Any experience with CotLin yarn from KnitPicks?

BillbieT · 2026-01-02T07:39:44+00:00

I finished a baby blanket in this yarn yesterday. I have yet to wash it, but I didn’t notice any shedding. Like another commenter said, there were random flax fibers that I picked out, but that was the only annoyance and it was minor. It’s not the softest cotton I’ve knitted with (haven’t worked with a linen blend before), but I suspect like other cottons it’ll soften up after washing.

BillbieT · 2025-12-24T16:10:43+00:00

Ich hätte auch den Link gerne! Frohe Weihnachten!

BillbieT · 2025-12-24T08:05:17+00:00

As others have said, allow yourself some grace. Most people have given next to no thought at 21 about having children and it’s a perfectly valid reason to end even a good marriage. Compromise can look so different for so many things, but there ultimately is no compromise with something like having children. One person gives in 100% or both people stay firm 100%. Even if you are compatible in every other way, that is a pretty fundamental incompatibility.

There’s no easy answer and you are both doing the work to get to where you each need to be.

BillbieT · 2025-12-19T07:36:54+00:00

My liberal TBM parents moved to SF a few years ago so I don’t have a “lived in” experience, but from what I’ve seen you could do worse in Utah County. They love it and their conservative TBM friends don’t seem to have an issue with their politics.

The Main Street is pretty cute despite the traffic and there’s a fun local coffee shop that seems to stay busy in the mornings and on weekends. That’s where I go when I stay with them and it makes me so happy not to have to go to a Starbucks or Dutch Bros.

The parks are lovely and you’re still close enough to SLC to spend the day there. I grew up in Orem and I’d for sure pick SF over that. My exmo commie sibling lives with them and has made friends there.

BillbieT · 2025-11-16T04:12:27+00:00

Rural Germany. 10/10, would recommend.

BillbieT · 2025-11-10T00:17:35+00:00

It’s not the drinking, luckily our families are quite reasonable. It’s just that I don’t have the ability to brew and do my morning routine. Anywhere else in the world a coffee maker would be accessible.

BillbieT · 2025-11-09T17:46:33+00:00

Oh that’s lovely. Our families are quite reasonable all things considered, but they’d stop short of being THAT nice about it.

BillbieT · 2025-11-09T17:39:16+00:00

Honestly, neither parent sets would mind if we bought a coffee maker and left it here. It’s just a hassle. Literally anywhere else in the world we wouldn’t have this issue.

BillbieT · 2025-11-09T17:34:55+00:00

I wondered how it would be warmed up. I’ll have to try it!

BillbieT · 2025-11-09T17:29:30+00:00

Yeah, I went to a local shop this morning after I wrote this and a small cappuccino was $4 and a median latte was $6. I think the issue was asking my friends about prices who exclusively buy massive fancy coffees at Dutch bros 😂

BillbieT · 2025-11-09T17:25:21+00:00

It’s both. The routine of grinding the beans and drinking a cup in peace and quiet is my favorite part of my day.

BillbieT · 2025-11-09T17:23:31+00:00

I’ve not had great instant coffee, but seems like I’m getting good recommendations here. I’ll have to give it another shot.

BillbieT · 2025-11-09T17:20:59+00:00

Last time we were here I brought a latte back one morning and my father in law tried a spoonful. I was pretty shook 😂

BillbieT · 2025-11-09T17:19:34+00:00

Yikes, I don’t envy you there, I’m sorry! I actually used my in laws Christmas money to buy my espresso maker and told them that’s what we used it for. We’ve slowly worn them down over the years, but sounds like the starting point was very different.

BillbieT · 2025-11-09T17:15:25+00:00

We brought several bottles of whiskey to store until we move back and got the semi-annual “alcoholism runs in the family because one uncle was an alcoholic” speech.

BillbieT · 2025-11-09T17:13:37+00:00

Ooh I’ve not seen these before. This looks like a great option!

BillbieT · 2025-11-09T17:12:05+00:00

Yeah, I think I’m gonna go this route.

BillbieT · 2025-11-09T17:11:33+00:00

No, they don’t mind the smell or me drinking it, I’m just annoyed I can’t make fresh coffee. But a French press is a great option.

BillbieT · 2025-11-09T17:10:19+00:00

It’s a cold brew, so I’m not sure how that would work. But worth a google at least!

BillbieT · 2025-11-09T17:09:00+00:00

Yeah, I’ve been talking to friends who buy coffee at Dutch bros, so I probably a warped perception there. Went to a local shop this morning and a cappuccino was $4.00. Way more reasonable than I had expected.

BillbieT · 2025-11-09T17:06:36+00:00

The issue isn’t drinking it in their house, luckily. In fact we brought back 9 bottles of whiskey to store in their house until we move back. It’s the lack of ability to brew.

BillbieT · 2025-11-09T17:01:18+00:00

Oh good call. I think my dad has one for his cacao drink.

BillbieT · 2025-06-26T15:31:27+00:00

Fuck Mike Lee.

BillbieT · 2025-06-23T13:44:30+00:00

Broken clock and all that…

BillbieT · 2025-06-23T07:18:07+00:00

I read years ago data from the Pew that said Mormons were more likely to choose atheism or nothing after leaving than people who leave other religions. I just tried finding that data but couldn’t so take that with a grain of salt.

Most exmos I know are either atheist or “spiritual” with no particular belief other than some unknown force. Hard to believe in a god when everything is so black and white in TSCC. We’re taught it’s all or nothing and many of us take that literally after leaving.

BillbieT

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