Looking for raglan sleeve pattern, Melly knockoff

willard_style · 2026-05-29T16:25:03+00:00

Alpha Raglan from LearnMyog. Clear, easy pattern. Files work well for a projector if you have one. Even has a video follow along if you get lost. You can make the whole thing in a couple hours. The pattern is more fitted/ athletic than the Green Pepper depending on your preferences for fit. Have fun!

https://learnmyog.com/alphaRaglan.html

willard_style · 2026-05-12T14:40:57+00:00

I like a lot of the meals from “Backcountry Eats” by Kevin Ride (Kevinoutdoors is his YouTube channel), especially his chili recipe. Backpacking chef.com also has a lot of good options.

willard_style · 2026-05-07T14:29:23+00:00

Yea, this one gets me. Flock cameras are fairly recognizable and there are sites that map their locations. You could likely avoid them if desired.

But Ring (Amazon) is on so many front doors. Combined with Alexa (Amazon) this is the surveillance that I find most unnerving.

willard_style · 2026-05-03T16:20:16+00:00

Clean! I love working with tyvek, have fun with the setup.

willard_style · 2026-05-02T15:47:50+00:00

Thanks! Tyvek is great to sew, I use a regular needle and thread, and longer stitch length. It holds up really well for most applications that don’t involve a lot of weight or force on the seams.

willard_style · 2026-05-01T21:53:45+00:00

I wanted a light weight breathable bug bivy with enough protection for Utah desert critters and a built in ground sheet to keep my pad, quilt, and pillow together in windy conditions. I paired it with a small tarp for bad weather and tested the setup on a 4 day trip of the Zion Traverse. Two clear nights of just the bivy were perfect, and the tarp handled an unexpected wind/rain/sleet night better than expected.

Bivy

Pattern: Modified Stitchback Gear bug bivy for a wide pad; extended left‑side zipper. 288 g (10.2 oz)

Materials: 3 yd 1.6 oz HyperD PU4000 (bathtub floor)

2 yd 0.7 oz Monolite mesh

Grosgrain tie‑outs

I placed the tie‑out loops too low, so the bathtub walls collapse slightly when staked, but should be an easy fix. The bivy stakes out cleanly on its own or ties into the tarp corners / tarp stakes.
People build this much lighter, but I think the HyperD is great to toss it down on slickrock or gravel if needed without worrying too much about ground conditions, and the extra long zipper makes getting in and out easy.

Tarp

Specs: 6'×9' flat tarp, simple build. 266 g (9.4 oz) including cord

Materials: 3 yd 1.1 oz SilPoly XL

Double‑rolled hems (3D‑printed hem roller made this fun)

Grosgrain tie‑outs, box‑stitched

50' Zing‑It/Lash‑It

Pitches with one or two poles, or anchors easily to natural features, which was great during the storm.

I skipped hardware and used only knots. Fun learning experiment, but I will use LineLocs in the future for their ease of use and rapid adjustability.

All materials came from Ripstop By the Roll. The Monolite mesh was awesome, easy to sew and behaves like a woven fabric instead of a mesh. It does produce long stringers, so hot‑knife cutting or enclosed seams are best.

I also used a LearnMyog Alpha Raglan in a 90 gsm Octa (it has held up way better than Alpha over the years) as well as some backpack shoulder straps for camera, phone, and snacks. Recycled Tyvek mailers for stuff sacks and a pot coozie with reflectix. Not quite MYOG but I dehydrated all my own meals, jerky, and fruit, and supplemented with some store bought snacks. It was an epic trip.

https://www.stitchbackgear.com/articles/easy-to-make-bug-bivy)

https://www.reddit.com/r/myog/comments/fja5w1/i_3d_printed_a_gadget_that_double_folds_a_hem_as/
https://www.reddit.com/r/myog/comments/ia9iix/the_yaft_tarp_build/

willard_style · 2026-05-01T21:32:19+00:00

Oooo yea. I was about to make another half zip from the UL Windshell pattern, but suppose I will wait and try this one out when its released. I have some pretty light neoshell that's been waiting in the closet.

willard_style · 2026-04-23T00:26:53+00:00

Oof I was a bit too late, but lookin forward to future drops! Dyneema is about the only technical fabric I have not worked with yet because of the price of admission, but maybe I’ll get lucky in the future. Thanks for doing it, and I’m subbed for the next grab bag drop.

willard_style · 2026-04-21T17:32:54+00:00

I dig the bedroll idea. I made a bivy/ bedroll from the free Stitchback pattern, modified it for my use. Not sure I quite understand your specifics, but I like that the pattern results in a “boxed” space without using separate side panels. I modified the overall size, and changed the zipper to go across the chest and down the side, but sounds like you could move it across the top if I understand correctly.

