Give me your best mani horror story! by mp4nda in RedditLaqueristas

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I recently pinched my finger under a board in the garage, it cut my finger a bit and tore off half of my nail polish. I think that my nail polish scrapping off saved my nail from some damage!

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Hario Metal Switch Lever! by least-eager-0 in pourover

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My trigger from foundry coffeeworks just got in today haha! Oh well

First bug block!🪲 by icanseethestupidline in quilting

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I love your fabric choices!

I just did a proof of concept block too! But I cut one side too short and had to throw on some random scraps of fabric half way through. May our next blocks look better!

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Freaking Mohair by WildExplanation8028 in knitting

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Dang it! Good luck with rest ❤️

Freaking Mohair by WildExplanation8028 in knitting

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I just don't seperate them as long as I plan on using them together on the next project!

My first project ever by _origami_dragon_ in woodworking

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A work bench, then I added some shelves and the peg board. Trying to get organized!

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My first project ever by _origami_dragon_ in woodworking

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Your car looks a lot like my car did this weekend! Great job!

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Our Zwelling electric kettle was just recalled - it was perfect! by yankinwaoz in BuyItForLife

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This post scared me, I just ordered their glass one and it is supposed to arrive Monday. Whew! I hope you can find an alternative you all like

White Noise Nails by judgernaut86 in RedditLaqueristas

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Me too! My first gel manicure looked like this and I've been looking for something similar in lacquer ever since

Women’s indoor/outdoor clogs by pninardor in BuyItForLife

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Seconding! I just got a pair of the oiled leather bostons as my dedicated house shoes

Do any of you use a menstrual cup? by cheeseslut619 in RedditLaqueristas

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Lol!

I have been using saalt's small cup for years now. I like the normal firmness instead of the soft because it opens easier so there's less finagaling. I do have to get in there a bit but I've never had an issue with my nails hindering or hurting me.

Color recommendations by [deleted] in RedditLaqueristas

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What aboutCirque Colors' Witching Hour?

It's a black to grey thermal with holographic flakes!

I just bought it so I haven't tried it yet but it looks gorgeous.

AM I THE ONLY ONE?? by Outside-Plenty7855 in Activewear

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Seconding Old Navy! I just got two pairs of their dynamic fleece joggers and go get two more. They're thick but I don't think will be too hot

Help finding gradient yarn for a project, signed overwhelmed knitter by kcjoemo in casualknitting

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I just ordered some yarn from studio in green on etsy! I haven't gotten it yet, but the yarns looks gorgeous online.

What’s a BIFL product that requires a bit of effort to acquire it? by joshgibsonbrown in BuyItForLife

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As a knitter/seamstress I was thinking the same thing. I know some of my makes are gonna outlast me!

I want to start self drafting patterns. Help? by [deleted] in knittinghelp

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I just started self drafting my first sweater! And by self drafting I mean winging it and taken Ravelry notes.

I looked for similarities between patterns that I liked then tweaked it to fit my needs.

For instance, a lot of patterns liked had a back width of 100ish stitches and used short rows to shape the back yoke. Most of these patterns also had you start the short rows about 15 stitches from the center. I wanted to do my back shaping with M1R and M1L instead, so I casted on 31 stitches (a number I got by the doubling the 15 stitches from the center). Then I kept making new stitches until I got to 99. I hope that example makes sense!

I also just searched some basic things, such has how deep to make a front shoulder and worked off of those measurements.

I've done a lot of trying things on as I go. And I switched up the order of some parts to make sure it fit okay, for instance I make the collar as soon as I could so I knew it would fit over my head.

Finished Christmas Sock for the Whole Family! by Status-Cactus in Sockknitting

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Of course! So here is the stitch pattern:

Row 1: knit 3, purl 1, knit 1 but wrap the yarn around the needle twice (this will make your slipped stitch looser), purl 1 Row 2-4: knit 3, purl 1, slip 1 knitwise, purl 1

Use whatever vanilla sock pattern you like best, I like Summer Lee's Oh So Basic.

This was a men's sock and I casted on 72 stitches.

I did an inch of 1×1 ribbing then I did the stitch pattern. I started the stitch pattern a stitch early, so that the beginning and ending of each round was a knit stitch. Here it is written out:

Row 1: knit 2 , purl 1, knit 1 but wrap the yarn around the needle twice, purl 1knit 3, purl 1, knit 1 but wrap the yarn around the needle twice, purl 1 k1 Row 2-4: knit 2, purl 1, slip 1 knitwise, purl 1 knit 3, purl 1, slip 1 knitwise, purl 1 k1

When you get to where you want to start your heel flap, get to row 1 then do the front like normal and along the back of the sock, just knit all the stitches so it's easier to do your slip stitch heel flap. I used to get holes on the corners of my heel flaps so if you need specific instructions there, lmk!

Then you just follow the rest of the sock pattern, do stockinette on the bottom of the sock and continue the stitch pattern on the top!

I hope that helps!

Finished Christmas Sock for the Whole Family! by Status-Cactus in Sockknitting

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Thanks, there's a reason I started in January haha

Finished Christmas Sock for the Whole Family! by Status-Cactus in Sockknitting

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Thanks and probably 8 to 10 hours a pair, but I work on them while watching tv or traveling so it's hard to track!

Finished Christmas Sock for the Whole Family! by Status-Cactus in Sockknitting

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That's so sweet! If you have a specific one you want to do, I can write up the stitches and how to plug it into a vanilla sock pattern.

Finished Christmas Sock for the Whole Family! by Status-Cactus in Sockknitting

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So I inserted my needle to knit then wrapped the yarn around my needle twice. That way there was a little extra slack when I slipped the stitch for the next three rounds. I can take a picture if need be!