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Really the hardest part is just pulling the thread tight without pulling too hard and tearing the paper (or breaking the thrwad depending on what thread you use) and keeping the thread from tangling.

*wanders around, getting stuff together for FCBD (yes, it's two weeks away, but this way, she won't be running around like a chicken with its head cut off), and getting a bag together for tomorrow (Artist's Jam, because I refuse to spend three whole days around my parents, and because it's been awhile since I went to that event)*

Have been super uninspired lately. Should be working on finishing projects and making an art, but instead have been accomplishing nothing.
Stupid brain, cooperate so we can finish projects plz!
MIGHT take some stuff with me and try to finish a fox tomorrow while at work since it'll just be a boring day sitting at the desk...

i finished a pair of socks~


and the blanket for my daughter who's graduating college! (let me know if that link doesn't work

also - how the heck am i old enough to have a daughter who's graduating from college?!? i certainly don't feel that old!!

Cute socks! And very nice blanket!

Just realized I haven't shared my paint poured shelves off in here yet (for the few who aren't on Insta), but I don't have anything new other than those yet. But I have some ideas of projects I want to make eventually. Mostly just trying out new shawl patterns...
>.>

thanks!

oooh shawls.....

I have like...10+ shawl patterns. I have only made 4. XD

you don't want to know (a) how many shawl patterns i have (b) how many i've made and (c) how many i want to make.... XD

I mean, that's an estimate on the low side, so..
Also, there are significantly more patterns available for people who crochet or needle knit than there are for loom knitting (especially for people who are good at making their own patterns). Otherwise, I'd probably have a ton more.

Update, I probably actually have over 20 shawl patterns...just half or so of them I think are on my ipad...which I don't know where the charger for it is...
XD

But just as far as the free shawl patterns on ravelry, there are just over 4,000 crochet, almost 12,500k needle knit, and 44 loom knit

ooh true, good point. :S

We're getting there slowly, thanks to several dedicated pattern makers. Unfortunately most of the patterns I want aren't free. But most of them aren't terribly expensive considering that they're usually in e-books of 4-6 patterns usually.

well that's cool then.

on Rav, my default patterns are crochet, so i usually pick my project, then select "free" before looking at any of the pattern pictures. every so often, i'll buy a pattern. my queue is my wish list of paid patterns i want. i change it every so often though. XD

Started on a new shawl (the nymphalidea shawl)! Realized the purple I chose is a little too red-toned for what I was planning, but is should still turn out okay. Have done the first 3 wedges, but it doesn't look like much yet. I'm also not 100% sure I'm doing my color changes right as I normally go with russian join, but that won't work with this pattern as the color changes have to be fairly precise and the pattern notes regarding the changes were pretty vague.

In response to Derpy's question, currently a giant sword. x___x"

i'm bad when i change colors.... i tie knots. XD

Sometimes I tie knots, but only if I'm really fed up with the yarn or if they won't be super obvious. Like in a double knit scarf where I can tuck the knot in the middle of the yarns. For 99% of other joins, I do the Russian join because it's easy and it holds well. But it's not good if you need very precise color placement.
XD