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im so jealous of ppl who know how to knit/crochet!! one day i'll be able to learn. i know how to do those little woven wall hangings but that's about the closest i've ever gotten lol

I'm self taught. Learned from a book.

i'm workng on a "doily" for my boss for the hollydays - but it's more like a small table runner/centerpiece kinda thing. i'll post a pic when i get an updated one

xolv, it's actually not that hard if you start with simple projects. There are some good tutorials available online, both in video and in written form with photos. For example this free course on Instructables explains knitting, and you will already be able to make a scarf, phone cozy or similar thing just by learning how to cast on and do the knit stitch.

For crochet, you could start for example with a bookmark that also only requires you to learn two types of stitches, yet already looks like a sophisticated trinket.

I dunno, little woven wall hangings sound pretty impressive to me!

As for knowing how to knit and crochet...well, I ended up going for loom knitting although I have tried and would like to better learn crochet and needle knitting, I find loom knitting easier and more convenient for me because it's easier for me to keep track of where I am in any given pattern and it is also easier because you don't have to worry so much about tension or dropping stitches (although it can still happen).
I learned the most basic of scarves from a friend, but have learned the rest of what I make over the course of the last approximate 6-7 years through YouTube, patterns, and experimenting.
A lot of it is just making the time to learn and just doing it. And remembering that you can always start over if you make a mistake, but mistakes are just part of learning.

Made a thing!

Pretty and useful!

I don't know how to knit or crochet, either, but one day! D:

"I teach you!"

I am so close to finishing my shawl!
8D
Just 8 rows on the last full lace pattern repeat, then 8 more rows of the lace pattern, then the decrease! Although, I might do 1 more full repeat just to get back to the color I started with on the other end. We'll see what it looks like when I get to that point though as it's hard to estimate exactly how many rows I have until the color shifts...

GOGO KADERIN!

And I wanna get a cricut but those suckers are pricey.

Bwahahaha...potential Christmas present idea....
>.>

Also, on the decrease section of shawl now. Would be done, but hung out with a friend and have discovered a new mystery pack collectable obsession: Lost Kitties.
They come with 1 cat figure, 2 accessories (which are okay, but can't be put on the figures, so I'll probably end up losing half of them) 1 meme sticker, and some "shaping compound", which is basically knock-off playdoh. But tbh, I could care less about the shaping compound. It stinks and I have no use for it. BUT the color of the s.c. is used as an indicator for the "rarity" of the cat. There are 36 cats total in series 1 (which is the only series out so far). 18 are white/common, 12 are brown/uncommon, and 6 are pink/rare. I got a brown one and a pink one today. Pics forthcoming if anyone is interested in seeing them I 100% want them all though because they are so effing cute!

How much is the employee discount at joanns? Should I go work there a week get a cricut and then quit. xD

Blind box kittehs! WOOO!

It's 20%, but discounts don't work on cricut (or sewing machines as I found out the hard way), so it wouldn't help.
HOWEVER, no sales tax in MT....just saying...

DAMN YOU JOANN WHEREVER YOU ARE!!!

Finished my shawl!
It's got some minor flaws and could use a little minor blocking to remove the kind of crease from where it went around a tight curve in the loom, but it's super pretty!
Can't upload pics until probably Tuesday, but will take some good ones in the afternoon.