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Craft Corner

CheerBearSenior Contributor04 Apr 2017, 11:55 am AEST

Craft Corner

A place to chat and share all things crafty!

What's your favourite craft? Is there anything you're working on at the moment? What would you like to create/work on (I have heaps of "one day" project patterns and ideas that I know I will probably never get around to, but it's nice to imagine)? I'd love to hear!

I have absolutely no artistic side to me and stick figures are the extent of my drawing ability, but I really enjoy learning and trying out new crafts. I learnt crochet during a stay in a prevention and recovery centre and it's something I pick up often when I am feeling blue, I need a distraction or I'm just a little bored. I've tried paper crafts too, although I didn't really get far with anything. Sharpies are some of my best friends and when I find my hands need to move I have a collection of smooth rocks that I draw on (different coloured circles) which often relaxes me. Sometimes I dust off the sewing machine and sew as well. I walk around spotlight for a fun outing 😉

Looking forward to hearing from you all 🙂

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CheerBearSenior Contributor03 Jan 2019, 8:54 am AEDT

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It's a dangerous sinking trap of awesomeness @outlander 😆

I might pick up my pencils and fineliner I think. Mix it up a bit! Plus playing with pencils is a bit easier to pick up and put down while supervising slime scientists 😁

Gotta do some doing now I think. Looking forward to hearing how you get on with that border. Catch you soon 👋❤

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outlanderSenior Contributor03 Jan 2019, 8:56 am AEDT

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Oh gosh slime! @CheerBear yes pencils are better when thats around lol.
Have a good day 😊😘

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outlanderSenior Contributor03 Jan 2019, 1:42 pm AEDT

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That borders abit tricky @CheerBear

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CheerBearSenior Contributor03 Jan 2019, 2:53 pm AEDT

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It is fiddly and takes some working out @outlander. Have you been able to get it started?

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outlanderSenior Contributor03 Jan 2019, 4:23 pm AEDT

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Yeah bur its not where near as good as yours @CheerBear it doesnt really look right but i dont know where ive gone wrong

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outlanderSenior Contributor03 Jan 2019, 9:28 pm AEDT

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@CheerBeardoes this look right? this is the second attempt.. the part at the top is bugging me in the rianbow section- i was palying yarn chicken and lost by 2 stitches 😒 this one looks abit better but it doesnt seem to look right either..

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CheerBearSenior Contributor03 Jan 2019, 9:53 pm AEDT

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It looks great @outlander!

Each one of my shells when I did it was a little more in front of the one behind (tricky to explain). I'm wondering if you're putting one of the first or last stitches one too early or late. That might make a difference.

I'm super tired tonight but will have another look at the video tomorrow and see if it jogs my memory. Your shells and stitches themselves look great so I'm sure once you get the placement (or turn maybe) it will do the reverse shell thing more.

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outlanderSenior Contributor03 Jan 2019, 9:57 pm AEDT

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@CheerBear thanks, theres something going wrong but i cant quite pick out where it is as im following along with the tutorial. might have to practice abit more. yours overlapped more like the actual way its suppose to be. will try again tomorrow.

Hugs, sounds like an early night might be on the cards for you

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CheerBearSenior Contributor04 Jan 2019, 9:05 am AEDT

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Gooood morning @outlander 🌞

I was having a bit of a look at your pic and at the tutorial today and think that maybe where things are a little wonky is in the slip stitch 'anchor' between two shells. I found it at 4:17 on the YouTube tutorial I shared if you'd like to have another look. It's hard to tell from the photo but possibly you're anchoring a stitch ahead rather than to the shell before, which could be why they're looking a little 'flat' and not as bunchy or ruffly (very technical of me there 😉😆).

I could also be wrong here but my guess is this. I hope you can work it out as you're so close and it will look awesome!

Ps did you whip up that Granny square yesterday to practice on? If so that's some dedication right there! I don't think I've ever done one just to practice on!

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outlanderSenior Contributor04 Jan 2019, 9:22 am AEDT

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Lol nice wording there @CheerBear ill have a good look again and give it another go. Its not a hard stitch really its more just that placement to get that ruffly effect like its suppose to have.

And yeah i did whip up that square yesterday. It didnt take me long to do and its helping with my yarn stash lol i thought id run out of rainbow until i found another box full of all sorts of yarn in the spare room 😏

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