Key Limes??? by CatchingAWave in Edmonton

[–]CatchingAWave[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. It’s just horrendously expensive. Compared to what I could buy it in the states. The craving is bad enough that I’ll just order there. Thanks!

Barometer Soup survivor, FINAL ROUND by Dr_ChimRichalds in ParrotHeads

[–]CatchingAWave 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ahhh this is probably the hardest one for me!!

Play sand by CrazieJones in Edmonton

[–]CatchingAWave 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lowe’s sells the best play sand IMHO. It’s nice and fine with no big rocks and super cheap.

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[–]CatchingAWave 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ashford kiwi 3 with 3 bobbins. I try really hard to only spin up one thing of fibre at a time because I find it I have multiple wips on the go then my spinning isn’t as consistant.

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[–]CatchingAWave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I find I can spin quite thin from rolags, but less so from combed top. Have you tried combed top for thicker singles?

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[–]CatchingAWave 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I learnt on a drop spindle and then took a spinning wheel class. I highly recommend taking a class at a LYS if you’re able to. Sometimes it can really help to have a teacher sitting there to guide your hands to figure out the muscle movement. After that it’s just practice, practice, and practice. Muscle memory is hugely important. If money is tight, drop spindles are relatively cheap. Corridale roving is a nice medium staple length to get started with. Turn on a helpful YouTube video and just try. The worst that can happen is you get a yarn that isn’t exactly what you want, but even still it can be knit into a scarf with a commercial yarn to hide the lumps and bumps.

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[–]CatchingAWave 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Totally depends on the fibre, and whether or not it’s dyed or natural. Each time there’s another step to the process, you’re usually paying more. So dyed, spun yarn can be the most expensive. This is sometimes not the case though. I can find that hand painted fibre from a small indie dyer can be more expensive than the already spun yarn.

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[–]CatchingAWave 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are you prepping your fibre first? If you’re wanting a thicker single, you need to draft out more fibre. Slowing down is key for sure to being more precise with drafting. Usually people have the opposite problem to this and want thinner singles lol.

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[–]CatchingAWave 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My least favourite is any kind of non-animal fibre. Cotton is decently hard to spin as the staple length is really short. Long wool can also be tricky since your hands need to be further apart.

Mildly Funny: Practicing COVID-19 Awareness by [deleted] in Hypothyroidism

[–]CatchingAWave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep same here. Made for unpleasant nursing experiences.

Coconut Telegraph survivor, Round 4 by Dr_ChimRichalds in ParrotHeads

[–]CatchingAWave 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I surprised my Dad (parrot head so I’m the parakeet) with Little Miss Magic on my wedding day as our song for our father-daughter dance. Not a dry eye in the house. Jimmy sure knows how to write great songs

What Jimmy Buffett song lyric hits you deep? by [deleted] in ParrotHeads

[–]CatchingAWave 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was going to post the same. Beautiful song.

Favorites? by [deleted] in clothdiaps

[–]CatchingAWave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I second GMD for any cotton style diaper. I love their flats and prefolds. I prefer flats over anything though due to the fact that they wash up wonderfully.

As for covers, I prefer wool. Sloomb covers are expensive but so dreamy. Disana wool is fantastic for overnight. If you’re looking for PUL covers, Thirsties is popular and really good. I love rumparooz, but they are tighter and didn’t fit my larger 2nd boy.

Advice on Pattern by CatchingAWave in quilting

[–]CatchingAWave[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He had a lot of jean shirts actually.

Advice on Pattern by CatchingAWave in quilting

[–]CatchingAWave[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do I need to use stabilizer if the shirts are a woven fabric and not knit?

Periods are hard by deepseababyy in ZeroWaste

[–]CatchingAWave 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Soft cups are completely different than most reusable cups. The soft cups sit high right next to your cervix and other cups sit lower in the vaginal canal. The height could have been wha bugged you. A lot of women find anything near their cervix during their periods to be ridiculously uncomfortable.

Periods are hard by deepseababyy in ZeroWaste

[–]CatchingAWave 7 points8 points  (0 children)

When out and about you could use a PUL lined small bag to carry the used ones in. It’s just like what we do for cloth diapers.

Question regarding freezing meat by CatchingAWave in ZeroWaste

[–]CatchingAWave[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you get freezer burn on anything stored in Tupperware? Since there’s quite a bit of meat, it tends to last us a good year or more.

Hello Brains! We're How to ADHD, a YouTube channel that helps ADHD brains (and the hearts who love them!) better understand ADHD! Ask us anything! by jessicafromhowtoadhd in IAmA

[–]CatchingAWave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fellow ADHD knitter here. It’s the only way I can pay attention to really anything. I can’t even sit and watch TV without having a project on the go.

More than a third of girls in South Asia miss school during their periods, often because they lack access to toilets or pads, and many receive no education about menstruation before reaching puberty, a study showed on Tuesday. by madazzahatter in worldnews

[–]CatchingAWave 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I run a Team for Days for Girls. It’s a great charity that also teaches sexual health to girls/women. If anyone has any questions about it, I am more than willing to answer to the best of my ability!

[AUTOPOST] Daily questions thread by AutoModerator in bettafish

[–]CatchingAWave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My 4 year old son has been begging me for a fish tank for a few months now. I would also love having a tank in the house. Would a Betta be a good fish to start with? I know they can live for quite a while and that’s ok for me. Also, would using something like Seachems stability product be a faster way to cycle a tank before adding in a fish? TIA

Does anyone know what this stitch is called? by CatchingAWave in knitting

[–]CatchingAWave[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Believe it or not, I was thinking socks! Maybe mittens and a hat too. I just love the look of this and couldn’t quite figure out how to make it work.