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@plushmade 🇦🇺 @plushmade.bsky.social · Mar 13

I’m so grateful to my professional #meowdel team for supervising the blocking of my #ripplecroptopworsted by #jessiemaed. Is this about how blocking goes for everybody?

#knitting #knittingwip #fiberarts #knit #handmade #cats #kitting #catswhoknit

A white and grey cat sitting on a handknitted tshirt.

A fluffy grey cat lying on a handknitted tshirt that’s drying on a towel.

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@plushmade 🇦🇺 @plushmade.bsky.social · Mar 13

The yarn is 8-ply non-superwash superfine merino by White Gum Wool in Tasmania, Australia. It was so lovely to work with!

@plushmade 🇦🇺 @plushmade.bsky.social · Mar 13

I finished my #ripplecroptopworsted by #jessiemaed last weekend! It is super stretchy and feels so squishy! I was originally planning to do a jumper next but instead I’ve started another t-shirt from this pattern, this time with HHF Tweedy!

#knitting #knittingwip #fiberarts #knit #handmade

A completed hand-knit dark grey ribbed tshirt on a hanger against a plain background.

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@plushmade 🇦🇺 @plushmade.bsky.social · Feb 16

I have a professional #meowdel to show off my #wip for #ShowMeYourKnits — the #ripplecroptopworsted by #jessiemaed. The yarn is 8-ply non-superwash superfine merino by White Gum Wool in Tasmania, Aus and it feels amazing!

#knitting #knittingwip #fiberarts #knit #handmade #cats #kitting #catswhoknit

A fluffy blue-grey cat holding up circular knitting needles with about 10cm of dark grey ribbing.

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@plushmade 🇦🇺 @plushmade.bsky.social · Feb 15

The yarn is Bendigo Woollen Mills’ Luxury 10-ply in the shade Lavender. Part of it had been frogged from a previous crochet project, hence was kinked, but it still evened out and is lovely and soft after blocking!

@plushmade 🇦🇺 @plushmade.bsky.social · Feb 15

I finished my #StepByStepSweater! I am pleasantly surprised and relieved at how well the dodgy kinked yarn blocked out. This was the second knit project I tried (after a sock) so I learned a lot and look forward to starting another jumper soon!

#knitting #knittingwip #fiberarts #knit #handmade

A purple knitted jumper hanging from a coat hanger

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@plushmade 🇦🇺 @plushmade.bsky.social · Feb 12

The yarn is Wild Atlantic Yarns’ Macha Sock (100% non-superwash BFL) in the colour Bramble Picking.

@plushmade 🇦🇺 @plushmade.bsky.social · Feb 12

I finally got back to the toe on my 2nd sock! This was my first real knitting project (before going rogue with a jumper & shirt instead of finishing)! They’re not perfect but I learned *so much* and I can’t wait to apply it with more #sockknitting!

#knitting #knittingwip #fiberarts #knit #handmade

Feet pressed together wearing a pair of purple handknit socks, on a light teal background

Feet flexed, wearing a pair of purple handknit socks, on a light teal background

A pair of purple handknit socks on a teal background

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@plushmade 🇦🇺 @plushmade.bsky.social · Feb 11

I finished the first sleeve on my #StepByStepSweater.. can you tell?!

#knitting #knittingwip #fiberarts #knit #handmade #cats #kitting #catswhoknit

A fluffy blue-grey cat looking up at the camera while sitting on a purple incomplete knitted jumper.

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@plushmade 🇦🇺 @plushmade.bsky.social · Feb 9

The yarn is Wild Atlantic Yarns’ Niamh (50/50 non-superwash merino/silk) in the shades Mountain Mist (top) and Sweetpea (bottom). The pattern is #SoSummerShirt by @jessiemaeddesigns.bsky.social — it was really clear and easy to follow and I really like that there are multiple choices for finishings!

@plushmade 🇦🇺 @plushmade.bsky.social · Feb 9

I didn’t love my #knittingwip #SoSummerShirt so I restarted in a different yarn last Friday and thanks to super hot weather keeping us in, finished a sock-weight top in 8 days! It’s not perfect but it’s my 2nd go at a garment so I learned a lot & am pretty happy!
#knitting #fiberarts #knit #handmade

A purple hand-knitted tshirt hanging on a wooden coat hanger, against a teal background.

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@plushmade 🇦🇺 @plushmade.bsky.social · Jan 30

The yarn is Qing Fibre’s High Twist BFL (superwash) in the colourway ‘Vibrancy — OOAK’.

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@plushmade 🇦🇺 @plushmade.bsky.social · Jan 30

Taking a break from my sweater, I’ve started a #SoSummerShirt by @jessiemaeddesigns.bsky.social. I’m using yarn I already had and I’m not totally sure I love the colour for this yet, but I’m really excited for the silhouette so we’ll see how we go!

