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A better look at this natural tie dye sweatshirt. Didn’t even use a mordant but let it sit for a while in the spice dye and this is how vibrant it is after washing and dyeing! Truly amazing what average cupboard spices can do to your loungewear
This view is giving me life this morning 💛  Wearing some head to toe Tumeric + Paprika tie dye sweats I whipped up last night and knitting this beautiful alpaca cloud dyed by @walkcollection from @stevenbestudios 💖
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#yarn #handdyed #tiedye #
Last post got so much love 🙏🏻 💗 
So I thought the least I could do would be to provide you with another headless shot of  another quarantine project. 
Pattern: made by moi inspired by @seanewyork fall 2020 sweater
Yarn: lots of little fingering we
Y’all this is the best I can do without a tripod but here’s my #wfhoutfit fresh off the needle. 
Pattern: made up by myself (maybe I’ll publish one day 🤷🏼‍♀️)
Yarn: The Croft Shetland Tweed by @westyorkshirespinners 
Needles:
Let me just say, I’m real excited about how this matching set is coming together 😍

#knit #knitter #knitting #knitwear #knittersofinstagram #knittersofravelry #knittersoftheworld #wfhoutfit #sweaterset #cables #shetlandwool #shorts
Spent sometime away from the sewing machine to finish up making waves. This new tee is blocking and drying and now the matching shorts are on the needles. 
#knit #knitting #cables #wool #knitter #handknit #sweater #knittersofinstagram #knittersofthew
12 granny squares and lots of yarn chicken later, this buddy is ready to have all those ends woven in and blocked. I love the unexpected adventures destash projects can provide. Improvised projects are always a favorite of mine. Excited to wear this
If you’ve seen my recent stories, you’ll know what I’m making...... #crochet #grannysquares #fall2020readytowear #sweater #crochetrunway #crochetersofinstagram #seanewyork #destash #yarn #handmade #handicraft #color
We should all self isolate as well as Mr. Henry 
#catquarantine #unphased #letitallhangout #mainecoon #fatcat #cat #catsofinstagram
First pattern done out of the 52 weeks of socks book. 
Pattern is Intersections by @heybrownberry 
Yarn is Three Irish Girls Adorn Lux in colorway Minnesota Ave

One thing I found helpful with this pattern was sizing up the needles once you start the
We had a great race day. So much love for the parents in this picture. Don’t know where I’d be without their support 💖💖💖 *also this was my post run shoe change. Don’t worry. I didn’t run the half in these pf flyers 🤣
Couldn’t help but start a new project with this gorgeous yarn I snagged from @stevenbestudios 
More delish 3D stitches in The Croft  by @westyorkshirespinners 100% Shetland Island Wool 
Love this overall effect this dye technique gives and supe
3 dimensional cables and bobbles are giving me life right now

Yarn is Aireado by @plymouthyarn and is the softest, lofty baby alpaca paired with wool and a nylon core. 
No pattern. Just improvising as I go....
#tbt to when I created this upcycled/remnant jacket during my last semester at WSU that was shown at #ITAA. 
It was a mix fiber project that combined hand knit, machine knit, needle felting, crochet, and hand embroidery. Special thanks to Dr. Gloria
Need to properly block but loving how this cardi turned out. So happy my extra yarn came in the mail yesterday so I could finish this cutie! 
This door is the only white backdrop that gets natural light 🌞 
No pattern followed but it is based on a ma
Had some fun making this gift for @countrygirljen @andrewbeckman over the holidays. These are two of their beautiful doggies, Maybelline and Sunny. New Year, New Doodles. .
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#illustrations #illustration #illustrator #watercolor #petportraits #aust
Made a fun lil destash sweater last holiday weekend. No pattern but completely inspired by @laerkebagger and all that she does with scrap knitting 🙏💖 #knit #knitting #knitter #knitwear #laerkebagger #handknit #handknit #handmade #slowfashion #wool
Happy 1 year anniversary baby 💖
Visiting my nieces and nephews .
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#jacobsheep #brownsheepcompany #handknit #knitter #applefest #knitting #knit #knittersofinstagram #knittersofinstagram #wool