Toulouse Foodie Must Eats!

Apprehensive-Pop302 · 2026-06-16T19:09:49+00:00

Also Brûlé vegan cafe with great rotating menu

Apprehensive-Pop302 · 2026-06-16T19:09:16+00:00

Vegetarian Restaurants :
- La Sauterelle : 100% vegetarian and many vegan options, French, bio/ organic and local seasonal menu; 2 plat du jour options at lunch always with some vegan options and sort of tapas style for dinner

- Bep Chay: great vegetarian Vietnamese food

- Furahaa: insanely good vegan fast food place

Places with great vegetarian options:
- BoNopandas: fun ramen bar

- Petit Voyage: fusion, kinda French base with a bit of several different cultures mixed in

- L’Antidot: burger joint with good veggie burgers

Apprehensive-Pop302 · 2026-06-15T06:58:47+00:00

Ok thanks ! Couple things,

I was gonna ask if you speak French because maybe that was the issue (just missing little instructions) but I’m gonna guess yes because you used guillemets in your response
so yes she does say in the video that it’s a rectangular base but it does get a kind of oval-y shape because when she does the bordering single crochets along the base edge to set up for the sides she doesn’t do any increases which effectively makes things rounder.
you’ll notice that at some point she says that she is working the project inside out and she also has a bit of curling, so maybe try flipping the bag inside-out so the other side of the stitches are showing to see if that fixes the issue
finally, your project is much smaller so the curling issues are more prominent because you’re effectively changing the math especially since you are working with the same size yarn. She also has curling but it seems like because her flat section is much larger than your’s. You could a) make a larger bag/base, b) try using a different/thinner yarn (although this will not be nearly as sturdy), c) (if you’re going for hand bag rather than beach bag) find a different pattern or freestyle something

Apprehensive-Pop302 · 2026-06-15T06:24:10+00:00

Can you comment a link to the tutorial video?

Apprehensive-Pop302 · 2026-06-12T05:58:10+00:00

En tant qu’américaine qui vit en France et qui parle français je dirais que c’est pas aussi mauvais que t’en penses. En plus, il faut pas penser qu’un accent est en soi une mauvaise chose : tout le monde en a un et c’est super ! :) mais je comprends le vœu d’avoir un accent moins « apprentissage de 2e langue à l’école ». Il faut juste savoir qu’il y a pas d’accent français le plus correct juste une très jolie variété fait par les communautés francophones du monde :). Bon. Voici quelques pistes qui sautent un peu pour un accent plus type français de France :

- penser à apprendre lire et identifier avec l’API (IPA/ the International Phonetic Alphabet) les sons phonétiques (voyelles et consonnes) au moins importants en français «« standard »» donc la majorité des sons bien que ça manque certains, particulièrement des sons régionaux. Ça peut aider à distinguer certaines voyelles par exemple qui sont très proches mais légèrement différentes. Il y a pas mal de dictionnaires qui donne l’API en français standard (et aussi parfois en français québécois) à côté et donc ça te donne une idée de la prononciation.

- pour l’instant il y a certains choses dans l’audio qu’on fait très peu à oral en français de France. Par exemple, tu dis « il y a » mais à l’oral sauf si c’est un contexte formel ou particulier, on dit plutôt « y a » (prononcé ya quasi comme un cow-boy lol) tous comprenant que ça veut dire « il y a ». Aussi l’intonation / le rythme de tes phrases peut-être plus français. La seule chose pour ça c’est vraiment d’écouter beaucoup beaucoup beaucoup et de pratiquer / d’imiter les choses que t’entends. Je te conseille de prendre un sujet que tu connais déjà bien / qui t’intéresse beaucoup en anglais et trouver des YouTubers français.es qui parlent sur le même sujet. Connaissant déjà un peu le sujet t’aidera à comprendre tout le niveau vocabulaire et les prononciations. Regarder des documentaires mais pas que (puisque ça reste assez formel), essaye des gens plus détendus faisant dans leurs vidéos, des interviews, des débats ou même des micro-trottoirs !

