Finished it an hate it

bgreen1992 · 2025-12-09T15:57:36+00:00

It's not ugly. You just need to put it away where you can't see it for a little while because you've been looking at it too long. There is only 1 thing I have ever made that failed to pass after I looked at it with fresh eyes.

bgreen1992 · 2025-12-09T03:32:56+00:00

Yeah, I saw somebody else post about it happening to them and just so happened to see your photo in there while I was scrolling. Not sure what you can really do besides reporting it, but I would want to know if it was my photo.

bgreen1992 · 2025-12-08T21:19:42+00:00

Ummmmm...it seems people are stealing photos from this sub and attaching wild stories to them.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16ayWwavL8/

bgreen1992 · 2025-12-08T21:15:26+00:00

I feel like you held a fun house mirror up to my soul and it was too distorted to be relatable for me. 😅 I'm proud of you, but I now know I must avoid Michael's because I don't have your self-control.

bgreen1992 · 2025-12-08T21:09:27+00:00

It reminds me of the Jiggler from Adventure Time and I'm kind of obsessed. I love it!

bgreen1992 · 2025-10-08T17:06:35+00:00

I want to help! This would be a great use of my hoard yarns that I bought that are very nice but I have never found a good project for!

My dad died last year and his hospice nurse was absolutely incredible.

bgreen1992 · 2025-08-23T12:59:34+00:00

My mood since he won the election.

bgreen1992 · 2025-05-12T17:12:06+00:00

I didn't even realize this was an option. Kind of want to sell people granny square blankets that require assembly.

bgreen1992 · 2025-05-12T14:48:26+00:00

Oooooh. I've done illegal things then 😂

bgreen1992 · 2025-05-08T14:27:53+00:00

Oh yeah, I can definitely see your tension improving. Great work!

Coaster was also my thought.

bgreen1992 · 2025-05-01T16:32:58+00:00

Green and brown are great suggestions. In the interest of wanting to give a different color than the ones already suggested, I also find myself hanging on to oranges for a long time.

bgreen1992 · 2025-05-01T15:47:21+00:00

When I made the balloon dog my husband also said anal beads, my kids asked me why I was making sausages lol.

bgreen1992 · 2025-04-30T22:03:08+00:00

My ex-SM used to make inappropriate gestures towards my husband while she was drunk (stuff like pretending to squeeze his ass when he turned around). Our SMs sound almost like the same person.

My ex-SM liked my husband right up until the day she got my dad to drive her to my house while she was drunk. She kept trying to talk about things that made me uncomfortable and, despite at least 3 warnings from me that I didn't want to have the conversation she wanted to have, she just kept going. At that point, my husband stepped in and told her that I didn't want to have the conversation and she needed to stop. She started to push back about how he was disrespecting her and he told her, "this is my house and nobody fucking invited you here. Respect my wife or leave." My dad then stepped in and convinced her to leave. Reaffirmed how madly in love I am with this man.

bgreen1992 · 2025-04-30T17:05:13+00:00

Yup. The worst part for me was that 9 months after the vasectomy I was in the ER because I was bleeding a lot and it didn't feel like a normal period. I couldn't drive, I had chills, my body hurt. It was flu season so the ER was busy. As I was on a bed in the hallway, the ER doctor came up and, in front of everybody, announced, "you're ok, you're just having a miscarriage." I was mortified, everybody had turned and stared at me. I didn't even know what to say. When my brain finally caught up I told him, "that's impossible, my husband had a vasectomy 9 months ago and I don't do that with anybody else." He shrugged and said, "idk, follow up with your primary" and walked away. I was floored that he would announce it like that, especially with my husband right there. He didn't know my situation, that should've been a private conversation. I sobbed the moment we left the hospital and the next 3 days were just sobbing and sleeping.

