I am a high tension knitter I think, probably because I am tense person in general
As you get more accustomed to knitting, you might find you relax in gauge. It's pretty common for beginning knitters to have tight tension for awhile.
My sister generally knits tight, but she also has very even tension, so she usually just sizes up her needle to get the fabric she wants. There's other tricks if it's a problem.
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It's not a problem any more, it was when I first started and used to struggle to get the needle into my stitches sometimes. It's a bit more of an issue in crochet, I have to remind myself to relax it a bit when I first get going.
I might wanna see about getting one of your cutting boards later in spring too. I only have a tiny plastic one to small to chop anything on with my chefs knives.
might also ask you about another fun project idea I had in pms if that's ok?
If one or more of you could @ me maybe once every 3 days and tell me to stop buying vintage tools off facebook marketplace I'd appreciate it!
wait there are vintage tools on facebook marketplace??
... you ever have the feeling of being poised on an extremely dangerous precipice?
which reminds me, I went to a salvage/vintage warehouse on the weekend to get some kind of wall decoration thing to cover or hang over a wall plug that's in a stupid spot. Not feeling fussy, was vaguely thinking maybe an old timey lamp, but could also have been anything up to and including a decorative wooden parrot.
... well I came home with this
circa 1950, beautifully maintained, one belt drive and grub screw away from fully working condition (though I have a perfectly good sewing machine and this thing weighs a TON so I don't know that I'll bother bringing it up to spec right now).
It's unnecessary and pointless and I love it.
(Never did get that lamp though.)
That machine looks amazing!
Also if you're wanting to design a thing, I'd be happy to machine it for you wrt the lamp or whatever. Small machine is 8x8x3 for workspace and I have an easier time using that machine. A lamp has been on the wanting to do project list for a while. We could chat about that on the next hangout?
If one or more of you could @ me maybe once every 3 days and tell me to stop buying vintage tools off facebook marketplace I'd appreciate it!
wait there are vintage tools on facebook marketplace??
... you ever have the feeling of being poised on an extremely dangerous precipice?
which reminds me, I went to a salvage/vintage warehouse on the weekend to get some kind of wall decoration thing to cover or hang over a wall plug that's in a stupid spot. Not feeling fussy, was vaguely thinking maybe an old timey lamp, but could also have been anything up to and including a decorative wooden parrot.
... well I came home with this
circa 1950, beautifully maintained, one belt drive and grub screw away from fully working condition (though I have a perfectly good sewing machine and this thing weighs a TON so I don't know that I'll bother bringing it up to spec right now).
It's unnecessary and pointless and I love it.
(Never did get that lamp though.)
That is a beautiful machine!
and you can get an awful lot of stuff from FB marketplace (unfortunately for my wallet). I only buy from local people though since shipping can be whatever people want it to be.
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Progress on the jumper I'm knitting (edit because yes it was huge)
It's taking forever. Jumpers are big, who knew? Just started the 3rd skein of yarn out of 8. I really like all the different patterns though, stops it being boring. Also I've really got the hang of fixing bits, which makes me happy. The other day I noticed a mistake in the middle of some cabling, so I had to unpick a section of 8 stitches to 5 rows back and fix it, and then redo the cable back up. And it actually worked.
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That's amazing!
I haven't yet purposefully laddered back to fix a thing like that before. I either leave it out I tink all the way back.
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I was unpicking entire rows previously but it just took so long so I forced myself to do it by laddering (did not know that term so thanks). I had to use a cable needle, a crochet needle, and 5 locking stitch markers, and it probably didn't actually go any quicker, but it was satisfying.
Yarn for my mum's hat arrived today. I got 100% merino wool, undyed, one chocolate brown and one light cream. It's ridiculously soft and I am kind of jealous now because dammit I want a hat made of this.
I've been wanting to make a doily dream catcher for my daughter's room for a while, but I've been avoiding making a doily for years because they're kind of a pain to make. I finally made one, though, and I actually enjoyed making it. I really like how it turned out, too. Next, I need to attach it to a hoop and find some things to hang from the bottom.
