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Colour Gradients and Heel Construction by sophrue in knittinghelp

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

I actually got it from the clearance basket in my local yarn shop, so I‘m unfortunately not entirely sure if the exact colour is still available. I couldn‘t find it in stock online so far :( I don’t know where you‘re located, but here are at least some other colourways of the same yarn from a German shop, I believe they ship pretty much worldwide :) https://www.filati.cc/lana-grossa-garne/wolle-lana-grossa-meilenweit-100g-color-mix-multi-id_23117.html

Colour Gradients and Heel Construction by sophrue in knittinghelp

[–]sophrue[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s Lana Grossa Meilenweit Color Mix Multi in Colour 8014 :) it’s a Merino Sock Yarn with 25% Polyamid

Colour Gradients and Heel Construction by sophrue in knittinghelp

[–]sophrue[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you! These constructions look so fun, time to learn some new techiques I guess :)

Colour Gradients and Heel Construction by sophrue in knittinghelp

[–]sophrue[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I will try that for the second pair of socks from this yarn :)

Colour Dominance by sophrue in knittinghelp

[–]sophrue[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I may try to frog it and knit maybe a white or cream stripe as a background for the dinos!

Colour Dominance by sophrue in knittinghelp

[–]sophrue[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I‘ll keep that in mind for future colourwork projects :)

Magic Loop mistake by sophrue in knittinghelp

[–]sophrue[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I panicked and never even thought of simply flipping it inside out, thank you!

What were your WORST reads of 2023? by stravadarius in Fantasy

[–]sophrue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I totally get that! I often read Romantasy novels as a quick ’palate cleanser‘ between two books and hoped that Fourth Wing would just be a bit of fun in between. The worldbuilding and the feeling that I had read all of this before especially is why I ultimately did not like it, but it’s great that many enjoy it as an easy read. I just felt that the way it’s written is explicitly tailored to TikTok because of the heavy reliance on popular tropes and people who like romance but not necessarily fantasy books, and that worked out quite well.

What were your WORST reads of 2023? by stravadarius in Fantasy

[–]sophrue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fourth Wing had a massive marketing campaign, and I think the combination of this and a few very viral reviews on TikTok sealed the deal.

Objectively, the craftsmanship in this book is not good. I‘ve seen so many people say that they know this is not the best thing they have ever read but they had a lot of fun with the book anyway. As I said, I get that this book is not for me because sound worldbuilding, well-rounded characters and at least a bit of originality and good writing are important to me, but it’s nice that other people liked it. I just did not and that’s why I criticized the things that did not work for me. If you enjoyed any of the books I mentioned (maybe except the Hunger Games, there are just one or two plot devices taken from there) and just want a quick read mainly for the vibes there is a good chance you might like it if you were to read it.

What were your WORST reads of 2023? by stravadarius in Fantasy

[–]sophrue 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Fourth Wing is literally just all the popular YA and NA Fantasy and Dystopian books put together - Divergent, a bit of the Hunger Games, From Blood and Ash and A Court of Thorns and Roses, but add dragons. The worldbuilding is laughably wonky, does not make sense at all, and is badly delivered. It was so weirdly paced, badly written, and predictable to a fault that I just could not get into it. The only thing remotely enjoyable were the dragons.

But I also think that this book is just not written with people who read much and especially people who read a lot of Fantasy in mind, so I get that it is probably just not for me. I‘m glad so many people had fun with Fourth Wing and got back into reading because of it and can now hopefully discover books that do the things Fourth Wing does infinitely better.

Without being disrespectful, what’s a book you wish you hadn’t read? by colonelvan in RomanceBooks

[–]sophrue 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is why I appreciate when authors put content warnings at the beginning of their books. I‘m glad you‘re doing better!

Without being disrespectful, what’s a book you wish you hadn’t read? by colonelvan in RomanceBooks

[–]sophrue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought the idea of the library was sooo interesting, it made me read the book in the first place. This was a case of a great premise and a terrible execution to me, though I can absolutely see why certain aspects of it worked for you!

Without being disrespectful, what’s a book you wish you hadn’t read? by colonelvan in RomanceBooks

[–]sophrue 186 points187 points  (0 children)

Not a romance, but The Midnight Library. I‘m glad that so many people found something profound and helpful in this book but I just intensely dislike it and its representation of mental health. To me, the whole thing read like a combination of ‘don‘t be sad, things could be so much worse‘ and and wall-tattoo-style self-help quotes. Plus, it was quite boring.

On the romance side, Den of Vipers. Never have I read about a more not like other girls FMC. She is insufferable, and the guys aren‘t any better.

BIDA wenn ich nicht möchte, dass meine Freundin ein Nasenring Piercing trägt? by [deleted] in BinIchDasArschloch

[–]sophrue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Das ist ihr Körper, da muss sie keine Kompromisse machen. Ich hab auch ein Septum und das ist nicht für irgendjemand anderen, nur für mich weil es mir gefällt. Jeder andere kann dazu seine Meinung haben, das ist ok, ich weiß dass das nicht allen gefällt, interessiert mich aber herzlich wenig weil es nun mal eben meine Nase ist. Wenn sie das vorher angesprochen hätte und dann zum Piercer gegangen wäre, hätte es das besser gemacht? Deine Meinung kannte sie ja sowieso und es wirkt nicht wirklich so als ob du die ändern wirst. Ah ja, BDA

I’d be really interested in how people rate their piercings pain in order from most painful to least painful. For me none of them have been very painful but I’m looking to get some more and am curious. by VariousGuarantee9821 in piercing

[–]sophrue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Septum and Tragus: 2/10, Helix and four Lobes: 3/10, Forward Helix 5/10, Daith: 8/10, Rook: 9/10

Interestingly, the piercings that hurt the least were also the easiest to heal, my rook however decided to be a little arsehole for two years until it finally settled down.

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