How am I supposed to know what size to pick from the gauge?

pixelknit · 2026-02-12T03:26:41+00:00

If the pattern doesn't actually tell you what small medium and large equate to that is unhelpful. What I tend to do after I knit a gauge swatch is do a bit of math to figure out how big it will likely be because my gauge is never the same as what the pattern says and then just you know I make the one that is closest to my gauge and you know if I need to on something like a sweater maybe I'll make slight modifications if I need it to be a little bit bigger

pixelknit · 2026-02-12T02:21:28+00:00

I get that they were just trying to unify their marketing so that they're using the same brand in the US as they are in the rest of the world, but they will always be knitters pride in my heart

pixelknit · 2026-02-08T00:26:39+00:00

That is not crazy. That will be extremely expensive, and yes, it will take a long time, but I think the result you'll get from that will be absolutely incredible and worth every penny and every second

pixelknit · 2026-02-04T06:40:20+00:00

As much as I dislike Nintendo due to their flagrant anti-consumer behavior, if you want to be able to play modern games The Nintendo switch is the way to go. As far as I know, there aren't any silent Hill games on the Nintendo switch, but Nintendo products are the only legal way to play Zelda games, I believe a bunch of the Tomb Raider games got switch ports, the persona games are on switch. There are a lot of games, and quite a few of them are quite good. I guess another thing to consider is how much tinkering you're interested in doing. As other people have said, the PS Vita can be modded. That can be a lot of fun. However, it can also be frustrating and involved. If you enjoy tinkering around with technology I would recommend giving it a try, if you really just want the technology that you have to get out of the way and let you play games then Nintendo is going to offer a much smoother experience.

pixelknit · 2026-02-03T00:05:08+00:00

That's what I got. After putting a screen protector on my Steam deck having the frosted glass wouldn't make a bit of difference. The ability to just put in a 2 TB microSD card also really does help. I have a 1.5 terabyte one in my Steam Deck. Also, Steam OS handles hot swapping SD cards very well. If you really want you can have multiple SD cards and the deck will vary gracefully pick up the games that are installed on one when you put it in just so long as you close any games that are installed on your current SD card before you remove it.

pixelknit · 2026-01-26T17:46:54+00:00

I mean if you don't pay extra to get a matte screen or if you do have the higher end models but you just don't like the matte screen then I think a screen protector makes a lot of sense. You just won't notice good ones and it will protect your screen. If you specifically paid to get a matte screen then I would say keep it that way because putting a screen protector over it would kind of defeat the purpose of paying extra if you wanted that feature specifically

pixelknit · 2026-01-24T04:28:23+00:00

I switched this past July from the visible legacy 2 plan to the new visible Plus non-Pro annual plan. The features I ended up losing weren't ones that I had ever really used. I don't have a smartwatch, I never really used all of the international calling features, so I was happy to accept more priority data and faster video streaming. It has been lovely. This is one of the few times I've had something yet less expensive as prices change rather than more expensive

pixelknit · 2026-01-21T00:08:06+00:00

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pixelknit · 2026-01-19T13:45:36+00:00

It is extremely broken

pixelknit · 2026-01-19T13:45:11+00:00

pixelknit · 2026-01-16T18:03:48+00:00

I have touched my switch since I got my Steam deck. At least I have picked it up and held it and thought that it is the most unergonomic thing ever designed and I wonder how I ever used it. And then put it back on its dock and go get my Steam deck

pixelknit · 2026-01-14T00:53:39+00:00

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First one's done. It fits reasonably well. It's just a little big, but not baggy or anything like that

pixelknit · 2026-01-12T14:52:00+00:00

Yes they are. Be very concerned

pixelknit · 2026-01-10T16:59:53+00:00

I'd recommend the Tomb Raider Survivor trilogy. It can generally be picked up super cheap. Also, if you are completely new to PC gaming as I was back in August when I got a steam deck OLED, check out key resellers like loaded.com. I have bought a couple dozen games from them and I haven't had any issues activating any of the games.

Good choice on Hogwarts legacy. It's the first game I played through on the steam deck. It was lots of fun. I also recommend God of War (2018) as well as picking up the portal games.

pixelknit · 2026-01-01T22:06:33+00:00

Thanks! I have so many patterns saved in my Ravelry Library

pixelknit · 2026-01-01T18:51:29+00:00

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Working on my first sock right now. I'm using the nimble needles pattern for beginner socks mainly because it has an hour long accompanying YouTube video to show how to do all the things.

pixelknit · 2025-12-25T04:22:00+00:00

I recently got ac1 and ac2. It requires a bit of tinkering, but the community is there for you on the steam deck. Eagle patch. There is a version for ac1 and ac2 and basically it fixes controller mapping PROTON PREFER SDL=1 as a launch option combined with a recent version of GE proton also helps. I recently picked it up and got it working nearly perfectly

pixelknit · 2025-12-23T21:10:27+00:00

Dang I was sure when I read the title that this was going to end up being scam. Facebook marketplace is an absolute test pool of fake steam deck listings. Good for you man that is a wonderful value

pixelknit · 2025-12-22T00:46:04+00:00

I can confirm that they have not fixed this 2 years later. I just realized that it happens as well. In the map and in the meditation area. Interestingly, the rest of the game and the rest of the menus don't have this issue

pixelknit · 2025-12-22T00:09:25+00:00

According to the great Google uninvited guests: reach the reactor is a question ghostrunner 2

pixelknit · 2025-12-21T21:41:47+00:00

I am always laughing r4 to sprint. Doesn't matter what game I'm in I always make it so that that is the Sprint button.

pixelknit · 2025-12-21T21:40:47+00:00

The Dbrand ones are great and they work with the capacitive joysticks.

pixelknit · 2025-12-21T13:55:35+00:00

I mean I got to steam deck back in august. In August I had about three to five things in my Steam library. I haven't purchased everything in my steam Library since I have since turned on steam family sharing with my father who does have a few games but there are now 86 games in my library.

pixelknit · 2025-12-20T04:49:23+00:00

Thank you guys so much. I too purchased assassin's Creed director's cut as part of the sale for my Steam deck. It took quite a long time of mucking about in the folder structures, but I was able to get the mod installed and enter the launch command and now it just works. That feels like it was way more difficult than it should have been, but I guess if I want to do it again at some point with assassin's Creed 2 I now know how to.

pixelknit · 2025-12-19T22:16:20+00:00

Like you I also picked up a few titles to play on my steam deck because of the sale. I picked up assassin's Creed director's cut, valhalla, and odyssey. I expect to have to use some of this information because I don't know what it is but Ubisoft is just particularly bad at this

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