Stitches & Thrifts

@stitches-n-thrifts

Sustainability, secondhand ♻️; thrifting, sewing, and making with reused materials ✨🧵🪡 pro feminism, science, community care, climate and social justice 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🤎🥄🍉 No gen AI ❌ You can find me on Ravelry also 💕🧶

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Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· 20d

Happy WIP Wednesday! WIPs: The Bloom Blouse by ConsciousCrochetCreation Vanilla Socks on 9-Inch Circulars by Kay Litton Currently Reading: Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher #crochetsky #knitsky #wipwednesday #booksky

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· 21d

Working on another scrap basket! Purple and pink for this one 💕✨ #crochetsky #scrapyarn

Photo indoors of an ottoman with 4 skeins of yarn in pink and purple. The end of each yarn is held up together at the top left corner of the frame. A large black dog sniffs the yarn adorably from below

Photo of a white woman’s hand holding a 6.5 mm crochet hook encased in a purple ergonomic grip as she works on a basket with many textures and shapes of pink and purple yarn woven together. The basket is about 6 inches tall.

Close up of crochet basket texture up close in shades of pink and purple woven together

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· 24d

✨ sunny moments from last Sunday ✨ #knitsky

Photo of an open tote bag in someone’s lap. Inside the tote bag is a skein of yarn and a partially knitted sock. The yarn and sock are striped in red orange yellow pink gray and white. It’s sunny.

Photo of a yellow squashblossom among squash stocks with a fuzzy bee on it.

Photo of a white woman’s hand holding a tiny black ceramic chicken with white polkadots with a small candle sticking out of it and a white man’s hand holding a small blue harmonica.

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· 24d

Sock progress. I’ve reached the toe! #knitsky

Photo with flash of a mostly-finished sock on a woman’s foot. Only the toe is unfinished and some yarn hangs from it. In the background, The Office is on a tv screen.

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· 27d

Some early morning sock knitting with the bbgirl 🖤🐾 #knitsky #knitsocks

Photo of a white woman’s hand holding up a knitted sock in progress - the sock is striped in red white pink yellow and orange. She’s wearing purple striped pants and you can see the blurry shape of a black dog in the background.

Large black dog (giant schnauzer) played with her red toy

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· Jul 11

Block printing a favorite of my linocut designs on a secondhand tank in my sewing/crafting area 💕✨ #linocut #upcycling #booksky

Photo from above of a table surface covered with a blue measuring board and some crafting supplies. On top of that is a secondhand tan-colored tank top laid flat with a design printed on it in black “I ♥️ MY LOCAL LIBRARY” written inside of a rectangle with a barcode and smiley-face representing a library card. To the left of the tank top, a rectangular glass pane with black ink and an ink roller on it and a pink Linocut carving of the design stained with black. There is also a small weighted pillow in green and red fabric at the top of the tank.

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· Jul 8

Chatty (and tired 💀) WIP Wednesday! 🧶✨ Pattern: Vanilla Socks on 9-inch circulars by Kay Litton . #knitsky #wipwednesday #knitvlog #artsky

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· Jul 1

My first sock is coming along nicely!! Pattern: Vanilla Socks on 9-inch circulars by Kay Litton Yarn: K&C in Tutti Frutti Currently Reading: Python’s Kiss by Louise Erdrich #WIPWednesday #portugueseknitting #knitsky

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· Jun 30

Progress update! #knitsky #knitsocks

Photo of a knitted sock WIP held up with a skein of yarn behind it (red, orange, yellow, pink and white multicored). The ribbed cuff js complete and about an inch of stockinette.

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· Jun 27

My first ever knit sock is cast on! #knitsky #portugueseknitting

Photo of a white woman’s hand holding up a pair of 2.25 mm 9-inch circular wooden needles with the beginning stitches of a sock cast on in red and white yarn. The skein of yarn (red, orange, white, yellow, and pink in color) is on a starry blanket in the background.

