Sublime Brooches

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In my last post I said I might make some embroidery pieces using sublime stitching patterns into brooches. So that's what I did. My favourite is the sparrow, probably cos it's the only one I bothered to satin stitch.

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All my bigger knitting projects seem to be hibernating, so I started a new small one.

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I wanted to do some cables, plus I needed mittens. There the simple math behind these. But after putting them on I realized they look more like they should be my mom's, so I'll give them to her. She has a birthday next month, and I'm thinking of making her a few pairs of socks too, 'cos she' always asking me to knit socks for her.

Diamond Brooch

Diamonds are a girl's best friend, right?

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Now I can wear one on me all the time. That's right, I made a little embroidery piece into a brooch. And I have to say I like it. I like keeping things kinda simple. Hmm.. maybe I sould make some out of sublime stitching patterns too.

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Thanks to everyone who commented on my unfinished Henry Rollins embroidery. You (and me) were right, he does look better with a black shirt. See?

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And no, there is no stain in the fabric..you're just seeing things. You really should think about getting your eyes checked. I forgot to mention in the last post that I used an illustration by the talented Mitch Clem as inspiration for this.

What Would Henry Rollins Do?

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What Would Henry Rollins Do? Now that's a great phrace to live your life by. Or atleast try to. Henry Rollins is pretty much a god to a lot of people. Not to mention the funniest guy! When I first watched those on youtube I laughed so hard I thought I just might die.

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I'm thinking I should satin stitch the shirt black. I would have, but I ran out of floss. What do you think? I'll most likely make this into a totebag, so I can carry him around at all times.

Praise Seitan!

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Mmmm.. seitan. I loooove seitan. Especially since I've learned to make pretty good seitan. But I've still to learn to make the worlds best seitan, that's going to be a pretty big asset in the dating game...right? Hehe.

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This is my first cross stitch for a while. Cross stitching = still fun. And what inspired me to do cross stitching again? It was Rachel’s Hail Satan. Oh how I love that lady. She's so talented, and has great ideas. Not to mention that the girl knows how to fire up a conversation.

My Mom Is Not Much Of A Photographer

What makes me say that? I asked her to take a picture of the Gwen Slouch I knitted a few days ago with me wearing it, and this is what I get:

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Maybe I should have been clearer and say that I wanted as much of the hat to be visible as possibile. But my mom says she just used her "artistic freedom". Oh mom <3

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Gwen Slouch(ravelry) by Lauren Nell Roy

Yarn: Rache Mache, 100% acrylic

Needles: 4,5mm

Mods: I casted on 9 less stitches than in the original

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Now I'm knitting Razor Cami in yellow Novita Butterfly. I casted on fort it on the 18th and I'm more half way through it now. The lace pattern is a bit boring to knit, it does look nice though. I've had that yarn forever and I have no idea why I bought 5 skeins of it in the first place. I don't even like yellow!! I'm going to dye the cami when it's done. Wonder if if would have been better to dye the yarn before knitting? Oh well..

No Worries, I Got 9 Lives

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It's about time to get something finished again. I did a little embroidery piece based on Mitch O’Connell's illustration. When I bought his book of tattoo designs I felt they'd be perfect as embroidery pieces. I sent him an email where I asked if it would be ok to use the images as embroidery patterns for personal use, and he told me to go crazy! So I did. And I plan on doing more too.

Crafted Gifties

I made this a while ago for a friend of mine. He wanted a crocheted cell cozy with a diamond embroidered on it. Sounds simpe right?

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Wrong! I tried, tried and tried to embroider that f***ing diamond on it, but it just didn't work. So finally after a lot of trial and error I sewed on crocheted chains in shape of a diamond. Kinda worked. In the picture my phone is in the cozy, and mine is a bit bigger than his, so the cozy is a little too stretched.

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The same guy had a birthday. Well actually his birthday is on monday, but we celebrated last night. I made him a simple black tote bag with the heart&dagger embroidery on it. The heart&dagger embroidery is from sublime stitching stitch-it kit. Unfortunately I don't have a picture of the whole tote bag, I totally forgot to take it.

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The birthday-boy loved the gift, and the party was fun. Today I've been recovering from it by watching dumb TV-shows and eating greasy foods. Mmmm..sundays.