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here are most of the crochet booksleeves i have made so far in 2023 !

what do you guys think? which one is your favourite?

Hello! Your crochet booksleeves are gorgeous omg!! I’ve just begun to crochet; would you recommend making booksleeves to a beginner? Also, if yes, where do you get good patterns? Thank you!!

Hi! thank you so so much love! 💓

• I think crochet booksleeves could be appropriate for a beginner, it just depends of the pattern. I personnaly started crocheting in october 2022, i wanted a granny square blanket and didn't want to spend 200 euros on one ; and i knew deep down that as someone who is very manual i would be able to learn how to make one.

youtube videos : youtube is amazing when it comes to video tutorials. having a visual of what's happening in the crochet pattern can be really helpful if you are a beginner. this is what i personnaly started with. as i said, i had this idea of a granny square blanket so i bought the yarn, found a youtube tutorials and just followed the video. it was confusing at first and i didn't understand that was happening. i didn't even try to learn the crochet term to be honest... i simply followed my muscle memory and i made granny squares after granny squares (that obviously helped me to work of the tension in my hands, so my squares became better and better). anyways, youtube tutorials are great and if you want to make your first crochet book sleeve, and 6 simple granny squares that you assemble together can be a great way to start.

pinterest : that social media is so amazing when it comes to patterns (if you feel confortable with written patterns). if you check my previous crochet post you'll see that all of my crochet booksleeves all look different, but in reality most of them are very similar, what makes a huge difference are the colours i am using. when i started getting into much harder patterns, i found a free website through pinterest with a dozen patterns of squares which changed my life. search for the Bláithín Blanket Stash from Annie Design Crochet ; most of the square you see are from her, they just look different because i play with colours as much as possible to make them look different and original.

• another great way to create crochet booksleeves (that i randomly came up with when i was taking a shower on a normal friday night) :

this design is simply 8 rectangles (I made them with half double crochet - US terms) that I assembled to together, and decorated with some appliques (same as the granny squares, appliques are really easy to find. for example type : butterfly applique crochet pattern and you’ll find dozens of them).

I really really hope this post helps you with you crochet journey, if you guys have any questions (even if you really want to find a free pattern, i’m like a pro at finding them now) do no hesitate to ask me and I will be glad to help!! 💓

tbh I am sooo overwhelmed right now but I need to motivate myself to finish the toe of the second sock in this pair. firstly they’re so cute and I want them on my feets. second, I want to do a Christmas Eve (sock) Cast-On and I’m not allowing myself to cast on MORE socks until these are off the needles!!

tbh I am sooo overwhelmed right now but I need to motivate myself to finish the toe of the second sock in this pair. firstly they’re so cute and I want them on my feets. second, I want to do a Christmas Eve (sock) Cast-On and I’m not allowing myself to cast on MORE socks until these are off the needles!!

tbh I am sooo overwhelmed right now but I need to motivate myself to finish the toe of the second sock in this pair. firstly they’re so cute and I want them on my feets. second, I want to do a Christmas Eve (sock) Cast-On and I’m not allowing myself to cast on MORE socks until these are off the needles!!

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Prompt 47

Geralt doesn't like how cold his bard gets in the winter. Geralt decides to warm him up. But he can't cuddle him and keep him warm when they part, the years he heads to Oxenfurt to teach. So Geralt scours the library for a book explaining and sits down one day to try and learn how to knit.

I’m also in the “likes knitting but is terrified of socks” category, do you have any tips on needle gauge, material, or patterns?

Yes!!

Knitting Socks 101

I like this Basic Sock pattern because this one works with both fingering/sock weight yarn, and has instructions for worsted weight as well.

What Yarn to Buy

So, if you have never knitted socks before, using a worsted weight is nice because they will knit up a lot faster.

If you don’t mind hand washing and laying flat to dry, Wool of the Andes is a nice, inexpensive wool, that knits up into a cozy pair of socks.

If you need to be able to wash and dry your socks in a machine, you’ll want superwash yarn. There’s a Wool of the Andes Superwash and a Swish Superwash. You will pay a little more for the superwash in the wool.

Another option is an acrylic yarn. There’s Brava which is really cheap, but not a terrible yarn. For your very first pair, this might be what I’d pick if you are really uncertain. But I will generally always prefer a wool.

And of course there is also a huge amount of fingering weight options available.

Knitting Needles

You can knit socks, two at a time, on a cable needle, but I personally prefer double pointed needles.

It’s personal preference whether you like metal, plastic, or wooden needles. I personally am in LOVE with bamboo needles.

Specifically the Caspian Needles from Knit Picks. But any DPNs you’re comfortable with will do!

For fingering/sock yarn you’ll want size 1 or 1 ½. And for worsted you’ll want size 3.

Second Sock Syndrome

What often happens, when a person makes one sock, is that doing the second sock of the pair can feel like a slog, lol. To combat this, it’s usually suggested to knit both at the same time.

I will generally do the cuff up to the heel flap on one, then on the next. Then the heel flap on one, and the next. Then turn, then the foot, then the toe - working first one sock, then its twin.

Stitches You Need to Know

People are always so intimidated by socks, but the trick is to take it one stitch at a time. Don’t try and wrap your brain around the entire process, just follow each step of the instructions.

To knit a sock using the pattern I linked you’ll need to know

knit in the round on DPNs (not as tough as it seems!)

how to long tail or cable cast on

knit and purl

knit two together (and purl two together)

slip slip knit

pick up a stitch

And that’s it. All very, very basic knitting stitches.

I hope that helps!

I definitely would have cuddled with this at night with the rest of my stuffed animals.

And of course El Dark has a hat. And he's wearing his Beetlejuice jacket for Christmas. 😝

It's about time lol

Thursday, September 7.

Knitting.

This is a public service announcement.

Well, this is sort of a public service announcement. It's an announcement serving the great and the good of the #knitting public, to be precise. If this public includes your fine self, then boy, have we got news for you. 

Knitting is trending. Knitting is up there, in fact. So we are putting the usual on the backburner for today: no Pedro Pascal, no farmcore, no Riverdale, no Dimension 20, no David Tennant, no The Sims 4, and no dark f*cking academia. This one is all about you: you good folk with your yarn in one hand and needles in the other. For today is your day, your moment in the sun.

However you chose to celebrate is very much at your discretion, but we would hope you do so by doing what you do best, and, say, knit the pink trending icon or something. If you are a knitter not yet in Tumblr's vast community of cuddly autumnal creators, or if you simply appreciate this wonderful craft, welcome. Make yourself at home.  

there is nothing like the feeling of a crocheter figuring out how to knit for the first time.

it’s me, i’m the crocheter.

So I spent 3 weeks knitting this monstrosity

Edit: Body was knitted but the wings were crocheted, making this thing a chimera also in some fiber artsy way or something something