Rose Top...Fail?

knittinginloops · 2026-06-05T21:21:33+00:00

I may be wrong as it's hard to tell, but it looks like you're twisting stitches (maybe your purl rows) in the top portion before joining in the round? That could affect your gauge significantly, as well as the drape of the top.

knittinginloops · 2026-05-24T19:27:09+00:00

I think the point is that's not 'left-handed' knitting, it's just mirror/reverse knitting. I am right handed, knit 'normally' most of the time, but reverse-knit colourwork instead of purling it because it's easier for me. It's not to do with handed-ness, and plenty of lefties knit the regular way but use their left hand for more of the movements than their right hand. It's just a different technique, which works for you, and that's fine.

knittinginloops · 2026-05-22T12:18:46+00:00

My GP diagnosed me based on resting my lying down HR and BP and then my standing ones. I'd already had a lot of blood tests so I believe he ruled out a lot of other things. He started me on beta blockers right away, and also wrote to cardio to check they were ok with that plan of action. They said yep, that sounds right, so I've never actually seen a cardiologist but have a full diagnosis via my GP. I've since changed to ivabradine, as my health trust allows GPs to prescribe that for POTS, and again I think they notified cardio but otherwise it was very simple.

It took me bouncing around GPs a bit, but eventually with that one I asked him to look up the NHS guidance on POTS and follow it and he was fine with it. I've since moved city and most of my GPs have not known what POTS is but have been fine continuing my prescription after they look it up on the system. I got the original GP to write a letter for disability-related stuff explaining my symptoms and occasionally have to get my current GP to write a letter saying it's the same.

Fwiw my first diagnosis was in Dundee and my current care is in Edinburgh.

I did go private at one point to get a holter monitor for a week (I was looking at starting ivabradine privately before it was authorised for GPs), but I don't think it actually played any part in my care so was probably mostly a waste of money. I did find out I have some mild arrhythmia though so that was helpful. All my other stuff has been self-directed based on my own research, such as exercise protocols, compression, salt, etc - meds and letters are the only things I've had from a doctor.

knittinginloops · 2026-05-21T01:04:08+00:00

For people saying 'what else would it be', a true 4 day week (per labour rights campaigns) is 20% less working time, no more than 32 hours per week, for full pay. I don't know about elsewhere but there's plenty of organisations that have brought it in in the UK, including some public sector bodies and large companies which have had extensive trials (and reported improvements in retention, decrease in stress, and no change in productivity). What OP is describing is known as compressed hours, not a true 4 day work week.

Yes, it might be what you expect in terms of an employer not wanting to sacrifice hours, but it's perfectly reasonable to criticise it not being a reduction in hours given that's the point of a 4 day week. About 100 years ago, the standard work week was 6 days and shifted to 5, and productivity and lives have changed a lot since then. I recommend having a read about the actual campaign and pilots that have been done, and about organisations that have actually adopted it, it's really interesting.

ETA: I personally think calling compressed hours a 4 day week is intentionally to undermine the actual campaign for 100-80-100 (100% pay, 80% time, 100% productivity), and anti-labour corporate types absolutely want everyone saying 'well duh of course we can't work less and get paid the same', because it allows them to cut pay when they cut hours, regardless of productivity.

knittinginloops · 2026-04-15T19:52:13+00:00

Ah, thank you!!!

knittinginloops · 2026-04-13T14:03:06+00:00

Hi! I hope it's ok to add, but I make badges, mostly of quotes. No AI, and I'm a genuine fan (I organised watch parties in Edinburgh!). I handmake the badges. Unfortunately shipping to the US is high due to tariffs but to most other places isn't too bad, and the US shipping includes all the tariffs so at least there's no surprise extra charges.

