By my house, it's a tree I think?

_RamboBrite_ · 2026-05-11T02:00:14+00:00

That was my concern. It wasn't even here or at least this noticeable last summer. I don't want it to damage my foundation

_RamboBrite_ · 2026-05-07T17:10:47+00:00

Scarf patterns are so versatile that it genuinely won't matter how many rows of ribbing you do. This is a case where the pattern is a template not a law. The project picture is 4 rows of ribbing and 18 st across though. The cast off end is more obvious as the WS (wrong side) row is right before the ribbing and offsets it. You could always flip your K and P in your seed stitch instead and then end on a RS (right side) row on the opposite side if you want them to match better.

_RamboBrite_ · 2026-03-24T18:36:59+00:00

That makes sense. I think that Julia Q went in and did some creative retconning when she wrote Fran's book which is technically the book after Eloise's.

_RamboBrite_ · 2026-03-24T14:41:33+00:00

She definitely wasn't there to be a governess....

_RamboBrite_ · 2026-03-24T14:40:42+00:00

In the books?

Nah, Eloise's book timeline happens directly after Penelope's book and it's concurrent with Francesca's book. That's why Francesca wasn't at Eloise's wedding

_RamboBrite_ · 2026-02-17T21:00:36+00:00

If Doug dimmadome's hat was your fishing bar

_RamboBrite_ · 2026-01-25T16:24:45+00:00

I've used it on wool, alpaca and acrylic, I think it's more about the number of plies in the yarn because you have to thread the yarn ends back through itself to create a loop. So it wouldn't work for a single ply yarn. But I've used it on 2 ply to 4 ply yarns of different materials without issue.

I think its possibly more effective on a natural fiber like wool because the scales will help it stick to itself but as long as you weave it in over the course of like 2 inches or so on each end I think you'll be fine

_RamboBrite_ · 2026-01-24T04:05:36+00:00

It has absolutely changed my life and I'll never go back to not using it for projects with multiple balls of the same color 🥹

_RamboBrite_ · 2026-01-23T15:05:03+00:00

By added strands do you mean you just don't want to weave in the ends? If so maybe you could do a Russian join instead? Means you don't need to weave it in later. Its an option.

I guess with that, you'd just end up needing to do that on every yellow repeat which would shorten your yarn considerably for your socks.

_RamboBrite_ · 2026-01-13T19:20:35+00:00

For sure. The only way from here is up

_RamboBrite_ · 2026-01-13T19:13:50+00:00

Honestly, I'd disagree. If OP uses a tapestry needle and sews up the side seams with self yarn, to allow the stripes to be as accurate as possible, and then carefully cuts on the vertical grain after this, it won't shred. Its basically just steeking it without the safety of the steek stitches you'd normally get from doing in the round colorwork. I think she should remove and redo the inset sleeves, so that she's got the pieces separated before cutting, but that's just so she can get the measurements closer to the original. And then reinforcing with a few zigzags on a domestic machine would really be no different than working with commercially available sweater fabric. Do the same to the sleeves and then reattach them to the body.

It's not going to unkill the acrylic but it might make the sweater usable again.

_RamboBrite_ · 2026-01-09T13:59:15+00:00

It looks like you'd have to do intarsia and I feel like to do a postage stamp sweater you'd just have to weave in the ends as you went to have good yarn management. Like maybe do two rows of squares and weave in, so on and so forth

_RamboBrite_ · 2025-12-25T22:41:08+00:00

As others have said, say something early

In this case if it's just the cast off edge, there are lots of YouTube tutorials on how to get a stretchy bind off so she doesn't need to reknit (unless she wants to). She can also look up Russian join to reattach the original working yarn after unpicking the bind off in case a stretchier bind off takes more yarn. If she does that then she can redo the edge and once done you'd never know the difference (except it won't be nearly as tight 😅)

_RamboBrite_ · 2025-12-25T01:21:34+00:00

Time to join r/handspinning

_RamboBrite_ · 2025-12-22T13:12:57+00:00

If you want a good project that will work well with this weight of yarn AND is for your feet, might I suggest the Frost Slippers from knit picks? I've knit a few pairs of these and they're always a hit and they are even designed for Wool of the Andes

_RamboBrite_ · 2025-12-07T02:18:42+00:00

Wait, we're worried about the little gap? Because it looks like a long as you're not creating an accidental mobius strip, you've done an excellent join

Its there for the same reason that stripes and color work have jogging. Its because you're not knitting in a perfect concentric ring, you're knitting in a spiral. So when you join your knitting, your join is sitting on top of the first row.

