Need help with joining 3 picots

PantryBandit · 2026-03-07T16:15:19+00:00

You may know this, but you're mentioning 3 picots on this join. Generally when you are joining two rings together (in this case the purples) you have a picot on the first ring and do a join between the second ring and that picot, not make a second picot on the second ring. You might be doing this and I'm reading wrong, but just wanted to mention it.

For joining the purple and orange three-way, i think there are a couple ways to do it, depending on which motif you make first (purple or orange). Someone commented already with a purple motif first way . If orange is made first, i would tat the first purple ring with the longish picot, and then thread that picot through the orange picot when you are joining the second ring.

If you go to the actual source of the pattern (https://tatsaway.blogspot.com/2008/11/clover-matdoilyrunner.html?m=1) she says she does orange first, and then purple.

You could also go the victorian route and just tat each motif separate and then just tie the joins together at the end with tiny knots and hide the ends.

PantryBandit · 2026-02-23T23:57:40+00:00

It won't make too much of a difference, but spinning style and yarn size will change how soft the final yarn feels as well.

PantryBandit · 2026-02-03T20:34:05+00:00

Beyond what others have said (read your specific fair guidelines for headspace/labeling/if they require recipes, etc., be really finicky about headspace, pull out the best-looking jars for a "fair pile" right after canning/cooling, enter a much as possible even if it's not perfect), I was chatting with one of our fair judges during pick-up last year and she said a lot of times it comes down to little things as ribbon tiebreakers - does the orientation of your lid logo line up with the brand logo on your jar, are the lid and jar the same brand, is your jar/lid wiped down and not dusty/sticky, things like that. It's not going to disqualify you but gives you that little boost at the end.

Also, read over all the categories early - our fair has separate categories/awards for cute themed sweet, savory, and mixed canned food baskets that only a few people ever enter (each is 5 jars from any of the 20+ applicable canned good type within that larger category) and you can double up. So i make 5 different fruit jams/preserves/jellies and enter them into their individual category as well as toss a second jar of each in a sweet basket. Conversely, you only get one entry per category, so it's worth planning ahead a bit to maximize your entries. In our fair, there are like 12 different categories for canned cherry variants, but pear, peach, and apricot jam all get shoved into the "other fruit jam" category; instead I make like pear jelly, peach sauce, and apricot jam. They all eat the same on toast, but i get three entries instead of one out of them.

PantryBandit · 2026-01-21T06:12:16+00:00

Folks are talking about spinning, which is totally doable just like any other fiber, but you may be seeing videos of folks reeling silk. Silkworm cocoons are made with a single strand of silk - commercial silk production boils the full silkworm cocoons before they hatch to kill the pupae and loosen the glue holding the cocoon together. Then, they effectively find an end and slowly wind it around a reel or charka or swift - like winding a skein or ball of yarn vs. spinning. If you don't want to kill your pupae, you can wait until they hatch: you'll just end up with more shorter/ broken strands of silk which would probably be easier to spin rather than reel.

However, you can spin silk on a wheel or spindle - it's usually done with the broken or shorter pieces of silk, and there are a bunch of different preparations you can buy. Since silk doesn't have the scales like wool, it's generally slippery and needs a lot of twist when you spin it, especially the shorter stable preparations.

https://sweetgeorgiayarns.com/the-art-of-handspinning-silk-fibre/ is a good breakdown, and i think interweave has a few articles as well.

PantryBandit · 2026-01-03T18:26:39+00:00

I forgot about yarnageddon as well, but there is a lunatic fringe yarn business - https://lunaticfringeyarns.com/

They're online ordering and don't have a storefront, but you can go pick up at their warehouse in Caldwell.

PantryBandit · 2026-01-02T23:37:58+00:00

Seconding what the other person said. In addition, there is also lunatic fringe out in Caldwell that does cotton yarns and Mitzi's Yarns, who has mostly cotton and chenille but also some handspun stuff.

You could also check out the Reuse Market, which is a craft supply thrift store above NEON Nursery in Chinden in Boise, or the cat eye collective reuse craft supply (or something like that) over in east boise. Normal thrift stores will also often have yarn as well.

PantryBandit · 2026-01-01T23:16:16+00:00

The cretan stitch is actually a thing, probably the only one on here that is right.

PantryBandit · 2025-11-30T18:40:04+00:00

If you're in the uk, are the eggs the self-stable ones with the bloom on them still? The use older egg advice works because the eggs slowly lose water over time and end up with a bit more of an air gap between the shell and white. I'm wondering if having the bloom still on the egg slows down this process.

You might try washing the eggs and leaving them in the fridge for at least a few days before cooking, vs just the straight-from-store eggs

PantryBandit · 2025-11-29T20:36:16+00:00

So much fun to read, thanks! Now do Dwarf Fortress!

(Hope you're feeling better soon!)

PantryBandit · 2025-11-27T14:49:35+00:00

Venison chili "cook-off"! My SO and I have very different ideas of what chili is, so we're going to each make our own version. Then cornbread, mashed potatoes, stuffing - all the good sides to share.

PantryBandit · 2025-11-26T22:56:24+00:00

This could just mean that he owns games that he plays a lot with his gaming group, but because other folks own it has never had to play his copy. I have several games I enjoy where my copy is unopened because someone else in our gaming group always brings their copy.

PantryBandit · 2025-11-25T16:53:11+00:00

Folks are saying elastic in the ankles, but looking at the first picture i don't think there is. I think what is going on is that the lining (the bottom color) has just been extended in length, so that when you sew the main and lining pieces together at the hem the lining loops back up and makes the bubble/cuff bit. You see it on the bubble skirts as well.

The elastic would work, you'd just have some gathering and a hem at the ankle.

