I got unreasonably excited today when I saw this in a museum - roman era. And then I got crossed because neither the loom or spindles were labelled and folks clearly had no idea what they were looking at.
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Allysse Riordan
@allysseriordan@mastodon.art
mastodon 4.7.3Newly wool obsessed with interests in crochet, spinning, embroidery, and weaving (knitting learning on pause).
Image maker. Writer. Sound artist. Tea drinker.
Most of my work is shared under CC BY-NC-SA.
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Queer Out Here:
Humilis:
Holidays.
Much needed.
Train time, craft time =D
Finally, after years of debating, I did it. I got myself an Instax camera. Zero regrets.
I hit a bit of a wall with the shawl. I lost enthusiasm for it but kept working on it nonetheless. I felt frustrated at the ball of wool seemingly staying the same even though it's getting smaller.
I kept at it, a few stitches at a time with a video or auidobook to distract me. I didn't want to push but I also didn't want to stop as the due date is fast approaching.
Thankfully this was a short phase and I am now very excited to be working on the shawl again.
#Crochet
Under a beech tree, with one of my favourite teas, and a nice frangipane summer tartelette, I managed to read on paper - few sentences at a time with frequent breaks. It was lovely.
As much as I love audiobooks, I so desperately want to enjoy George Eliot's prose on paper. I love to linger in her words, dwell in her sentences, and delight in her wit. I've not yet found this ability with audiobooks (or maybe I'm just stubborn and need to work on that).
In any case, it was a lovely lovely time.
My niece's shawl is not complete but it's looking and feeling like a shawl now, and I'm ridiculously proud of it.
It's not complicated but it's my first project that is not a quick and easy thing done in a few days. I love it so much.
And now off Mastodon I go. I have 16 more rows waiting for me (obviously these will not be completed tonight. I like sleep too much >.<).
This was me in 2023.
Pain was settling in. My mind was blurring.
I cycled everywhere because this is who I was (who I am), a modern centaur of sorts, half human, half bicycle.
I went to the GP. And again. And again. I cannot tell you how often but I can tell you I now fear going to the GP from all the lack of care (not medical though that was a thing, but just human care) I received. 1/2
Under the sparrows tunnel.
Fatigue days.
Tea. That is all.
On paper, this was symmetrical. Then I got involved and well... me and numbers have never been the best of friends >.<
I like it regardless. It's very me in its wonkiness and I've had fun working on it all along (not quite finished yet but we're getting there).
For #WIPWednesday I write about a new crochet project, getting confused by knitting, and a new toy arriving just yesterday.
https://dispatchestofriends.mataroa.blog/blog/wipwednesday-03/
Practice.
I love how a random person immediately came to check what I was doing and to share memories of their mother making them jumpers back in their youth.
Side note: do not be deceived by the sun, the wind was cold.
A quiet evening.
The quiet of momentous events.
Over the course of a week, with no fanfare or thought, I felt compelled to dig out my camera from deep storage. I charged it and loaded a fresh SD card.
Today I walked out of the house after work and photographed. My hands wrapped around the camera easily, my fingers danced with the buttons and wheels as if I'd used it yesterday and not months ago. It was effortless.
Here's a blackbird in flight, from one roof to the other to sing a little higher.
The moon and the tree.
Evening lines and the dot of the moon.
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This reminds me of the chat with @forestine recently about being a beginner and it being quite powerful in a way because you don't know what's supposed to be difficult.
I didn't know a crochet magic circle would be tricky for me. And I sure did not know how difficult fingering yarn is to work with when I chose the pattern. But I'm doing it. It's slow. It's not the meditative work of my granny squares, but it's happening and I'm excited about it.
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@thegiddystitcher@sunny.garden I mean I can see a garment in the shape, so it's basically done >.<
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@sjcragwickdesigns@mastoart.social thanks 💚 It's been a lot of fun.
I still want to make a fabric liner but it works just fine as is too. The craft project I made this for fits perfectly in it too which was really the one measure of success.
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@thebaywindowgirl@toot.wales this looks amazing. Are those crumbs pistachio and raspberry at the top?
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@brainofdane same here.
Based on some YouTuber I watch that knit, I am thinking frogging is the main skill in knitting >.< It's certainly been true for me.
Generally I've been finding knitting quite difficult to learn compared to crochet. I found crochet difficult but with knitting it's like I have to relearn knit and purl all the time. I'm currently attempting to learn ribbing (I hope to make a vest) and it's way harder than I thought. Knitting to me is an exercise in patience and humility.
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@Billthoo@mastodon.art it's okay to step away from social media. Take all the time you need and take good care of yourself.
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@consumablejoy@wandering.shop I meant lighter colour :)
I admit I didn't pay much attention to yarn weight. I was too distracted by the prettiness >.<
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@consumablejoy@wandering.shop That jaunty shawl looks great. I love all the variations in the lighter yarn.
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@Cognissart I can almost smell the woodlands floor :) It's such an evocative image you've created.
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@35millimetre@freeradical.zone for no reason I can explain, the diagonal pattern appeals more to me.
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@forestine thanks :)
It absolutely makes sense. I knew fingering yarn would be trickier than the DK and Arran weight I was used to. I just didn't know how tricky until I got in on the hook.
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@ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social thank you for sharing. Grief is something I think a lot about. This article articulates quite well a few of my stray thoughts on the topic.
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@artcollisions@vis.social I have a very similar approach >.<
Especially when tons of learning is involved (like with this little pouch for me). I tend to research a bit and then go 'I think I got it, let me try'. And then I do a lot more learning by getting a wonky result >.<
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@sinituulia@eldritch.cafe thank you for the reminder. As per usual, I have forgotten but will now take them.
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@Lea_loves_books@mastodon.art Very nice :) Looks like a very good start.
I'm a very beginner myself but really don't practice often enough.