Hand-Crochet Alpaca Wool Beanies & Fingerless Mittens: Custom Colours & Made to Size [Self Promotion]
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I had a particular colour in my mind but never found yarn that fit, so I ended up working with two thin strands to mix the shades that I wanted. The charcoal colour is a mixture of black and dark grey, and the green is a mixture of a grassy green and a dark blue-ish green.
Yeah, that’s what I thought. It looks really good. Is that an option you’re offering?
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Yeah, that’s what I thought. It looks really good. Is that an option you’re offering?
Yeah, definitely. If you have a colour or a few colours in mind, you can send some pictures and I’ll try to match as closely as I can. I’ll then send you swatches and you can decide if you like the shade(s).
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When it gets warm enough to turn on the heater each year I start getting a craving for knitting. Scarf, hat, gloves, rarely socks.
The results are definitely buy it for life. The materials cost for good fiber is insane though. These days it’s all salvage or gifted fiber because I’m not paying for it anymore.
Which is funny because wool producers very often barely get paid enough to cover the cost of transporting their wool to sell it to suppliers. Their profit margins must be insane.
