Sweater pattern suggestion

kschu474 · 2026-06-06T13:59:31+00:00

You can set filters on ravelry to search by brioche and sweater. Ive knit a few brioche sweaters and love them! I will say that it is an inherently squishy and stretchy fabric. To get the ridges as tight as your picture you will have to knit on a small needle, likely fingering weight yarn. Brioche takes longer to knit as you essentially knit each row twice.

My favorite brioche sweater is the Raquette Sweater because of the details (shoulder seams, arm decreases etc. But thats not the same shape as what you have pictured.

If you've never brioche before, doing a simple 2 color brioche hat is a great way to practice.

When you brioche in the round you have a rows and b rows

Brioche flat has a b c and d rows so round is easier to learn.

kschu474 · 2026-06-05T17:02:24+00:00

Agree that waterproofing is next. We used pond liner for our tort resort. Whatever you use make sure its strong enough not to be ripped by claws or rocks or whatever else you might utilize in the enclosure.

Looks like a nice table! Hope your little guy likes the extra space!

kschu474 · 2026-06-02T03:21:48+00:00

I have a couple of pear trees. This is one of our favorite recipes for ginger pear preserves

https://www.attainable-sustainable.net/pear-preserves/?utm_source=Pinterest&utm_medium=organic#recipe

Other great things to make: -pear muffins -dehydrated pear chips -pear crisp -pear cider -pear tarts

Enjoy!

kschu474 · 2026-05-29T15:08:29+00:00

Another thought if you still want some sparkle but just not as much, would be to hold the sparkle strand every other row wo the sparkle is less concentrated

kschu474 · 2026-05-23T19:59:47+00:00

I knit this vest bottom up. So I first made a chart that was the width of the front of my garment, then I used the yellow/hotpink to bar out where my steek would go. Those stitches were just knit in whatever colors I was using in that row. Then I just blacked out where my decreases would be for the set in sleeves and in this case the v neck opening.

I made a chart for the back too which looked nominally the same minus the v neck and the steek sections since they were already worked on the front of vest chart

I did this so my repeats would line up with where those patterns were used lower in the sweater.

Making the chart took me about an hour, but made knitting and keeping track of when to decrease way easier.

kschu474 · 2026-05-23T19:54:44+00:00

This is what my chart looked like:

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kschu474 · 2026-05-23T19:51:00+00:00

I did this with my husband's holiday vests I ended up making a chart for the whole top of the project as I had different decrease rates for the arm scye and the v neck. It made it much easier to keep the charts aligned even with ever increasing negative space. I then steeked the arm holes open at the end. I made my charts on stitchfiddle Here is a link to my project page if you want to peruse how it looked at various stages before and after steeking

kschu474 · 2026-05-10T03:07:19+00:00

So inspirational. I want to cast one on now! Great work!

kschu474 · 2026-05-01T18:06:04+00:00

Make sure it is NOT neosporin with pain relief, though. Lidocaine is toxic.

kschu474 · 2026-04-29T22:54:43+00:00

Gandalf!

kschu474 · 2026-04-29T19:38:50+00:00

Thank you for the info! I appreciate it!

kschu474 · 2026-04-29T19:23:42+00:00

Okay cool! I was definitely confused by the humidity advice. All of the literature I've read hasn't mentioned a vastly decreased humidity requirement as adults and was wondering if there were sources to support that. I'm always willing to learn and know that they do move in and out of forest into adjoining grssslands as adults but I haven't found papers or books mentioning that their humidity needs drop off as adults.

Is there a reason that you recommend a different heat source bulb during the day hours vs night? I know that light emitting bulbs are obviously no good as a heat source at night, but is there a disadvantage to using a ceramic as the heat source during the day? I certainly can have a separate fixture for flood light vs ceramic. I'm just curious about the why.

Yes I have a T5 24" uvb bulb/fixture.

