Hi everyone !
I donāt know if this kind of posts are allowed here but it will force me to stay active here and also i could publish here pics I donāt usually post on Insta 
As i already mentioned in my previous post iām currently working on a jumper (yeah i usually do that when summer is soon here 
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This jumper is the one worn by Lady Diana, the one with sheeps. I found the pattern on Etsy (dont buy it itās actually free just search Medecins Sans FrontiĆØres Diana Black Sheep Jumper ! )
So right after this message iāll post an update and iāll pursue until i finished this sweater. Feel free to stay tuned if you want to see the process 
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UPDATE 1 :
- Material used : 100% Baby yarn from DMC col. 01 & 05 + a rest of black mercerized cotton for sheepās eyes.
- Needles : Circular Needles - 2.5mm Knit Proās Zing and 3.00mm Symfonie wooden needles
Journal :
I created samples with rib point and one for jersey (not sure itās the real name in English? 
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I choose the highest size of the pattern bc i love oversized stuffs even if iām already chubby. ( My current size is between EU 40/42 and sometimes EU 38 when my colitis starts to play with me )
I had to modify ALL the pattern bc the yarn mentioned was pretty hard to find it took me around 4 h aroud for the whole pattern.
This jumper is not my first try, the first was supposed to be green and left it in a corner so now I have 25 skeins of grass green waiting to be knitted 
so this time I only ordered one skein of red and white. Those colors could be usually reused for crochet.
I started with a sleeve and all i could say is that iām pretty proud.
I couldnāt knit a lot bc for now i usually sew a lot in my actual job but i see the sleeves is going bigger.
I only made a "mistake " : i started to make my sheep jacquard with the āintarsiaā method bc iāve been a bit lazy.
but i noticed as the yarn Iām using is kinda expensive itās a waste to leave those strings inside the jumper so i quickly changed for the method where you have to separate your casual skein in multiples small skeins for changing colors.
As i practice embroidery i also have embroidery cards so i wrapped my threads on it and attach them with hair clips preventing them from become that Gen 1. Pokemon who looks like a bag of noodles (idk its name in English) 
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Itās looking great so far, and I cant wait to see the final result!
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Very nice! This is of course allowed! Iām definitely interested to see how it comes out and I love the idea of keeping your updates in this one post just like a Journal! Going to check out the pattern now as well 
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No worries I believe Etsy is now able to be said
That was an automatic system by Ribblr which has changed I believe, and I did find it! It looks amazing and I canāt wait to see how yours comes out 
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Update 2 : (I promise next one will be less separated)
As i previously said iām kinda more sensitive to tendinitis since i sew a lot at work (thanks god my contract ends soonā¦)
For now, i only knitted the first row of lamb and the separating rows before the 2nd one. I appreciate to knit a bit while my bf is playing video games. It changes me from binge watching some Youtube videos and also protects him from bother me while counting my stitches and itās necessary for that one 
Iāll have to wait a bit after the 3rd update bc Iāll have to order online the needed skeins and wait for them to be delivered in my small city
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Very nice! Hopefully the yarn doesnāt take too long to arrive
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Actually it depends where i order it. Iām used to order in a huge shop in Southern France, or in Southern Spain. (Iām located in middle France at 2h away from Paris)
When i order in Spain, it takes around a week to be delivered. In France it takes around a week and half last time it took 2 days to travel from Malaga to Barcelona and 4 days from Paris to my city. Our national shipping service is not really appreciated
I ordered yesterday and i also bought "some " embroidery threads (40 colors hehe ) bc I had the Undertaleās Cross Stitch Book for Christmas but never started it my mother in law also added some stuffs so this packageās going to be huge
I hope for the delivery guy the box will arrive in perfect condition bc if opened or with holes iām allowed to make him stay until I check EVERYTHING is here
We are in a closed-day period (today is unworked, and also 8th May) so I think it will arrive next Wednesday
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Ooo, this reminded me that I needed to try cross stitching lol canāt believe I forgot hope it arrived next Wednesday or sooner 
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Hehe I find now cross stitching funny, but when i was young it was so annoying for me. I did my first canvas at 6/7 yo and thatās the only thing that my mother learned me.
Actually she didnāt take much time to learned me well and i found it was kinda annoying especially she was using some kitsch old patterns
I started again last year bc i found a lil book for kid decorations (iām a 28yo kid) and I noticed that cross stitching is funny and quick to make.
I made this one in 4 hours, and the most long step is that I had to increase the size of it before so i had to redraw my pattern
And i spent my Wednesday to redraw this one pixel by pixel (bc this character wasnāt in the Undertaleās Cross Stitch Book)
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Ooo that looks great! Canāt even imagine how long it took to redraw Muffet! I can definitely understand learning something young but not liking it until later on lol
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I canāt remember how she teached me but she had no patience so she was easily shouting at us so that wasnāt helping and the only thing i kept is a trauma for loud screams
Iām not like this and when i tried to teach crochet to my 10yo niece i never screamed 
Also she was making me cut my thread very often (even if it was useless) and even today i donāt like to hide my thread ends
Yeah i took a bit of time but Muffet is a great character
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Update 3 :
I finally received my yarn order yesterday ! My thread box is now filled and i will have enough yarn for finishing my two sleeves and a middle back i think.
For progression : i did only a new row of lambs, itās not pretty much but rainy weather gives me sinusitis so iām kinda sick for now
I also ordered plastic embroidery cards for my different threads bc the paper ones gets easily broken. I make the change when changing my threads.
Iāll post pics later when iāll be better
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Glad the shipment came! Hope the weather gets better for you, interested to see the new row of lambs
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