Knit, crochet, or sew?

[PouleChick]

yep. all handspun from my sheep.

Just gorgeous - what breeds do you have? The wool looks very soft

 

[fullyfleeced]

I find that hats are perfect for trying out color combinations- kind of like big swatches.

 

[fullyfleeced]

Just gorgeous - what breeds do you have? The wool looks very soft

Three shetland, one Gotland/Finn/Shetland and one Romney/Icelandic/CVM
Their fleeces are all unique, but mostly fall into the "medium wool" category for fineness. I like having a variety of natural colors and differenet textures to play with

 

[PouleChick]

Three shetland, one Gotland/Finn/Shetland and one Romney/Icelandic/CVM
Their fleeces are all unique, but mostly fall into the "medium wool" category for fineness. I like having a variety of natural colors and differenet textures to play with

How lovely! Love heritage breeds! I grew up on a large sheep farm in Oz - that was mainly Merinos! I'd love to run a few sheep but just don't have the land (only have 3/4 of an acre).

 

[The_Miraculous_Pigmy_Owl]

I crochet I love to make things for other ppl!

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

I crochet I love to make things for other ppl!

What kind of items do you make?

 

[The_Miraculous_Pigmy_Owl]

for my younger friends I make bracelets and hair bands but I make fancy pet collars, clothes, cup cozy's, and in winter: blankets, scarves, hats, sweater (sometimes), and gloves. but my mom mostly appreciates wash rags, hot pads, and oven mitts (those are way harder to make).

 

[Hardknockshomestead]

Does anyone else do old fashioned crafts, like knitting, crochet or sewing? Besides me that is?

I crochet. Love it! I taught myself by watching video tutorials and doing everything backwards because I'm a leftie!

 

[Hardknockshomestead]

Haha! You know, I often wonder about things similar to that. Like let's say an EMP goes off and the entire US is now thrown back to doing everything without electricity. A lot of jobs would be pointless and you would probably have to learn a trade or craft to live.

Or what if time travel were real and something happened to throw you back in time hundreds of years ago. How would you survive? For myself I don't really have much to offer, lol. I know one sewing stitch and I can do single or double crochet but I haven't learned anything else because I haven't needed to for the stuff I've made.

But that's more than a lot of folks know when it comes to crochet and sewing!
If people needed to learn skills, they would benefit from all levels of expertise! I would have to learn how to knit. It just looks so intimidating to me.
But crochet-that always relaxes me. Since I started crocheting about 6 or 7 years ago, my blood pressure has gone down a lot. Doc had to lower my meds.
So it's definitely good to have hobbies!

 

[Hardknockshomestead]