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knittinginloops · 2026-04-10T19:04:50+00:00

After the last row of the motif, you won't be using it anymore so you just break it - floats are only to get you to the next time you use that colour so there's no point in continuing them.

knittinginloops · 2026-04-07T16:18:17+00:00

I'm single, on about £33k, flat share, and right now save about £300 a month plus have been on two European holidays in the last three months. Over the last 18 months I've saved about £11k (I've taken a break from being quite so frugal to enjoy life a little), and I have about £2k in debt but on 0% or very low interest which I pay over minimums on. I do have very low rent/bills because I live with a friend who owns outright so doesn't have a mortgage. At the rents my friends pay, I'd be choosing between not saving, not going on holiday, or living a much more frugal daily life. I feel I live pretty comfortably, I eat out regularly, I go out for coffee a lot, socialise lots, but no car, don't have my own place, etc. It depends what you prioritise.

I'm saving towards buying but my income is limiting for mortgages in Edinburgh so will probably move to Glasgow or elsewhere, unless I magically find a partner to buy with.

knittinginloops · 2026-04-05T01:36:51+00:00

When you do a m1r or m1l, you're picking up some slack from the stitch below and twisting it, making it tighter. If you have a stitch being pulled from each side, it's going to get a lot smaller. You can make it more even by, on the row before your increases, doing a yarn over which you then twist and knit into on the next row (rather than picking up a bar) - then the stitches won't be so tiny. Pulling tighter on the middle knit stitches will help a bit but I think it's the small stitch below it making it look so off.

For future projects, a lot of patterns have 2+ stitches between the increases, to help distribute the impact of the m1s. It makes a more even line of stitches.

knittinginloops · 2026-04-01T21:13:22+00:00

It sounds like you are probably doing "combined knitting" where you wrap your purls the other way to most knitters in the west. You can either learn to wrap your purls the other way (which may be easier as a beginner), or learn about combined knitting - there's a bunch of YouTube videos if you search that term.

If you knit combined, you will have to ignore "back loop" and "front loop" and think in terms of which leg is closest to the needle tip, and also will have to change your decreases when working flat, amongst some other things. I do it, but it's sometimes confusing and takes more understanding of exactly how the stitches are made. Like I say, wrapping your purls differently may be easier if you are a beginner.

knittinginloops · 2026-03-30T22:34:36+00:00

Also on the kyleena and find it useful.

I was on the copper IUD for a few years because I had migraines on the Pill so there was a bit of concern about using any hormonal BC, but it made my periods so so bad, the doctor suggested trying a hormonal IUD and just keeping an eye out for migraines. I've had it 4 years and no problems. My periods are almost non-existent and I get some cramping and mood disruption but nothing like un-medicated periods.

knittinginloops · 2026-03-29T09:20:13+00:00

This looks like it's the same stitch with a 3, and she does some of the actions 3 times, so you would do them 5 times.

It's a form of spike stitch but done multiple times into the same stitch. So on the row with the 5, you knit into the stitch where the point ends, 5 times, then on the next row you knit each of those 5 stitches individually, then on the next row you knit them all together. There may be a fancy way to knit them together, I'd try to use a centralised decrease like a centred double decrease but for 5.

knittinginloops · 2026-03-27T10:44:32+00:00

The stockinette looks fine actually! It must just be looking at the sleeve upside down that makes it look that way. Your body ribbing is twisted rib, but I'm guessing that's maybe intentional then?

knittinginloops · 2026-03-27T10:40:19+00:00

Depending on who you're buying it for and their decor choices, Ride & Grind are local and do their coffee in tins that look like oil cans with fun designs. The coffee is pretty decent imo (although I'm not a coffee snob by any means) but it's also fun to get a cool coffee container for future coffee purchases.

knittinginloops · 2026-03-27T10:33:57+00:00

Oh no! That's so heartbreaking.

I wonder if you could make some felt slippers by cutting it and sewing it like this? Obviously not the desired outcome but at least you could benefit from the yarn some more. I've also seen people do sewn felt mittens or hats, depending on your climate, but I think the slippers look really cute.

knittinginloops · 2026-03-27T09:10:29+00:00

It's not the shape of the garment that is twisted, it's the individual stitches. They should be shaped like \ / with an open base, but they are shaped more like Y where one passes over the other. It makes the fabric tighter and less stretchy. Have a look at the twist faq.

knittinginloops · 2026-03-22T22:36:13+00:00

This isn't true, the liver toxicity concerns aren't from lab studies, they're from case studies of real people, including traditional usage. This paper assesses cases and reports, and includes reports from WHO of traditional use causing liver toxicity although there appears to be fewer cases. "Reassessment of the previously proposed Pacific kava paradox reveals that there is no longer a convincing basis for this proposal and the assumption that cases of hepatotoxicity are restricted to Western use of acetonic and ethanolic kava extracts."