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· Jun 26

Took me two tries but I learned to manage my tension on the 2.25 mm circulars and made a can coozie/cup cozy! Next up: socks! #knitsky

Graphic on olive green background with two photos of a knitted cup cozy in stockinette with ribbing at the top and bottom. In one photo it is flat, and in the other, on a can of seltzer. The cozy is in stripes of purple, pink, blue, teal, white, and green. In large text, “can coozie” and in smaller text, “pattern: easiest cup cozy by around the world in style materials: sock yarn 2.25 mm 9-inch circular needles”

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· Jun 24

Happy WIP Wednesday! ✨ Patten: Easiest Cup Cozy by Around the World in Style Currently Reading: Python’s Kiss by Louise Erdrich #wipwednesday #knitsky

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· Jun 24

Next in learning to Portuguese knit: using these adorable teeny needles (2.25 mm 9 inch circulars) & learning to knit in the round 😊✨ #knitsky #yarnlove

Photo of a white woman’s hand holding a small cake of multicolored sock yarn (80%
superwash wool) and a pair of wooden 9 inch 2.25 mm circular knitting needles

Photo of a white woman’s hand holding a pair of wooden 9 inch 2.25 mm circular knitting needles with some white and green sock yarn cast on around the loop

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· Jun 17

Happy #WIPWednesday! From finished object to WIP! 🧶 Pattern: Don’t Scrap That Raglan by Crochet Highway Yarn: mandala lion brand in Warlock Currently Reading 📖: The Somewhat Wicked Witch of Brigandale by C. M. Waggoner #crochetsky #booksky

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· Jun 17

Frogged back the left sleeve back to the first decrease so I can remake it more evenly to the other sleeve. Made a bit of progress so far already! #crochetsky

Photo of a partial cake of multicolored yarn on a striped crocheted sweater (purple, red, green, tan, yellow)

Photo close up of a partial crochet sleeve with a stitch marker of black cat in a cup marking the end of a row

Photo close up of a partial crochet sleeve with a stitch marker of black cat in a cup and a yellow stitch marker. About 8 rows of progress from the previous photo

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· Jun 14

I finished my first ever crochet sweater! 😊✨ unfortunately the lower sleeves are slightly different widths so I think I will frog back and redo the lower right sleeve soon but I am reveling in the finished object for tonight 😅 #crochetsky #crochetsweater

Selfie of a white woman with brown hair smiling at the camera in a crocheted sweater in varying stripes of purple, red, yellow, green, and tan.

Photo of a crocheted sweater in varying stripes of purple, red, yellow, green, and tan. Sweater is laid flat on a starry quilt with the arms crossed.

Photo of a crocheted sweater in varying stripes of purple, red, yellow, green, and tan. Sweater is laid flat on a starry quilt with the arms folded to the sides.

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· Jun 6

Thank you! More or less but not evenly divided

Photo of a hooded scarf in dark green and teal with each half of the scarf tapering down to a triangular point and folded over itself once. On a light blue background.

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· Jun 6

Just cast off my first ever Portuguese knitting project! The Misty Fjord Hood from DROPS in 2 colors of Woolpaka yarn 💚🩵 now to weave in the ends #fiberart #knitsky

Photo of a knitted hooded scarf in dark green and teal with a pair of circular needles on top - some loose ends of yarn showing

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· Jun 4

Happy #WIPwednesday! Even though it’s late in the day :p Misty Fjord Hood from the DROPS website Don’t Scrap That Raglan by Crochet Highway Yarn: Woolpaka in the colors Shire (11) and 25 Currently Reading: Original Sins by Eve L Ewing #knitsky #crochetsky #fiberart

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· May 29

Beautiful moments today ✨⭐️🪺

Photo of a white woman’s hand holding circular knitting needles with a WIP on them (knitted dark green yarn). She’s in bed and a large black dog rests next to her

Photo on dramatic lighting (sun and shadow) of a WIP knitting project (dark green knitted hood/scarf) sitting on a desk. The knitting needles are capped with small stars (one yellow, one blue) and the project is reflected in a circular mirror in the background. There is also a ball of dark green plarn.