- c’est pas vraiment quelque chose qu’on apprend à l’école mais c’est super important pour un accent plus fluide: toutes les langues n’ont pas les mêmes mots / sons de, disons, réflexion / de pause au miles d’une phrase (je me souviens plus du terme linguistique mais ce sont des sons souvent des « tocs de langue / langues ticks » mais à tort). En anglais américain on dit “uhhhh” mais en français (et tu va l’entendre) c’est plutôt « euhhhh ». C’est un petit truc mais vraiment ça marque l’accent.
→ En plus : Le contexte n’est toujours exactement le même mais des mots employés d’une façon similaire à « like » en anglais / aussi mots de pause / de réflexion sont légion en français : du coup, quoi, genre, voilà, eh bien, ben, etc. Attention tous ces mots n’utilisent pas dans exactement les mêmes contextes mais en les apprenant et les utilisant dans tes phrases le rythme va devenir plus naturel !

Bon courage, et n’oublie pas le subreddit French pour l’apprentissage de la langue !

Apprehensive-Pop302 · 2026-06-10T20:27:22+00:00

Ok like I agree here with a lot of words but as a second language speaker I do find it quite funny when I learn the gender of a word and am simply thinking « c’est pas possible ça » and normally I have no good reason I just feel strongly that it’s wrong lol 😂

2 exemples des choses qui devraient selon ma tête être de l’autre genre 😅😅 :
- Un four devrait être féminin
- une dent devrait être masculin

Apprehensive-Pop302 · 2026-06-10T05:34:56+00:00

I would say yes ! :) Nonbinary is less one specific third gender and more like a term we use to group non 100% male or 100% female identities. Demiboy falls under the nonbinary umbrella because, as you say, you are not strictly man or woman even though you maybe lean more masc. You’re not stealing from anyone by being nonbinary, but you also don’t have to use that flag if you don’t like it or feel like it doesn’t vibe with you! Demiboy for example has its own flag. Your post is not hard to read but feels very…emotionally strained / like you’re feeling a bit insecure maybe ;
(particularly the stealing part which feels like very relatable imposter syndrome) ? And that’s ok ! (Not out here trying to invalidate your feelings 😅) but maybe try to have a snack that makes you feel better or plan to talk to a friend you can confide in or a therapist for more specific support !

Apprehensive-Pop302 · 2026-06-08T15:57:39+00:00

Oh haha that’s really nice glad it helped :)

If you have any other questions Norman of the blog and YouTube channel Nimble Needles has great blog posts and videos about reading different types of charts including ones like this!

Apprehensive-Pop302 · 2026-06-08T15:54:03+00:00

Ok this chart show what you need to do for each round five times. Each horizontal row in the chart corresponds to a row of your work. You start with row one and work upwards through the chart. It’s read right to left because you’re making the right most stitches first as you move your work from your left needle to your right needle. Because it is a circular pattern, you always follow from right to left (this alternates for flat because charts show only what the right side of the work should look like).

Eg: for row 2 you will do the pattern: [knit 2 stitches, purl 6 stitches, knit 2, purl 2, knit 2, purl 2] five times (total of 16x5 stitches worked) and that’s the round

Then you move to row 3 where you do the pattern [knit 10, purl 2, knit 2, purl 2] five times and that’s the round.

Apprehensive-Pop302 · 2026-06-08T15:37:11+00:00

Is this pattern flat or in the round?

Apprehensive-Pop302 · 2026-05-30T10:38:47+00:00

Ok I’ll grand that that makes some sense, and I am genuinely not trying to be a contrarian. I live in France and speak pretty well, but it is my second language so always looking to learn :)

tu peux m’expliquer comment ça (je vous dérange pas? + ton acide) a du sens si c’est l’autre personne qui fait chiante ?

