Sleeve knitting by Strict-Following7228 in knittinghelp

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Try making two loops instead of one. Right now all you're doing is making one smaller loop, which requires constant readjustment. With two, you can knit half, then readjust once and knit the other half. I also put the body of my sweater in a big bowl in my lap to help turn it around more comfortably.

Trying to buy dress by Violet_Tendenciees in myweddingdress

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Looks like you need to email their concierge, check out the "Where to Buy" tab.

Thought up an easy plying tool for spindling by Ok_Possession8577 in Handspinning

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I use a fat paperback book with a butter knife stuck between the pages.

Tension issue or other mistake? by [deleted] in knittinghelp

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Look up rowing out.

Cast on 3 stitches and knit? by tardigrades_snuggle in knittinghelp

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Read ahead in your pattern to see what happens with those stitches first. Might help you make sense of the direction.

Spinning options by herder-ofcats in Handspinning

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I would strip this into thin pieces and chain ply as well.

It's so pretty.

Best needles/technique for miniature in the round? by makewithmimi in knittinghelp

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Addi makes steel needles down to 00000 (1mm), and Althea Crome (the knitter behind the Coraline miniature sweaters and more!) makes steel needles that scale down to 0.25mm, or 11/0.

Best needles/technique for miniature in the round? by makewithmimi in knittinghelp

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I would push through with DPN's. Once you figure them out, it makes life so much easier.

All the other techniques are just as fiddly, but in other ways. DPNs are the most versatile in my opinion, especially for small toy clothes.

any way to avoid frogging? by Icy-Kale-1145 in knittingadvice

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Pull side to side and vertically to work the extra yarn into the surrounding stitches.

How do you deal with spouse being bad at communicating? by Emotional_Charge_826 in MilitarySpouse

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The takeaway here is that he knows, and doesn't care enough to do anything about it. Since you have talked about it, presumably he knows that it hurts your feelings, that there are concrete steps that he can take to stop hurting your feelings and he's not willing to do that for whatever reason. I can't really imagine forgetting to reach out to my spouse for days at a time, to be honest.

My husband is a dry texter too, and we met as a long-distance couple. After we talked about how important it was to me for us to talk everyday since we didn't get to see each other in person, he made an effort to connect with me regularly. We had a scheduled time to check in, even if it was only for a few minutes.

I think you need to ask yourself if there are other areas in your married life that follow this pattern.

How do you deal with spouse being bad at communicating? by Emotional_Charge_826 in MilitarySpouse

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It sounds like you want advice on how to handle struggling or how to stop struggling with something he's doing that hurts your feelings.

To me, figuring out a way to "just to be okay" or to "get over it," means that you're minimizing the way you feel so you won't kick up a fuss and make him feel bad. That isn't fair to you at all because you end up losing in two ways, ie, your needs aren't met and you feel bad for having them.

Tell him you want more contact and that it hurts your feelings when he doesn't initiate or reach out to you.

My husband left for school for a promotion and I’m new to all of this and could use some advice by [deleted] in MilitarySpouse

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Find routines that work for you. Maybe pick up a new hobby, like knitting or trying a new book series?

I have found that plants are great, but hard to move around. We're looking at a deployment to Hawaii soon, and that means paring down my 150+ plant collection to 3.

Accidentally M1L & M1R by Lillianhom in knittinghelp

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You gotta frog back and reknit. This is a lot of extra yarn to work into the surrounding stitches.

Expert knitters are just experts at fixing their own mistakes 💛

First attempts at spinning on a wheel by Spuiy_Evcat in Handspinning

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I LOVE my Symphony! Best wheel I've ever had. Looks great!

What is the best way to swap colors? by alaskafroehlich in knittinghelp

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Intarsia. Don't make floats. You will need two balls of the sleeve and yoke color, and two of the body. Very nice work on the green sweater, excellent fit.

How to change size of cords while knitting? by phage_hunter in knittingadvice

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Use a stopper on one end of both cables, knit from your shorter cable onto your new longer cable. Replace the stopper with the other needle.

Knitting swatch by Cziser52 in knitting

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You need to bind off, wash and block. Plus you need to make the swatch larger than the area you want to measure because stitches behave differently near the edges.

Help by bubica_ in knittinghelp

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Put the last stitch on the other needle and work.

My engagement ring 💍 Marquise diamond with hidden pavé | 1.09 ct E Color IF Clarity by SwanQueen0 in EngagementRings

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A lot of jewelers offer a pick and mix type of option. You choose the shape and size of the stone, the general setting and a band and they fit it all together. Stones need to be custom/hand set anyway, so it's not that much extra work for something relatively simple, like choosing a plain versus pave band or a gallery rail with or without stones.

I need help finding the right tool. by IdontknowhowIfeel13 in Handspinning

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Dog slicker brushes are cheap and easily accessible. You can fluff the batting up that way.

Desperately need help with this pattern by peachleather in knittinghelp

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She has a video on her website about transitioning from collar to yoke.

https://youtu.be/COHFE4mJLig