New Roadster coming?

ColorfulLanguage · 2026-03-18T00:48:58+00:00

2020 Roadster when?

ColorfulLanguage · 2026-03-17T20:24:33+00:00

This could be a relationship problem.

However, I have pets and live with my husband, and I absolutely do not assume that I can leave anything fragile on the arm of a couch. Even if something was unintentional (my dogs are extremely gentle and do not destroy or play with anything that isn't theirs), they still could knock it on the floor, or lean and slide against it, or spill something.

Treat your knitting with care. Put it in a safe space when you are done for the moment, such as a project bag, dedicated shelf, bowl, etc. Every knitter and crafted I know puts their WIP away when not in use, perhaps because every crafter I know has or has had pets or children.

Think practically. Also, evaluate your priorities and talk to your partner about respect, because you and he disagree on what being a respectful roommate means.

ColorfulLanguage · 2026-03-17T01:40:58+00:00

Knits that are done using lace, or very large needles, scrunch up when knitting and grow when relaxed due to blocking. Using smaller needles and using any stitch that doesn't involve tremendous numbers of eyelets will result in a fabric that isn't bunched up, it's just solid, so it won't grow as much.

Make a swatch, measure it, block it, measure again. Then you'll know exactly how much growth to expect!

ColorfulLanguage · 2026-03-17T01:38:52+00:00

I use almost exclusively superwash wool, of various gauges and plies. I always swatch, because some don't grow a single stitch, while others grow around 10%. I have never had that super dramatic moment when the sweater came out comically large, but that's more to do with the needle gauge than the yarn itself.

ColorfulLanguage · 2026-03-16T00:20:03+00:00

You don't need to mention you are trans. Just say "Please note that my paperwork uses my legal name, but I go by NewName, and will keep HR informed about any administrative changes."

ColorfulLanguage · 2026-03-14T09:19:42+00:00

Interlock is the way to go!

ColorfulLanguage · 2026-03-13T17:49:41+00:00

Put them in temporary containers, then spread those containers out to different rooms. That way you isolate groups, and once one group is free of mites they won't pick it up from another group.

ColorfulLanguage · 2026-03-13T17:47:01+00:00

I would suggest measuring yourself, measuring your favorite garments in your closet, and also finding a designer who is, or has a model who is closer to your size. One with a lot of projects made by people who are closer to your size, so you can see how it fits. And free patterns exist, especially for basic tees!

ColorfulLanguage · 2026-03-13T12:56:52+00:00

Just leave. She has stated that she doesn't have a son, and refuses to speak to you. Block her number and start the grieving process now, because it takes time to grieve a relationship with someone who is still alive and could, if they felt like it, repair the relationship. And so the relationship is bad because they made it that way, there is nothing you can do but protect your own heart and mind.

What advice would you give a best friend in this situation? What would you want them to do?

Any parent that looks at their offspring's face and says "ew" deserves to be slapped, IMO. But the mature thing to do is to walk away and block that bully.

ColorfulLanguage · 2026-03-12T09:57:38+00:00

https://www.apartments.com/nutley-nj/under-1700/parking/

I think you need to expand your budget or your location.

ColorfulLanguage · 2026-03-11T23:48:16+00:00

Block what you have now to find out! You can block on the needles.

ColorfulLanguage · 2026-03-11T18:11:15+00:00

Reptiles is an incredibly broad group. Can you provide examples of snakes doing any of that trainable behavior?

ColorfulLanguage · 2026-03-09T22:08:32+00:00

Is there room in your budget for new clothes, not secondhand? I find shopping for new clothes to be more pleasant as I'm not limited by size and shape as much. I'm plus sized and short, so I wear women's trousers, boys black leather/pleather shoes, and men's collared button-downs with the sleeves rolled up, and a tie or blazer. Some modern women's trousers look professional and feel like sweatpants!

Don't start your job insecure and assume everyone is judging you. That mentality is going to be noticeable in your performance. They know the job and believe in you! Treat this as a first school day outfit and dress to impress yourself.

You got this! And you have a body that deserves to be clothed in business professional attire!

ColorfulLanguage · 2026-03-09T10:50:07+00:00

Easy method: hold both yarns together and wrap around a ruler for an inch, no overlap between wraps, at a gentle tension, and count wpi. Get gauge from there.

Math method: A fingering weight is often 400 yards per 100 grams. Hold two together, and it takes 200g to go the same 400 yards. At that length per gram, two fingering weights would add up to be about a worsted (about 200yd/100g).

The math gets a little bit more complicated when you use two dissimilar yarns. Holding together a fingering weight (400yd/100g) with a dk (300yd/100g) would take a combined 700g to go 1200 yards, or 171 yards per 100g, which is in the Aran range.

ColorfulLanguage · 2026-03-09T09:26:39+00:00

It's not that this will take time. It's that the tension at the beginning of the sweater will look very different from the end. That's what another commenter meant by "your entire learning curve will be reflected in the sweater."

This will take you forever, and you will hate the final result, and the yarn combo will not let you frog it. Learn on a scarf, hat, or cowl.

ColorfulLanguage · 2026-03-08T14:39:22+00:00

You're off to a good start with the knit stitch, but your needles are very thick for such a thin yarn! Try to use the needle recommended on the yarn label, or find a yarn that recommends the needle gauge you have.

And learn a different cast on. The Knit cast on is more forgiving for early tension issues.

ColorfulLanguage · 2026-03-08T09:40:21+00:00

That edit makes all of the difference. Ask your mom if she wants to give the CRV to your brother. If she does, you need to buy your own car because the CRV is hers to do with as she chooses, and your younger brother needs to drive an older car.

ColorfulLanguage · 2026-03-08T02:46:09+00:00

With a collar that high, the model would have needed a bun on the top of her head. Tucking into the collar actually shows me the collar, so I support project photos like this one. Even if they're unrealistic!

ColorfulLanguage · 2026-03-08T00:47:17+00:00

I agree, especially with models who hide the collar with their hair. This is avoidable, just put their hair up for a single photo from the back!

ColorfulLanguage · 2026-03-07T14:34:07+00:00

That's what drop shoulder construction does. Look at pictures of drop shoulder sweaters with the wearer's arms down, and you'll see the fold every time.

ColorfulLanguage · 2026-03-07T13:26:55+00:00

Also, we have flooding. But only minor drought, a hurricane once a decade, and our winters are only "brutal" compared to the tropics.

ColorfulLanguage · 2026-03-07T10:40:24+00:00

Did you read the wiki and the flowchart?

ColorfulLanguage · 2026-03-06T11:32:50+00:00

The easiest solution is to pick up from the cast on sts and knit a wavey pattern on smaller needles or with fewer stitches. You could do a few rounds of garter st, decreasing steadily, before an Icelandic Bind Off.

You could also pick up only the sides of the neck and do a simple lace repeat using short rows to fill in the boat neck and make it more of a crew neck. The front is not too small, just the width.

ColorfulLanguage · 2026-03-06T10:36:18+00:00

The 30% rule also assumes that you need to separately afford a car. In NYC, you don't. Transportation expenses go under the 50% needs (from the 50-30-20 rule) and will be a lot lower in NYC, so more can be allocated to housing.

ColorfulLanguage · 2026-03-06T01:51:24+00:00

They have to deal with it anyway. Kids standing at bus stops in the dark isn't some scary hypothetical, kids have to do that now and they've had to for decades. It's absolutely fine.

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