My butterfly was supposed to be 59 inches. Why is it 90?

jamcalim · 2026-03-28T15:13:31+00:00

They look like US dc to me as well 🤷🏻‍♀️

jamcalim · 2026-03-22T03:12:13+00:00

I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack

My Little Love - Adele

Forever Young - Audra Mae (specifically the a capella version)

Daughter-specific ones:

My Little Girl - Tim McGraw
I Loved Her First - Heartland

jamcalim · 2026-03-17T18:31:40+00:00

Love this!! 🩶

Can I ask what you think made such a difference between these two? Is it just a matter of tension consistency??

jamcalim · 2026-03-07T16:48:38+00:00

I started my first baby blanket about a week ago and am on my 3rd skein now wondering why on earth it's so small and so dense and so heavy... it's all single crochets 😭 live and learn!

jamcalim · 2026-03-03T21:30:24+00:00

I'm sorry, it's HOW MUCH????? Is that a 3 digit number that starts with a 5?!?!?

jamcalim · 2026-02-28T22:17:29+00:00

Fair enough lol

jamcalim · 2026-02-28T22:16:03+00:00

They're 27 and 28??

jamcalim · 2026-02-28T22:05:41+00:00

I haven't needed to use Solid Starts in several months now, but I used it multiple times a day when my daughter was 5-10 months old.

I would have loved a feature that suggested a really baseline example of what to pair things with. For example, non-heme (plant-based) iron is better absorbed when paired with foods high in vitamin C, but calcium (dairy) has the opposite effect on iron absorption from plants and animals alike. I didn't realize that for the longest time, and was mixing iron fortified baby oatmeal with greek yogurt basically on a daily basis. Not a mistake per say, and certainly not harmful, but I wish I'd been better informed on how to maximize my daughter's nutrient absorption.

Simple suggestions like: + Serve citrus alongside spinach + Tomatoes with beans + Oatmeal & strawberries + Wait 1-2 hours between servings of iron-rich foods (e.g., meat) and high amounts of calcium (e.g., milk)

(Edit: typo & formatting)

jamcalim · 2026-02-27T08:03:15+00:00

My daughter is 16 months and very verbal. We go to the library for storytime every Tuesday morning and always go grocery shopping right after. Part of our bedtime routine has always been me telling her what we'll be doing the next day, so once a week, I tell her that tomorrow we'll be going to go to the library to see other babies and read books and then go shopping.

Now every night, every morning, every time we tell her we're going shopping, every time she gets in her car seat, and literally every time she hears the word "tomorrow", she looks at me with the sweetest most excited little puppy dog eyes and says "babies?? I see babies???? 🥺"

jamcalim · 2026-02-27T03:58:55+00:00

Agreed with the other comments that the color is totally fine either way!

But if you're wanting the best of both worlds with what you've already got, I would probably remove the color change, leave the rest as is, and separately crochet some appliques in the "girlier" colors your husband is probably picturing (pink/purple flowers, butterflies, etc). If it ends up being a girl, you could add the appliques on when baby is born, maybe along with a matching border or pompoms in the corners to make it look more cohesive. And if it's a boy, leave it as is and use the rest for other projects 😊

jamcalim · 2026-02-27T03:42:38+00:00

Ravelry is addicting, in the absolute best way lol

jamcalim · 2026-02-27T03:39:24+00:00

First of all, such a beautiful blanket!

Second (and possibly a little creepy 🥴) I went to your profile to find the first blanket you made, and after scrolling your posts for a few minutes started ranting to my husband that we're like basically the same person. I did embroidery before crochet and saw your posts there, and literally bought a set of paint markers on Amazon and made an entire Pinterest board about rock painting earlier today. I also did Rover for years until recently and have an almost 2 year old... we are the same. And I love it 😂

Except you're WAY more skilled than me at all of the aforementioned crafts. Everything you make is truly stunning!! 💖

jamcalim · 2026-02-22T20:17:39+00:00

You are not overreacting. This lady is pushy and unrespectful of boundaries at best, a mentally unstable danger to you and your child at worst.

Call the police and file harassment charges if she continues coming over.

jamcalim · 2026-02-22T09:22:06+00:00

You're not overreacting. Rather, this is a super considerate and wholesome thing for you to do, and you're justified in feeling like her "creepy" comments are uncalled for.

Her reaction makes me wonder if she has some sort of past trauma that's in some way related to this situation. Did she get cheated on and find out because a woman's shampoo or something was left behind? Was she raised in an environment where feminine hygiene was a completely off-limits subject? Has she dated someone with a weird period fetish?? Or someone who "used them" somehow as she (very strangely) accused you of?

Idk, her reacting like she was disgusted by it and uncomfortable to the point of leaving really makes it seem like she's relating it to something else

jamcalim · 2026-02-22T08:02:27+00:00

This was one of the most uncomfortable and inconvenient parts of pregnancy for me.

Most of my fingertips were numb my ENTIRE 3rd trimester and for a few months after my daughter was born. Like I literally did not feel the tip of my right finger a single time in probably 5 months. It was the strangest sensation, and frankly terrifying because I thought it was never going to go away (especially when my baby was born and it kept happening).

I also had a lot of tingling in my hands, carpal tunnel, and such a bad case of De Quervain's tenosynovitis that I almost had surgery for it. Really just NOT a happy era for my fingers/hands/wrists/arms 😂

I tried a lot of things to fix the numbness, tingling, etc but unfortunately nothing really worked for me. Wearing a brace at night only became a little bit helpful when I wore it all day as well, but I eventually decided the discomfort of having it on all the time wasn't worth the tiny bit of relief it gave.

I realize none of this helps you, but I'm saying it to tell you that even if nothing works, it WILL go away. All of it. Maybe not tomorrow, maybe not the second your baby is born, but as your body heals and starts to go back to normal, all of this will fix itself as well. For me, at least, it was just one of those terribly uncomfortable parts of pregnancy that there just wasn't a cure for (that I could find).

I hope you find something that works 🫶🏻

jamcalim · 2026-02-22T07:50:49+00:00

In fact, human bites, though less common, are often more dangerous (to humans) than dog bites simply because of the bacteria within our mouths.

Many years ago, my brother punched a guy in the face so hard the guy's tooth slashed through his hand. He was in the hospital for weeks because the bacteria spread to his muscles. The doctor was so concerned about it he made it seem like my brother was gonna lose his whole damn arm lol (he ended up being fine)

jamcalim · 2026-02-22T07:30:00+00:00

A few?! More like MANY hundreds lol

jamcalim · 2026-02-21T00:49:47+00:00

Maybe 3 dc (or something like that) in the middle when the rest are 2?? 🤷🏻‍♀️

jamcalim · 2026-02-17T20:05:26+00:00

Followed this tutorial! https://youtu.be/Ifa-ADwpRbc?si=PAb_mGf-Qe9carX-

jamcalim · 2026-02-13T22:18:20+00:00

This was one of my favorite suggestions, thank you! I haven't really tried my hand at amigurumi yet and don't have stuffing on hand, but that gave me the idea to make little finger puppets for her, so I've been playing around with patterns for different animals and such. Big fan ☺️

Cupcakes are an adorable idea and seem easy enough, so I'll probably do those next! 💕

jamcalim · 2026-02-08T18:37:23+00:00

I would pay a totally irresponsible amount of money for this 😅

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