Finally, some chips without any of that artificial stuff...

(Just a silly drawing to keep myself sane during a busy week. Done in about an hour or an hour and a half, with pen, watercolor crayons, and graphite.)

#art #penandink #watercolors #graphitedrawing

Finished hat! I'm really happy with how it turned out, the edges are so smooth and the whole thing is really nice and squishy. I liked learning the short rows, they were pretty easy once I figured out how to get the edges as smooth as I wanted. The slip stitch […]

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I know there are alt text reminders, but what I really need is a hashtag reminder so that I don't have to edit them in every time...

Apparently a long dnd session is a great time to get a lot of crocheting done. I did a good four or five sections (out of nine total). Only ten rows left, unless I decide it needs another section which is possible (luckily I'm doing alright with yarn).

Usually […]

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Just got a third of the way through my hat and frogged the whole thing *again*... this time to go up a size. (I knew from the start that the large would probably fit me better, but I'd gone for the medium in an attempt to be conservative with yarn.)

It was a good thing anyway, because I […]

I've started several smaller projects since finishing the blanket. I really enjoyed working on a larger project, but I knew after 7 months of it that I wanted to knock off some smaller things before I tried something large again.

While I was still working on […]

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I finally finished my blanket back at the beginning of August, but started my next projects so quickly I never got the chance to post a picture. I also haven't blocked it yet, and probably won't for awhile, so for now I'm considering it finished.

No picture of […]

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Next stripe done.

I've been learning how to splice yarn over the course of this project and I tried a Russian splice this time, which was unexpectedly easy and also surprisingly strong for how short the splice was.

#crochet #crocheting #fiberarts

I've accidentally crocheted several pieces of my own hair into this blanket, which has prompted various philosophical thoughts on how the level of personal interaction one has with any physical work must inherently mean leaving a part of yourself behind. I think […]

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According to the pattern I'm using, I've finished one sleeve.

According to my measurements, I need another 8 inches.

Seems about right.

I finally decided to reduce my reading goal for the year from 24 books to 12. I knew when I set it to 24 that it would be ambitious; it was 12 originally, but I was doing so well at the start of the year that I doubled it. Unfortunately circumstances have drastically reduced the amount of time […]

Sometimes I'm mesmerized by the movements of my own crochet hook.

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On a different note, I'm starting to suspect I'm not creative enough to do game design... one of my personal creative goals for years has been to write a proper interactive fiction game in inform 7, but while I am technically proficient enough to make interesting mechanics, all of the ways I […]

I've been a bit quiet lately, but I've been steadily working away at my sweater. I've got the front and back done, and recently started the sleeve. I only have time to crochet once a week or so, but I want to pick up the pace because I got the yarn for my next […]

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This is a test post. :)