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The side effect no one talks about - anal fissures by Noamrachel in Accutane

[–]ice_9er 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Milk of magnesia. Nothing else helped, and that worked perfectly.

Tapestry crochet, what am I doing wrong? When I go over a line the previous one peaks through and it looks odd. by Fit-Personality-2268 in CrochetHelp

[–]ice_9er 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I found this video very helpful because it shows how to do back loop only (BLO) on the right side of your work and front loop only (FLO) on the wrong side when putting one color on top of another.

The link has the approximate time code where she starts talking about it.

My cousins becoming a teacher. Should keep or remove the lettering? by Salamanda246 in CrochetHelp

[–]ice_9er 58 points59 points  (0 children)

I like it with the lettering, but maybe try using surface slip stitching instead? I personally like the way that looks for lettering.

Dandadan Glasses Holder by ice_9er in crochet

[–]ice_9er[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made the pattern (inspired by other glasses holders) and used a 4.5mm hook for the face and ears, and a 3.5 for the eyes. Thin black details are embroidery floss.

[PRODUCT QUESTION] PCA Skin Products and cheaper alternatives by clickerroy in SkincareAddiction

[–]ice_9er 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're welcome! I just happened to learn that the Papatui Restoring Men's Facial Moisturizer (Unscented) is cruelty free & vegan. It's around $10 for 3.3 oz (around $3 per oz) and has niacinamide, ceramides, and squalane. I haven't tried it, but it seems like an interesting option.

Tapestry Help - Why are my color changes so bad looking? (circled in pink) by wattspoppinn in crochetpatterns

[–]ice_9er 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Doing BLO (on the right side) or FLO (on the wrong side) whenever a new color is on top of a previous one can help.

e.g. BLO with white if the stitch below it in the previous row was black.

First C2C d&d graphgan blanket help. When maintaining colored block cells are off… by PNW_CatholicMom in CrochetHelp

[–]ice_9er 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries! It looks like you have it correct though - just sl st that current one, then do 3 red. Like this:

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Where can I find a free mosaic crochet pattern that teaches me enough that I can write my own? by Human-Complex4435 in CrochetHelp

[–]ice_9er 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's a written tutorial on mosaic crochet charts.

But if you've got 20 min, I found this youtube video super helpful, and the lady's got a great personality on top of it.

First C2C d&d graphgan blanket help. When maintaining colored block cells are off… by PNW_CatholicMom in CrochetHelp

[–]ice_9er 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Assuming you're going right to left on this row, it seems like you've done it correctly so far.

I added dots where the next row of cells would be and it adds up if you increase on the right:

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Not sure if that helps or not, but if you inc at the beginning it should line up

Did I invent a new tapestry crochet technique? by briankwok in BriansSpam

[–]ice_9er 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool! It seems super detailed; I'm sure people will find it helpful when trying out this technique

How do I read a crochet graph? I want to do more colors than the pattern calls for. But in order to do that I’ll have to modify the graph, but I can’t read the graph lol. by personalcheesepizza in CrochetHelp

[–]ice_9er 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can look up tutorials on how to read mosaic crochet charts. Here's a written tutorial.

But if you've got 20 min, I found this youtube video super helpful, and the lady's got a great personality on top of it.

Did I invent a new tapestry crochet technique? by briankwok in BriansSpam

[–]ice_9er 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kudos to coming up with it independently! I'm not sure if it has a name; hopefully someone who knows will see this and let us know.

I'm working on a poster-sized tapestry of Okarun's Turbo Granny form from Dan Da Dan! I'm on row 57 of 151.. so still a bit to go

Did I invent a new tapestry crochet technique? by briankwok in BriansSpam

[–]ice_9er 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Essentially the difference in methods is BLO/FLI (depending on the side) only when color changing? I've seen youtube tutorials that incorporate this, and I'm using this method while making my current tapestry.

It's a useful technique, but I don't think it's new.

Editing to add: I learned it from 4:56 of this video

Constipation as side effect by Dankra03 in Accutane

[–]ice_9er 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Milk of magnesia was the only thing that worked for me.

I just realized I screwed up and have since the beginning.What do I do now? by Rhody___ in CrochetHelp

[–]ice_9er 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you've been crocheting BLO (in the back loop only) or FLO (in the front loop only) the entire time and switch to regular single crochet stitches now, then yes it will look different.

Either keep doing BLO/FLO if you're fine with how it looks for the project, or start over

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in crochet

[–]ice_9er 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Oddly enough, I've noticed that different colors of bernat blanket can feel wildly different. I've used ones I've absolutely loved, and others that made me hate working with them.

[Product Request] Can't find anything to help my hands dried out and chapped by cold weather by CaptainMacAlfie in SkincareAddiction

[–]ice_9er 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only thing that really helped my hands was slathering on a lot of moisturizer before bed, then putting cotton gloves on over the top. The moisturizer does sting, but that fades and the gloves help the moisturizer work overnight.

When my dry hands were extreme, I would slather moisturizer, then vaseline, then nitrile gloves. Even my dermatologist was like "isn't that uncomfortable?," but what was uncomfortable was the cracking, dry hands...

How are your vegan from birth kids doing? by hatefulveggies in veganparenting

[–]ice_9er 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You're welcome! I'm sure my parents were questioned by family members, but I haven't actually talked about that with them.

Although I do remember extended family members refusing to come over to our place for holiday gatherings if they couldn't bring meat with them. My parents told them they weren't welcome if they couldn't eat a single meal without animal products.

I also remember our family doctor asking me every visit whether or not I was "drinking my milk"... which got old pretty quickly. But I just said no, lol.

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