Comments | anyjen: EXFOLIATE! EXFOLIATE!

anyjen

EXFOLIATE! EXFOLIATE!

Feb 13, 2010 21:37

So, thanks to beebarf I was able to make my very own Dalek dishcloth/washtowel! I used this pattern... and I totally stole this post's subject line from there, too. ^^U

( Cut for pictures )

pictures, knitting, doctor who

Comments 17

grimmsical February 14 2010, 00:44:46 UTC

What are they made out of? o__o just yarn?

anyjen February 14 2010, 00:50:07 UTC

They're made of cotton yarn, so they absorb quite a bit of water, are machine-washable and can take a good beating.

Man, I love cotton yarn. ^___^

grimmsical February 14 2010, 00:58:07 UTC

I think I've only encountered wool yarn (or synthetic?) so I was vastly confused, like what? why would you wet yarn?! (Because it'd shrink, but I'm guessing cotton yarn doesn't.)

It's cute. ^__^

anyjen February 14 2010, 01:05:06 UTC

Nope, cotton yarn doesn't shrink... at least in theory. ^^U

Thanks! These were really easy to make, and very quick! I made them both the same evening, while listening to old Doctor Who audio dramas. :3

Boy, I've got it bad. XD

bundamba February 14 2010, 06:02:30 UTC

so pretty XD
I love the vibrant colours!!!

anyjen February 14 2010, 07:24:23 UTC

Yeah, well, what with the Daleks being murderous, evil creatures intent on universal destruction (and living inside battle armour curiosly shaped like a pepper pot), I somehow didn't think pastel colours would suit them. XD

As for the TARDIS, well, there's a reason they call it a "blue box". ^^UU

anyjen February 14 2010, 07:25:51 UTC

Oh, and thanks! :3

morgif_kun February 15 2010, 00:14:31 UTC

*has stumbled on your post via a friend's f-list, attracted by the title XD*

Nice job, they're so cool! I wish I could knit to give it a try but, alas.

wait-- I recognize your name from the Holic fandom! I love your fics!

anyjen February 15 2010, 00:30:38 UTC

It is quite a catchy title, isn't it? I had this metallic voice screaming "EXFOLIATE!" in my mind the whole time I was knitting it... XD

Hey, I used to think the same thing! I've only started knitting last year, and the TARDIS washcloth is perfect for a first project... you just need some cotton yarn, a pair of US size 6 needles (or 4 mm, in Argentina), an evening free... and presto! I can point you to some very nice knitting video tutorials, if you wish. Knitting is easier than it looks! :)

(just ask me what the corrections in the pattern are if you want to make this. There are a couple of mistakes in the pattern that a beginner won't notice until it's too late)

Oh, thanks! I thought your name was familiar, too... Well, now you're on my journal, so feel free to look around. ^__^

I wonder if I could make some xxxholic-themed knitties...?

galatea_dnegro February 23 2010, 19:19:40 UTC

Boluda! quiero uno! XD
te sale re bien! yo no se tejer T_T

anyjen February 23 2010, 20:34:18 UTC

Alguien dijo alguna vez que lo único que se nace sabiendo es cagar y quejarse. El resto, todos lo tuvimos que aprender. Yo aprendí con videos de youtube. ^___-

En serio, tejer es más fácil de lo que parece. Sólo tenés que seguir las instrucciones en los patrones.

Y querrías uno de Doctor Who, o de alguna otra serie? O algo genérico (hay cosas muy lindas por ahí, no necesariamente conectadas a la siencia ficción)? Porque la verdad que éstos se hacen muy rápido... y todavía me queda lana de algodón (son toallitas de mano, o rejillas, dependiendo para qué las uses).

Andá a saber cuándo podría mandártelo (estoy un poco escasa del vil metal), pero podría buscar a ver si hay algo.

Cliqueá en el tag de "knitting" para ver más de mis cosas tejidas. ^__^ (y tengo más, pero la verdad que tenog que subir las fotos...)

galatea_dnegro February 23 2010, 21:17:46 UTC

Supongo, algun dia tendre que aprender =)

Ayyy me dedicarias uno? no se, cualquier cosa estaria bien :D tal vez una carita de neko? XD~ :3

voy a ver el resto, sos una capa! besos!

anyjen February 24 2010, 01:11:25 UTC

Y con "neko" te referís a algún gatito en particular, o cualquiera está bien?

Me fijo a ver si encuentro algún patrón de gatito. Si no hay, te hago algo lindo. ^__^

sanginmychains March 1 2010, 04:45:07 UTC

Hey there's a dalek-along going, did you know? Here's the thread on the tiny forum on Ravelry where the thing is happening. Join in, show the group your pictures! I'm yummyyarnbc.

http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/sams-cafe-knits-3/1010273

anyjen March 1 2010, 05:06:45 UTC

So you're a knitter, too? :D

Hm, the Extermiknit! is a bit beyond my abilities right now, as I haven't started knitting in the round yet (and right now I can't afford a new set of needles to start), but that sure looks interesting...

Man. I want to have knitting buddies to knit with. I'm the only one who knits in my RL circle, and I haven't made a circle of knitting friends online yet. :/

sanginmychains March 1 2010, 05:13:47 UTC

I think dishcloths are welcome in the dalek-along - it's just fannish knitters having fun. And one of the knitters is learning to knit, on this project. It's a bit of an ambitious move, to be certain, but cruentum/cyus is nothing if not ambitious. So - you could join. Everyone would be nice ( ... )

anyjen March 1 2010, 05:30:37 UTC

I'll get a more in-depth look as soon as I can, then. :3

Eh, I can understand ambitious. Heck, I picked "Brooke's Column of Leaves" as my second ever project, so I can sympathize. I've never cursed as much as I did while learning that pattern, but after I finished that blasted scarf, I definitely felt like I knew how to knit, and wasn't just clumsily copying what the big girls where doing. I've still got a long way to go and many skills to learn, but I can defend myself with my 4mm needles and a ball of yarn in hand. :)

I knit, I teach knitting, I dye and spin yarn as a business, and just for the over the top kicker, I have three colourways in TW/Whoverse colours - a Ianto, a "Bordering on the Avant Garde" and a Tardis.

Ooooh! *__*

Spinning and dying yarn is a mystery to me... but I was foster mother to a lamb for about a week, does that count? XD ( ... )