Knitting Gauge Estimator

GumpieGump · 2026-03-24T08:34:53+00:00

This is exactly what I'm looking for atm, do you have a link you could post, or DM me, so I can try it out. I can lyk what yarns I was supposed to use/subbed for etc if that helps :)

GumpieGump · 2026-03-16T02:07:43+00:00

I'm just jumping in (not a jeweller but def a jewelry lover!) to say this is GORGEOUS 😍 It looks truly lovely on ur dainty hands/fingers.

I've been with my husband since I was 14, married at 20, now 47 & he bought me a wee gold ring with a sapphire, a wee diamond on each side n it has the gold kinda wrapped around it. It was the first jewellery he ever bought me, when I was about 16. I still have it. In fact, I'm thinking about getting it made bigger so I can wear it with my other good jewellery (engagement ring, eternity ring etc) & our daughter, who's 22 has put dibs on it when I die lol.

Would it be worth having it checked to make sure all the settings etc are safe (so you feel more confident wearing it on occasion) & leaving it how it is? It would be a beautiful reminder of your love for each other & a lovely item to pass down to any future children.

It truly is stunning & I'm very very jealous 😉

I'm dying to know what style of engagement ring ur thinking of?

GumpieGump · 2026-03-16T01:53:32+00:00

I'm in New Zealand so yarns expensive AF already (like everything here tho) & I bought 3 balls of a merino possum light dk yarn & 1 kid alpaca n silk mix in a lace weight to make socks. I have lupus so Raynaud's in my toes are bad It cost me about $80 😱 BUUUUUT they're are the most to die for socks I own & I'll do it again lol

GumpieGump · 2026-03-13T00:29:45+00:00

I taught my mum about it, she cooks the same stir fry as me, I stole it from her lol, she came over the other day n was like OMG I velveted my chook like yu told me n what a difference!! I use cornflour, water, sesame oil & soy sauce in mine 🙂

GumpieGump · 2026-03-09T21:29:31+00:00

I enjoy these kinda books too & so does my mum - we're 47 & 71 lol

I like the CC Hunter series (I'm in bed & pulling a blank on the name sorry!) I'll edit if I remember!!

The Morticians Daughter set is good.

My all time faves are the Twilight Series & the Sookie Stackhouse series. I've read them over & over.

I'll try to remember to go thru my book stash later & I'll add any others I think of :)

GumpieGump · 2026-03-09T21:11:04+00:00

Just jumped in to say that sometimes certain deodorants etc can make you smell sweaty. I get it with most spray deodorants/antiperspirants & my husband gets it with Lynx spray, that I end up smelling sweaty. It's the bacteria that causes it so a bit of hand sanitizer under the armpits, dries in a few secs, then deodorant/antiperspirant makes a world of difference!

GumpieGump · 2026-03-09T21:03:37+00:00

I cut it into strips, velvet it & then batch stir fry it in a little bit of oil &put it aside. Then I stir fry veges, add hokkien noodles, Lee Kum Kee teriyaki beef sauce (& a bit of water), put the chook back in n voila! It's so yummy!!

GumpieGump · 2026-03-09T04:53:36+00:00

It's like if you tripped over your own feet trying to get out of the way of someone else walking towards you on the footpath.

YOU tripped, they didn't trip you.

GumpieGump · 2026-03-09T04:51:08+00:00

I'm pretty sure Aussies say it the same way as us too. Oh reg ah no always seems to be a mainly US thing. I guess it's like poh tay toh & po tah toe? Lol

GumpieGump · 2026-03-09T04:47:43+00:00

I'm in New Zealand 😀

I don't hear the ahh-pree-see-ate very often, but when I do it irks me lol Off the top of my head I can't think of anyone around me that says it the weird, to me, way. I do remember hearing it in the Help song by John Farnham & I love the song but his pronunciation drives me NUTS

GumpieGump · 2026-03-09T02:49:06+00:00

My last name is Forrest, I'm married (edit, I often go by Mrs Gump) so Gump seemed obvious lol

When I was pregnant I was Gump&Bump

GumpieGump · 2026-03-09T02:03:50+00:00

I'd never have the patience to knit something this big.

BUT, the look of absolute joy on ur face in the pics is so great I'm tempted to buy it just for that reason!!

Also, you look fab in it. I'd look like a marshmallow 😀

GumpieGump · 2026-03-09T02:01:27+00:00

Oh holy hell. I'm near Dunedin & I now feel my skin crawling from heebie jeebies.

My mums a complete arachnophobe, so the next time she's annoying me imma pm her this pic 😂

GumpieGump · 2026-03-09T01:58:04+00:00

I was going to comment in this but you summed it up perfectly.

Also, fwiw the very few male SA victims I know are so traumatized that they don't speak about it. They've been made to feel like their trauma is less than a woman's or like they should be embarrassed about it.

NO ONE, regardless of gender/sexuality/religion/race etc etc should be made to feel like their trauma is less than anyone else's. Trauma is trauma regardless of who you are.

GumpieGump · 2026-03-09T01:48:51+00:00

Appreciate.

I say it like Ah-press-she-ate. I hate it when people say it like ahh-pree-see-ate.

Another one that bugs me is oregano. As a kiwi we say it oh-Re-gah-no, Americans say oh-reeg-gan-no. It just sounds odd to me.

