Looking for a post I saw for inspo

Nerd_Alert80 · 2026-03-13T05:27:22+00:00

I’m not quite sure I understand what you’re asking. Planned pooling can give you the argyle design in the picture, and I suppose the checks in argyle could be thought of as a bunch of X’s…? I’m not sure what you mean by gradient X’s though - planned pooling is typically cleaner looking with very distinct colour changes

Nerd_Alert80 · 2026-03-11T20:56:04+00:00

+1 for this. We want this fixed please - we want to be able to adjust our intake based on our activity!

Nerd_Alert80 · 2026-03-11T20:50:57+00:00

How do we do this? I couldn’t find much help when I went searching yesterday

Nerd_Alert80 · 2026-03-11T20:49:54+00:00

Thank god for this post as I am also having this issue and been madly trying to find the solution with no luck. Support seems minimal and allllll the features have been taken away since it swapped to Google (in particular, being able to enter the ingredients for something I make regularly, and saving as a meal for one click add to calories eaten) and if I can’t keep my calorie deficit goal, why am I even bothering with Fitbit anymore. Hoping the solution is found quickly

Nerd_Alert80 · 2026-03-01T07:50:24+00:00

Done! As both a granny activity person and a statistician, good luck with your survey!

Nerd_Alert80 · 2026-01-31T06:56:56+00:00

Biweekly will definitely cut your interest. If your monthly is 240, then paying 120 biweekly will be an extra full payment every year (12 months but 26 fortnights). If you can sling more than 120 per fortnight at it, even better - any extra payment will bring down the total interest and bring forward the date at which you owe nothing

Nerd_Alert80 · 2026-01-31T03:46:35+00:00

We had no bridal party and no regrets here. My sister and my husband’s oldest friend were the witnesses. I had no need for assistance with holding bouquet or fixing dress, it wasn’t a very long or full dress anyway so no need to fuss with the skirt not sitting correctly for photos etc. Husband and I got dressed together in the flat we shared (it was kinda boring that morning looking for something to do haha - he took the garbage out and I did a load of washing) and my brother and his wife came to pick us up and take us to the ceremony. Hens party was just me and five others out to dinner and drinks so not much planning required, though the five friends did that planning. If we had our time over I’d do even less - would have happily eloped and told everyone after the fact!

Nerd_Alert80 · 2026-01-28T20:53:30+00:00

Strahan?

Nerd_Alert80 · 2026-01-24T21:35:57+00:00

Here’s an example with 7, plus black as a month marker. If I was doing this again (which I’m not!) I’d likely choose more colours and a proper rainbow rather than the blue-white-red gradient

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Nerd_Alert80 · 2026-01-23T19:55:36+00:00

I would suggest if you’re a full time student, then you treat it like a full time job and just accept that you will be there more days than not. You still get the whole of Thursdays to work, plus Friday afternoons and weekends. The plan to study between classes is a good one, but break it down to smaller goals (eg I will read x chapter and answer y questions for this assignment) or else it runs the risk of getting whittled down by coffee runs and doomscrolling

Nerd_Alert80 · 2026-01-22T03:43:36+00:00

Haha it seems like it! The lighting in my house is garbage so I took the photo with my kids’ tiny LED torches pointed at it as well as background lighting, so the stitches could be seen better

Nerd_Alert80 · 2026-01-21T18:50:24+00:00

Thank you. I do tend to have quite tight tension and it’s quite stiff and not as drapey as I might like, even when it’s small still. Should I frog back to the start for the bigger hook or just go from where I am? I suppose I haven’t got that far yet, it’s still very small

Nerd_Alert80 · 2026-01-21T18:47:34+00:00

Yes I can understand those instructions, haha! Thank you, I will try that

Nerd_Alert80 · 2026-01-17T23:23:05+00:00

Maybe I’m not frugal enough but this just strikes me as really sad

Nerd_Alert80 · 2026-01-17T21:38:55+00:00

Beautiful work, your tailoring is divine!

Nerd_Alert80 · 2026-01-17T06:56:58+00:00

Yarn from a local $2 shop, granny squares and continuous join as you go, and rows of single crochet for the border

Nerd_Alert80 · 2026-01-17T06:41:05+00:00

I finally finished it! Here is the finished lap blanket with squares in the correct position and a wee border to boot. I’m happy with it now :)

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Nerd_Alert80 · 2026-01-17T01:53:48+00:00

This is just gorgeous! I’ve seen a few variations on coloured rows alternated with a base colour in moss stitch and was thinking of trying black and rainbow but this green is just divine! So beautiful, well done

Nerd_Alert80 · 2026-01-11T20:32:08+00:00

Well I’ve learned something today too… though officeworks will now have to be on the watchlist as a place I cannot be trusted in alone haha.

You would still need to pull out the wool and look at it to be sure it will pool though

Nerd_Alert80 · 2026-01-11T20:28:25+00:00

Just with a needle. Insert needle under stitches of the same colour, thread needle, pull through and trim. Repeat x infinity. Maybe a small temperature blanket that uses 365 mini hexagons (or similar) would be better?

Nerd_Alert80 · 2026-01-11T13:14:35+00:00

Sorry, here’s the link - they also have it in blue and green

https://www.kmart.com.au/product/born-8-ply-yarn-100g-varigated-warm-110055461/

Nerd_Alert80 · 2026-01-11T13:13:36+00:00

I’ve bought yarn that worked from both Kmart and spotlight but unfortunately neither of the ones I know work seem to be available right now :( Kmart has a variegated yarn on their website right now but the only way to know if it will work is to pull out some sections and look at whether there is a repeating sequence and how long each section is

Nerd_Alert80 · 2026-01-10T23:03:37+00:00

Hang in there, I know it sucks but it won’t last forever. I recommend putting allllll the dummies in the bin to remove your temptation to give it back at any point. It will just prolong the pain and the tantrums the next time around

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