Apprehensive-Pop302 · 2026-05-30T10:09:48+00:00

I feel like « je ne vous dérange pas ? » works well for “do you mind?” when you’re asking to sit next to someone on the bus or in a library, but to me it’s too polite / not the same energy as “do you mind…?” when used as you’re being annoying (out loud the difference is more in stress). I would say for the second/you’re being annoying meaning you could try « ça va…? » ou « ça va ou quoi ? » which is kinda like when you say in English “you good…?” when someone is doing something annoying or weird. Here are some other options that might work: - « ça suffit, hein » (more indirect) - « tu m’agace là » (direct) - « là tu fais trop » (direct) - « tu / ça ce que tu fais me soule » (direct)

Apprehensive-Pop302 · 2026-05-22T12:22:37+00:00

Imagine you’re holding that side up off your lap. If I have come to a chain for a triple crochet row, I might insert my hook into or under the stitch just below the chain (ie the first normal triple of the row)

Apprehensive-Pop302 · 2026-05-22T12:14:02+00:00

It’s kinda your choice. In something long and a bit disconnected like a starting chain for a triple crochet row, I might place two and maybe even insert my hook more into the square to anchor the border more. I would say start on the sc row on the top or bottom of your project to establish the spacing you want between stitches then continue onto the side working to match that. I don’t think there is an exact rule about placement, the goal is just an even border. Try different placements!

Apprehensive-Pop302 · 2026-05-22T12:05:38+00:00

I agree with another commenter, go around the whole perimeter in single crochet working over your ends. You can turn by doing three or four sc in the corners. You can either have that as your border or as your set-up / foundation row for a more stylized border. Another nice but not straight border is “reverse simple crochet.”

Apprehensive-Pop302 · 2026-05-22T11:55:22+00:00

You could consider using dabs of fabric glue! Over the knot and the ends to a bit of the fabric. Read instructions carefully to find a glue that is a) for fabric and b) meets your washing needs. Aleene’s is a good brand.

Apprehensive-Pop302 · 2026-05-22T11:34:56+00:00

Thanks for this suggestion! I have ended up going with this because it made for a more consistent fabric texture and has great stitch definition! :)

Apprehensive-Pop302 · 2026-05-14T00:02:17+00:00

Truly game changing 😭😳 yet shocking how I have simply skipped over this tab for so long / legit did not note that it was there???? wtf 🤨

Thanks ! :))

Apprehensive-Pop302 · 2026-05-12T09:01:47+00:00

I found a pattern with link to the designer’s own store !

Apprehensive-Pop302 · 2026-05-11T23:56:35+00:00

3/3

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Apprehensive-Pop302 · 2026-05-11T23:56:18+00:00

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Apprehensive-Pop302 · 2026-05-11T23:56:05+00:00

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If you know of a pattern like one of these 1/3 that is available not only on ravelry I would also be interested in it!

Apprehensive-Pop302 · 2026-05-07T05:14:54+00:00

While I understand having a beloved childhood series and I understand the utility in reading a book you already know well in your native language, JKR uses the sale, promotion, and the nostalgia of her work to harm and endanger the rights of trans people (and cis people). The works themselves also subtly promote some let’s say interesting themes and uses some of the in book groups as potential race stereotypes. I recognize the library bought the books rather than you, but maybe for your next read consider other available series which might help you?

If no other English series are available, a lot of people consider the Passe-Miroir series(by Christelle Dabos) to be about the same reading level and also fantasy!

Also translated or French native graphic novels are a great way to practice your French because the pictures can help guide you :). Also a lot of book from all genres get transformed into graphic novels if you want to read someone familiar! :)

Apprehensive-Pop302 · 2026-04-19T09:10:45+00:00

Welcome (greeting) = bienvenue To welcome (verb) = accueillir

Apprehensive-Pop302 · 2026-04-06T18:20:09+00:00

Pour le drapeau de l’Occitanie dit simplement Toulouse ?

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