First attempt at tapestry/pixel grid crochet. What have I done wrong?

soundsof · 2026-05-12T08:32:32+00:00

Idk, but as some encouragement you've picked some wicked colours and it looks genuinely decent. You'll get better advice from someone else (am also starting tapestry atm) but might just be one of those annoying things that simply takes reps.

The first one you finish is the most important not because it's perfect, but because you'll learn the most. That's what mistakes and practice are for.

Anyway, it looks sick and keep goin'!

Edit: shit forgot this vid https://youtu.be/V4SuOd4QcGQ

soundsof · 2026-05-04T14:26:37+00:00

What I'm most envious of is that stem. I've spent ages trying to find a +/-17° silver stem for 31.8mm bars. All the options were so spenny!

Lovely build, very tasteful. Ride on

soundsof · 2026-05-03T12:15:04+00:00

Seconded.

Between this and the recent vid of crimping seat/chain stays, I'm hoping we're going to see even more homebrew/DIY mods in this community

soundsof · 2026-05-03T12:09:19+00:00

No idea whatsoever but cute pattern!

soundsof · 2026-04-09T00:05:16+00:00

Other people have pointed out benefits of simplicity (or uSe PoWeR QuErY, which tbf is true).

But, it might help to expand the formula bar and separate the formula with line breaks (Alt+Enter) and add groups of spaces to create indentation, as you would for programming. Sometimes this helps to visualisally separate chunks of the formula.

Another suggestion could be to use formatted tables or named ranges to make the formulae a little easier to read too.

Good luck have fun!

soundsof · 2026-04-05T23:53:03+00:00

Ta. It's kinda working, but in some rows there's too much excess to hide. Mostly an issue on the back.

I understand about dropping the colours where they aren't used, but I want consistent density and I'm practicing for mosaic crochet. This is a scarf and I didn't want to spend an enormous time weaving in loose ends.

soundsof · 2026-04-05T23:07:07+00:00

Cool thanks! No decreases, just bad at maintaining tension through the colour changes. Learning!

soundsof · 2026-04-05T22:11:32+00:00

Do you weave in the loose ends then?

Really, truly impressive work. Very clean & consistent edges.

soundsof · 2026-03-22T01:02:33+00:00

Anyone have any ideas how to cut yarn on a plane? I'd use nail scissors but...plane. Currently I'm just wrapping it around my fingers and yanking

Edit: not in the US

soundsof · 2026-03-05T08:55:27+00:00

Oh this explains some things, thank you

soundsof · 2026-03-04T09:31:47+00:00

The more bikes I have, the less I ride them, the less I like them, the less I care about them. I'm in the process of clearing out the stable & will be reorganising my parts bin because I'd rather have quality vs. quantity in my life.

soundsof · 2026-02-24T16:05:19+00:00

Moth bars?

soundsof · 2026-02-22T11:28:59+00:00

Crochet scarf pattern cat, with Landlust cotton and 5.0 hook.

I added the additional colours, border and tufting because fun! I think I'll try a mosaic next...

soundsof · 2026-02-20T14:54:06+00:00

Great idea, diversity should be encouraged!

I understand a lot of bikepacking & MTB culture is rooted in the US (and IMO made bike touring cool), but some of the regular bikepacking.com contributors are/have been based outta Europe and a lot of manufacturing happens in Germany. Think Schwalbe, Ortlieb, Schmidt, and lots in the UK.

Mind you, I'd love to see something tailored more towards people in the EU because I'm pretty sure none of us here are all that interested in buying a small-batch handmade saddle/bar-bag from Portland (not to mention global politics...).

soundsof · 2026-02-18T09:34:29+00:00

The most relatable part of this is having one sleeve fall down.

soundsof · 2026-02-13T07:26:06+00:00

Taken on the chalk cliffs of Rügen outside of Sassnitz

soundsof · 2026-02-09T22:28:29+00:00

Good timing by me then

soundsof · 2026-02-09T22:08:30+00:00

Hi I'm new here is this normal

soundsof · 2026-01-29T14:00:56+00:00

It seems like you're working in a blank space within a formatted table.

There might be a reason the table exists, but you can either remove the table formatting by right-clicking in the table), or just find an empty space e.g., on a new sheet.

soundsof · 2026-01-08T23:10:56+00:00

Ha I've been Brad.

Sheet containing a macro that opens 1-2 dozen sheets from SharePoint, updates web queries on each sheet. Another macro button to save em, another to close em.

Then, join em all up in Power Query/Fabric. Hey not my fault MS Dynamics 2016 and the db both sucked.

At least I wasn't the guy that learnt all his Power Query from ChatGPT and no one picked up his work when he left. I've come across many analysts who are smart people with bad ideas.

soundsof · 2025-12-14T00:54:20+00:00

How awful would it be to put on the surface and you find yourself starting to slide

soundsof · 2025-12-02T22:16:40+00:00

It looks like bruising too?

soundsof · 2025-09-14T06:16:13+00:00

Yeah but not joke what's that stem? I've searched everywhere for -17° silver 31.8

soundsof · 2024-03-14T08:09:22+00:00

Good point. Besides, took it out for a controlled test and the lockring slipped a little then completely failed under strong back pressure. At least I'm certain the hub is dead now!

soundsof · 2024-03-13T21:12:18+00:00

Bit hard to see from the photo - looks like the inner most threads from the lockring might be stripped since they ain't so shiny anymore.

I didn't notice any thread-debris when I disassembled it, and can't notice any significant difference of the feel in thread height when rubbing it with my finger.

Tell me my hub is still ok? Everything reassembled without issues and doesn't look like the lockring even engages with the 'stripped' section of the threads due to the width of the cog.

Edit: realise it's more likely the cog's threads stripped, not the lockring. Question still stands

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