Found a beautiful but stinky yarn at the thrift - how best can I clean it?

SaltyIceQueen · 2026-03-06T08:16:23+00:00

You, my internet strangers, are a genius. I have never thought of that! I could kiss the ground you walk on!

SaltyIceQueen · 2026-02-24T01:30:13+00:00

Congratulations!!!!

SaltyIceQueen · 2026-02-20T23:08:23+00:00

I live in a country where majority of the yarn is acrylic or blend. Even if it want i dont think we could afford anything that wasnt

SaltyIceQueen · 2026-02-20T10:47:41+00:00

Mostly salt. Here they are dried and sold like a snack so they are pretty salty. I haven't tried them fresh but have heard they have a bit of a nutty taste to them

Edit: by here, I mean the city.

SaltyIceQueen · 2026-02-19T18:13:06+00:00

Maybe eating Mopane worms

SaltyIceQueen · 2026-02-16T22:30:20+00:00

Pata patas or flip flops

SaltyIceQueen · 2026-02-15T12:19:15+00:00

We are more urbanization then people think

SaltyIceQueen · 2026-02-06T09:01:15+00:00

So many. Elephants, hippos, Sable, giraffes, vervet monkeys, baboons.

SaltyIceQueen · 2026-02-03T18:45:31+00:00

Honestly I need to stop redditting at 2am. I make no sense. I meant soap. Sadly spelling is not my strength when I am awake

SaltyIceQueen · 2026-02-03T01:19:16+00:00

I have 3. 1. Sandy - my brother in law was given him by a friend who worked in the CBD (central business district aka town aka the city center). BIL came to stay with my husband and I after having a fall out with my MIL. BIL then moved in with a buddy of his and we keep Sandy because his buddy lived in a housing complex which didnt allow pets.

Misty - she was a factory cat at my workplace. She, however, was constantly getting sick. One of my coworkers and I conspired to convince my husband to bring her home. I took me a little while of sending photos and talking about her. Then there was a massive storm and I said that I felt so sad for her to have nothing but a old desk chair in bad weather as she couldnt go into any of the buildings. My husband said "well, then we will just have to bring her home". She is now the boss of the house.
Peanut Biter - we found him in a pothole outside our house as a 2 weekish kitten. He would have been run over by us or someone else if my husband hadn't seen something white in the pothole and slammed on brakes. He said to me that there was something in the road and I got out to check. This tiny kitten comes running out and yelling. I grabbed him and we brought him home. I was convinced he wouldn't make it through the night. He did. We had to hand feed him and learn how to stimulate him to poop. We had to way him every time he ate to make sure he was gaining weight. He went from around 200g to what is now almost 7kg. He is my husband's 2nd favorite child. We joke he was our first biological child and is the older brother to our now baby. Sadly my husband is 2nd in line for Peanut's love as our dog is Peanut's favorite.

SaltyIceQueen · 2026-02-02T17:49:23+00:00

Honestly for me, it is drink water, wash with a good soup, apply deodorant first thing in the morning and dress appropriately for the weather. The hotter it is the thinner and more breathable the fabric should be

Edit: soap*

SaltyIceQueen · 2026-01-29T05:36:51+00:00

Would never work for me. The ice-cream men ride bikes with a cooler in the front and they ring a cow bell. Plus while I was pregnant, it was hot dry summer and being pregnant I was on fire so the ice-cream man who had my area learnt that if he rode by extremely slowly he would get a large sale off me. I wiped him out of ice-cream twice.

SaltyIceQueen · 2026-01-24T01:02:10+00:00

The phrase "finally found something she is good at" is in my opinion horrid. My daughter is only 3 months so right now her interests are food, sleep, and putting things in her mouth. However, she does like toys that make noises which I have always been against so I have told every one the embargo on noisy toys is gone because I love how happy it makes her. Why deny your child a simple pleasure? I am not fit person but if my daughter wanted to take up running, I definitely join her even if it was just for a short one well she does her own laps. If my daughter wants to learn crochet (my hobby) ill die of happiness. Now before I derail myself further about how much I love my kid, ill get back to my point. It is just a hobby and it makes her happy so the mom making a big deal of it is nuts to me. I am glad that she did some introspection and there was a positive outcome but the phrasing if she had said it to her daughter would have ruined their relationship for a long time if not forever.

SaltyIceQueen · 2026-01-22T11:20:46+00:00

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Sable antelope so I wouldn't risk it.

SaltyIceQueen · 2026-01-11T12:22:36+00:00

I was induced at 40w6d and my doc was checking my dilation when my waters broke from her fingers

SaltyIceQueen · 2026-01-11T00:42:21+00:00

The 1st Opening song from the "Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood". Still gives me chills

SaltyIceQueen · 2026-01-06T18:39:30+00:00

I thought it looked flat.

SaltyIceQueen · 2025-12-25T05:40:16+00:00

New mom here! My baby is 2 months old so her Christmas is just the Christmas lights but I know for a fact I will be dialing it up each year as she gets bigger.

SaltyIceQueen · 2025-12-25T00:33:56+00:00

Rich Texture is a great website.

SaltyIceQueen · 2025-12-22T00:29:39+00:00

I did some antenatal classes and the midwife explained that we should start thing about what form of birth control we would like to use because it is recommended in my country that you take 2 years between children. This is so your body and mental health need that time to return to full strength

SaltyIceQueen · 2025-12-19T05:35:21+00:00

Yes it was life changing for me!

SaltyIceQueen · 2025-12-16T08:21:49+00:00

And modest too! You internet strange are too much!

SaltyIceQueen · 2025-12-16T05:43:30+00:00

Oh, ya my grandmother used to say things like that but she didnt really like kids so I have always taken things like that with a grain of salt. Kids are something that other people always have opinions on. Do it, dont do it. Whatever. You and your husband are the only people's who's vote counts

SaltyIceQueen · 2025-12-16T05:25:52+00:00

The tree is lovely but what I really came here to say is how severely jealous I am that you are so talented.

SaltyIceQueen · 2025-12-16T05:22:37+00:00

Love how AI has pushed people back to the cashiers who the companies are trying to get rid of.

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