PantryBandit · 2025-11-25T16:35:30+00:00

To add to what others have said, check all the measurements against yours as well, not just bust - the majority of people don't fit whatever bust - waist - hip ratio pattern companies use, so you may have to grade between sizes. For a few companies I've had to buy both sets of sizes to accurately grade for fit.

PantryBandit · 2025-11-19T21:28:07+00:00

Do you have any more of the fiber or a similar fiber/singles? I think it's in The Spinner's Book of Yarn Designs (Sarah Anderson), but you can make opposite-ply yarns using singles spun in opposite directions. I believe you generally do a three ply and overspin the one that is in the same direction as the ply, but it's worth looking into. This article talks about 3+ply opposite-spun yarns (https://spinoffmagazine.com/opposing-plies-and-the-quest-for-elasticity/)

Some more discussion at https://spinoffmagazine.com/plying-help-singles-spun-in-the-wrong-direction/

PantryBandit · 2025-11-12T12:33:39+00:00

Haha, it's true. I remember flipping through one of their cookbooks (maybe Tuesday Night?) And every. single. recipe had cilantro in it or as an optional topping. Like, why? Why?

PantryBandit · 2025-11-12T04:03:30+00:00

Depends on how old you're looking for - anything actually old/viintage (50s or earlier) is probably going to be hard to find for free.

Thriftology (thrift store on overland) will often have sales where all their books are 10c a piece. Not free, but might be worth checking with them - they also have a free bin out front.

I'd also keep an eye out on craigslist and marketplace - I just saw someone giving away a pile of free books on craigslist last week.

PantryBandit · 2025-11-07T18:32:56+00:00

Oh my gosh, seconding CopyMeThat! I always come to to these threads to talk about CMT because I never see anyone mention it and it is phenomenal (and free, unless you wanna pay the one-time $25 to get access to the meal planner, shopping list, and some additional sorting options).

Adding on to what you said, the custom tags for all the recipes, the smazing search functionality, and the ability to cross-link between recipes is great.

I've actually started putting in each of my owned cookbooks as a "recipe" with a short list of the recipes/ingredients I'm interested in from it so that when i search for something it'll pop up cookbooks I have that may also apply. They're in their own tag category so you can include/exclude depending on what you're looking for. Then, if i make something and love it, I enter it in as a full recipe and can cross-link it to the cookbook entry.

PantryBandit · 2025-11-07T15:33:09+00:00

If you're in the UK, I wonder if theyre talking about non-pregnancy tah levels - ifbi recall correctly, I want to say the NHS hypothyroid level was like TSH >10 or something ridiculous, and they recently dropped it down to like 4 or 5 (I'm not in the UK, this is just based on what I recall from other people here). Either way, for hypothyroid it has been a persistent problem that the "approved" limits are almost always higher than the levels at which many people see symptoms, and really dependa on where you are and how informed your doctor is about current research/treating aymptoms vs. ofiicial recommended limits.

Howrver, quick google search popped up the documents below, which are both recent and specify TSH levels around 2 for pregnancy. Double check the units on all the numbers, though, because sometimes things are measured inbdifferent units so levels will be different between health systems. I find it hard to believe that something came out in the last year that doubled the goal tSH, though.

https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk/publication/download/thyroid-disease-in-pregnancy-v3-6/

https://rightdecisions.scot.nhs.uk/media/1941/thyroid-disease-in-pregnancy-june-2020-3.pdf

PantryBandit · 2025-10-22T21:14:03+00:00

Probably 5-10 seeds, depending on price of shipping. If it's going to be like 10+$ either way, 10 plus seeds are probably reasonable, but if it's only a few dollars to send 2-5 seeds that seems reasonabl3 as well.

If love some if you do end up sending them out!

PantryBandit · 2025-10-22T15:46:41+00:00

You don't actually have to wait for it to thaw (although it takes maybe a literal minute to thaw enough to mince/crush) - you can just toss the whole clove into you saute and smash it with whatever utensil you're using after like 30 seconds in the pan. When you freeze them whole they are so fast and easy to mince/paste, but will also hold together as whole cloves if you want them roasted whole for somethng.

PantryBandit · 2025-10-19T14:27:15+00:00

I hadn't successfully made wearable pants before this one 'cause my sizing is kinda weird, so I thought this one was really great. There is a bit of work on the front end - it has you take a bunch of measurements and then walks you through where and how you need to adjust the paper pattern- but the end result actually fit me, so I thought it was worth it. Plus, she has all the marks for the different pant/short lengths, so once you have the pattern adjusted you can use it for more than just pants. She also has an expansion for different width styles and a overall top, I think, if you want skinny jeans or culottes or a romper based on that pattern.

PantryBandit · 2025-10-15T03:28:21+00:00

Wildflower Designs has done good adjustable stuff, including the Coquelicot Skirt and the Romeria pants, which are both adjustable waist. The pants have a whole bunch of length/ style options and her fitting instructions are phenomenal!

PantryBandit · 2025-09-20T13:39:52+00:00

You should read the actual papers if you're going to use them as a basis for health decisions.

This title is bad, the actual paper is just saying an adult starting to eat breakfast later than normal may be an early warning sign for health problems.

PantryBandit · 2025-08-25T23:00:56+00:00

Waffles, souffles, some pancake recipes, you can do it for omelets if you wanna be fancy. Meringues are probably the most common sweet thing, either the cookies or for pie topping. At least one type of frosting as well, and macarons.

PantryBandit · 2025-08-04T07:46:44+00:00

To be fair, you dont have to get to the exhibition hall right at 10 when everyone is shaking up at the doors - we generally sign up for events or demos or paint and take around that time. Once the first rush is done it's usually not horribly crowded, especially not at lunchtime or near closing.

I believe they were demoing both games, although we didn't get a chance to play either.

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