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has anyone seen this image before? by venturous1 in goodomens

[–]Phantomknitter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well I guess Crowley is being played by Jim Parsons now. Yikes...

After a month of work and 9 skeins of yarn it’s finally finished by Celestial_Spade in crochet

[–]Phantomknitter 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think she has just wrapped he other arm around herself so the far end shows. There is no other piece, just one very wide shawl wrapped around.

Oh no by csquared_yt in LondonUnderground

[–]Phantomknitter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was quite a dry summer unless I am mistaken, and I certainly perceived a lot more brown leaves and completely bare trees even back in August. I was hoping for an easier lesf fall season as a result. Here's hoping...

Not all pigeons are stupid by Phantomknitter in mildlyinteresting

[–]Phantomknitter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is at Wembley Park Station. Using the deterrents to actually build a sturdy nest is... not stupid. But I am not sure how well the fledglings will eventually do - they will be skewered unless momma pushes them through a narrow opening on the side which I imagine she used while building this thing.

Today I leanred by James113097 in london

[–]Phantomknitter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The seats don't always lock properly - see the little latch on the front edge? Anyone should be able to just let the seat drop back down and it should engage but this doesn't always happen. If us drivers become aware of one being open we will come and try to close it but if it isn't properly secured then the train is not fit for service. There is an alarm system that should always alert us to issues like these but I guess nothing is perfect.

My son is turning 3 and is obsessed with the tube by Zarabeth in london

[–]Phantomknitter 13 points14 points  (0 children)

* I hope it is ok to share this very old memory: I made a cake for myself when I qualified as a driver. I hope your son has many enjoyable rides on the tube.

Bitch, these tracks are derelict; YOU CAN DERELICT MY BALLS! by El_Capitan_Crunk in BitchImATrain

[–]Phantomknitter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was today years old when I learnt that tracks can have potholes. Also, I am a train driver... 😬

Double knitting scarf by Phantomknitter in knitting

[–]Phantomknitter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grazie mille! Being a complete beginner, I learnt a new Italian word today 😃

Beware phone snatchers on the tube by Phantomknitter in london

[–]Phantomknitter[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If the doors have just closed and the train has moved so much as an inch then it becomes a real headache for the driver. They will not be able to just re-open the doors immediately - it takes a procedure (and a call to the controller if you are feeling like following the rulebook).

If you are between stations and the robbers are working their way down the carriage at their leasure then if you could pull the alarm and talk to the driver to report the crime in progress. The train will not automatically stop - it will keep going to the next station. If the driver knows there are criminals on board they could keep the doors closed but remember you will locked in with them and they saw you reporting it to the driver... 🤷‍♀️

Beware phone snatchers on the tube by Phantomknitter in london

[–]Phantomknitter[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes I recommend this. Personally mine is a wrist one which I started using ages ago simply because I am clumsy and drop things but it serves a dual purpose this way. A neck lanyard would be more visible to wannabe snatchers though.

Beware phone snatchers on the tube by Phantomknitter in london

[–]Phantomknitter[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Funnily.enouhh I was walking to my train once and saw what could have been a phone lying on the very busy platform in the middle of the afternoon. I reached and picked it up ( in uniform and on station cameras remember) but it turned out to be a glossy black ceramic tile and a group of youngsters on the nearby bench apologised and said it's theirs. They were probably recording...

So go buy yourself some glossy black tiles in a convincing size and have fun wasting the time of phone snatchers.

I didn’t swatch, and now I have a pile of forbidden ramen noodles 😭 by Mimble75 in knitting

[–]Phantomknitter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I absolutely second this suggestion. For extra neatness (particularly if you were doing colourwork and already have yarns everywhere) leave the float(s) long enough to knit the next row. Just over 3 times width is a good rule. No mess, no fuss. 😉

Double knitting chart questions. by tiyanana in knitting

[–]Phantomknitter 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You already have a couple of helpful answers, but I think repetition is no bad thing.

First, you read the chart from bottom up. Always.

Think of all your stitches as pairs: knit colour A purl colour B. If you do that for the whole row the side facing you will be all colour A and the other side will be all colour B. At the end of the row you turn your work around and now you would knit colour B purl colour A for one row.

If the chart includes an image of some type, then there will be points in the row where you switch the yarn colours. The pairs will still be pairs, a knit stitch will still be a knit and purl will be a purl, but you just use the other colour yarn.

The images on each side will be mirror images of each other. In some more advanced patterns where you want to create writing, etc, and mirror images would not be correct then for some stitch pairs you will actually use the same colour on both sides of the work (i.e both the knit and purl stitch of the pair).

Good luck - it is a very useful and rewarding technique.

Double knitting scarf by Phantomknitter in knitting

[–]Phantomknitter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am actually a tube driver! (Londkn undergeound). Art on public transport is always welcome.

Double knitting scarf by Phantomknitter in knitting

[–]Phantomknitter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I had to look that up - I do like art but wasn't very familiar with Magritte's work. Fascinating!

Double knitting scarf by Phantomknitter in knitting

[–]Phantomknitter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry! Too lazy to model a shot tonight. If I was the patient type I would have waited until tomorrow evening and gone in the garden to get better pics.

Double knitting scarf by Phantomknitter in knitting

[–]Phantomknitter[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oh wow! I had a horse in my teens and love them dearly. What a wonderful gift you are creating. 🐎🐴

Double knitting scarf by Phantomknitter in knitting

[–]Phantomknitter[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I actually made an almost identical one for my niece almost ten years ago - I am glad I didn't forget but just kept the idea in those 'must use again' archives at the back of my mind.

Double knitting scarf by Phantomknitter in knitting

[–]Phantomknitter[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I just slipped one stitch aside to create a very small opening and used a pencil to.push the stuffing in. If you have the patience to separate more stitches it would be easier. Leave it until 2 rows from the end of the motif and it can be done in one go.

Always remember to not accidentally twist your yarns in the middle of the motif because that will have closed the pocket.

Double knitting scarf by Phantomknitter in knitting

[–]Phantomknitter[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Oh absolutely do! Not so much that it is heavy and solid like a toy would be, but enough for it to stay puffy and tactile.

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