinsettia plant needed some pizazz, so I took a break from one project to crochet this up in an afternoon. :)

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    I love all your work. My grandma tried teaching me but I didn't care much for it. She's gone now but I wished I had learned this from her.
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    sw33tp3a1 wrote: »
    I am resurrecting this thread with... a doily. :D My poinsettia plant needed some pizazz, so I took a break from one project to crochet this up in an afternoon. :)

    2q5nkeoi0oy9.jpg

    I love all your work. My grandma tried teaching me but I didn't care much for it. She's gone now but I wished I had learned this from her.

    I learned from my grandma (also gone now) and my step-mom. Someone had to carry on her ability since no one else in our family picked it up, lol.
  • Good_Morning_Glory
    Good_Morning_Glory Posts: 226 Member
    I’m making slouchy hats. Pretty simple. That’s me. In the green. Not the model in the beard lol.

    Next up I’m going to make the bears/hat combo.

    Not too fabulous seeing what others here are doing but I’m happy with it.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
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  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
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    Whoa, this is super cool! What exactly is this?
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
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    Whoa, this is super cool! What exactly is this?

    Thanks, lol! It's a wall hanging. I used yarn and plastic canvas.
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
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    Whoa, this is super cool! What exactly is this?

    Thanks, lol! It's a wall hanging. I used yarn and plastic canvas.

    Did you just thread it through with a yarn needle to make the design or was it part of a kit like the yarn tatting things I see in craft stores?
  • ValeriePlz
    ValeriePlz Posts: 517 Member
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    I'm a knitter and crocheter. This is a blanket I made for my Russian buddy who requested a folk art firebird blanket for his second child.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
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    Whoa, this is super cool! What exactly is this?

    Thanks, lol! It's a wall hanging. I used yarn and plastic canvas.

    Did you just thread it through with a yarn needle to make the design or was it part of a kit like the yarn tatting things I see in craft stores?

    No, I did it free hand with yarn.
  • LittleLionHeart1
    LittleLionHeart1 Posts: 3,655 Member
    Something :D minor out of boredom. I sure do love sushi, hahaha :blush:
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    Super cute! :D
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
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  • Frankie_Fan
    Frankie_Fan Posts: 562 Member
    Something minor out of boredom. I sure do love sushi, hahaha :blush:
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    So cute!
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
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  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
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    That's gorgeous!
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  • hapa11
    hapa11 Posts: 182 Member
    edited February 2018
    I have a business transferring recipes to plates. It's been a great way for me to work from home and have the flexibility to be with my kids.

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