I guess I'm mulling over doing a restoration type youtube thing
I dunno
It'd realistically cost maybe a couple hundred for a mediocre camera, card, tripods, and lights
I'm not really worried about making money off it so that's not really a concern, but I'd at least like it to look nice.
I'd start small with little hand tools and do larger projects as time allows.
it is tax return season
I think it would be fun.
Though through my YouTube channels, a lot of creators recommend in investing on audio first. People will forgive poor image quality from a phone, but if the audio is bad it can make it difficult to put up with for a long time.
I'm not even sure I'll have time for a youtube channel, but I'd really like to
Oh don’t want to put any pressure on you, I just think it does give you more incentive to a) stay with it
b) invest in it if the cost gets offset by the patreon
I guess I'm mulling over doing a restoration type youtube thing
I dunno
It'd realistically cost maybe a couple hundred for a mediocre camera, card, tripods, and lights
I'm not really worried about making money off it so that's not really a concern, but I'd at least like it to look nice.
I'd start small with little hand tools and do larger projects as time allows.
it is tax return season
I think it would be fun.
Though through my YouTube channels, a lot of creators recommend in investing on audio first. People will forgive poor image quality from a phone, but if the audio is bad it can make it difficult to put up with for a long time.
most restoration videos don't have great audio on account of it being nothing but filing and sanding!
I guess I'm mulling over doing a restoration type youtube thing
I dunno
It'd realistically cost maybe a couple hundred for a mediocre camera, card, tripods, and lights
I'm not really worried about making money off it so that's not really a concern, but I'd at least like it to look nice.
I'd start small with little hand tools and do larger projects as time allows.
it is tax return season
I think it would be fun.
Though through my YouTube channels, a lot of creators recommend in investing on audio first. People will forgive poor image quality from a phone, but if the audio is bad it can make it difficult to put up with for a long time.
most restoration videos don't have great audio on account of it being nothing but filing and sanding!
I guess I'm mulling over doing a restoration type youtube thing
I dunno
It'd realistically cost maybe a couple hundred for a mediocre camera, card, tripods, and lights
I'm not really worried about making money off it so that's not really a concern, but I'd at least like it to look nice.
I'd start small with little hand tools and do larger projects as time allows.
it is tax return season
I think it would be fun.
Though through my YouTube channels, a lot of creators recommend in investing on audio first. People will forgive poor image quality from a phone, but if the audio is bad it can make it difficult to put up with for a long time.
most restoration videos don't have great audio on account of it being nothing but filing and sanding!
Gotta get some good music!
I think I'm going to hire my son to make a 15 or 20 second intro jingle
I guess I'm mulling over doing a restoration type youtube thing
I dunno
It'd realistically cost maybe a couple hundred for a mediocre camera, card, tripods, and lights
I'm not really worried about making money off it so that's not really a concern, but I'd at least like it to look nice.
I'd start small with little hand tools and do larger projects as time allows.
it is tax return season
I think it would be fun.
Though through my YouTube channels, a lot of creators recommend in investing on audio first. People will forgive poor image quality from a phone, but if the audio is bad it can make it difficult to put up with for a long time.
most restoration videos don't have great audio on account of it being nothing but filing and sanding!
Gotta get some good music!
I wish more restoration/machining videos just cut all the audio and replaced it with some nice music.
"I will write your name in the ruin of them. I will paint you across history in the color of their blood."
I'm working on a gorgeous test knit for my fave designer and it's for a summer top. I'm using this amazing bamboo/linen blend and it's just been a delight to knit with.
I'm looking forward to going back to my wool and silk blends, but I'm also living the hand of this fabric that I'm making. Can't wait to get this finished.
Ooh, post the link when it's done and you're allowed (if you don't mind, obvs)!
So, there was a map related contest thingie on the cnc forums.
I did a project a while ago that I was...somewhat happy with.
Took the Japan flag and then overlayed a Mt Fuji topography on top:
I thought the idea was good, but the Japan flag seemed not defined enough or something? Or it wasn't obvious? I don't know.
