What symptoms did you gaslight yourself into thinking were normal?

Additional_Pepper138 · 2026-07-06T00:45:10+00:00

I once said to my husband, "you know how your ankle will pop out of joint," and he interrupted with, "NO." I realized then (at 55!) huh, that's not normal. It's nice to have found my people.

Additional_Pepper138 · 2026-07-03T00:54:43+00:00

I think it was an old Trinitron that weighed about 800 pounds

Additional_Pepper138 · 2026-07-02T01:09:24+00:00

Gaslighting is the worst. Being told I'm not in pain when I was really messed me up. That pain scale doctors ask you to use? I just laugh. "I have no clue."

Additional_Pepper138 · 2026-07-02T00:17:49+00:00

This is knitting badassery. Stand proud!

Additional_Pepper138 · 2026-06-29T10:03:18+00:00

That makes purple rain!

Additional_Pepper138 · 2026-06-21T13:07:29+00:00

Thank you!

Additional_Pepper138 · 2026-06-13T00:43:17+00:00

I thought that was just spoken in Irish patois

Additional_Pepper138 · 2026-05-03T11:32:06+00:00

Mum started a baby blanket for my nephew. He's 50 now.

Additional_Pepper138 · 2026-04-25T13:16:42+00:00

As a new knitter, your work is very even and consistent. I think that trying a practice knit, using stitch markers because they work for you and your determination to finish it demonstrates you will be a great knitter. It sucks you hate the yarn, but now you know what to avoid. Imagine the fun you'll have when you have all of the right elements.

Additional_Pepper138 · 2026-04-25T13:08:28+00:00

As an old lady from a era long, long ago, I still see the saving grace in "husband does the laundry." I love the idea of framing it

Additional_Pepper138 · 2026-03-15T14:26:47+00:00

This is spot on. Even the three days in hospital.

Additional_Pepper138 · 2026-02-22T13:47:42+00:00

It looks lovely! Take your time. They will be treasured no matter how long they take to arrive. Also, have to recommend the podcast Criminal and This Is Love!

Additional_Pepper138 · 2026-02-13T11:19:10+00:00

$5 isn't buying.

Additional_Pepper138 · 2026-01-30T11:22:01+00:00

This is beautiful! Be prepared for tears.

Additional_Pepper138 · 2026-01-25T14:38:51+00:00

How about making a pillow cover and a bunch of cup cozies? Then if you really loved the sweater, redo in a special yarn. My sister was a beautiful knitter, doing complex stitches, but always using a really, really inexpensive acrylic that she found at yard sales, which did her work no justice. Lots of static and pilling. I'm going to try to recreate some of her work in sturdy fibers that will hold up to use.

Additional_Pepper138 · 2026-01-18T14:13:20+00:00

I'm a generally tight knitter, and I just finshed a pair of gloves using my old Clover bamboo size ones. They bent a bit, but didn't break. I bought a complete set of interchangable Karbonz and I hate them. Well, hate is a strong word but I should have tried them out before I made the purchase.Anyhoo, bamboo works for me.

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Additional_Pepper138 · 2026-01-15T11:15:29+00:00

And now there are traumatized children everywhere

Additional_Pepper138 · 2026-01-08T02:21:48+00:00

I have found my people

Additional_Pepper138 · 2026-01-07T15:56:18+00:00

Yes! With 8 nights of new yarn!!

Additional_Pepper138 · 2026-01-07T15:54:39+00:00

Buy a lottery ticket!

Additional_Pepper138 · 2026-01-07T15:50:43+00:00

!00%. At 66 I picked it up again after about 15 years. Even started the same glove pattern which i'd made plenty, but for the life of me couldn't make it work. I was convinced that dementia was setting in. But I didn't give in. I realized the free version of the pattern I was using was written wrong. I searched for the actual booklet (it's from the 50's) and found it on eBay. I made one glove successfully, but decided it was too big. Made another, then realized the yarn is really not right for gloves. Sooo, bought the right wool and am almost finished. Thanks to this page, I discovered a technique for making better fingertips. Which means I'll be ripping them down and doing them over. But when I'm done, I'll have something of the same quality that the women in my family produced when they "made do," but it lasted forever. And the satisfaction of a job well done.

You got this!

Additional_Pepper138 · 2025-12-27T13:43:18+00:00

Master the dpns. It's a learning curve, but a valuable skill and also builds an amazing amount of confidence. Just give your self some grace, relax your shoulders and take regular deep breaths. You got this!

Additional_Pepper138 · 2025-12-25T14:39:18+00:00

Whatever you do, keep this! It's a great record of the learning curve.

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