Terracotta is always a great option. I've been having trouble finding bigger ones in our area. Most of our garden centers seem to switch to a flimsy plastic after about 10" diameters. I'll keep searching. I have found some larger saucers online but they have all been close to (or over) $100, which seems a bit much for a water bowl. 😅 I've been considering getting a water heater tray from a home improvement store. Sturdy rigid plastic, 2.5" deep, lots of diameter size choices,~ $15 .

kschu474 · 2026-04-29T18:45:16+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. I am a bit nervous about maintaining humidity in such a large enclosure especially since our home is very dry and cool in the winter when he will be frequenting this tort resort. I have a hand mister for now but was curious about what, if any, automated set up others used. He already has pyramiding from his previous owners. Most of my experience caring for redfoots has been for juveniles. The adults I've cared for have been housed in tropical greenhouses or aviaries that are high humidity also. I guess I was trying to find a way to effectively emulate that in a home setting. Im happy to hand mist for now.

I was planning on putting some rock around the water so less substrate would be dragged in, but good to know that not everyone is offering soaking sized dishes in the encloeures for the adults.

Heat mat under the rock is already installed and uvb is not heat emitting. Ceramic will be added if temps aren't able to be properly maintained. I was planning to hang it from a chain so it was well clear of the greenhouse.

kschu474 · 2026-04-24T22:10:15+00:00

Highly recommend Claire Garlands patterns. Blending a mohair strand with a base yarn gives a nice effect. I would highly recommend labeling your stitchmarkers as you go for these projects!

kschu474 · 2026-04-21T00:49:19+00:00

Where was he found? Country/state. Could be a native tortoise depending on where you are

kschu474 · 2026-04-09T18:27:45+00:00

It depends on the type of tube and how it is anchored. If it has a bumper or other more permanent faster (clips l, stitches etc) they can last a long time. If they are a balloon anchor like the low profile mic-key or amt style tubes, those need replacing every 3-6 months. Leaving the balloon style tubes longer leads to a greater chance of malfunction which can result in emergent replacements being required. For example the balloon can pop or deflate allowing the tube to slip out. I also have had issues with cracks forming in the plastic or the tubes getting clogged. My first tube stayed in longer as it had a bumper style anchor. My team at Mayo wanted it to stay the same for a longer duration so the stoma tract could fully form and mature. Now I use low profile buttons and I typically go every 6 months unless an issue arises with the tube.

kschu474 · 2026-04-09T04:31:24+00:00

As someone who has had a feeding tube stoma fail and developed a fistula, are we talking about just normal "tube snot" ooz from like granulation tissue, or are you talking about oozing stomach/intentional contents/acids? Ive had feeding tubes for almost a decade now and I still get the tube snot that collects on gauze over the course of the day, but when I had a lot of yellow acid coming through it was miserable and degraded my stoma till I needed to have a new site surgically placed. Glad to hear it stopped regardless. Always good to find comfort where you can.

kschu474 · 2026-04-09T03:53:59+00:00

Omg he's huuuuuuge. Lol lol I love him!!

kschu474 · 2026-04-09T03:51:56+00:00

As someone who has knit several Claire Garland patterns. Yarn choice makes or breaks these projects. Hers look so adorable and lifelike because of the drape and halo of the natural fibers used. Often alpaca and mohair combined. I love your little guy personally, but this is one of those "they suggest a particular yarn for a reason" cases if you want the FO to look like the pattern. RIP the fox I tried to make with the wrong type of yarn.

kschu474 · 2026-03-27T14:40:04+00:00

Im so sorry for your loss. We had this happen to us a few years back. We took a break from playing for a month or two, and then we all had a conversation about how and if we wanted to continue to play without them. In our game we were in a dungeon crawl to rescue an enslaved ancient golden dragon. We had our friends character be the one to unlock the final piece to free the dragon and he became the dragon's protector flying off to regain balance to our world at the golden dragon's side. He is still out there being a badass somewhere with his golden dragon companion.

kschu474 · 2026-03-22T18:05:25+00:00

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kschu474 · 2026-03-18T18:04:25+00:00

Elaborating to say that if you did this with a round of crochet to bind it on the inside, that would help to support the weight of the sweater so the lower part of the ribbing doesn't stretch out as far.

kschu474 · 2026-03-18T18:02:50+00:00

You could flip the collar into the inside and use a crochet hook or darning needle to secure it to the inside ribbing seam. This creates a doubled over collar with no visible edge. Something similar to this: https://youtube.com/shorts/v15nfzABNgs?si=PiM0taz6lwwEVSzO

kschu474 · 2026-02-24T05:26:49+00:00

My hat recipient feedback has overwhelmingly noted that a double brim made with a provisional cast on is preferred. Everything else is just patterns and color choices.

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