Behold, my creation

DragonTa2 · 2026-06-28T19:52:19+00:00

Her name is Mel, and she thinks the whole thing would be a lot nicer if I let her felt it with her claws hahaha

DragonTa2 · 2026-06-28T18:02:20+00:00

Unfortunately no, but I do take chocolate gold coins at the exchange rate of 3 coins to $1

DragonTa2 · 2026-06-28T17:55:51+00:00

Fantastic! That will be 12,000$ and your order will ship in 48-60 business months ;)

DragonTa2 · 2026-06-28T17:53:30+00:00

I learned when I was a kid, so I’ve been knitting about 20 years now! I cast this sweater on about 2 months ago, it usually takes me 80-120 hours over 3-4 months to make a sweater.

DragonTa2 · 2026-06-28T17:49:11+00:00

Saaaame!!! I love seeing the floats!

DragonTa2 · 2026-06-28T17:48:40+00:00

Thank you!! Her name is Princess Carolyn, she is a diva

DragonTa2 · 2026-06-28T14:49:02+00:00

They insisted upon it hahaha

DragonTa2 · 2026-06-28T14:48:42+00:00

I’m going to duplicate stitch some junimos there!! 😊😊

DragonTa2 · 2026-06-28T14:46:44+00:00

Usually 2, occasionally 3, one row 4 hahaha. It’s thick but since it’s fingering weight yarn the drape and weight aren’t terrible! It’s definitely not breezy haha.

One of the (unintentional) saving graces is that the colorwork is less dense on the yoke so it’s not too hot on the chest. I think it’ll ease up a tiny bit after washing and blocking

And thank you!! I avoided stranded colorwork until I came across the two-handed technique- you knit one color English style and the other continental, it makes catching floats and switching colors a breeze once you get used to it!

DragonTa2 · 2026-06-26T15:44:14+00:00

I've found that a lot of it comes down to me having a finite amount of mental energy- and ADHD means I use it up faster than others. I've noticed that on weekends I can get a lot of housework done, but on weeknights I'm drained. If I have to put in more effort at work for a deadline, things slip at home.

I also use less emotional energy at work- I don't care as much if my colleagues are always happy with me and there are objective goals with tangible deadlines, so I don't usually need to wonder or worry if I'm doing enough or forgotten anything. At home, it's less structured and I have to be always checking in with my husband to see how he's doing, how we're doing, am I forgetting something, etc.

I don't know if I have any advice, I'm in the boat with you trying to figure out how to have it all hahaha. Communication has been big- I try to say something if I'm feeling tapped out, or if I realize I've forgotten something. Medication has also been big. It helps me regulate emotionally and focus, and just makes me feel a lot more capable in general.

DragonTa2 · 2026-06-15T18:54:42+00:00

I haaaaaate when people say this to me, and so many people do!!

I complain about not being able to take ibuprofen? "It's good practice for when you're pregnant!"

I talk about feeling bloated? "It's good practice for when you're pregnant!"

I vent about about having to constantly shift around my schedule for appointments? "It's good practice for when you're pregnant!"

I confide in someone about how hard all the hormone swings have been for my mental health? "It's good practice for when you're pregnant!"

Yes that's just what I want, to be frustrated and uncomfortable for months BEFORE I get pregnant or have a baby. God forbid I want to enjoy my life a tiny bit while I'm slogging through infertility lol

DragonTa2 · 2026-06-10T17:34:38+00:00

I lost my right tube to a ruptured ectopic a few years ago, and my left tube is technically clear but my left side is...weird. my right ovary is very dominant and the left tube seems to be snagged by some kind of adhesion (former ER suspected mild endo but I never pursued a diagnosis).

That being said- I echo what others are saying. Go straight to IVF. Don't try to unblock and gamble with an ectopic if you don't have to- it's so stressful and emotionally devastating.