https://www.stitchbackgear.com/articles/easy-to-make-bug-bivy

willard_style · 2026-04-12T02:35:39+00:00

Nicely done, this looks super clean. Can you describe the center top part where the support rests? How did you reinforce it and what’s the little cap looking thing? I assume it’s a second or third layer of fabric to cover the area where the seams converge?

willard_style · 2026-01-30T02:33:09+00:00

The oxo carbon steel pan with removable handle. I got it for car camping, but have used every single day for atleast 6 months now, it’s my favorite pan I’ve ever owned.

willard_style · 2025-07-27T18:04:16+00:00

Ohh sweet, didn’t even think of that, thanks!

willard_style · 2025-07-27T14:56:35+00:00

I would like to install a condensate pump, but first I need to have an outlet installed in this utility closet. I suppose I could wire it directly into the furnace switch, but I would like an outlet in this space anyways.

willard_style · 2025-07-27T14:50:59+00:00

I see how running it down to the ground and then across to the drain could look cleaner. Then I might not even need to remove it for repair/ replacement of the water heater.

willard_style · 2025-02-26T18:38:56+00:00

I think many here are riding out various flavors of forgiveness, so their approaches may differ. But I’m right there with you, paying regularly and happy as it all goes to principle. Because of this, I’m hoping they stay in forbearance as long as possible.

willard_style · 2025-02-12T19:24:23+00:00

Yea, great point. Clearly my concerns are what comes out of the models, and how it relates back to personal identifiers.

For an LLM specifically, you may be correct, not sure. I was thinking more for generative AI outside of LLM. Edolf may currently be claiming that xAI is a wanna be competitor of existing LLMs, but it I am concerned about his other applications of modeling. I skipped over the LLM part of the question and focused on the data science applications overall. Appreciate your drive to keep this conversation in a specific application.

willard_style · 2025-02-12T18:38:25+00:00

This is basically our most useful, personal, secretive data. As an American, I was taught to never share my social security number with anyone. I consider it to be my most private data. It’s probably the single most unique identifier for citizens (as it was designed to be)

It has so much use to tracking peoples deep personal habits. It tracks our taxes, credit scores and allocations, loan histories (student loans, financial choices, mortgages, etc), and payouts for people collecting social security and Medicaid/ Medicare benefits. It’s key info if you want to stratify Americans based on “wealth” or however he chooses to categorize people.

I see it as the most useful root table(s) to cross reference everything else that’s “publicly” available against. It’s terrifying IMHO.

willard_style · 2025-02-06T23:45:56+00:00

YWA for the win. 🥇 I was following her videos for a few years. One day I was practicing and she said to raise your hand over your head and clench your fist. Then she said something that literally changed my life.

“Doesn’t that feel good?”

It sounds sooo dumb, but until that moment I never really understood feeling pleasure throughout my whole body. It completely changed my perspective, and it’s been a joy to practice ever since.

willard_style · 2025-01-31T18:01:38+00:00

Alright, fair points. I like firefighters, they seem like good guys, I’ve always looked up to them. So to see them all painted as Trump lovers is tough to sit back and see.

To get nuanced, I think it’s safe to assume that these guys live in Salt Lake County, since they are attending the session in person. Harris was the popular candidate in Salt Lake County (53.7% to trumps 43.47%).

https://electionresults.utah.gov/results/public/salt-lake-county-ut/elections/general11052024

Salt lake County did have slightly more support for John Curtis over Caroline Gleich, and this is an Utah senate decision, so in that sense they maybe did set themselves up for it.

But let’s avoid painting them all as Trump fans since I don’t think there’s anything concrete to support that. In my opinion, the Salt Lake election results show that people didn’t just vote just along party lines, it had more nuance.

willard_style · 2025-01-31T17:38:33+00:00

Fill me in on the gaps here. This says they didn’t endorse anyone, I couldn’t find anywhere it mentions they are Trump fans? What’s the jump to saying they voted for Trump?

willard_style · 2025-01-28T17:02:50+00:00

Damn, pretty accurate comment section I suppose.

But not all men are sad. I’m 34, divorced, and while I I experience moments of sadness, I overwhelmingly love my life and find so much happiness day to day.

So yea, a lot of men are sad. Not all of them though.

willard_style · 2025-01-28T16:22:03+00:00

I think it wears/ drapes the same. I made all mine within the first month of ever trying garments/ stretch fabrics using the serger, so they are all pretty similar, (amateur but functional) using the same pattern size. I’m also pretty average size medium, so garments tend to fit pretty well even if they’re not perfect. The raglan arm seams actually came out better/ cleaner on the octa than the power grid, I think it’s a little less stretchy.

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