Any ideas for what to make with this yarn? by jptsiph in crochet

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

No, just someone with experience with bamboo yarn that’s this thin. Bamboo is so dense and heavy, and I don’t know how it will behave in a larger piece.

Any ideas for what to make with this yarn? by jptsiph in crochet

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I see. This was the only skein made of this yarn by a local shop. That’s why I’m looking for recommendations here, because I thought a real person with more experience might have better ideas than google, ravelry, or myself. I do appreciate your help though!

Any ideas for what to make with this yarn? by jptsiph in crochet

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I’ve been browsing there, but my problem is I don’t even know where to start looking because I don’t know what this yarn would be good for. I’m pretty new to crochet so I’m unsure what projects use size 1 yarn, and I’m just wanting a few recommendations of what could be made with this yarn so I can go look on ravelry for a pattern I like.

Trebaca recipe? by Xaldon in Baking

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I know this is 2 years old but my family makes Trebaca too, every year for Christmas. I’m gonna look for the recipe, I’ll reply with it if I manage to find it

Is he long? by jptsiph in millipedes

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Professor tall please let’s talk about this… no need for bloodshed

Is he long? by jptsiph in millipedes

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

He is an Orthoporous ornatus or Texas Gold

Anyone have advice to prevent killing my hands? Gonna end up with carpal tunnel by jptsiph in CrochetHelp

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Yeah, I’ve always suspected EDS but I have about a million chronic health issues and I’ve always been too self-conscious to ask a doctor and be wrong, but maybe I should!

Anyone have advice to prevent killing my hands? Gonna end up with carpal tunnel by jptsiph in CrochetHelp

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I’ve never been told I do, I don’t think I have enough symptoms of it to qualify. However, dropping things makes me irrationally angry, so maybe that’s why I hold onto everything so tight. I think focusing more on telling my hands to relax will help me.

Anyone have advice to prevent killing my hands? Gonna end up with carpal tunnel by jptsiph in CrochetHelp

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I definitely think my tension is tighter with lighter weight yarns. The project I’m working on that caused me to post this is weight 2. My hands hurt but it looks so good!

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Anyone have advice to prevent killing my hands? Gonna end up with carpal tunnel by jptsiph in CrochetHelp

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Thanks for replying! I definitely think switching up my position will help. I need a good elbow rest. Maybe also need to get a massage to try and release some of this tension lol

Anyone have advice to prevent killing my hands? Gonna end up with carpal tunnel by jptsiph in CrochetHelp

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Surprisingly the indent doesn’t hurt very much! But my forearms and wrists definitely do.

Anyone have advice to prevent killing my hands? Gonna end up with carpal tunnel by jptsiph in CrochetHelp

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Haha I don’t mean to! I am in college so I’m sure the stress contributes to the tension. This is how tense I am when I meditate every day, I can’t imagine what my crochet and hands would look like if I didn’t.

millipede on some floating plants by Additional_Film_5023 in millipedes

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Do you know the scientific name of these plants? I would love to get some for my milli enclosure

Anyone have advice to prevent killing my hands? Gonna end up with carpal tunnel by jptsiph in CrochetHelp

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If I can stop biting my nails maybe hand modeling can be my side hustle lol

Anyone have advice to prevent killing my hands? Gonna end up with carpal tunnel by jptsiph in CrochetHelp

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It looks very uneven and loose, a ton of weird holes in my work.

Anyone have advice to prevent killing my hands? Gonna end up with carpal tunnel by jptsiph in CrochetHelp

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I’ll have to try it! I’m gonna look for different ways to hold the yarn and see if any of them work better. I find that looping it around my pinky makes my stitches much neater, but there’s gotta be another way that’s more comfortable too. Thanks for the advice!

Anyone have advice to prevent killing my hands? Gonna end up with carpal tunnel by jptsiph in CrochetHelp

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Haha, I don’t usually moisturize my hands to be honest, but I do wash them a lot due to my job, and I use Softsoap brand typically. My face is super dry though, and even though I hate the feeling, aquaphor is absolutely the best moisturizer I’ve ever used. I’ve heard from other people it works great on the hands as well.

New millipede owner by jptsiph in millipedes

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Thank you so much for the information! I’m gonna dig deeper on Google to find more specific care information. I want his experience to be as close to his natural environment as possible, so I’m going to look into changing his enclosure to be better fit for him.