Anyways! I liked the concept so I wanted to do a different flag/country or state. Colorado seemed like the perfect fit for it. State is mostly flag shaped. The flag is simple and interesting. I ended up not having enough time to test dyes to get a white wood blue, so I just used walnut instead.
Mostly happy with the result, I think the wood colors look pretty great, but there's a gap that I mostly filled, but still not super happy with. I think I'll give it another try, but that might be down the road. Also likely going to make a box and have that be the box lid for the next one.
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Figure this is related to arts and crafts!
So I'm working on displaying my D&D stuff, and one thing I want to prominently display are my minis and their associated dice from completed campaigns. Does anybody have any recommendations of adhesives that aren't permanent? I don't want to damage the dice or the mini if I remove them and use them at some point, but I want them stuck to the base well enough not to wiggle. Also I'd prefer something super thin so there isn't a noticeable gap between the dice and the base. One of my friends recommended blue tack, but I wanted to see if anybody had any other options as well.
Masking tape on both things (you can trim it down to size) then a small bit of super glue. Like super small.
It's strong enough to hold shit to my machine while milling. Also I think it's like .4mm? so pretty damn thin.
Alternatively hot glue usually comes off things fairly easily. put a small bead down and smash the dice into it and cut any squeeze out away.
So, there was a map related contest thingie on the cnc forums.
I did a project a while ago that I was...somewhat happy with.
Took the Japan flag and then overlayed a Mt Fuji topography on top:
I thought the idea was good, but the Japan flag seemed not defined enough or something? Or it wasn't obvious? I don't know.
Anyways! I liked the concept so I wanted to do a different flag/country or state. Colorado seemed like the perfect fit for it. State is mostly flag shaped. The flag is simple and interesting. I ended up not having enough time to test dyes to get a white wood blue, so I just used walnut instead.
Mostly happy with the result, I think the wood colors look pretty great, but there's a gap that I mostly filled, but still not super happy with. I think I'll give it another try, but that might be down the road. Also likely going to make a box and have that be the box lid for the next one.
I would collect an entire mape of the US that is built like that.
yeah hot glue should be totally fine for that stuff.
Hi-tech answer: You could also 3D print a floor insert with impressions conforming to the dice shapes and minis. Get the fit tight enough to hold them (but just on the bigger side of a press fit) and it should be about as robust as some light glueing.
So, there was a map related contest thingie on the cnc forums.
I did a project a while ago that I was...somewhat happy with.
Took the Japan flag and then overlayed a Mt Fuji topography on top:
I thought the idea was good, but the Japan flag seemed not defined enough or something? Or it wasn't obvious? I don't know.
Anyways! I liked the concept so I wanted to do a different flag/country or state. Colorado seemed like the perfect fit for it. State is mostly flag shaped. The flag is simple and interesting. I ended up not having enough time to test dyes to get a white wood blue, so I just used walnut instead.
Mostly happy with the result, I think the wood colors look pretty great, but there's a gap that I mostly filled, but still not super happy with. I think I'll give it another try, but that might be down the road. Also likely going to make a box and have that be the box lid for the next one.
I would collect an entire mape of the US that is built like that.
I've certainly had that thought. Some states would be pretty easy or neat. (Looking at you New Mexico) I think others would be quite a bit more complicated (the boring state flags with their stupid seals or whatever). I was wanting to sort of do a US topography map where each state was made from the state tree, or something similar. But not sure how easy it is to get all the wood species.
related image found from googling:
I think I'm going to try and redo the Colorado one at a larger scale eventually and maybe try and sell it on etsy or some garbage.
I also thought some of the states would make neat little boxes. Like Arizona or New Mexico. You have the shape of the state be the box body.
So, there was a map related contest thingie on the cnc forums.
I did a project a while ago that I was...somewhat happy with.
Took the Japan flag and then overlayed a Mt Fuji topography on top:
I thought the idea was good, but the Japan flag seemed not defined enough or something? Or it wasn't obvious? I don't know.