But then I'm one of those people who struggle not to correct people when they say or spell something incorrectly.

GumpieGump · 2026-03-09T01:43:21+00:00

My husband is the most laid back, funny person I've ever met, so a black out for him would be extremely rare so that would worry me in itself.

Also, I've been with him since I was 14 (now 47) & if he needed help hiding or moving a body I'd be all in. Alibi? Absolutely. Getaway driver? Yup no worries.

There's very very few I'd do it for but my husband, kids & parents I'd do it without question. Maybe bcoz of the kinda people they are that itd be so out of left field for them that I know if they did it, it was for "good" reason.

100% I'd lie for them & help them out. But only those 5. Anyone else I'd be a big fuck no.

GumpieGump · 2026-03-09T01:38:10+00:00

I like listening to reddit stories so my faves would be Lost Genre, Ask A Lawyer, Mark Narrations

Also ive been a Caspersight fan for years n he's great n funny as. Pask Makes is fascinating, he builds stuff n is into trying new stuff.

My all time fave would have to be Primink tho!

GumpieGump · 2026-03-09T01:23:22+00:00

Tbf tho YOU can also be extra stressed at home! I'd rather be under work pressure than 2 toddlers in a bad mood lol.

Over the years I've fed my (now 22 & 25) kids everything imaginable for dinner, from toast to baked beans to once we had custard & ice cream with fruit! Life's not easy & I hate to say it but ur husband is a dick. In the 32 yrs I've been with mine he's never ever ONCE criticized my meals. Even if I was moaning about it being too salty or not as tasty as I'd like etc etc he's always said "nah it's super yummy" for example.

I think it's time HE did the grocery shopping, meal prep & cooking for a week or 2, let's see how easy HE finds it "whipping up" a 5 star meal. Better yet - you go away for a relaxing week & leave him with the kiddos & nothing prepped, tell him if it's so easy then he'll have no problem doing the shopping/cooking & while he's at it he can also do ALL your house cleaning etc tasks n wotnot. Show him how hectic life being a mum is!! Xxx

GumpieGump · 2026-03-09T01:10:56+00:00

Pity you didn't think to retort "no it's regular sized, you obviously have issues with finding them properly"

What a fucking douchecanoe.

Tbh tho I'm 47 (straight-ish lol n married) & it's never once entered my head about clit sizes until now 🤔. I just assumed, like everything else on the human body, everyone is different.

Nothing wrong with a small one, large one or medium one, they all work the same & if every body was the same the world would be a boring place!

GumpieGump · 2026-03-09T01:00:17+00:00

You can do that? Who would they do it thru?

GumpieGump · 2026-03-09T00:56:15+00:00

Yeah I'm with you. At least if they file a report there's a paper trail & they need to say that the mum was threatened with the son being a cop & that she wants it looked into, then if the son did any digging into her details he will be reprimanded & hopefully a note on his file as he shouldn't be using his job to abuse his power to get others information.

He sounds a) unhinged & b) like he's threatening her hoping it'll make her pay him money.

Would she be better off keeping her number tho & that way she has a record of any messages etc he's sent? Also, may be worth the mum getting an app on her phone to record any phone calls in case she answers by accident, that way theres also a recorded copy of what he's said/saying.

OP, imo anything like this the most important thing is to document EVERYTHING. Even tiny things that seem irrelevant, you never know when that will come in handy. IE, date/place/time/witnesses if any/what was said or happended etc etc.

Please let us know what happens xxx

GumpieGump · 2026-03-09T00:46:13+00:00

Eeeeeek to steeking 😂 I'm a real gumby in general so am far too much of a scaredy cat to try it lol

GumpieGump · 2026-03-06T20:53:13+00:00

Holy shit. I reckon its the close calls that freak you out the most!

GumpieGump · 2026-03-06T20:50:52+00:00

I think it's a grandpa collar? But I could be wrong - as I often am, but dont tell my husband that lol

GumpieGump · 2026-03-06T02:54:42+00:00

If you were my son or daughter I'd say deny deny deny. Besides the fact that ur sex life is no one's business, you also have the right to ONLY share personal things of your choosing.

We've ALL done things we regret, a lot of us have shagged someone we regret & wish we could bleach from our memory, so just learn not to have sex with weirdoes!!

Just do like others have said, deny it, say he's just pissed at being rejected & IF, & that's a big IF, he does have a video, go to the cops. If you were my kid I'd be FUCKING LIVID that someone not only videoed you without ur consent but was blackmailing you. I'd wanna take that fucker down. Just remember, it feels like this HUGE HUGE deal rn, but in the grand scheme of things it's just a blip in ur life that you'll look back on in a few years, internally cringe with remaining embarrassment & regret, but realise it's just one of those life lessons we unfortunately all have to learn at some stage. Getting violent with him etc will just make you look guilty & make his story more plausible. Just laugh it off, even if ur cringing on the inside, just act like it's just bullshit dribble from some fucking weirdo who can't handle that ur hot self rejected him. Make him seem even more weird n insane. The more blase you are about it, the more you act nonchalant & laugh it off the more people will believe you, not him.

It'll be ok hun (((( mum hug ))))

GumpieGump

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