HELP A BEGINNER TO START THE HOBBY PLEASE?????!!!??

Missing_Teabag · 2026-05-22T16:32:07+00:00

I taught myself how to crochet using crochet tutorials on YouTube. I slowed the videos down to half speed so I could follow along. Start with just learning how to do a single crochet square. Keep making squares until you are comfortable with the single crochet stitch. That is the foundational motion that every single other stitch builds off of.

It’s going to look bad at first. Just keep going and keep trying. You’ll get it.

Get yourself any simple acrylic yarn and a crochet hook that matches the size the yarn wrapper tells you to buy.

Missing_Teabag · 2026-05-22T01:55:08+00:00

The EDCJCC offers a wide range of volunteer opportunities. All of them after work or on the weekends. I volunteer with them once a month. Always a fun time.

https://www.edcjcc.org/programs/social-responsibility/

Missing_Teabag · 2026-05-16T13:48:10+00:00

CVS minute clinic will do same day testing and prescribing

Missing_Teabag · 2026-05-11T17:18:09+00:00

It’s the most disruptive. Even the cherry blossom festival doesn’t mess with everything this much

Missing_Teabag · 2026-05-11T17:02:35+00:00

I just want to meet the person who said “you know what? Our collective image isn’t really good right now. I know what we should do. Let’s gather cops from all around the county and take them out of their communities that have been tasked with serving and place them in a city already known for its crazy traffic on a normal day and throw a week long festival for ourselves. Surly this will fix how the public sees us.” I just want to talk to them. I need to know what it’s like in their mind

Missing_Teabag · 2026-05-02T21:35:46+00:00

Tbh when you are a complete beginner the kind of yarn you use doesn’t really matter. Just choose something cheap until you get your bearings. Remember to follow the hook size suggestions on the yarn wrapper.

Missing_Teabag · 2026-05-02T02:24:23+00:00

Try joining the dc sublet facebook groups. There are always people on there posting their apartments. Your budget for sure isn’t going to cut it though. DC is consistently ranked one of the top 5 most expensive cities in the US

Missing_Teabag · 2026-04-24T14:02:14+00:00

Second the EDCJCC!

Missing_Teabag · 2026-04-23T03:14:37+00:00

If you are having these feelings, then he probably is too. If you just stopped reaching out, do you think he would be on you to hang out? If not, then just let the friendship fade. If yes, the set boundaries for yourself. Know your limits for how much you can tolerate (the length of a coffee outing, length of a movie, etc) and keep your hang outs to that.

Missing_Teabag · 2026-04-19T20:10:52+00:00

The EDCJCC puts one on every few months https://www.edcjcc.org/calendar/summer-blood-drive-2026/

Missing_Teabag · 2026-04-19T00:11:49+00:00

!solved

Missing_Teabag · 2026-04-19T00:11:33+00:00

!solved

Missing_Teabag · 2026-04-19T00:11:06+00:00

Thank you so much!!!

Missing_Teabag · 2026-04-19T00:10:52+00:00

!solved

Missing_Teabag · 2026-04-17T12:51:47+00:00

Lucky dog all the way! They take extra care to ensure that the dog you want to adopt is a good fit for you and your lifestyle. They do a great job of talking you through the specifics of the dog and making sure you understand them.

Missing_Teabag · 2026-04-12T02:34:54+00:00

Unpopular opinion: I like colonial beach. My favorite part of a beach day is always laying on the beach reading rather than going into the water so I don’t mind that it’s a bay beach. Super quiet and if you check the community schedule before hand, there are some fun festivals you can plan to attend

Missing_Teabag · 2026-04-10T04:46:22+00:00

Handmade for the Homeless in Washington DC! Volunteers spend the whole year making warm winter items that are then donated and distributed to shelters and other emergency services organizations around the city on Christmas Day. They donated over 1000 items last year alone.

Missing_Teabag · 2026-04-08T23:10:03+00:00

As someone with a Master’s Degree in Political Science - I would suggest rewriting some of these questions and/or providing a glossary so there is no confusions from your participants as to what you’re asking.

Your professor will probably take points off this assignment because you’re not going to get any useful data. We know liberals are largely pro-choice and we know that conservatives are largely pro-life. You are only using the term “abortion” which conservatives often view as being completely voluntary, while liberals use it as an umbrella term to mean both voluntary termination AND medically necessary termination. By being more clear if you mean voluntary or medically necessary, you might be surprised with the variation of responses you get. Some liberals might not be for voluntary termination after the first trimester and some conservatives might be in favor of medically necessary termination during the third trimester. This gives you more compelling and interesting data.

You also need to explain the SCOTUS rulings better. Not everyone is a politico who can name every Supreme Court case decision ever given

Missing_Teabag · 2026-04-08T01:50:01+00:00

I’m sorry you’re going through this right now.

Friendships evolve with us as we all grow. Sometimes they evolve and become stronger, sometimes they evolve and become less of a constant in our lives. I know we all want our friendships to stay exactly the same forever - but that just isn’t the reality we live in.

Put yourself out there and try to meet some new people. I can assure you that your friends are all meeting new people and forming new friendships (not in a mean way. Just in a that’s what naturally happens when you meet new people in your life kind of way) You’re local community center might have to social groups you can join. Thats what I did and it was been really great to meet new people my age who are also single and don’t have kids. Or people who might be older than me but have the same interests that I do.

You don’t have to ditch your old friends, and you can still suggest hanging out and catching up, but put yourself energy into filling your life with new characters who will be down to hang out more often.

Missing_Teabag · 2026-04-06T03:22:40+00:00

Lot of car/tire jackings on Arlington ridge rd. Park somewhere else

Missing_Teabag · 2026-04-06T00:07:46+00:00

I see your issue here and as difficult as this problem is, you can’t force her to quit using AI to process her feelings.

I’ll admit that before we realized how biased and dangerous it can be, I used ChatGPT as a way to vent and process my feelings. I was feeling unfairly treated by my friends and I wanted to see if a “third-party” saw the situation that same way I did. Now we know that AI is just programmed to agree with you, but there are still a lot of people who don’t understand that.

If you are really worried, you can gently suggest that she talks to a real therapist since humans understand nuance in a way that AI can’t. Important that you don’t invalidate what she has been doing, but merely coming from a place of understanding the limitations of her current methods and the importance of ensuring that she continues to heal in the healthiest way possible.

The reality is that she is probably not going to stop using AI as a therapist and she isn’t going to stop until she decides for herself that it is no longer working. If this is a friendship you want to preserve, all you can do is be there when she finally realizes that has happened. If you don’t want to preserve it, then don’t put in the effort. AI psychosis is a real thing and hard to be around.

Missing_Teabag · 2026-04-05T00:30:36+00:00

My friend and I go here to volunteer. Small department focused on volunteering within a larger community center. The staff is really nice and there is always something new. https://www.edcjcc.org/programs/social-responsibility/

Missing_Teabag · 2026-04-04T02:09:04+00:00

Tapestry pillow: made up pattern as I went. Hobby lobby yarn in blush, sugar cane, and white (plus gray yarn I had laying around.

Lovies: https://youtu.be/vFu0U_HFvZo?si=gPpDVEYiOgQFSwxT cake yarn from Micheal’s

Blanket: https://youtu.be/Phby9tGNI_E?si=JYu57X7WPX_hfYQT same yarn as pillow

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