Anyways! I liked the concept so I wanted to do a different flag/country or state. Colorado seemed like the perfect fit for it. State is mostly flag shaped. The flag is simple and interesting. I ended up not having enough time to test dyes to get a white wood blue, so I just used walnut instead.
Mostly happy with the result, I think the wood colors look pretty great, but there's a gap that I mostly filled, but still not super happy with. I think I'll give it another try, but that might be down the road. Also likely going to make a box and have that be the box lid for the next one.
I would collect an entire mape of the US that is built like that.
I've certainly had that thought. Some states would be pretty easy or neat. (Looking at you New Mexico) I think others would be quite a bit more complicated (the boring state flags with their stupid seals or whatever). I was wanting to sort of do a US topography map where each state was made from the state tree, or something similar. But not sure how easy it is to get all the wood species.
related image found from googling:
I think I'm going to try and redo the Colorado one at a larger scale eventually and maybe try and sell it on etsy or some garbage.
I also thought some of the states would make neat little boxes. Like Arizona or New Mexico. You have the shape of the state be the box body.
Yeah I feel like you could abstract them a bit, and make blue natural wood.
So I'm working on displaying my D&D stuff, and one thing I want to prominently display are my minis and their associated dice from completed campaigns. Does anybody have any recommendations of adhesives that aren't permanent? I don't want to damage the dice or the mini if I remove them and use them at some point, but I want them stuck to the base well enough not to wiggle. Also I'd prefer something super thin so there isn't a noticeable gap between the dice and the base. One of my friends recommended blue tack, but I wanted to see if anybody had any other options as well.
nvm. I need to read better lol. mini looks awesome though
yeah hot glue should be totally fine for that stuff.
Hi-tech answer: You could also 3D print a floor insert with impressions conforming to the dice shapes and minis. Get the fit tight enough to hold them (but just on the bigger side of a press fit) and it should be about as robust as some light glueing.
Yeah I was essentially thinking of the low tech version of this, just cutting some indents into that base. Might take a bit of figuring with some of the more complex polyhedrals, but it should be doable.
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This is when I wish I had a CNC or 3d printer. I could do it by hand but it would be a pain in the ass.
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My sister generally knits tight, but she also has very even tension, so she usually just sizes up her needle to get the fabric she wants. There's other tricks if it's a problem.
I might wanna see about getting one of your cutting boards later in spring too. I only have a tiny plastic one to small to chop anything on with my chefs knives.
might also ask you about another fun project idea I had in pms if that's ok?
That machine looks amazing!
Also if you're wanting to design a thing, I'd be happy to machine it for you wrt the lamp or whatever. Small machine is 8x8x3 for workspace and I have an easier time using that machine. A lamp has been on the wanting to do project list for a while. We could chat about that on the next hangout?
That is a beautiful machine!
and you can get an awful lot of stuff from FB marketplace (unfortunately for my wallet). I only buy from local people though since shipping can be whatever people want it to be.
the color actually matches a lot better than the picture would have you believe
Okay that’s fine
But what if u did, tho??
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better
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oh shit but I bought a lot yesterday =/
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better
bit.ly/2XQM1ke
It's taking forever. Jumpers are big, who knew? Just started the 3rd skein of yarn out of 8. I really like all the different patterns though, stops it being boring. Also I've really got the hang of fixing bits, which makes me happy. The other day I noticed a mistake in the middle of some cabling, so I had to unpick a section of 8 stitches to 5 rows back and fix it, and then redo the cable back up. And it actually worked.
I haven't yet purposefully laddered back to fix a thing like that before. I either leave it out I tink all the way back.
That pattern is stunning as well.
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Yarn for my mum's hat arrived today. I got 100% merino wool, undyed, one chocolate brown and one light cream. It's ridiculously soft and I am kind of jealous now because dammit I want a hat made of this.
I bought a set of letter punches today
because I already have number punches and I don't want them to be lonely!