#knitting #knittingwip #fiberarts #knit #handmade

A yarn swatch and rows of knitting still on the knitting needles

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@plushmade 🇦🇺 @plushmade.bsky.social · Jan 28

Tonight I got to finish the bottom ribbing and pick up stitches on both sleeves of my (cropped) #StepByStepSweater! (Still hoping the kinked yarn in the middle blocks out 😅) I’m using 40cm cords for sleeves but already wishing I had shortie needles!

#knitting #knittingwip #fiberarts #knit #handmade

A purple knitted jumper with no arms, attached to yarn balls

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@plushmade 🇦🇺 @plushmade.bsky.social · Jan 27

I finished the body stockinette & started bottom rib on my #StepByStepSweater! It’s looking dodgy in the middle where I used yarn from frogged crochet—hopefully it’ll block out🤞 Invasion Day long weekend is over so progress will be much slower now!

#knitting #knittingwip #fiberarts #knit #handmade

A purple knitted jumper with unfinished sleeves, attached to a ball of wool.

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@plushmade 🇦🇺 @plushmade.bsky.social · Jan 26

Thanks! Yours looks great too 🫶

@plushmade 🇦🇺 @plushmade.bsky.social · Jan 26

This #StepByStepSweater is starting to look like a real jumper! I’ve finished the raglan increases and split the sleeves. I’m aiming for an oversized cropped fit so I’m thinking I’ll do around 18cm/40rounds-ish for the body before the 7cm ribbing. 🧶

#knitting #knittingwip #fiberarts #knit #handmade

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@plushmade 🇦🇺 @plushmade.bsky.social · Jan 25

Mr Biscuit was, of course, immensely helpful with my #StepByStepSweater progress today! Hopefully tomorrow we’ll be able to finish the increase rounds and split the sleeves!
#knitting #knittingwip #fiberarts #knit #handmade

A ginger tabby cat looking at the camera while sitting on top of a partially knitted purple jumper attached to a ball of yarn

A purple knitted jumper project in progress

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@plushmade 🇦🇺 @plushmade.bsky.social · Jan 24

Thank you! I hope so 🤞

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@plushmade 🇦🇺 @plushmade.bsky.social · Jan 24

I’m past the German short rows & 1/4 through the other raglan increases on my #StepByStepSweater! My GSRs and increases are messy😥 but it’s my 1st time trying either so I’m mostly just happy it worked & the collar fits over my head!

#knitting #showmeyourknits #knittingwip #fiberarts #knit #handmade

Purple collar and yoke of a knitted jumper, with the ball of wool still attached.

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@plushmade 🇦🇺 @plushmade.bsky.social · Jan 20

I cast on a #StepByStepSweater today for my first knit jumper project! The collar’s done, and now it’s on to learning German short rows for some neck shaping!

(The yarn is Bendigo Woollen Mills Luxury 10-ply in Lavender.)

#knitting #showmeyourknits #knittingwip #fiberarts #knit #handmade

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@plushmade 🇦🇺 @plushmade.bsky.social · Jan 20

The Great Pottery Throwdown is wonderful (and the Canadian one too); Slow Horses; The Good Doctor; Shrinking; Law & Order and SVU are nice and reliable and it’s fun to see how the tech and investigation techniques change if you start from the beginning.

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@plushmade 🇦🇺 @plushmade.bsky.social · Jan 20

#YearOfTheSnake #maxicards in progress! Last year’s took about 8 weeks to get back from the postmarking centre… hopefully this year will be faster! 🤞

#maxicard #pictorialpostmarks #happymail #snailmail #郵趣 #philately #風景印 #postagestamps #postcards #postmarks #特印 #切手 #切手收集 #AusPost #Postcrossing #蛇年

Pile of year of the snake postcards with matching postage stamps on the picture side

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@plushmade 🇦🇺 @plushmade.bsky.social · Jan 13

I just tried the Norwegian Purl for the first time (following VeryPink Knits’ YT video) and oh my gosh I AM IN LOVE! verypink.com/2017/08/30/n...

#knitting #knittinghelp #knit

Norwegian Purling - v e r y p i n k . c o m - knitting patterns and video tutorials

Norwegian Purling - VeryPink offers knitting patterns and video tutorials from Staci Perry. Short technique videos and longer pattern tutorials to take your knitting skills to the next level.

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@plushmade 🇦🇺 @plushmade.bsky.social · Jan 12

Thanks! It’s not perfect but I’m happy it’s an actual real usable sock and that’s definitely down to how clear the instructions were! I used the pattern supplemented by the matching YT video for the hard bits and they really are so helpful! I used 10” (Addi Sockwonder) and even so 9” seems crazy 😂

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