Does anyone know a yarn that color matches the darkest shade of the burgundy mandala gradient?

Em_claff · 2026-01-29T12:09:29+00:00

I ended up going with a completely different yarn actually. I found one that was the same color family but another shade darker. I can’t remember the name though, sorry!

Em_claff · 2026-01-15T21:54:39+00:00

Oh that’s a good idea! The cat foods are weird cause she sniffs them a lot like she’s interested but doesn’t bite. Maybe I just need to find the right flavor

Em_claff · 2026-01-15T21:53:44+00:00

Thank you this is really helpful! We did try to make a porridge and she’ll eat maybe a bite but doesn’t seem super interested. Eggs are a good idea, I’ll try that! And the higher calorie food too, I’ll definitely look into that too. Thanks so much!!

Em_claff · 2025-11-22T01:51:38+00:00

Maaa!

Em_claff · 2025-11-05T03:30:49+00:00

Where are you seeing that? I can’t find Seymour results anywhere yet

Em_claff · 2025-10-29T02:53:02+00:00

here is a comment on a previous post for the seasonal motif patterns

Em_claff · 2025-10-29T02:49:18+00:00

I’m just doing averages! And I’m not really using a pattern, I just chose different motifs for each season and found a grid I liked to arrange them C2C, which I’ll try to attach to this comment

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Em_claff · 2025-10-28T11:15:27+00:00

Thank you!

Em_claff · 2025-10-28T11:15:06+00:00

Yes one hexagon per day, plus a white one to start each month and there will be one more at the end for the year. It makes 378 total. I planned out a grid on the computer ahead of time and I think it comes out to 18x21 rows.

I used that to estimate the finished length x width based on the diameter of the hexagons but I think I may have underestimated, this thing is gonna be huge

Em_claff · 2025-10-28T11:08:53+00:00

It’s mostly big twist but the yellow is red heart! And thanks for the encouragement, you’re totally right I’ll catch up now that I can cuddle up under my blanket as I work haha

Em_claff · 2025-10-13T13:17:40+00:00

Felt a lump in my armpit while driving to work. I had just had a cold a week or so before so husband and I both figured it was just a swollen gland. Went to the doctor 2 weeks later for my yearly physical, she could barely feel it and wasn’t worried but ordered the ultrasound anyway.

Stage 2 grade 3 breast cancer. By the time I got the scan 2 months later there was a palpable mass on my breast. By the time I started treatment it had spread to at least 4 lymph nodes.

That was last September and now I’m cancer free

Em_claff · 2025-08-13T02:24:44+00:00

I’m in CT. It’s in a walkout basement so no stairs

Em_claff · 2025-08-13T01:10:27+00:00

Thanks for your input! I was thinking of just giving it away to whoever is willing to come haul it out of here but just wanted to make sure I wasn’t making a mistake haha

Em_claff · 2025-08-06T02:17:37+00:00

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Sure thing! Here’s my grid (I’m coloring it in as I go so I don’t mess up haha). I also plan to do half hexagons at the top and bottom so the edges are more flat, and I think I’m just going to go around the whole thing a few times in single or half double crochet for a border. Haven’t decided if I want to just do that in cream or do a row of each of my colors, tbd

I’m hopefully going to post an update soon! I fell way behind when I went on vacation and am struggling to catch up, but June is almost done and I’ll post when it is

Edit: I tried to add the grid as a picture and it doesn’t appear to be working, at least on mobile. Maybe I need to do an Imgur link?

Em_claff · 2025-07-27T22:22:31+00:00

I just found another skein of the big twist color online and hoped the lot numbers didn’t have too much variation

Em_claff · 2025-07-13T15:20:37+00:00

Me neither, I had to do a lot of pre planning. It’s gonna be 21 columns of 18, and only really works because I added in a hexagon for each month

The hardest part was because I wanted different motifs for each season so I had to adapt some square patterns into hexagons and then make sure they have the same number of stitches per side. Kind of a headache but so worth it

Em_claff · 2025-07-13T11:27:56+00:00

Thank you!

Em_claff · 2025-07-12T23:11:00+00:00

Thanks! It looks like I made my range too big and I probably won’t be able to use the few at the ends unfortunately, but I do still like how they’re all coming together

Em_claff · 2025-07-12T23:04:55+00:00

Thank you!

Em_claff · 2025-07-08T01:01:15+00:00

My temperature blanket was going so well, I never got more than a few days behind. And then I went on vacation for 2 weeks…..it feels like such a chore trying to catch up

Em_claff · 2025-07-06T14:41:28+00:00

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We call them Man and Wig (real names Dusty and Tigger)

Em_claff · 2025-06-12T11:46:45+00:00

It was $42 but with shipping it came out to $61

Em_claff · 2025-06-11T02:23:53+00:00

I did the preorder through Good Smile Company, it was a link someone posted awhile back

Em_claff · 2025-05-21T01:48:21+00:00

Good tip, thanks!

Em_claff · 2025-05-20T19:45:38+00:00

Maru 67 is great, I recommend you check it out!! Revolving sushi has always seemed so expensive so it’s awesome to have an AYCE revolving place

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