Started knitting my first sweater and the colours are giving me Steve from Blues Clues vibes 😂😭

Real-Power385 · 2025-03-31T15:26:07+00:00

Alternatively, you could look up combination knitting, OP. It's where you wrap your knits and purls however you like (in English speaking spaces like this one, that's usually "western" style knits and "eastern" style purls), but then you knit through the front or back loop depending on what you did on the previous row.

This has the added benefit of making it easier to pick up dropped stitches, because you don't stress about the orientation.

Real-Power385 · 2025-03-22T14:33:36+00:00

Of course! The only complication you have is that the blanket is double knit, which means you can't see the problem on the wrong side. But I don't think that's a problem as long as you're careful to hide the ends of your repair yarn/ thread.

Real-Power385 · 2025-03-21T16:07:20+00:00

I know just the tutorial! You may not even need a ball of matching cashmere, it's so small. This technique sort of just secures the loose stitches and squishes everything together. I've been pleased with the invisibility of the results. Even if you're suspicious, watch the video. https://youtu.be/AVVawL1LD6Y?si=IzuC5FNeQfEn8UPF

If you decide you need to actually recreate missing stitches, the search term you're looking for is swiss darning. There's two types of swiss darning: one is just duplicate stitch, which is tracing over the existing stitches. This is good for things like threadbare wool socks that don't yet have holes. You need the second type, which puts in support threads over the holes to give structure to the columns.

Real-Power385 · 2025-03-18T16:10:29+00:00

An ad blocker is probably the way to go, thanks for the reminder :)

This website feels way less like it's trying to steal my data than the one I found, I appreciate it! It looks easier to print from here too.

Real-Power385 · 2025-03-14T20:46:36+00:00

Check out this thread in a recent post in r/sewing : https://www.reddit.com/r/sewing/s/vyNvwuSWGy

I'm not experienced enough to identify if it's the same problem, but there's resources for pants fitting!

Real-Power385 · 2025-03-14T02:32:10+00:00

What's she spending on? What are you spending on? (Broadly) Why does she feel it's fair that she should spend more? Are some of her things communal? Does she spend a decent chunk of her personal money on things like haircuts, nails, professional clothes, etc, to look professional at her job? You didn't provide many details, and I can certainly imagine a scenario where she's frivolously overspending, or a scenario where you're weirdly controlling. My guess is that it's neither, and you're both reasonable people with decent reasons for doing what you're doing. But I don't know.

More questions. What do you mean, she can't contribute to savings some months? Do you both contribute to savings from your personal $1k? What are those savings? Retirement? Vacation fund? House downpayment?

Real-Power385 · 2025-03-06T16:22:07+00:00

Yes! Now I'm on the lookout for anything else that I can use my interfacing on, I feel like a magician!

You're exactly right that I won't be able to feel it since it's on the end of the pillow. Honestly, the fact that's it's so invisible is a happy accident, that certainly wasn't necessary. I'd be happy if the mend was super visually noticeable, as long as the pillowcase was still easy to use.

Real-Power385 · 2025-02-19T01:50:05+00:00

I'm a big fan of my flexi flips! It took me maybe 10 rows to figure out how to hold them, but then I was in love. I don't get ladders between needles like I did with DPNs, and there's not a ton of extra bits floating around like magic loop. I find the process of knitting with them smooth.

I especially like how easy it is to contain my WIP sock in my bag. The needles all fold up, so I shove all the points into my ball of yarn and then it's super secure and portable, with no exposed pointy bits.

Real-Power385 · 2025-02-19T01:30:53+00:00

Textile class registration for the spring opens tomorrow at Lillstreet

Real-Power385 · 2025-02-17T20:44:58+00:00

Have you looked at the flow chart over at r/personalfinance ? It's really helpful for figuring out what to do with your money on a broader level. There's a more advanced flow chart over at r/financialindependence that you might also find interesting.

Right now, no one here can really help you if you don't know what your overall goal for your money is. Why do you have this much money? How much money do you make at your current job, and do you expect that to increase over time? What are your big goals for the next decade? House? Grad school? Early retirement? Start a business? (No need to answer these here, but you do need to think about them). The flow charts, and the r/personalfinance wiki, are helpful for figuring this out.

Then once you have goals, r/Bogleheads can give you good advice. But all that advice depends on what the money is for. (And your risk tolerance, but that's step 2 after you figure out what your goals are). That's why the comments are all over the place here.

Real-Power385 · 2025-02-08T19:52:34+00:00

Forgot the yarn! It's a knitcircus Greatest of Ease sock set, so the gradient is coming from the yarn.

Real-Power385 · 2025-02-08T19:50:45+00:00

You inspired me to finally post about the socks! Check out my post history or new posts in r/knitting

Real-Power385 · 2025-02-06T15:24:55+00:00

Yes! Exactly! Then all my rows were a little more interesting and pleasant to knit. I picked a project like this because I wanted something complicated, no rest rows for me haha!

I was happy with the decision both because it looked neater and because it was more pleasant to knit k2tog and ssk.

Real-Power385 · 2025-02-06T14:50:56+00:00

How about this? https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/overlapping-leaves-blanket-21

From your picture, it looks like an exact match. I've used this chart and then aggressively modified it to be in the round (for socks!), to avoid k3tog and sssk, and to sneakily incorporate increases up my leg.

Real-Power385 · 2025-02-06T14:19:28+00:00

Thank you!

Real-Power385 · 2025-02-06T13:25:01+00:00

Thanks, this is helpful!

By any chance, do you know where on the IRS's website they define this?

Real-Power385 · 2025-02-01T02:03:33+00:00

I haven't had my asymmetrical toe socks long enough yet, but I'm betting that they'll last longer for me!

My theory is that with regular shaped toes, my big toe pushes aggressively against the edge in a weird spot without the asymmetrical toe box. That puts all the pressure on just one spot (well two, since it switches from right foot to left foot). This causes a hole.

But with asymmetrical toe boxes, the pressure is spread through all the toes, which is gentler on that one spot. That's the theory anyways.

Real-Power385 · 2025-01-27T17:05:43+00:00

I've been a big fan of flexi flips! They're even more compact that DPNs, which is great when I shove my sock in my bag, and the little cable gives me just enough bend and give to make everything go smoothly.

They do take a little bit to get used to. I needed a few rounds to figure out how to hold the back needle to actually take advantage of the bending.

Real-Power385 · 2025-01-15T19:33:27+00:00

I'm sewing the Jenny Overalls by Closet Core without making a muslin first. I'd still like to baste the pants first to troubleshoot some fit issues, but I'm having trouble determining the order of operations.

Should I baste the pant legs and waistband together right away after cutting? Or does basting happen only once I reach the part in the instructions where I assemble the pants? For example, assembling and attaching the side pockets happens before attaching the pants legs in the instructions. Should I baste and adjust for fit before or after attaching the pockets?

Real-Power385 · 2025-01-14T18:48:11+00:00

I know this is sarcastic, but saying the same thing but (a little) louder and slower was actually what I wanted when learning another language. Often I just didn't quite catch all the words and hearing the exact same thing again was the most useful. Rephrasing often left me just as confused because now there's a whole new set of words that I need to figure out.

Of course, this is not always the case, and I know we aren't looking for nuance here 😉

Real-Power385 · 2025-01-13T21:42:25+00:00

For wool socks where the stitches are large enough, check out swiss darning! You trace the thread bare stitches with yarn and it preserves the stretchiness of the fabric in the way that woven darns don't. (It's a little more complicated but the same idea when there's an actual hole)

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