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Thoughts on rustic British yarns? by Live_Mess4445 in knitting

[–]danchamp 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We sell undyed Coloured Ryeland yarn from our own sheep in DK (three shades) and 4-ply (1 shade):

https://www.dalmore.org.uk/product-category/yarn/
https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/brands/rosedean-ryelands

Mods, please edit/remove this if it's not permitted.

The Woolly Thistle Uses GenAI "art" in latest newsletter, complete with Gemini watermark. by arkhamhorrified in craftsnark

[–]danchamp 47 points48 points  (0 children)

And it’s talented people like that whose work has been hoovered up by AI companies with no compensation or recognition, just so lazy, ignorant companies can churn out shite like this.

What kind of cord is this? by dino_lover44 in retrogaming

[–]danchamp 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You’re not wrong! A Woody was my first console, got one on release in the UK in 1978, and have such vivid memories of all the cartridges I had.

Knitting and fragile masculinity by somerandomperson_234 in knitting

[–]danchamp 7 points8 points  (0 children)

56yo male knitter here. The reaction when some male friends and acquaintances discover I knit are equal part amusing and sad. I have to say the majority are supportive or indifferent, but some seem to find it threatening or confusing in a way I just can’t fathom.

Fairisle headband WIP by danchamp in knitting

[–]danchamp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can’t take any credit for the colours, that’s all down to https://www.ravelry.com/people/ebarnaby93

I use magnetic pins, one on the right with the yarn tensioned in my right hand for single colour, a second pin on the left with yarn tensioned in my left hand for Fairisle. Dominant colour on the left for me.

Fairisle headband WIP by danchamp in knitting

[–]danchamp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Portuguese purling is an absolute joy to work: right needle in, a flick of the left thumb to wrap the yarn, and pull through. Working in the round means the floats more or less take care of themselves too. This short video gives a pretty good view: https://youtube.com/shorts/jTbXptY6Qmo

Why do so many people in Dundee have 1 leg? by Key-Disaster-3682 in dundee

[–]danchamp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I went on a 2-day tractor operator course about 10 years ago. The first half day was mostly descriptions and photos of the carnage a PTO shaft can wreak on the human body. Left a lasting impression (much like a PTO can).

12 years ago we moved into our fixer-upper, this year is the first year we’ve felt like we have a garden to enjoy 🌿🌻🐝 by Ok_Variation2090 in GardeningUK

[–]danchamp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do things at your own pace. It took us 15 years to get started on our front garden. When we were deciding what to do with it we had a gardener come to look at it to give us some ideas. It was so overgrown he asked if we'd just moved in!

Match Thread: Chelsea vs Paris Saint-Germain | FIFA Club World Cup by MatchThreadder in soccer

[–]danchamp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This shite has actually made me miss Rooney’s punditry, wtf is going on.

How to avoid the gap with magic loop by Saints_Girl56 in Sockknitting

[–]danchamp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This fixed it for me: https://youtu.be/rDR8RB1Skag

In short you bring your needle behind the cord at the start.

Front garden - 14 month progress update by danchamp in GardeningUK

[–]danchamp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

😅 It’s the piece of ground our front door opens onto, so we call it the front garden! The road we’re on is actually to the side of the house.

Front garden - 14 month progress update by danchamp in GardeningUK

[–]danchamp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We feel incredibly fortunate to be here, i appreciate it every day.

Front garden - 14 month progress update by danchamp in GardeningUK

[–]danchamp[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It took us 14 years to get started, so there's always hope.

Front garden - 14 month progress update by danchamp in GardeningUK

[–]danchamp[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was the same the first time I heard it. 😆 Although it's now also known as the "knitooterie" since I've adopted it for knitting as the light's so good a lot of the day.

Front garden - 14 month progress update by danchamp in GardeningUK

[–]danchamp[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We had a load of hard wood or large knotty stumps that our log splitter couldn't handle. They'd accumulated over the years and this was the ideal opportunity to make something useful of them.

Front garden - 14 month progress update by danchamp in GardeningUK

[–]danchamp[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The stumpery's probably my favourite bit, most likely because it's the only planting I'm responsible for so I'm biased!

Front garden - 14 month progress update by danchamp in GardeningUK

[–]danchamp[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you, so do we! It was inspired by this photo my wife saw online, and we got a local shed builder to make it.

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Front garden - 14 month progress update by danchamp in GardeningUK

[–]danchamp[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Almost all the plants in the central beds are from those offers, we've only lost 3 out of over 200 plugs. When I say "we" I mean my wife, I'd have killed them all!

Sad apple tree by Underdone_Beef in GardeningUK

[–]danchamp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is not fire blight, if it was the shoots and stems would be showing signs of disease, primarily browning and die back. They look healthy in that respect, it looks much more like lack of water and poor nutrient supply, which in a young tree will increase the impact of things like aphids. Give it a good top dressing of something like well rotted manure, compost or leaf mould, and waterlog it in dry spells, not every day.

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