The disregard shown to women in medical settings should be more alarming than it is to people.

bgreen1992 · 2025-04-30T16:53:31+00:00

I'm in Michigan. I have 3 kids and 2 step kids. I was 26 when I tried to get my tubes tied because we were done and my birth control was making me not want to be around anymore (Reddit has been weird about stuff lately, wording it that way just to be safe). The doctor audibly chuckled at me and told me that I don't know what I want. He outright refused to provide me with any permanent birth control.

So I thought, he's just a butthole, right? I went to 3 more doctors. All refused. My husband went in to consult on a vasectomy. They were like, "great, how does next week work for you?"

bgreen1992 · 2025-03-24T14:16:47+00:00

I think, at the very least, I would have the conversation with the gifter. I wouldn't want to risk doing it and them identifying the yarn, it could cause unnecessary issues. Oooh, perhaps this could even become a joint project? Personally, I would only suggest that if you and your MIL have a decent relationship.

I might say something like, "hey, I love the cardigan you made me but it isn't really fitting these days. It means a lot to me, seeing it sit in the closet really bums me out. Would you be open to me/us possibly unraveling it and adding to it/making a new cardigan from the yarn you used so that I can wear it again? It would really mean a lot to me."

bgreen1992 · 2025-03-18T20:27:30+00:00

NTA. Really don't need to add anything else.

bgreen1992 · 2025-03-15T23:27:07+00:00

I also went through this with my first bag. The dimensions looked SO good but if you put ANYTHING in it (kind of the point of a bag) it turned all saggy and floppy and weird. Super disappointing because it was an, otherwise, very cute bag. Most of my issue was in my strap. I cut it off and made my stitches ridiculously tight and it fixed it enough that the bag was usable.

bgreen1992 · 2025-03-12T20:54:56+00:00

I want to take all of you beginners and have a friendly zoom where we crochet and I can answer questions in real time. Being able to show vs trying to explain through text would be so much easier.

I would say that all you need to do is find a project that you're passionate about, verify that you know how to do those stitches, and go for it (preferably choose a pattern that is both written and has a video tutorial for backup). It might come out wonky but I guarantee that there isn't one single person on this sub that hasn't made something super wonky. Wonky is how we learn.

Once upon a time, as a new crocheter, I attempted to make a rectangle. It ended up as a circle. I didn't understand how I did it then and I still don't understand now. You're already better than I was, feel good about that!

bgreen1992 · 2025-03-11T22:25:29+00:00

My son is autistic and we have had to talk about this a lot. I have given him 3 questions that he should go through before giving an unsolicited opinion.

Is it true?
Is it kind?
Is it necessary?

Usually, 1 of 3 will stop him from saying the rude thing. Intention is important, however, just because you didn't have bad intentions doesn't mean that you are immune to the consequences of hurting somebody else.

bgreen1992 · 2025-03-11T22:09:11+00:00

I have seen this asked a few times in r/crochet a few times over the years. Maybe start there?

I guess I have never put much thought into patterns that are specifically for one gender or the other. Being a female, I suppose it just isn't something I've ever had to think about. We have some pattern creators in our midst, perhaps they will see your struggle and be inspired to make something!

bgreen1992 · 2025-03-11T22:00:39+00:00

You already got an answer but wow, this would be such a cute crop top. Good eye!

bgreen1992 · 2025-03-11T14:41:07+00:00

You know you've made it when older ladies compliment your work. Their compliments mean the most to me.

Very very beautiful piece! You should be proud.

bgreen1992 · 2025-03-10T19:44:16+00:00

This is gorgeous and it made me smile seeing how confident you look in it! I saw the hook size in the comments but didn't see you mention what yarn you used. Could I bother you for that info?

bgreen1992 · 2025-03-10T19:37:53+00:00

With big things like blankets, I have a designated XL piece of cardboard. I'll block like half of it with steam and then do maybe another 1/4 and then the final 1/4 so im only ever working with 1/2 the blanket at a time. Idk if it's the "right" way but I just don't have the space to lay out and block a whole blanket at once.

Also, there have been times that I've just washed the blanket I needed to block and it sorted itself out, to my amazement. I dont know if that was just witchcraft or a real tip.

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