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yuuagoIiii still am not feeling well, which means I'm kind of braindead, which means that nothing useful is getting accomplished this weekend, I think.
...Except maybe knitting. I finished one scarf project - and will hopefully post some photos in a few days. It's one of these; I've done one before, in acrylic (this was when I was evacuated and living in my uncle's RV for I can't remember how many weeks) but I liked it so much that I decided to make another. Going to have to block it, though... I've actually never blocked anything before, so this will be interesting. :T With this pattern it's unavoidable, because it rolls up at the edges, which is tolerable in the acrylic version I guess, but it'll look so much better when it's blocked as intended.
There's also this other in-progress scarf that's been sitting around for ages (this pattern) and I'm going to finish it, I swear. That's what happens when I start projects that are not easy to memorize; if I can't do them without looking at instructions, they tend to sit around for like, a year.
Nothing else to say, sooo here, have some tunes:
☆ You Got to Run (Spirit of the Wind) - Buffy Sainte-Marie and Tanya Tegaq. Oh my GOSH, I love this collaboration. I'm not familiar with Tanya Tegaq's work, but this is making me want to check it out. *_* This song is INTENSE.
☆ Iqanajarumanngittunga by The Jerry Cans. I'll do a review of the whole Inuusiq album eventually (probably), because I really love it. Anyway, check this one out if alt-country sung in Inuktitut sounds appealing to you. This one's a bouncy, cheery, upbeat tune.
☆ Sluhove by Poli Genova & Grafa. I was poking around to see if Poli had been doing anything musically, as I liked her 2016 Eurovision song so much. I have no idea what the heck's going on with the aesthetic in this video (dramatic posing with windmills...?) but I kind of dig it. xD Ah, whatever, I just love her voice.
...Except maybe knitting. I finished one scarf project - and will hopefully post some photos in a few days. It's one of these; I've done one before, in acrylic (this was when I was evacuated and living in my uncle's RV for I can't remember how many weeks) but I liked it so much that I decided to make another. Going to have to block it, though... I've actually never blocked anything before, so this will be interesting. :T With this pattern it's unavoidable, because it rolls up at the edges, which is tolerable in the acrylic version I guess, but it'll look so much better when it's blocked as intended.
There's also this other in-progress scarf that's been sitting around for ages (this pattern) and I'm going to finish it, I swear. That's what happens when I start projects that are not easy to memorize; if I can't do them without looking at instructions, they tend to sit around for like, a year.
Nothing else to say, sooo here, have some tunes:
☆ You Got to Run (Spirit of the Wind) - Buffy Sainte-Marie and Tanya Tegaq. Oh my GOSH, I love this collaboration. I'm not familiar with Tanya Tegaq's work, but this is making me want to check it out. *_* This song is INTENSE.
☆ Iqanajarumanngittunga by The Jerry Cans. I'll do a review of the whole Inuusiq album eventually (probably), because I really love it. Anyway, check this one out if alt-country sung in Inuktitut sounds appealing to you. This one's a bouncy, cheery, upbeat tune.
☆ Sluhove by Poli Genova & Grafa. I was poking around to see if Poli had been doing anything musically, as I liked her 2016 Eurovision song so much. I have no idea what the heck's going on with the aesthetic in this video (dramatic posing with windmills...?) but I kind of dig it. xD Ah, whatever, I just love her voice.
Yuu. Fic writer & book lover. M/Canada.
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Date: 2017-03-04 02:18 am (UTC)I am a confirmed Blocking Nut. I block absolutely everything - including dishcloths. Have you decided what kind of blocking you're doing?
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Date: 2017-03-04 02:19 am (UTC)Any suggestions? :'D
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Date: 2017-03-04 02:35 am (UTC)/blocking nerd. I used to teach finishing classes (blocking, finishing lacework, buttonholes, seaming, all that fun stuff) at the local yarn shop. Whee!
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Date: 2017-03-04 02:41 am (UTC)I'm concerned about colour transfer though, do you ever have problems with that?
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Date: 2017-03-04 02:52 am (UTC)Ironing boards work! I used my bed once. Ha. Now I use a set of those foam interlocking play mats they sell for kids.
I haven't had a lot of bad experiences with colour bleed/transfer, tbh. I do occasionally get some dye runoff, though, when working with really bright reds/pinks or oversaturated purples. What colours is your yarn?
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Date: 2017-03-04 02:57 am (UTC)http://www.ravelry.com/people/Yuuago/stash/everlasting-sock--shawl-3
Since it's so dark, that's what had me concerned.
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Date: 2017-03-04 03:03 am (UTC)You might get a bit of purple runoff from that, depending on how well the dyer has set the dye. I like to just sort of poke my knits into the water and submerge them just enough for them to be wet without swishing the water around - it seems to work to keep any dye runoff from swirling around and discolouring other parts of the skein. Most of the time I don't find much issue with dye bleed, though - hand-dyers tend to be pretty good with this lately.
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Date: 2017-03-04 03:05 am (UTC)Thanks for this, it's been very helpful. <3 It sounds a little less scary now. ;)
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Date: 2017-03-04 03:28 am (UTC)You're welcome!
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Date: 2017-03-04 05:39 am (UTC)I think most (all?) of the tracks from that Jerry Cans album have been uploaded to youtube, so it'll be easy enough to see what their other stuff sounds like. They popped up in my recs one day and I was like WHOA WHAT IS THIS.... :D
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Date: 2017-03-05 10:34 am (UTC)I hope you'll start feeling better soon.
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