Photo of a birds nest nestled in a bush with green leaves. Four blue eggs at the center of the nest (likely Robin’s eggs)

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· May 27

#WIPwednesday knit + crochet 🧶🧶 Pattern: Misty Fjord Hood from DROPS (crochet scrap basket is freehand) Currently reading: Original Sins by Eve L. Ewing The Personal Assistant by Kimberly Belle #booksky #Crochetsky #Knitsky

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· May 24

Having a rainy rest day in bed, and made some progress on the right portion of my Misty Fjord hood - almost through joining the stitches from the right side of the hood to the scarf! #knitsky #spoonielife #portugueseknitting

Photo from above of a WIP: a hood with a rectangular portion of a scarf attached to it. Circular knitting needles and a small cake of yarn are also visible. The hood/scarf are in garter stitch. The yarn is a mossy green color – Woolpaka yarn in the color Shire. The. WIP lies on top of a navy blue quilt with star patterns on it.

Photo of a window pane on a rainy evening. Within the window pane there are some green maple leaves and some branches visible, and some purple wisteria flowers in the background.

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· May 22

Happy FO Friday! ✨ 🧶📖✨ #crochetsky #booksky

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· May 21

Giant scrap yarn basket is done! ✨ #scrapyarn #crochetsky

Photo of a very large crocheted scrap yarn basket with bands of varying colors (mostly warm tones).

Close up photo of the basket - colorful stitches in different scrap yarns held together.

Close up photo of the basket handles - colorful stitches in different scrap yarns held together.

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· May 17

Rest day ft some progress on my crochet and knit WIPs! I added rows to my large crochet scrappy basket and learned to do an I-cord bind off for my Portuguese knitting hood ✨💕🧶 #fiberart #crochetsky #knitsky #scrapyarn

Photo of a large round scrap yarn basket in progress and many colors of yarn. Behind it is a teal laundry basket filled with yarn and three yarn strands trail from the basket to the WIP. They are atop a bed with a starry quilt on it

Photo from a person’s POV: a white woman’s hand holding a knitted WIP on a pair of circular needles. The WIP is in dark green wool. She’s sitting cross legged on a bed in striped purple pants. In front of her a large black dog is curled up napping.

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· May 15

Making progress on my Portuguese knitting project last weekend ✨🧶 #knitsky #yarnlove

Selfie of a white woman with shoulder-length wavy brown hair wearing a grayish blue sweater with dark green stripes. She is sitting in a car and holding up a WIP – the start of a hood on circular needles in garter stitch in dark green Woolpaka yarn.

Photo of a white woman’s hand holding a project in her lap. You can see a dark green garter stitch hood on circular knitting needles and a small ball of yarn.

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· May 13

Happy #wipwednesday! Pattern: Misty Fjord Hood from DROPS Yarn: Woolpaka in Shire Reading: The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley #knitsky #booksky

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· May 13

Visible mends on one of my fave socks 🧦🌈🪡 #visiblemending

Photo of a visible mend on a sock: small multicolored woven rectangle on the bright marigold-colored toe of a sock

Photo from above of a visible mend on a sock: small multicolored woven rectangle on the heel of a rainbow tie-dyed sock

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· May 11

#sewsky please advise: what do I do better next time so the top corner of my zippered pouch won’t look wonky? (Made from old jeans & a thrifted pillowcase ♻️💕)

Photo of a zippered pouch from above, showing the inner lining (white patterned with blue berries on green stems)

Close up photo of a zipper end sewn into fabric in a wonky way

photo from another angle of a zipper end sewn into fabric in a wonky way. You can see the outer layer of the pouch is made of denim

Photo of the denim and fabric zippered pouch from above, this one focused more on the opposite corner where the zipper is which looks neater

Stitches & Thrifts@stitches-n-thrifts· May 5

Day 4 part 2 💕🧶 #knitsky #portugueseknitting #yarnlove