u/hopping_otter_ears

I was going to embroider a line of little dino footprints over the constellation of holes, but I decided my drawing/ embroidery skill wasn't up to the task. While hunting the scrap pile for some old tee shirt material for backing, I found a pair of outgrown dino jammies, and it just seemed right.

It probably won't hold forever, but I think it'll give him another year of wear before the picture fades off too far and crosses the line from Distressed to Destroyed

The first one went great, so I was feeling confident for the second. I took care putting in my life line. I pulled out the unwanted red. I replaced it with the blue. I carefully made sure that every loop of the 5th round was caught in the new blue round 4 before pulling the lifeline.

Y'all... It's inside out. All the popcorns are pointing toward the inside of the garment. So now I get to do it all again with the textured side outward. It's not super clear in the picture, but the purple and blue center rings aren't supposed to be that flat.

Dangit! Well, I guess I'll be a great expert at center-swapping by the time I'm done doing it for the 3rd time.

I'm working on a hex cardigan based on the Lost In Time shawl. As it developed, I started disliking the red color with the other colors in the project. Even worse when I realized it was going to be a big red bulls eye in my armpit. Ew.

I've repaired broken granny squares that had lost their centers, so I decided to perform a little crochet surgery and replace the red with the lavender and blue I liked better. I built a new center, up to the offending red popcorn row, put in a lifeline, pulled out the red, and carefully built the popcorn row into the center and through the loops of the next round to tie them together. It took forever and was nerve wracking, but it was worth it.

Now I just have to muster up the courage and patience to do it on the second hex. I think a few nice, straightforward edge rounds are in order before I tackle the second one😅

This was a pattern I chose to be a simple vacation project from stash, just to keep my fingers busy during downtime away from home. The tension isn't best ever, but I like it overall. It looks like the polka dots it's supposed to look like, and it was a fun practice project

My mother in law requested a small scarf that could tuck under her collar. Not tiny, but not a big bulky scarf. "Hey! I'm home make a Sophie! I never thought I would because I like bulky scarves!". I made it a little wider and longer than average, held together with a soft pink strand of mohair (if I'm doing a trendy knit, I'd might as well go full-trend on it). I had a ton of the rainbow wool left over so decided to make myself one as a hair scarf. I stitched a clip into it so it will stay. I was also curious to see the two (pink mohair and no pink mohair) side by side.