I dunno
It'd realistically cost maybe a couple hundred for a mediocre camera, card, tripods, and lights
I'm not really worried about making money off it so that's not really a concern, but I'd at least like it to look nice.
I'd start small with little hand tools and do larger projects as time allows.
it is tax return season
You need to do this
You need to set up a YouTube channel and a patreon
Make sure you tell me when it’s going to be going live, I want to be your very first patron
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better
bit.ly/2XQM1ke
I've got a day job and three kids
I'm not even sure I'll have time for a youtube channel, but I'd really like to
Nice! I just took the plunge and got a camera myself for cnc videos. Hopefully they aren't terrible.
Well I mean the first couple likely will be.
I think it would be fun.
Though through my YouTube channels, a lot of creators recommend in investing on audio first. People will forgive poor image quality from a phone, but if the audio is bad it can make it difficult to put up with for a long time.
Satans..... hints.....
Oh don’t want to put any pressure on you, I just think it does give you more incentive to a) stay with it
b) invest in it if the cost gets offset by the patreon
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better
bit.ly/2XQM1ke
most restoration videos don't have great audio on account of it being nothing but filing and sanding!
Gotta get some good music!
I think I'm going to hire my son to make a 15 or 20 second intro jingle
I wish more restoration/machining videos just cut all the audio and replaced it with some nice music.
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this is the link for the linen top that I'm making (I still have just about 30 more rounds to go)
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/urchin-12
it's not available for direct purchase yet, but it should be next year sometime.
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I did a project a while ago that I was...somewhat happy with.
Took the Japan flag and then overlayed a Mt Fuji topography on top:
I thought the idea was good, but the Japan flag seemed not defined enough or something? Or it wasn't obvious? I don't know.
Anyways! I liked the concept so I wanted to do a different flag/country or state. Colorado seemed like the perfect fit for it. State is mostly flag shaped. The flag is simple and interesting. I ended up not having enough time to test dyes to get a white wood blue, so I just used walnut instead.
Mostly happy with the result, I think the wood colors look pretty great, but there's a gap that I mostly filled, but still not super happy with. I think I'll give it another try, but that might be down the road. Also likely going to make a box and have that be the box lid for the next one.
So I'm working on displaying my D&D stuff, and one thing I want to prominently display are my minis and their associated dice from completed campaigns. Does anybody have any recommendations of adhesives that aren't permanent? I don't want to damage the dice or the mini if I remove them and use them at some point, but I want them stuck to the base well enough not to wiggle. Also I'd prefer something super thin so there isn't a noticeable gap between the dice and the base. One of my friends recommended blue tack, but I wanted to see if anybody had any other options as well.
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It's strong enough to hold shit to my machine while milling. Also I think it's like .4mm? so pretty damn thin.
Alternatively hot glue usually comes off things fairly easily. put a small bead down and smash the dice into it and cut any squeeze out away.
I would collect an entire mape of the US that is built like that.
Hi-tech answer: You could also 3D print a floor insert with impressions conforming to the dice shapes and minis. Get the fit tight enough to hold them (but just on the bigger side of a press fit) and it should be about as robust as some light glueing.
I've certainly had that thought. Some states would be pretty easy or neat. (Looking at you New Mexico) I think others would be quite a bit more complicated (the boring state flags with their stupid seals or whatever). I was wanting to sort of do a US topography map where each state was made from the state tree, or something similar. But not sure how easy it is to get all the wood species.
related image found from googling:
I think I'm going to try and redo the Colorado one at a larger scale eventually and maybe try and sell it on etsy or some garbage.
I also thought some of the states would make neat little boxes. Like Arizona or New Mexico. You have the shape of the state be the box body.
Yeah I feel like you could abstract them a bit, and make blue natural wood.
nvm. I need to read better lol. mini looks awesome though
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Yeah I was essentially thinking of the low tech version of this, just cutting some indents into that base. Might take a bit of figuring with some of the more complex polyhedrals, but it should be doable.
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Edit: Basically offering up my robot services.
Also you could look at grabbing a 3d printer eventually and then build a MPCNC or something similar!