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DiamondFalls [OP]August 2, 2023(Edited August 2, 2023)

This beautiful hand-knittet wool cardigan was laying on the street for a week, so I picked it up as I figured noone is missing it.

There was a few holes in it, but until I got to mending them one turned into this huge rip.

I pretended that I knew what I was doing, and did a bunch of stiches my 16th century ancestors wouldn't be proud of. For the leaves, I just used a youtube "crochet leaf" tutorial. Edit: the green yarn is cotton.

In the end I think the messiness of the mend gives a very organic look, and the contrasting color makes it look like at was supposed to look that way.

PatitaGrisAugust 3, 2023

I have found that learning is more interesting when you have a very concrete problem to fix applying the new knowledge. So congrats for the new cardigan!

proudcatladyAugust 2, 2023

If this is messy, the stuff I crochet is never going to see the light of day lol. This looks amazing and intentional, like something you could sell for a profit.

RusticTroglodyteTurbo-terfAugust 16, 2023

Keep going and keep practicing. My first bouquet of crochet flowers was like night and day to my most recent one. I've since switched over to embroidery and it's very addictive

proudcatladyAugust 17, 2023

I started embroidery last week!! It is addictive. I really wanna see some of those crochet flowers though!

DiamondFalls [OP]August 2, 2023

Oh no no no, now you MUST show your crochets :)

TheKnittaAugust 5, 2023

This looks fantastic!

RusticTroglodyteTurbo-terfAugust 16, 2023

I love crocheting realistic botanicals and this is so cute! It's giving Totoro vibes

SupervagineAugust 2, 2023

Very cool! I love creative patches. They are sort of punk rock to me.

CompassionateGoddessSeptember 24, 2023

This is so neat! Looks like magic clothing to me. How will you fix the holes in the sleeve on the left?

DiamondFalls [OP]September 25, 2023

huh? That's not a sleeve, it's button holes.

CompassionateGoddessSeptember 25, 2023

Oh! I see now that they’re button holes. Silly me.

Carrots90August 2, 2023(Edited August 2, 2023)

Gorgeous!!!

You should be proud of this

DiamondFalls [OP]August 2, 2023

Thank you!

EavaAugust 2, 2023

This is something I want to learn how to do.

DiamondFalls [OP]August 2, 2023

Don't learn, just do! I didn't know what I was doing, either. And yet the result is nice enough :)

EavaAugust 2, 2023

Sometime you just have to dive in, I guess. You did a great job.