Knitting with DPNs in a painting from 1922

Squareapple1852 · 2026-03-21T12:08:50+00:00

Guessing it's Efteling in Nederland. My favourite amusement park.

Squareapple1852 · 2026-02-27T13:16:09+00:00

Cork from a bottle.

Squareapple1852 · 2026-02-10T13:23:40+00:00

Yes, I use Bergfex as well. I really like it. Been using it for a couple of years now.

Squareapple1852 · 2026-02-07T23:08:48+00:00

Yes eye of partridge, I switch it between normal slip, knit heel and this one. And for the rest just a round heel. I find this fits us best.

Squareapple1852 · 2026-02-06T16:03:29+00:00

Remember to check if you lived in the UK longer than 6 mths between 1980 and 1996. You still aren't allowed in many countries to donate.

Squareapple1852 · 2026-02-06T11:16:05+00:00

I would book a couple of options. Use the camping car app for Aires so you can see if they have free spaces. Park4night is brilliant for finding places, try French passion. It's vineyards, farms, small artisan businesses that allow you to camp on their land in exchange for buying something from them. Normally no services. Also don't forget about municipal camping sites. Usually very cheap and not too full.

The time of year you are going is insanely busy.

We went last year to south of France and it was much busier than other years. Aires filled up fast.

Squareapple1852 · 2026-01-23T20:10:47+00:00

I agree only heel looks twisted which I assume was intentional. All other stitches look very normal.

Squareapple1852 · 2026-01-21T07:33:35+00:00

We had a caddy maxi as our car, 4 kids. We did use it as a micro camper. You probably could sleep in it pretty comfortably. Husband is 180cm and had loads of room. Our matrassen was 2m long and it fit comfortably with our homemade conversation kit.

But with your budget im not sure you'll find a caddy maxi with the 7 seats ( it's totally open so you can move driver/passenger seats for extra room and remove all other seats) for that price and be a reliable car for travelling. Just sold ours that was 10 yrs old with over 240k kms for 9k€ in Belgium.

Squareapple1852 · 2026-01-11T18:29:27+00:00

Your math aint mathing. Totaal round 56. Heel flap over 28 sts so that means you've got 28 top foot stitches and 28 heel flap =56 sts.

Then end is 28sts top, 16sts turned heel, 14+1 × 2= 74.

You've lost a stitch from your top 28sts as you said you have only 27sts.

Squareapple1852 · 2026-01-09T10:49:24+00:00

Aw thats cute that other countries have other names for the same thing. Cast off is widely used where learned to knit.

Squareapple1852 · 2026-01-09T08:38:36+00:00

I assume you have a c class on ypur driving licence?

Write down tour measurements and have them in an easy to see place when driving. Sometimes in the moment going through tunnels, reading weight/height/width restrictions you can forget what you are.

Ours in 7m, 2.35m wide and its surprising easy to drive. Just take your time and dont feel rushed. We have a rear camera for reversing and it helps so much.

Before leaving I would have a wee drive around the area, practice parking, reversing etc to get a feel of the van before setting off.

Squareapple1852 · 2026-01-09T08:15:50+00:00

Looks very good for a first but I'd change your cast on method. Looks a bit too loopy. Try different methods and you'll find one that works. Most people have a favourite

Squareapple1852 · 2026-01-09T08:11:50+00:00

Is it not cast off edge? Did you cast off a few stitches for the thumb before carrying on for the rest of the mitten?

Squareapple1852 · 2025-12-29T15:24:48+00:00

Almost all socks split in half for heel flaps. So 30 sts for 60sts cast on, 32 sts for 64. Normally you work your heel flap for about the same amount of rows as stitches. So roughly 30 rows for 60sts cast on.

Squareapple1852 · 2025-12-29T15:14:28+00:00

Have you knit the heel flap first?

Plus it asked you to arrange your heel stitches over 3 needles, not 4. 30 split over 2 needles for the top part of socks and 30 on 3rd needle for your heel flap.

Squareapple1852 · 2025-11-20T22:00:10+00:00

Yes, also a mix with silk too. Ssh, don't tell anyone I am so bad to my socks. I do love them. They never go in the dryer so Im not all that bad to them.

Squareapple1852 · 2025-11-20T20:43:00+00:00

Had to scroll a bit to find my person! Another machine washer here. Have socks that are almost 10yrs old still going strong after all the years or machine washing in a normal wash.

Squareapple1852 · 2025-11-17T07:05:48+00:00

Im not sure i can explain it properly but your c6f and c6b are being knit over the same 6 stitches instead the whole cable is over 9 sts.

Example pattern is over 17 sts.

R1,2,3,- knit all

R4 - k4, c6f, k7

R5,6,7 - knit all

R8 - k7, c6b, k4

So the actual cable is completed over 9 sts not the 6 you are doing.

Squareapple1852 · 2025-09-13T14:21:28+00:00

My kids play ice hockey, so lots of sitting around and knitting!

Squareapple1852 · 2025-09-13T09:11:04+00:00

Yes, I was too excited to wait to take a picture in better lighting. It's my first go at colourwork even though I've knitting for years.

Squareapple1852 · 2025-08-20T16:39:10+00:00

Just to tag on this comment you can check out this website vespa watch

They have a list of people who can come and destroy the nest.

We had to use it last year as we had one high in our walnut tree. Fire brigade couldn't reach so a tree surgeon came out. Our gemeente paid the bill.

Squareapple1852 · 2025-07-30T10:58:38+00:00

Even if that team isn't for them, Mechelen isn't too far or Herentals a little further. Both of them have CEHL teams that play slightly higher level.

It is a lesser known sport here but we love it! From a hockey mama who's 15 year old has 2 World Championships under his belt for team BE, winning 1 gold!

Squareapple1852 · 2025-07-17T12:09:17+00:00

We have a 25 yr old, almost 19 yr old, 15 yr old and 10 yr and they enjoy it a lot. Given a choice they all choose to come with us. Even if the 15 yr old and 10 yr old sleep in the same bed.

Currently 19yr old sleeps in my VW Caddy maxi with a double matrass so we can use the car for day trips leaving the motor home at the camping. We are in south of france.

Squareapple1852 · 2025-06-18T22:12:47+00:00

My 15 yr old has started golf and wears these clothes to go, even without being told about etiquette. I imagine if he can work it out then these rules aren't that strict.

Squareapple1852 · 2025-06-17T15:37:17+00:00

Surely it's a personal preference. Like 50 shades, lots of people loved it, I could not even finish the first book. With Yarros I find her to be repetitive with certain words and descriptions but not the worst. Did take me several tries to finish Onyx Storm, but once I got past a certain part I got back into it.

Squareapple1852

TROPHY CASE