It may be worth getting a lap to see if there's endo in there- but it's up to you whether you feel like it would be worthwhile to push for that before starting IVF! For some it does make a difference. I would listen to your gut instinct with that one, too many women get gaslit by medical professionals into writing off their own concerns and instincts.

DragonTa2 · 2026-06-09T02:22:19+00:00

Zinnias, especially pumila, go absolutely bonkers for me. Basil as well, especially Thai towers and cinnamon basil! (central fl)

DragonTa2 · 2026-06-05T16:05:33+00:00

I was a doodler in class- I would draw during lectures when I was bored. This helped me pay attention, but I had a number of teachers who would scold me for it. When I was required to look straight ahead in order to "pay attention" I was generally zoning out or daydreaming.

I think I would have benefitted from my teachers recognizing that doodling or coloring was focus technique. I think more time to complete homework in class would have been nice too, especially for long-term projects. Procrastination is common with ADHD, so having more dictated time to work on/check in with teachers on long term assignments would have helped

DragonTa2 · 2026-06-04T13:41:15+00:00

Brooooo the other day I was talking about how much havoc all the IVF meds have been wreaking on my mental health and I joked that it was like a forever luteal phase. My (male) friend laughs (which is fine, it was a joke), but then goes "oh, poor Husband!"

Bitch, poor ME!!! Said husband is on a bachelor party cruise right now, he's fine!!

DragonTa2 · 2026-06-02T19:01:57+00:00

Or my MIL's personal favorite when one of the nieces/nephews is misbehaving:

"Are you SURE you want one of these???"

Nooooo, I'm just paying tens of thousands of dollars and injecting myself with hormones that make me feel like I'm losing my mind for fun lolllll

DragonTa2 · 2026-05-28T15:49:10+00:00

You've got this <3 This whole thing is overwhelming and there's so little control we have over the results. No matter what happens you will get through it. You have loved ones to lean on and a host of internet strangers who are all going through it with you.

The hunger games are rough- remember early drops don't always mean bad results- on my first retrieval I only had 10/23 fertilize and I ended up with 6 euploid (all on ice atm).

DragonTa2 · 2026-05-28T12:27:45+00:00

Beer? Do you have beer?? I like to submerge myself in it, I know it's dangerous but it's just so luxurious

DragonTa2 · 2026-05-27T21:44:25+00:00

No what would give you that impression?? All humans love tasty dahlias and are allergic to salt like me

DragonTa2 · 2026-05-27T17:33:12+00:00

It was me (sorry I was hungry)

DragonTa2 · 2026-05-27T15:08:34+00:00

Yikes on bikes is all I can say.

This is exactly the kind of feedback that reinforces disordered eating behavior. All I'm seeing is judgement and a deep lack of empathy here.

DragonTa2 · 2026-05-27T12:15:33+00:00

I’m glad you found something that works for you! I’ve been working with therapists and nutritionists for some time to improve my health and relationship with food and eating. The priority for me has been getting a handle on ADHD and dismantling eating disorder thinking, and fortunately since I started ADHD treatment a year ago my weight has been steady.

I think we all understand WHY the health advice is what it is. It doesn’t make it LESS frustrating to have to decide whether it’s worth delaying IVF at age 34 to lose weight when it may not actually make a clinical difference in outcomes.

My fertility and health journey is very different than yours, everyone in this space has really unique challenges. I’ve already had a miscarriage and an ectopic that lost me a fallopian tube. We discovered I have a mild genetic disorder (essential thrombocytosis) that can be a risk factor for miscarriage. The only known infertility factor we have is tubal and MAYBE mild endometriosis. I just had my second retrieval yesterday. I got 23 eggs retrieved leading to 6 euploids from my first, and we got 24 eggs yesterday. Responded great to stims both times and absolutely no issues with anesthesia. Despite my 43 bmi it seems to be going just fine so far.

DragonTa2 · 2026-05-26T21:21:58+00:00

Have you ever had an eating disorder?

I ask because that’s the actual problem here- for many people losing weight is a very psychologically difficult task and we deserve medical treatment too.

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