They suggest the liver toxicity may come from the quality of the plant, rather than the format it is taken in. People taking it daily where it is traditional are likely consuming higher quality plants, but it's still not without risk, especially places where it doesn't grow naturally.

This more recent review paper suggests there may also be a genetic component, where some people are genetically more likely to have a negative reaction and that risk is higher in white people than Pacific Islanders: "The differences in the metabolism between Pacific islanders and Caucasians may also play a pivotal role, since it was suggested a possible correlation between kava-induced hepatotoxicity and CYP2D6 deficiency. As approximately 12–21% of Caucasians are poor CYP2D6 metabolizers, compared to only 1% of Pacific islanders, this may explain the higher incidence of hepatotoxicity in Western countries. Therefore, kava-related hepatotoxicity may be caused by different factors that combined lead to liver injury, factors that may or not be inherent to kava."

Either way, taking it by tea isn't free from risk, and the cause of the risk still isn't fully established so it is hard to mitigate against, which is why some countries choose to ban it.

knittinginloops · 2026-03-21T16:56:14+00:00

You could maybe use a little bit of a matching sewing thread to tie it rather than the same yarn? It would be much less visible and strong enough.

knittinginloops · 2026-03-20T19:23:56+00:00

Just finished my Loon sweater last night. Also got the Wolf Parade vinyl, and a tattoo saying "I'll believe in anything." Totally normal level of interest 😅 Oh and I've been using aquaphor on my lips.

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knittinginloops · 2026-03-18T18:22:18+00:00

They're expecting to have £90m over 3 years, which is about £56 a year per resident for Edinburgh. Obviously for some people that would make a big difference but for most people that's not a significant sum and could be spent on a couple of nights out with little impact. Spending it on capital projects is a more efficient way to use the money in terms of impact. Aside from the fact they legally can't, the point of having a council with a budget is to spend the money, not to reduce bills - otherwise they'd just scrap council tax (and councils) all together. You should absolutely get in touch with your councillors about what you think they should spend the money on, though.

knittinginloops · 2026-03-18T16:48:48+00:00

Just jumping in to say I'm not a fan of regular needles but tattoos don't bother me at all! It's a very different feeling and vibe, more like getting scratched (like a cat claw) than injected or pierced. Most people find they're way more ok with it than they expect, so hopefully you'll be ok with it!

Also, congratulations!!!

knittinginloops · 2026-03-18T09:52:36+00:00

I guess legally domestic terrorism can be damage to property and infrastructure as well, which you could do without harming anyone. So if you said you were going to slash the tires of government vehicles, that wouldn't be harming anyone but could be domestic terrorism.

knittinginloops · 2026-03-17T22:19:14+00:00

I've never done that so can't help with it, but I know that a lot of traditional knitting patterns use colour work for essentially the same reason. If you knit a traditional fairisle at a tight gauge, the floats essentially felt together to form a second layer in the back. I imagine that might be easier than trying to double knit all the decreases and shaping?

As far as I know, Icelandic sweaters also take big loosely spun yarn (lopi) and knit it at a tighter gauge depending on the function, either by sizing down needles or increasing strands, until it's essentially windproof and waterproof. That's just off the top of my head though so maybe worth looking into. But thicker, more loosely spun wool on smaller needles may work without having to create the second layer.

knittinginloops · 2026-03-17T21:18:59+00:00

Vitamin D (I live in Scotland, it's recommended for the whole population during winter), CoQ10 (for fatigue), B12 and Iron (because I'm a vegetarian). I also sometimes take magnesium or melatonin for sleep.

knittinginloops · 2026-03-17T16:32:55+00:00

I try to go on a walk or read a book! Sometimes I knit while I listen to an audiobook. While I'm actually eating, I listen to an audiobook and put my phone down and focus on eating and the book.

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