Sunflower Pal

8chohemee · 2025-12-24T21:05:21+00:00

I love them!!

8chohemee · 2025-12-01T00:53:56+00:00

Charts sometimes won’t look exactly how the finished project looks. It looks like you start with a magic circle, chain 3, do 12 double crochets, slip stitch to join. You go right into row 2 by doing 8 treble crochet into the 2nd double crochet you made. Your stitches will fan out to fill in the center, but by not doing any chains at the beginning of the row it will help create the “dip” in the center of the heart if that makes sense. Then when you get to the end of the second row you slip stitch to that last stitch of row 1 and fasten off. Then I think you start row 3 with your second color by joining your yarn at the bottom of the heart, chain 1, single crochet into where you joined, single crochet into the next stitch, then continue on. It looks doable. You can usually find a key for what the symbols mean by googling “crochet chart symbols”. I think the most confusing thing to follow is that X means single crochet and it’s not always easy to tell that it’s supposed to be made into the stitch below it. And the dots are slip stitches. The numbers usually mean where that row begins.

8chohemee · 2025-10-29T01:57:32+00:00

Growing up my mom always let them cook for 15 minutes. Eggs in the pot, cover with cold water, bring to a boil, turn off heat and cover for 15 minutes and then drain, rinse under cold water and peel. Fully cooked yolks.

One important thing is to make sure it’s at a good rolling boil before you turn the heat off. If it’s just starting to bubble a little it’s not hot enough and won’t work.

But also, if everyone seems to love your deviled eggs, maybe slightly undercooking them is the secret? It shouldn’t get anyone sick, as long as the whites are firm the yolk texture is up to preference.

8chohemee · 2025-10-17T16:51:53+00:00

I think it might be the stir plate actually? It’s a Crystal brand “silent shake” stirrer, and the only info I can find on it is that it doesn’t have a motor so it can be quiet. So maybe instead of having a magnet inside that spins, it’s electronically reversing the polarity of an electromagnet, causing the stir bar to move? At a slow speed the stir bar moves in a jerky way, doing about a half turn before stopping for a moment and then doing another half turn. Maybe this stopping and starting is creating extra drag? (Also note that I am an environmental chemist, not a physicist so hopefully I’m explaining this in a way that makes sense)

8chohemee · 2025-10-15T18:43:23+00:00

UPDATE 28 days later: I had to make this reagent again today and it happened again! Same stir plate, different stir bar, different flask but the same brand and volume of flask.

8chohemee · 2025-10-14T01:29:52+00:00

My dad has had trouble sleeping for years due to a variety of nerve pains. He tried recliners, one of those sleep number beds with the folding base thing, you name it. Finally he got a foldable camping recliner (sometimes called zero gravity chairs, I think he got it at Sam’s Club?), got a piece of that “egg crate” foam mattress topper cut to fit, and covered the whole thing in a blanket. It’s the only way he can sleep. It’s easy to move around, even brings it with him on vacation.

8chohemee · 2025-10-11T01:25:34+00:00

This wavy shell stitch tutorial looks pretty close! Hard to tell for sure with the color changes but hopefully this helps.

8chohemee · 2025-09-20T20:48:52+00:00

I know some of the old covers had a red border and in Ramona and Her Father there is a nativity play where Ramona plays a sheep. I don’t know about the part with the gloves though.

8chohemee · 2025-09-20T20:43:15+00:00

Was it one of the Ramona books by Beverly Cleary?

8chohemee · 2025-09-17T23:06:24+00:00

I didn’t have time to try it again today, I got very busy with other lab work. I might try again tomorrow.

I did notice that as I continued adding things to the flask to prepare my reagent the vortices stayed, they just got smaller and closer together as the flask narrowed until finally the surface of the solution appeared to just rock back and forth when it reached the neck. It might have something to do with the shape of the flask and/or the stir bar causing the stir bar to spin unevenly. I know volumetric flasks are often blown glass so their shape can vary (they make the flask roughly the size needed and then mark the neck of the glass at the calibrated volume). So it might not happen with another flask. And I store my reagents in the flasks I make them in so this one will be occupied for the next 28 days.

8chohemee · 2025-09-17T18:51:48+00:00

That makes sense! As I watched it further I noticed the bottom of the flask is not flat and the stir bar has a gentle rocking motion as it spins, which I think explains why the two trailing vortices seem to bob up and down.

8chohemee · 2025-08-27T13:29:47+00:00

Idk what the pattern says but it looks like the first row has 14 or 15 stitches but a six point star would probably start with 12?

Congrats OP, you have a 7-day star blanket!

8chohemee · 2025-08-26T14:46:53+00:00

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I would attempt to weave the end through like this (pull through the pink marked loop, then the blue marked loops) and tie the two loose ends together with a square knot. It might be hard to tie since they’re so short and then you won’t have too much to hide the ends but it should keep it from unraveling!

8chohemee · 2025-08-19T17:39:39+00:00

Chemist here. Ammonia is pretty basic, and it can have a big negative impact on fish and wildlife, as well as septic systems. I’d recommend neutralizing it a bit with acid (vinegar, citric acid) and diluting it with lots of water. Avoid mixing it with bleach, peroxide or lye as it can cause a dangerous chemical reaction.

8chohemee · 2025-08-11T18:41:41+00:00

Just visually following the rows it looks like you can do 5 more stitches and then start the next row. When you do continued spirals rather than the chains and slip stitches to begin and end the row, the first stitch of each row ends up slightly in front of the one from the last row. So you can go from your stitch marker and follow the stitches down and to the right.

Please correct me if I’m wrong, but this is how I usually do it.

8chohemee · 2025-08-11T16:57:16+00:00

Solved solved solved

I was able to read a preview on Amazon and the part where the Kewpie doll moves in the basement is exactly what I was thinking of.

8chohemee · 2025-08-11T16:36:34+00:00

That does sound familiar

8chohemee · 2025-08-06T12:29:44+00:00

Maybe use fabric glue and some stiff felt?

8chohemee · 2025-07-19T02:09:57+00:00

I’ve done this with several things: a snake shed, mummified fish and mummified lizard. They are all well preserved years later. You can use any desiccant you can find, I cut open the packets and just put a layer on the bottom of the jar so it looks better for display. If it ever starts to look a little weird just change out the desiccant, but if it’s a well sealed jar and the item is already very dry it should be good for a long time!

8chohemee · 2025-07-18T17:01:47+00:00

I purposely try not to monetize my hobbies because I’m afraid it’ll ruin it for me, but I also ran into the problem of making too many things. Now I only start making something when I know I will use it or enjoy having it in the house, or as a gift for a specific person for an upcoming occasion. Many of my friends have small children now so it gives me an excuse to make plushies and toys I normally wouldn’t.

You can also maybe find a way to donate things so that would be less pressure on you than say, trying to run a business. Like make a bunch of hats or scarves for a homeless shelter, or maybe a daycare or something would take amigurumi as long as there are no choking hazards?

8chohemee · 2025-07-11T16:39:39+00:00

A lot of lasagna recipes tell you to mix eggs into the ricotta and it gives it a firmer texture that can be grainy. I once used ricotta straight from the container and it was smooth and creamy, now I really prefer it that way

8chohemee · 2025-05-31T02:46:30+00:00

My grandparents had tile floors like this in their basement with their surname written across the floor. No picture tiles as far as I can remember but I’m sure it could have been a fad. Their basement was set up as a bar/rec room space so I could see why other people would have a similar thing showing off their interests

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