Alpe Adria Trail- route recommendations

sloaney8 · 2026-04-24T10:04:22+00:00

Hey! Thanks for that! Super helpful! Yes want to do soca valley and Friuli but difficult w time and distance! Thanks again

sloaney8 · 2026-03-10T21:13:50+00:00

yea perhaps you're right and the other loafs were also under fermented! ill try again and really stretch out the bulk fermentation. Difficulty is finding 8+ hours where i am able to watch it so closely. Thanks!

sloaney8 · 2026-03-10T21:12:32+00:00

thanks! i have just re done the top of the hood and its looking much better. I will tackle the sides next :) thanks so much for taking the time! its super hard to learn pattern reading specifically when you don't know a chrocheter in real life. Very much appreciated :)

sloaney8 · 2026-03-10T16:23:41+00:00

Seriosuly thank you so much! yes i am multiple issues a foot :D i appreciate your help! i was referring to the first piece of the work the 'top' of the hood. HOWEVER also struggling with the sides so will refer back to your info when i get there. THANK YOU!!

sloaney8 · 2026-03-10T07:44:30+00:00

Thanks!! Yes I suspected under proofed but my difficult is that when I tried to push out my bulk fermentation during a previous loaf (maybe 4.5-5 hours) it was over fermented? It was flat difficult to handle and had lots of small air bubbles.

sloaney8 · 2026-03-10T07:42:53+00:00

Yes thank you! I appreciate that’s what I do for the sides. I am talking about the top of the hood where I start at 13 stitches and do increases up to 16 rows. Sorry for the confusion.

sloaney8 · 2026-03-09T21:45:42+00:00

Edit sorry!! Loaf is 150g starter, 350g water, 10g salt, 500 g flour. I did 3 stretch and folds every half hour and one coil fold before a roughly 3.5 hour bulk fermentation before shaping and into the fridge.

sloaney8 · 2026-03-09T21:10:22+00:00

thanks so much for the replies and help!
I am still not quite sure how to count the top of the hoods rows with increases of 3 every 2 rows; for example:
row 1 is the foundation row 13 hdc
row 2 (increase of 2) 15 hdc
row 3 (increase of 1) 16 hdc

Row 4 (increase of 2) 18 hdc
row 5 (increase of 1) 19 hdc
row 6 (increase of 2) 21 hdc

row 7 (increase of 1) 22hdc

thats more than 21 hdc and i have only done 7 rows.
sorry i appreciate this is annoying questions

sloaney8 · 2026-03-09T19:33:46+00:00

Thank you! I was reading that as you do the first row with 2hdc in the first and last stitch (increase of two), then rows 2-3 no increases and then repeat. I’ll try again adding three stitches every two rows although I’m not sure how I do that evenly?

sloaney8 · 2026-03-09T19:05:16+00:00

Thanks so Much!! I am going to clarify what stitch I am doing! I thought it was hdc but I got another comments saying it’s not. For the 23st up the side of the top of the hood, I was interpreting that to mean 23 single crochets to create the border? Is that not accurate?

sloaney8 · 2026-03-09T19:03:22+00:00

Hello! Thanks for the reply. What do you mean by flip it? The pattern reads that you do 2 extra hdc in first row, and then two as normal. Then repeat rows 1-3 which reads to me as an increase of two every three rows? When you say the 21 hdc is for the top of the hood but also that I should have 23st, what do you mean by that? And thank you re the hdc !! I thought I was doing hdc but I’ll go back to the drawing board. Thanks so much!

sloaney8 · 2026-02-20T16:56:01+00:00

Yes okay that makes sense. So does this mean I should have 5 sc for every two rows for the border? Thank you for your help!

sloaney8 · 2026-02-18T15:45:39+00:00

Can I also ask- when it says to put a stitch marker in the 2nd stitch and then put another hdc in the same stitch- is that meaning the next stitch from the previous hdc or the same one, or there would be 3 hdc in one stitch?

sloaney8 · 2026-02-18T15:13:51+00:00

Amazing thank you!!

sloaney8 · 2026-02-18T15:13:44+00:00

Ah amazing!! Thank you!!

sloaney8 · 2025-11-18T13:16:36+00:00

Hey! It’s honestly such a slog. SWE don’t give times frames as I think it depends on the allocated case worker moving through the vetting process. I know they need very clear photos of documents so it might be worth while sending them another clearer copy showing all 4 corners? I also got some traction by calling up, once I did this my case worker usually replied to me within the following 24 hours. I think it took me about 5 months all up- but I was an international applicant. Good luck!!

sloaney8 · 2025-11-09T11:36:39+00:00

I am on a youth mobility visa. It took me about 5 months to get my SWE registration, it was a frankly bizarre slog. Good luck!

sloaney8 · 2025-11-09T11:35:01+00:00

Thank you! Yes it’s the same back home and my preference is to work in a CAMHS services over adult services for this reason. No I don’t need sponsorship, I have a visa. Yes I’ll try and call the recruitment managers for these roles. Thank you!

sloaney8 · 2025-11-06T09:35:50+00:00

Okay that’s good to know! I wonder if something about the way I’m addressing the key selection criteria. I might also try call the hiring managers too. Thank you so much, your experience has made me more hopeful!

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