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weirdsquid

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Wow, that’s even more gorgeous than the first one!

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Edging’s going well, thanks!
Looking back, it has taken an awful lot of time indeed. But it has served its purpose well: With this sweater, I restarted knitting (with minimal, dormant prior experience) in a time, when I needed distraction from Life™. And later, it gave me some creative time when I had, neither energy, nor time for sewing or any other elaborate activity. So, a therapeutic knit. But yes, I’m starting to have enough of it and want to finally wear it. :)

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Hopefully you got well through the day! That’s a beautiful colourway. I bet it’s a lot of fun to knit with!

Around here, everything is still covered in fluff. After obsessing a little about it not being long enough, I decided that it’s OK and now I’m finishing the body with an i-cord edge. But now that I look at the pics from yesterday, I start worrying again that it could use some more length. Oh well…

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+1 from me for circulars for everything! Also, circular needles are easier to manoeuvre, compared to straight needles that seem to be constantly in the way, stabbing yourself or the person sitting next to you.

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Ah OK, I understand now. Thank you for explaining :)

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Don’t worry, I promise :D
No way a purple like your skirt can escape from me, no matter what. Btw, I was also on the team black-purple-forest green for a long long time, but apparently I took it too far because at some point I just couldn’t anymore.

Since then, most things I sew or buy feel slightly off when I start wearing them. So, choosing colours for a project kind of stresses me. That’s why I had a look at the colour palette thing, but it was overwhelming… Thank you so much for the suggestions!

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@thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee
@QTpi@sh.itjust.works
Glad that you brought that up! How did you determine your colours? I’ve tried an online tool that uses pictures, but the results are all over the place…

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@QTpi @MrsDoyle

It looks amazing! The colours, the size, the lace - everything!

What is particular about weaving in bamboo ends? (I’m new to projects big enough to have ends to weave in, so always appreciative of the experience of other knitters)

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For the record: I’m not bored of it either! Looks stunning!

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Totally know what you mean. My clothes are mostly plain black/brown/grey because these colours are a safe bet for me. I’m weary of taking a colour risk when I’ll put so much time and effort in making a garment…“Luckily”, knitting with black yarn is such a pain in the eye that I’m forced to pick a colour :)

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