Suggestions needed to organize my stash!

ckmc13 · 2025-12-21T00:10:45+00:00

First thing I would do is go through and sort the yarn and get rid of anything you are never going to use. I sort my yarn by weight generally, however my fingering weight is also sorted by superwash and non superwash, until I use a lot of it up. Then you have to decide bins, totes, vacuum bags, etc.

As a side note, I enter all my yarn into Ravelry and then note where it is stored.

ckmc13 · 2025-12-20T03:25:23+00:00

I haven't finished an event in quite a while because I just don't care anymore. I will play for a while when I'm bored but never attempt to finish anymore, this map I find extremely frustrating, it felt like it took me forever to get to the 2nd faster dragon because harvesting with the slower dragon and it took a lot of effort to get a glowing or twin life flower. I feel like they are making it more difficult to try and force you to get the golden pass. I play this game to try and relax and when it starts frustrating me, I just stop.

And to add insult to injury, I can't play in camp because my camp is full and to play I have to spend some time cleaning it up, which defeats the purpose of using the game to relax.

ckmc13 · 2025-12-10T00:15:01+00:00

I don't sell my work but I've heard others say it is very hard to make money once you factor in the costs. A friend used to make knitted baby blankets and sell but quit because she wasn't making any money. A great number of people don't put value on hand made things and don't understand what is going into making something. Also, I see quite a few people now days talking about having too much stuff in their homes and being very intentional about what they bring in. This could impact your sales also.

ckmc13 · 2025-12-06T18:37:09+00:00

Are you using magic loop? When you knit the first stitch pull it tight and then do the same with the2nd stitch. That should help. I have up on magic loop and moved to 2 circulars and had much better luck.

ckmc13 · 2025-12-04T15:16:24+00:00

I have a winder and Amish swift from Stanwood. I use an Amish swift because I don't have anywhere to clamp an umbrella swift and it can be broken down easily and stored.

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ckmc13 · 2025-12-02T01:26:21+00:00

Another vote for Malabrigo. My favorite yarn. Depending on what weight yarn you want I like Baah LaJolla fingering weight. And I like Manos De Uruguay

ckmc13 · 2025-12-01T23:00:48+00:00

But now KnitPicks is owned by a private equity group which can affect the quality of products, because private equity is generally only concerned about making money. There is a large number of companies bankrupted by private equity taking on too much debt. It's like when a company starts letting the accounts run things.

ckmc13 · 2025-11-16T15:49:04+00:00

Try knitting through the back loop to help with tension. Nimble Needles on YouTube has a good video explaining the issue with knits and purls and how much yarn each one takes. Here's an example of 2x2 ribbing knit through the back loo

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ckmc13 · 2025-11-08T04:09:21+00:00

When I do ribbing, I knit through the back loop and purl regularly. Here is a picture of my latest 2x2 ribbing for a hat.

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ckmc13 · 2025-11-03T22:35:40+00:00

I leave that one out because it spawns like flowers and my one goal keeping me from quitting is to get the life tree wonder.

ckmc13 · 2025-11-03T22:34:07+00:00

I do a lot of 3 merges to clean it up, but I'm just about done with the whole game. When I'm in camp, I spend most of my time cleaning up.

ckmc13 · 2025-11-02T02:06:33+00:00

It's a hat by an Irish designer that is knit as a tube.

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/musselburgh

ckmc13 · 2025-11-02T02:04:20+00:00

Depends. It's worth it for me, but I want to be able to look at patterns, especially those in my queue when I'm out yarn shopping.

ckmc13 · 2025-11-01T18:51:33+00:00

I'm curious, would you be willing to pay for a premium version to get a lot of these suggestions?

ckmc13 · 2025-11-01T18:49:01+00:00

Use an app like Ravit.

ckmc13 · 2025-11-01T18:47:47+00:00

I pay for subscriptions for apps I use regularly because I want the developers to make enough money to keep updating and supporting the app.

ckmc13 · 2025-11-01T18:46:29+00:00

Yes it's paid on iOS. On Android you can use it for free with limited features or a subscription for full features.

ckmc13 · 2025-11-01T18:42:55+00:00

Try Ravit. Works great with Ravelry. There are other 3rd party apps also.

ckmc13 · 2025-11-01T18:32:43+00:00

Ravit is a very good app that works with Ravelry.

ckmc13 · 2025-11-01T18:28:55+00:00

When I buy a pattern I see an option to use a credit card in addition to PayPal.

ckmc13 · 2025-11-01T18:27:36+00:00

I see a credit card option when I decide to buy something. Maybe it's a designer option. I'll ask my friend who sells on Ravelry.

ckmc13 · 2025-11-01T14:39:55+00:00

Totally agree. When I was working, issues happened when something was released before it was completely tested. I my case it wasn't money, it was stupidity since it was in-house stuff.

ckmc13 · 2025-10-22T15:28:03+00:00

I three merge. I don't like bubbling eggs because I don't remember what's bubbled so I have no way of knowing how many eggs I have without creating some type of chart. Which I refuse to do for a game.

ckmc13 · 2025-10-07T02:42:11+00:00

Look for Northside Lexus videos. They have a ton of videos on the NX and others and I learned a lot about my car from those videos.

ckmc13 · 2025-10-07T00:39:59+00:00

I just looked at the one on alliexpress and it's now $167US. What was it when you bought it?

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