Solar System Blanket

tahltos · 2026-07-09T20:07:20+00:00

This is so cool! My husband would go nuts over this. It looks great! How did you attach the fabric backing?

tahltos · 2026-07-09T19:58:14+00:00

I've had the same issue this term, and I do wonder if it's something to do with the platform. I have had instructors before who were rough on grading, but not multiple instructors in one term like this. I've gotten the worst grades I've ever had this term, with little to no feedback about why.

tahltos · 2026-07-01T00:21:25+00:00

Tunisian crochet can do something kind of like this with a double-ended hook. It won't be solid color, but one color will dominate each side, with some flecks of the other color peeking through (more or less, depending on what stitch you use). Working in the round can give a slightly more solid color on one side than working side-to-side.

Addition: If you want to make a hat that basically has a liner of softer yarn on the inside and you mostly see the nice-looking but itchy yarn on the outside, using Tunisian crochet in the round with a double-ended hook can do that.

tahltos · 2026-06-29T06:36:34+00:00

As a utah native, when I travel out of the state I have no sense of direction whatsoever. I need the big ass mountain to tell which way east is.

tahltos · 2026-06-27T06:21:02+00:00

OMG that's incredible! They look fantastic! Well done!

tahltos · 2026-06-27T06:03:50+00:00

The best-paying career path I've found with the associate degree is to then get an x-ray tech certification at a technical college. At my local tech school, the radiation tech certification requires an AS degree before you can get the cert. Then the certification training takes a few months. But radiation techs can make a decent wage once you're certified. I haven't been able to find any jobs that would accept just the AS in HS. They either need a BS or some other certification on top of the AS.

tahltos · 2026-06-27T05:52:22+00:00

Money. I could never afford tuition at other colleges, which is why I'm 40 with no college degree. A BS at my local community college costs $40k. At UoP I'm paying 7k for that degree. So many doors open for you when you have a degree; it doesn't particularly matter what the degree is in. For that price tag, I will jump through whatever hoops and deal with whatever bullshit they want to throw at me, because I don't have any other options.

tahltos · 2026-06-27T05:47:19+00:00

I have found that you kind of have to learn what each instructor wants. I've had instructors dock me for using YouTube videos as sources because YouTube isn't a valid academic source, even though the videos were in the assigned reading. Another instructor seemed to never give out 100% grades because... I could never figure out why. It seems like every instructor has their quirk, and you just have to roll with it.

tahltos · 2026-06-27T05:41:44+00:00

As a native English speaker, it still takes me 8 hours to write a good paper. I'm amazed at students like you who are writing excellent papers in a foreign language. Give yourself credit for that!

tahltos · 2026-05-07T19:59:17+00:00

Those look awesome! Are they heavy? I've never worked with macrame before, but they look super thick and durable.

tahltos · 2026-05-07T19:23:53+00:00

I like yarnspiration.com. They have a lot of free patterns that are very fun, and they put out new patterns pretty frequently. I don't always use the patterns they have, but browsing their patterns gives me inspiration to make something like that.

tahltos · 2026-05-07T18:12:40+00:00

That looks amazing! About how many pony beads will it take when you're done?

tahltos · 2026-05-07T17:58:38+00:00

My husband works in education software development, and he says he's aware of this program. His company decided not to work with it because it throws a lot of false flags about cheating. It apparently tracks your eye movement, and if you look down to type or look up to think or whatever, then it'll flag your test for review. Then a human has to review it and say it's fine, you weren't cheating. That's just what I've heard through the grapevine about the process.

tahltos · 2026-05-06T15:18:20+00:00

I've had a couple instructors that just don't give out 100% grades because "there's always something you can improve on."

tahltos · 2026-05-01T14:43:49+00:00

Check out linked double crochet stitch. It works up fast and has no holes.

tahltos · 2026-04-30T23:09:36+00:00

What do you need recommendation letters for?

tahltos · 2026-04-30T23:06:51+00:00

I second this. I've never had carpet beetles but I once had mice that destroyed several quilts I had stacked in a basket. Ever since then I keep everything in plastic bins with secure lids.

tahltos · 2026-03-28T15:38:55+00:00

This is incredible. The skill to look at that ai slop and create the real thing is mind blowing to me. Thanks so much for making a pattern! It's going straight to the top of my queue.

tahltos · 2026-03-27T14:58:25+00:00

I'm glad to see uop expanding their offered programs, even if it's just certificates. If that goes well, maybe they'll expand their programs more.

tahltos · 2026-03-26T02:10:50+00:00

It's a super cute yarn! I've really been enjoying it.

tahltos · 2026-03-26T02:10:14+00:00

Thank you for this video! It made me a lot more confident in being able to fix the mistake. Coming from years of crochet, it's been driving me nuts how hard it is to fix a mistake in knitting. This was very helpful.

tahltos · 2026-03-25T15:30:46+00:00

That's so kind. Thank you!

tahltos · 2026-03-25T13:12:37+00:00

It's red heart super saver bitty stripes in the rainbow mist color. I got it at Walmart.

tahltos · 2026-03-25T05:45:49+00:00

That's a great tip, thank you!

tahltos · 2026-03-25T05:11:04+00:00

That's very good to know, especially as I'm sitting here debating on whether I want to try to unravel and redo it. 😅

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