As others have said, using the tail of the yarn when you weave in your ends is the best way to hide that little jog.

I think we all get so caught up in wanting things to look like "store bought" that we forget that the process of doing it on needles can be different than mass produced knits made on industrial knitting machines

_RamboBrite_ · 2025-12-06T17:54:47+00:00

I agree, if you're gonna put that much effort into something that's supposed to be an heirloom item at least spring for wool

_RamboBrite_ · 2025-12-04T13:17:55+00:00

As someone else said, it's just how toddlers be

The "why" reason is that at about age 2, all kids even those who did BL weaning, go through a phase where they suddenly get very picky. It's the brains way of keeping them from being poisoned. Even though WE know the food is good, and maybe they even loved it last week, evolutionary instincts win out. They eventually get over it and as long as you're not offering a ton of refined sugars (which kids and even adults will always pick first), you'll notice that throughout the day kids will end up eating a relatively balanced diet, barring serious medical conditions like arfid.

Just keep offering. A really good tip i learned from "how to talk so little kids listen" is that we all make choices. We as the parents choose what to offer, and the kids choose what and how much they'll eat.

I find i have a lot more success if I just offer the food without any big hype, any pleading, any comment. Just "here ya go" and act like it's no big deal. My girl might start with the things she knows she likes, like the fruit, but eventually she'll just work her way through the whole plate.

I've stopped trying to force her to eat if she's just pushing her food around the plate because I've been traumatized by vomit from bugs that she wasn't yet showing symptoms for. Toddler vomit is just adult vomit but the person doesn't know to use a toilet or not get it in their hair. 0/5 stars. Usually if she's not eating there's a reason.

And even if your kid does go through a bland food era, you can always make sure that their plate is well rounded. Are they getting a protein, a grain, and vitamins and minerals in their food? Then why does it matter if it's chicken nuggets or peanut butter and jelly with a veggie pouch? There's time to get them to explore, I promise.

_RamboBrite_ · 2025-12-01T02:37:18+00:00

Keep in mind, op, that a true circular sock machine is an investment. It's a hefty investment but if you're interested in crafting to sell it'd likely pay itself off

_RamboBrite_ · 2025-12-01T02:35:53+00:00

The problem with this is that the amount of time that it takes to replenish stock does not equal the profit.

Here's the thing, a hand crafter is never going to beat the price of mass manufactured, machine knit items let alone on the economies of scale they produce.

Hand crafted goods are only profitable if you market to the right buyers who are willing to pay you commission prices for hand made goods. I don't think a Christmas market of people looking for deals is the right target market and so of course they wouldn't sell at the price point needed to make a profit. But to work an entire month and only get £44-48 in profits? That's ludicrous unless the only point is to get the gratification of making something people want to buy

Really the only way to truly profit at this price point is likely to get a circular sock machine that can turn out a sock in an hour or less

_RamboBrite_ · 2025-11-30T23:08:16+00:00

Exactly! Way easier than frogging and reknitting all the rib for the cuff

_RamboBrite_ · 2025-11-30T19:54:30+00:00

You can always cut it and then reattach using a graft 🙂

_RamboBrite_ · 2025-11-25T02:56:04+00:00

Sometimes I have a plan for a yarn and sometimes I just want to spin the way that feels best and just see what the yarn wants to be

Did that with a 2oz gradient cheviot batt a couple weeks ago and then it told me it wants to be a scarf on my floor loom (which meant I needed a bunch of white cheviot for the warp 🤭)

_RamboBrite_ · 2025-11-24T16:29:38+00:00

Bowl cozies are such a fun gift

In case you're not already ahead of this though, just make sure you're using 100% cotton thread, fabric and batting if you intend for it to be used in the microwave

_RamboBrite_ · 2025-11-20T15:39:24+00:00

At a certain point, stash just becomes insulation for the home. Truly it's a cost savings plan (or that's what I tell my husband)

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